GOAT Rank · 39

Greatest Basketball Centres of all time

This ranking is led by Dino Meneghin, Dikembe Mutombo and George Mikan. GOAT Rank currently ranks 39 eligible Basketball centres using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Dino Meneghin ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 88.7.

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Dino Meneghin

88.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1966–1994
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Dino Meneghin

Dikembe Mutombo

88.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1991–2009
Country: 🇨🇩 DR Congo

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Dikembe Mutombo

George Mikan

88.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1946–1956
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: George Mikan

Sylvia Fowles

88.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2008–2022
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Sylvia Fowles

Krešimir Ćosić

87.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1968–1983
Country: 🇭🇷 Croatia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Krešimir Ćosić

Arvydas Sabonis

85.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1981–2005
Country: 🇱🇹 Lithuania

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Arvydas Sabonis

Bob McAdoo

85.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1972–1986
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Bob McAdoo

Vlade Divac

85.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1986–2005
Country: 🇷🇸 Serbia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Vlade Divac

Bob Kurland

85.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1942–1952
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Bob Kurland

Dwight Howard

84.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2004–2022
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Dwight Howard

Dave Cowens

84.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1970–1983
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Dave Cowens

101

Robert Parish

84.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1976–1997
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Robert Parish

109

Wes Unseld

84.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1968–1981
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Wes Unseld

113

Mel Daniels

84.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1967–1977
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Mel Daniels

121

Walt Bellamy

83.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1961–1975
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Walt Bellamy

131

Charles Cooper

83.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1929–1946
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Charles Cooper

134

Wayne Embry

83.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1958–1969
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Wayne Embry

143

Bob Lanier

83.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1970–1984
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Bob Lanier

156

Neil Johnston

82.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1951–1959
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Neil Johnston

157

Zelmo Beaty

82.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1962–1975
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Zelmo Beaty

162

Ben Wallace

82.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1996–2012
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Ben Wallace

181

Lusia Harris

81.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1974–1980
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 60.0

Athlete: Lusia Harris

184

Ace Gruenig

81.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1934–1948
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Ace Gruenig

187

Karl-Anthony Towns

81.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Karl-Anthony Towns

188

Margo Dydek

81.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1994–2008
Country: 🇵🇱 Poland

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Margo Dydek

193

Willis Reed

81.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1964–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Willis Reed

199

Nate Thurmond

80.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1963–1977
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Nate Thurmond

208

Ed Macauley

80.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1949–1959
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Ed Macauley

215

Brittney Griner

79.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Brittney Griner

224

Inman Jackson

79.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1930–1942
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Inman Jackson

229

Wang Zhizhi

78.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1995–2017
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Wang Zhizhi

232

Joel Embiid

78.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Joel Embiid

233

Fabricio Oberto

78.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1993–2011
Country: 🇦🇷 Argentina

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Fabricio Oberto

234

Liz Cambage

78.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2011–2022
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Liz Cambage

244

Bob Houbregs

76.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1950–1958
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Bob Houbregs

250

Victor Wembanyama

75.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 52.0

Athlete: Victor Wembanyama

254

Stretch Murphy

74.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1927–1935
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Stretch Murphy

258

Yao Ming

73.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1997–2011
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 60.0

Athlete: Yao Ming

259

Skinny Johnson

72.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1931–1937
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 70.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Skinny Johnson

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
30	Dino Meneghin	Basketball	🇮🇹 Italy	1966–1994	88.7
35	Dikembe Mutombo	Basketball	🇨🇩 DR Congo	1991–2009	88.4
42	George Mikan	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1956	88.1
45	Sylvia Fowles	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2008–2022	88.0
50	Krešimir Ćosić	Basketball	🇭🇷 Croatia	1968–1983	87.5
67	Arvydas Sabonis	Basketball	🇱🇹 Lithuania	1981–2005	85.8
75	Bob McAdoo	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1986	85.6
77	Vlade Divac	Basketball	🇷🇸 Serbia	1986–2005	85.4
86	Bob Kurland	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1942–1952	85.1
97	Dwight Howard	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2022	84.6
98	Dave Cowens	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1970–1983	84.6
101	Robert Parish	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1997	84.5
109	Wes Unseld	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1981	84.1
113	Mel Daniels	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1977	84.1
121	Walt Bellamy	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1975	83.8
131	Charles Cooper	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1929–1946	83.4
134	Wayne Embry	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1969	83.3
143	Bob Lanier	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1970–1984	83.0
156	Neil Johnston	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1951–1959	82.3
157	Zelmo Beaty	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1975	82.3
162	Ben Wallace	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2012	82.0
181	Lusia Harris	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1980	81.4
184	Ace Gruenig	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1934–1948	81.3
187	Karl-Anthony Towns	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2015–active	81.2
188	Margo Dydek	Basketball	🇵🇱 Poland	1994–2008	81.2
193	Willis Reed	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1974	81.0
199	Nate Thurmond	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1977	80.6
208	Ed Macauley	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1949–1959	80.3
215	Brittney Griner	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2013–active	79.7
224	Inman Jackson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1942	79.4
229	Wang Zhizhi	Basketball	🇨🇳 China	1995–2017	78.9
232	Joel Embiid	Basketball	🇨🇲 Cameroon	2014–active	78.4
233	Fabricio Oberto	Basketball	🇦🇷 Argentina	1993–2011	78.3
234	Liz Cambage	Basketball	🇦🇺 Australia	2011–2022	78.2
244	Bob Houbregs	Basketball	🇨🇦 Canada	1950–1958	76.6
250	Victor Wembanyama	Basketball	🇫🇷 France	2019–active	75.1
254	Stretch Murphy	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1927–1935	74.8
258	Yao Ming	Basketball	🇨🇳 China	1997–2011	73.9
259	Skinny Johnson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1931–1937	72.1

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