Each team shall consist of five players. A player is disqualified from the game when he receives his sixth personal foul. No team may be reduced to less than five players.

Players. In basketball, there are a total of ten players on the field at the same time, five per team. In addition, a team can have up to seven substitute players with unlimited substitutions. The starting line-up, also called Starting Five, usually consists of a center, two forwards and two guards.

Player must be removed and opponent is permitted one substitution.... The coach's position may be on or off the bench from the substitution box line (closest to the coach's bench) to the baseline. ... A player-coach, if permitted under NBA regulations, will have no special privileges.

A traditional basketball team has 12 players, with five basketball players on the court at any given time. Unlimited substitutions are allowed.

Substitutions in Basketball There is no limit to the number of substitutions a team can make during a game. Players must be substituted during a dead ball, meaning that play is stopped. When a player is fouled out or leaves the court for any reason, they must be replaced by a substitute.

Basketball: Basketball allows for unlimited substitution of players at most dead ball scenarios, with two main exceptions: First, players may not be substituted before a free throw.

Substitutions are permitted by either team when the whistle is blown to stop the game or after the last free throw if the ball becomes dead. After a basket is scored in the last two minutes of the fourth quarter or extra period, only the team who has been scored against may initiate a substitution.