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Basketball Card Backs

Card backs · Works with every front design · Any sport

Design the back of your trading cards.

Every section below is yours to define — name the facts, pick the stat columns, write the note. Whatever you leave empty simply doesn't print. Print your fronts first, put the sheet back in the printer, and print this on the reverse: the card positions line up exactly.

Header
The top row — a jersey number in a circle, a name, and a small label on the right (position, year, team… your call).
Quick facts
Up to six label + value pairs, printed two per line. The labels are whatever fits your sport — Height, Hometown, Belt Rank, Favorite Team…
Stats table
Title the table, list the column headings, then the numbers — separated by spaces or commas. Any columns you like.
Second stats table (optional)
Optional — Shooting columns are suggested in the boxes. Fill them in only if they apply; empty tables don't print.
Note
A few sentences at the bottom — season highlights, a coach's comment, a thank-you to the sponsors.
Sheet format
Pick the layout that matches the front page you printed — the card positions align for double-sided printing.
1-page PDF · US Letter · re-feed the printed fronts to print two-sided

What goes on the back of a basketball card

Flip a pack card over and the back is a season line: games played, points, rebounds, assists. This basketball card back template starts with exactly that — GP, PPG, RPG, APG — plus the quick facts that matter on a hoops card: height first, then position and hometown. Every heading is editable, so a stat-sheet team can swap in steals and blocks, and a rec-league card can keep it to points and games. Height earns its slot on a basketball card the way bats/throws does on a baseball card: it's the first thing another kid checks.

Shooting splits — FG%, 3P%, FT% — are the classic second table, and this page suggests those columns in the optional table without prefilling them. Add them if your scorebook tracks them; leave them empty and they simply don't print.

Basketball card back questions

What goes on the back of a basketball card?
The standard recipe is a season stat line — games played, points, rebounds, assists per game — above the quick facts: height, position, hometown. Shooting percentages (FG%, 3P%, FT%) are the classic optional second table. This basketball card back template prefills those exact column headings and leaves every one editable, so the card can match whatever your league's book actually tracks.
Should I list per-game averages or season totals?
Either reads fine — just label the column so it's clear. Averages (PPG, RPG, APG) read like a pro card and flatter a long season; totals feel bigger for a short rec season where 8 points a game is 64 points a year. Youth cards usually look best with averages to one decimal, the way the pros print them.
How do I add shooting percentages?
Use the second stats table — on this page its placeholder suggests FG%, 3P%, FT%. Only add the splits your scorebook really tracks: a made-up percentage is the one thing on a homemade card that reads wrong. If nobody kept the book, skip it — an empty table doesn't print.
How do I print basketball cards front and back?
Print the fronts first from any of the five basketball designs, then put that same sheet back in the printer and print this back page on the reverse. The sheet formats match the front pages position-for-position — 4-up standard, single enlarged, 9-up team — so a re-fed page lines up. Run one test sheet to learn your printer's re-feed orientation first.
Can I print backs for the whole team?
The 9-up team sheet prints nine backs in the same positions as the team front sheet. Most squads print one shared back design — team name in the corner label, the season line filled per player — and number the set 1 through 12 in the roundel so the kids can trade their way to the full roster.
Do the backs line up with all five front designs?
Yes. Alignment is about position on the sheet, not the design on the front — all five designs put the cards in the same spots. Whether the front is Classic, Circle Badge, Split Halves, Vintage Card, or Triple Split, the back prints behind it the same way.

Updated through Aug 2026