Kuroko's Basketball tier list

All 68 Kuroko's Basketball characters ranked S to D. Each tier was researched from canon feats, official databooks and power-scaling sources, not popularity, and only compares characters within Kuroko's Basketball. Within a tier, characters are listed by popularity.

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The best Kuroko's Basketball players in this tier list are Daiki Aomine, Seijuro Akashi, Ryota Kise, Taiga Kagami, Shintaro Midorima and Atsushi Murasakibara, the S tier. Tiers are ranked within Kuroko's Basketball only, from canon feats, official databooks and power-scaling sources rather than popularity.

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Kuroko's Basketball tier list

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A
B
C
D

* Fans argue about this one's tier: Daiki Aomine, Shintaro Midorima, Tetsuya Kuroko, Makoto Hanamiya, Shogo Haizaki, Eikichi Nebuya, Shun Izuki, Tomoki Tsugawa, Eiji Shirogane, Katsunori Harasawa, Koki Furihata, Kazuya Hara, Wei Liu and Ogiwara Shigehiro.

Why each character got their tier

The reasoning behind every placement: the feats, wins and losses that decided it, and the rankings and databooks it was checked against. "Disputed" means fans and sources split on it, so we picked a side and say why. "VSB" is the VS Battles wiki's power tier, and "#3 Looper" means third in that site's ranking. More on how we rank characters.

S tier

Daiki Aomine S · disputed
Chart 47/50 with Physical and Technique both 10. The only Miracle to beat Seirin (112-55), and his Too beat Kise's Kaijo 110-98. Could not open the Zone's second door, and lost the rematch 101-100. Third on Screen Rant, second on CBR's skill list. Disputed: CBR's strongest list has him sixth.
Seijuro Akashi S
Highest chart in the series (48/50). Captain of Teiko and Rakuzan, undefeated until he lost the Winter Cup final 106-105, a game in which he entered the Zone. Complete Emperor Eye stole from Nash in EXTRA GAME. First on Screen Rant and CBR's skill list, second on CBR's strongest list.
Ryota Kise S
Chart 46/50. Perfect Copy reproduces every Miracle's moves, including an imperfect Emperor Eye, and he also reached the Zone. Beat Haizaki's Fukuda Sogo 75-72, and lost to Seirin 81-80 at the buzzer. First on CBR's strongest list, third on CBR's skill list, fourth on Screen Rant. CBR notes a five-minute limit on Perfect Copy.
Taiga Kagami S
Led Seirin past Aomine, Murasakibara, Kise and Akashi to win the Winter Cup, and the only player to open the Direct Drive Zone. Chart 45/50 is the lowest in S, but it predates that form, and the results outrank the chart. Third on CBR's strongest list, sixth on Screen Rant.
Shintaro Midorima S · disputed
Chart 47/50, joint second. Vice-captain of the Generation of Miracles, with unlimited range and no missed untouched shot in the series; first on Game Rant's shooting guards. Disputed: the weakest S, the only starting Miracle never to enter the Zone, beaten 86-70 by Rakuzan, and last of the five on CBR's skill list. Luck 4 reflects his fame for chasing it, not proof it works.
Atsushi Murasakibara S
Chart 46/50, Physical and Technique both 10. Yosen won two Winter Cup rounds 81-0 and 72-0, and lost to Seirin by one point. A Zone user who blocked Silver twice in EXTRA GAME. Seventh on Screen Rant, fourth on CBR's skill list, fifth on CBR's strongest list.

A tier

Tetsuya Kuroko A · disputed
Disputed S/A. Impact argues S: he stole from Nash with seconds left for the 92-91 win, beat the buzzer against Kaijo, set up the Winter Cup winner and stopped a Zone player. Ability argues A: chart 33/50 is the lowest of any regular starter, with a Physical of 3, and CBR ranks him sixth of six while Game Rant has him eleventh. Kept A as a specialist, as Haikyuu did for liberos. Low str and dur fit
Teppei Kiyoshi A
Uncrowned King, chart 42/50. Founded Seirin's team, plays center with a guard's vision, and out-rebounds taller players one-handed. Ninth on CBR's strongest list and Game Rant, tenth on Screen Rant. Dur 3 despite Stamina 7, because he played through a knee needing surgery.
Tatsuya Himuro A
Chart 44/50, Technique 10. Fakes fooled Kagami and even Aomine, and the Mirage Shot beat Kagami's block. Eighth on CBR's strongest list and Game Rant, third on Game Rant's shooting guards. The wiki rules him out of the Zone, which keeps him below S.
Makoto Hanamiya A · disputed
Uncrowned King, chart 42/50, IQ stated above 160. Stole even from Izuki's Eagle Eye. Fourth on Game Rant's point guards, tenth on its best players. Disputed A/B: Seirin beat him 84-83 and 78-70, and Shutoku beat Kirisaki 123-51, so the rank rests on skill and title, not results.
Kotaro Hayama A
Uncrowned King, chart 43/50. His dribble is too fast to follow and he controls animal instinct. Reached the Zone's edge in the final, and thirteenth on Game Rant. Izuki, a B, stopped his four-finger dribble, but needed Kagami's help against five fingers.
Shogo Haizaki A · disputed
Chart 45/50 ties Kagami, seventh on Game Rant, ninth on Screen Rant. Disputed: he beat Kise one on one at Teiko, but Kise beat him in the Winter Cup 75-72. He can't steal the Miracles' moves and can't enter the Zone, so A despite the chart.
Reo Mibuchi A
Uncrowned King, chart 43/50, Technique 10. Three shooting forms, with Void stopping a defender from jumping. Second on Game Rant's shooting guards, tenth on CBR's strongest list, twelfth on Game Rant. Hyuga, a B, fought back against him in the final, but Mibuchi's Void had taken the upper hand first.
Eikichi Nebuya A · disputed
Uncrowned King and Rakuzan's center, chart 42/50, Physical and Stamina both 10. Out-rebounded Kiyoshi through his Vice Claw and nearly brought down a backboard. Fourteenth on Game Rant's best players, above Kasamatsu. Disputed A/B: the only Uncrowned King with no signature skill, kept at A with his equals. Int 1 because he is stated to be bad at logical thinking.

B tier

Kazunari Takao B
Shutoku point guard, chart 37/50. Hawk Eye sees the whole court, which makes him Kuroko's natural enemy, and his passes power the Sky Direct Three. Seventh on Game Rant's point guards.
Junpei Hyuga B
Seirin captain and clutch shooter, chart 36/50, Winter Cup champion, Vorpal Swords bench. Learned the Barrier Jumper and copied Mibuchi's Earth form to fight back in the final. Fourth on Game Rant's shooting guards.
Shun Izuki B · disputed
Seirin's point guard, chart 34/50. Eagle Eye and the Eagle Spear steal let him stop Hayama's four-finger dribble and suppress Mayuzumi in the final. Sixth on Game Rant's point guards. Disputed B/C: lowest chart in B, kept here for his starting role on the champions.
Yukio Kasamatsu B
Kaijo captain, chart 39/50. The wiki calls him among the league's best below the Miracles and Uncrowned Kings, and Izuki calls him the fastest non-Miracle he's faced. Third on Game Rant's point guards, fifteenth on its best players.
Shoichi Imayoshi B
Too captain and point guard, chart 38/50, Technique 9. Reads opponents' thoughts from their faces and hits long buzzer beaters. Fifth on Game Rant's point guards.
Ryo Sakurai B
Too shooting guard, chart 36/50. Quick-release threes throw off defenders, and he stole repeatedly against Kaijo and Seirin. Sixth on Game Rant's shooting guards.
Kosuke Wakamatsu B
Too center, chart 39/50 with Physical and Stamina 10, matched Kagami physically and blocked Kiyoshi on a fast break. Technique 6 keeps him at B. The wiki infobox also lists him on Vorpal Swords.
Chihiro Mayuzumi B
Rakuzan's sixth man, chart 35/50 with Special 10. Akashi called him an upgrade on Kuroko because he can also score, and he neared the Zone's edge. Kuroko still won that duel in the final, so he sits below Kuroko despite a slightly better chart.
Shuzo Nijimura B
Teiko captain, chart 40/50, known as the league's strongest junior high power forward. Foresaw that the Miracles would surpass him. Rated at his junior high peak, since no high school play is shown.
Yoshitaka Moriyama B
Kaijo shooting guard, chart 37/50, Technique 9. His underhanded three is hard to block. Fifth on Game Rant's shooting guards.
Kiyoshi Miyaji B
Shutoku small forward, chart 38/50, Technique 9. Rose from the second string by work alone, and his crossover got past Hayama, an Uncrowned King. Later played for Team Strky, which lost 86-6 to Jabberwock. Good grades back int 3.
Taisuke Otsubo B
Shutoku captain and center, chart 39/50, equal to Kasamatsu. The team's main scorer before Midorima arrived, his rebounding could compete with Kiyoshi's, and Nebuya remarked on his stamina. Lost to Rakuzan 86-70, with Nebuya dunking over him.
Tomoki Tsugawa B · disputed
Seiho shooting guard, chart 36/50, Stamina 10. Kuroko says he shut down Kise in junior high, and his speed and jump kept up with Kagami, who rated his defense close to Kise's. Disputed B/C: the chart alone would fit C, and his case is that one defensive feat.
Tsutomu Iwamura B
Captain and center of Seiho, one of Tokyo's Three Kings with its strongest defense. The wiki calls him one of the best centers in Japanese high school play, Kiyoshi respects him, and he ran down Izuki for a block using the Nanba Run. Lost 73-71 to Seirin. No chart, so this rests on story text. Str and dur are estimates.
Kenichi Okamura B
Yosen captain and power forward, chart 38/50. His size gave Kagami real trouble in the post, and he was Yosen's center before Murasakibara came. Himuro calls him slow, hence spd 1, and the wiki says orders fall to others, hence cha 2 for a captain.
Kozo Shirogane B
Teiko head coach for the Miracles' first two years and two championships, with the best staff chart in groups 12 and 12b (Training 9, Leadership 9, Charisma 9, playing 9). Feared the five had grown too strong, and that came true after illness took him away. B on impact, as with Riko.
Eiji Shirogane B · disputed
Rakuzan coach and former Japan national player, chart Leadership 9, Charisma 9, playing 8. Won this year's Interhigh, then lost the Winter Cup final 106-105. Disputed B/C: the wiki says he trusts Akashi with corrections, so the results may owe more to the captain.

C tier

Shinji Koganei C
Seirin bench forward, chart 31/50, Technique 4. Started basketball in high school and has no specialty, though his small animal instinct troubled Mibuchi in the final.
Rinnosuke Mitobe C
Seirin big man, chart 32/50, Special 3. Pressure defense taught Kagami to guard bigger players, and the wiki says he can handle Mayuzumi, though Mayuzumi's misdirection beat him when first used in the final. Bench role on the champions.
Katsunori Harasawa C · disputed
Too coach and former national team player, hinted to be its ace. Staff chart: Training 9, Charisma 8, playing ability 8. Doesn't play on screen, and Too went out in the Winter Cup first round, so C. Disputed: the hinted ace past could argue B.
Koki Furihata C · disputed
Lowest player chart (25/50). Seirin's backup point guard, whose cautious play set the pace against Kaijo and who guarded Akashi in the final. Same chart share as Haikyuu's C-tier Yamaguchi. Disputed C/D: he's the weakest player here, but he helped in two title-run games.
Kazuya Hara C · disputed
Kirisaki power forward, chart 35/50. The wiki lists no signature skill, and his value is discreet fouls for Hanamiya's system. Rests on the chart and role alone. Disputed B/C by chart total.
Mitsuhiro Hayakawa C
Kaijo power forward, chart 35/50 with Stamina 10 and Technique 5. A rebound specialist with little else, so C.
Papa Mbai Siki C
Shinkyo's 200 cm exchange student from Senegal, who blocked Kagami's dunk twice before being blocked himself. The wiki says he relies only on height. Seirin won 79-67 in the anime, 74-67 in the manga. No chart.
Masako Araki C
Yosen coach, once on the women's national team, chart Analysis 8, Leadership 8, playing 7. Strategic and strict. Yosen lost to Seirin by one point in the quarter-finals, so no title to lift her above C.
Satoshi Tsuchida C
Seirin's backup power forward, chart 30/50. Started basketball in high school and trained rebounding for a year, and played much of the Seiho game. A bench role on the champions, the same level as Koganei and Mitobe.
Masaaki Nakatani C
Shutoku coach and former national player, chart Leadership 9, Charisma 5, playing 8. Allowed Midorima three selfish acts a day, and failed to recruit Kiyoshi. Shutoku lost to Rakuzan in the semi-finals, so a thin record at C.
Ryuhei Kasuga C
Seiho's point guard, the team's control tower, with a scoop shot from the free throw line. The wiki calls his ball handling average. No chart.
Genta Takeuchi C
Kaijo coach and former national player, chart Training 8, Charisma 4, playing 7. Confident to the point of underrating weaker teams, including Seirin. Kaijo won no title, so C.
Shinsuke Kimura C
Shutoku vice-captain and power forward, chart 36/50, Stamina 10. A sound screener who can't dunk, and Akashi slipped past his screens. No signature skill, so C.
Wei Liu C · disputed
Yosen second year and rebounder, chart 37/50, Technique 9. The wiki gives him rebounds only and calls him rather slow, hence spd 1. Disputed B/C: his chart matches B players, but the story shows too little to back it.
Ogiwara Shigehiro C · disputed
Meiko's junior high ace, chart 37/50 with Mental 10. Taught Kuroko basketball, reached the national final and lost it 111-11, then returned in the stands to spark the crowd in the Winter Cup final. Disputed B/C: the chart and his effect on Kuroko argue B, but the wiki can only assume his skill, and no high school play is shown.
Kensuke Fukui C
Yosen point guard and vice-captain, chart 35/50. Leaned on Murasakibara for offense against Seirin, and Kiyoshi and Kagami exploited the mismatch. Int and cha reflect his quick thinking and the authority he holds on the team.
Shinya Nakamura C
Kaijo's second-year shooting guard, chart 34/50, noted for defense. Subbed for the injured Kise in the Winter Cup semi-final and double-teamed Kagami, who still beat him repeatedly.
Hiroshi Kobori C
Kaijo vice-captain and center, chart 36/50. Forced Wakamatsu to give up the ball and battled Kiyoshi on post moves. Kiyoshi rated his skill and speed but not his size or strength. A solid starter with no signature skill.
Kojiro Furuhashi C
Kirisaki small forward, chart 35/50, the same total as Hara. Known for a deliberate elbow to Kiyoshi's face, not for a skill: the wiki's skill section is empty.
Kentaro Seto C
Kirisaki center, chart 34/50, Special 7, IQ 160. Blocks passing lanes so Hanamiya can steal every pass, and the wiki says he alone keeps up with Hanamiya's thinking, which earns int 4. Kirisaki still lost to Seirin 78-70.
Naoto Sanada C
Took over Teiko when Kozo Shirogane fell ill, then couldn't stop the team's slide and let Aomine skip practice to keep winning. A real part in the Teiko arc but a thin coaching record. No chart. Skl 1 because he is never shown playing.
Yoshinori Susa C
Too vice-captain and small forward, chart 36/50, an all-rounder said to match the aces of average teams. Guarded Kagami for a half in the Interhigh preliminaries, and gave up power forward when Aomine came. No signature skill.
Tomoya Inoe C
Kamizaki's ace, among the strongest junior high power forwards, who held Aomine in their first year. His giving up on guarding him is the main reason Aomine lost his love for the game, which is his impact. No chart.
Hideki Ishida C
Fukuda Sogo captain and point guard. Kasamatsu knows him as a national-level player with speed and outside shooting, and Kaijo beat his team only 75-72. Little of that is shown on court, so C. No chart.
Daisuke Narumi C
Josei's big rookie and trump card, compared to Kagami. Kiyoshi outplayed him inside, and he couldn't stop Kagami in a 108-61 loss. The wiki calls him a disappointment. He plays a real game, so C rather than D. No chart.

D tier

Satsuki Momoi D
Team analyst and manager, not an on-court player, so rated like the other non-playing support cast.
Riko Aida D
Seirin coach and manager, not an on-court player, so rated like the other non-playing support cast.
Tetsuya #2 D
Seirin's team dog, about one year old, with no chart. He can't play, though the wiki notes a natural dribbling instinct. Cha reflects his mascot role.
Alexandra Garcia D
Former elite player who coaches in this story, not an on-court player, so rated like the other non-playing support cast.
Kagetora Aida D
Former player who coaches in this story, not an on-court player, so rated like the other non-playing support cast.
Yusuke Tanimura D
Shinkyo captain and point guard. The wiki says his level is unknown, since his one match is cut short, and all it records is one three-pointer. No chart.
Koichi Kawahara D
Seirin's first-year small forward, chart 23/50, the lowest in groups 12 and 12b. Debuted in the final, subbing for Fukuda. The wiki's skill section is empty.
Hiroshi Fukuda D
Seirin's first-year center, chart 25/50, the same as Furihata, who is C. He subbed in to guard Akashi in the final, but the wiki's skill section is empty and no effect on the game is recorded.
Akane Koganei D
Non-player. Koganei's older sister, who pushes him to stick with one club and cheers him against Mibuchi in the final. A small family role, kept because she appears in several scenes across the story.
Yukinori Matsumoto D
Seiho coach, seen in one match, warning his team to stay alert until Seirin out-studied them. Never shown playing and no chart. Sanada's C rests on his part in the Teiko arc, and Matsumoto has no such part, so D.
Kazuhiro Mochizuki D
Fukuda Sogo shooting guard. Scored the first points against Kaijo with a scoop shot, which Kise copied and Haizaki stole. Beyond that one move the wiki can only presume his shooting. Powerless against Haizaki, hence cha 1. No chart.
Reiji Mochida D
Meiko's junior high captain, crushed 111-11 by Teiko. His real part comes off court, handing Kuroko the wristband and telling him not to quit. No basketball skill is shown and there's no chart.

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Each trait is rated 1 to 5 within Kuroko's Basketball. These ratings set the prices in Build a Character, so a $5 Speed pick really is one of the fastest.

CharacterTierStrSpdIntDurSkillCha
Daiki AomineS342254
Seijuro AkashiS234355
Ryota KiseS232354
Taiga KagamiS332254
Shintaro MidorimaS223353
Atsushi MurasakibaraS332353
Tetsuya KurokoA123143
Teppei KiyoshiA223344
Tatsuya HimuroA233344
Makoto HanamiyaA234243
Kotaro HayamaA232343
Shogo HaizakiA232243
Reo MibuchiA223243
Eikichi NebuyaA321343
Kazunari TakaoB233234
Junpei HyugaB222234
Shun IzukiB233233
Yukio KasamatsuB233334
Shoichi ImayoshiB234233
Ryo SakuraiB222232
Kosuke WakamatsuB332332
Chihiro MayuzumiB223231
Shuzo NijimuraB233333
Yoshitaka MoriyamaB222232
Kiyoshi MiyajiB233233
Taisuke OtsuboB223334
Tomoki TsugawaB232332
Tsutomu IwamuraB232233
Kenichi OkamuraB212332
Kozo ShiroganeB114134
Eiji ShiroganeB213134
Shinji KoganeiC222223
Rinnosuke MitobeC223222
Katsunori HarasawaC213123
Koki FurihataC122122
Kazuya HaraC222222
Mitsuhiro HayakawaC231322
Papa Mbai SikiC221222
Masako ArakiC213123
Satoshi TsuchidaC222222
Masaaki NakataniC213122
Ryuhei KasugaC223223
Genta TakeuchiC213122
Shinsuke KimuraC222322
Wei LiuC212222
Ogiwara ShigehiroC222323
Kensuke FukuiC223223
Shinya NakamuraC222322
Hiroshi KoboriC222322
Kojiro FuruhashiC222222
Kentaro SetoC224222
Naoto SanadaC112112
Yoshinori SusaC222222
Tomoya InoeC222222
Hideki IshidaC232223
Daisuke NarumiC221222
Satsuki MomoiD114114
Riko AidaD114114
Tetsuya #2D121113
Alexandra GarciaD223244
Kagetora AidaD223243
Yusuke TanimuraD222212
Koichi KawaharaD222112
Hiroshi FukudaD122212
Akane KoganeiD112113
Yukinori MatsumotoD112112
Kazuhiro MochizukiD222211
Reiji MochidaD122113

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