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. 2022 Feb 4;52(7):1491–1532. doi: 10.1007/s40279-021-01626-3

Table 4.

Jump height and peak power variables reported during the countermovement jump in adult male basketball players

Study Playing position Competition level Category Jump height (cm) Peak power (W)
Alemdaroglu [61] All Turkish D1 Professional 34.9 ± 3.8
Annino et al. [62] All Italian National Federal League L2 Professional 38.9 ± 3.6
Aoki et al. [63] All Brazilian National League Professional 38.1 ± 2.8
Barrera-Domínguez et al. [64] All Spanish National Division Professional 35.6 ± 4.8
Ben Abdelkrim et al. [65]

All (U20)

All

Tunisian National Team

Tunisian National Team

Representative

Professional

49.1 ± 5.9

49.7 ± 5.8

4656 ± 81

4665 ± 116

Boone and Bourgois [27]

Point guard

Shooting guard

Small forward

Power forward

Centre

Belgian D1

Belgian D1

Belgian D1

Belgian D1

Belgian D1

Professional

Professional

Professional

Professional

Professional

42.7 ± 3.8

41.3 ± 3.2

42.5 ± 3.8

42.4 ± 3.7

36.2 ± 4.1

4306 ± 373

4510 ± 322

4901 ± 387

5221 ± 364

5180 ± 451

Buśko et al. [66] All Warsaw Sports Club Polonia D2 Semi-professional 41.9 ± 4.0 2441 ± 440
Chaouachi et al. [67] All Tunisian National Team Professional 61.9 ± 6.2
Chen et al. [68] All Collegiate D1 Collegiate 45.6 ± 4.0
Ciacci and Bartolomei [96]

All

All

National Level

National Level

Professional

Professional

39.2 ± 5.7

41.9 ± 5.2

Dawes and Spiteri [51] All NCAA D2 Collegiate 76.9 ± 7.5
Dello Iacono et al. [69] All Professional Basketball Club UK Professional 60.4 ± NR
Ferioli et al. [54]

All

All

Italian Serie A and Serie A2

Italian Serie B

Professional

Semi-professional

50.3 ± 5.4

49.4 ± 5.4

5153 ± 593

4405 ± 667

Ferioli et al. [16]

All

All

All

All

Guard

Forward

Centre

Italian Serie A

Italian Serie A2

Italian Serie B

Italian Serie D

Italian Serie A-D

Italian Serie A-D

Italian Serie A-D

Professional

Professional

Semi-professional

Amateur

Amateur – Pro

Amateur – Pro

Amateur – Pro

47.8 ± 5.7

49.2 ± 4.9

48.0 ± 6.1

51.8 ± 4.1

49.2 ± 4.9

48.6 ± 6.0

45.8 ± 6.0

5468 ± 820

5177 ± 629

4685 ± 723

4800 ± 536

4785 ± 678

5436 ± 738

5560 ± 682

Ferioli et al. [55]

All

All

All

Italian Serie A

Italian Serie A2

Italian Serie B

Professional

Professional

Semi-professional

46.9 ± 4.4

50.9 ± 5.6

50.1 ± 4.8

5282 ± 582

5182 ± 745

4691 ± 624

Freitas et al. [70] All Spanish Liga EBA D4 Semi-professional 35.0 ± 7.0 5078 ± 437
Freitas et al. [71] All Spanish Liga EBA D4 Semi-professional 36.5 ± 7.2 4699 ± 781
Gomes et al. [72] All PSCB Professional 39.3 ± 5.6
Heishman et al. [74] All NCAA D1 Collegiate 58.3 ± 1.4 6374 ± 165
Heishman et al. [73] All NCAA D1 Collegiate 62.8 ± 1.5 6647 ± 171
Heishman et al. [75]

All

Guards

Frontcourt

NCAA D1

NCAA D1

NCAA D1

Collegiate

Collegiate

Collegiate

38.7 ± 6.4

42.6 ± 0.4

34.6 ± 0.4

Jallai et al. [77] All Estonian 1st League Professional 43.2 ± 2.3
Khlifa et al. [78] All Tunisian D1 Professional 45.2 ± 1.3#
Köklü et al. [79]

All

All

All

Guard

Forward

Centre

Turkish D1 and D2

Turkish D1

Turkish D2

Turkish D1 and D2

Turkish D1 and D2

Turkish D1 and D2

Professional

Professional

Professional

Professional

Professional

Professional

38.3 ± 5.3

40.6 ± 4.7

36.0 ± 5.0

38.2 ± 5.8

40.1 ± 5.1

36.6 ± 4.7

Laplaud et al. [80] All Professional Professional 63.0 ± 9.0
Maffiuletti et al. [81] All French Basketball Federation D2 Professional 51.0 ± 1.3
Maggioni et al. [58] All Volunteer Players Semi-professional 32.0 ± 4.9
Mandic et al. [82] All National League Serbia Professional 36.9 ± 3.7
Miura et al. [83] All National Collegiate Japan Collegiate 50.5 ± 5.4
Ostojic et al. [84]

All

Guard

Forward

Centre

First National League Serbia

First National League Serbia

First National League Serbia

First National League Serbia

Professional

Professional

Professional

Professional

57.4 ± 7.7

59.7 ± 9.6

57.8 ± 6.5

54.6 ± 6.9

Pehar et al. [48]

All

All

Guard

Forward

Centre

Guard

Guard

Forward

Forward

Centre

Centre

Bosnia and Herzegovina D1

Bosnia and Herzegovina D2

Bosnia and Herzegovina D1 and D2

Bosnia and Herzegovina D1 and D2

Bosnia and Herzegovina D1 and D2

Bosnia and Herzegovina D1

Bosnia and Herzegovina D2

Bosnia and Herzegovina D1

Bosnia and Herzegovina D2

Bosnia and Herzegovina D1

Bosnia and Herzegovina D2

Professional

Professional

Professional

Professional

Professional

Professional

Professional

Professional

Professional

Professional

Professional

45.5 ± 5.6

45.3 ± 6.1

46.4 ± 6.0

45.5 ± 5.5

43.9 ± 5.5

46.9 ± 5.4

46.0 ± 6.6

46.5 ± 5.3

44.5 ± 5.9

43.7 ± 5.6

44.5 ± 5.6

Pehar et al. [85] All Bosnia and Herzegovina D1 Professional 45.6 ± 5.5
Pliauga et al. [86] All Lithuanian National Basketball League Collegiate 47.8 ± 3.0
Pojskić et al. [88] Guard Bosnian Premier League Professional 40.4 ± 5.0 3874 ± 639
Forward Bosnian Premier League Professional 37.6 ± 6.8 3930 ± 604
Centre Bosnian Premier League Professional 36.0 ± 3.8 4536 ± 458
Pojskić et al. [87] Perimeter Bosnian Premier League Professional 38.5 ± 3.5
Pojskić et al. [89] Perimeter Bosnian and Herzegovina D1 Professional 38.5 ± 3.5
Ponce-González et al. [90]

All

Guard

Forward

Centre

Perimeter

Inside

Spanish Pro Liga ACB

Spanish Pro Liga ACB

Spanish Pro Liga ACB

Spanish Pro Liga ACB

Spanish Pro Liga ACB

Spanish Pro Liga ACB

Professional

Professional

Professional

Professional

Professional

Professional

36.8 ± 4.1

37.7 ± 3.8

35.6 ± 4.6

37.2 ± 4.9

37.4 ± 3.8

36.1 ± 4.9

4707 ± 676

4159 ± 218

4607 ± 606

5353 ± 538

4399 ± 521

5137 ± 672

Puente et al. [14] All National Spanish Basketball Federation Professional 58 ± 4
Guard National Spanish Basketball Federation

Professional

Professional

58 ± 3

58 ± 5

Forward National Spanish Basketball Federation
Centre National Spanish Basketball Federation Professional 57 ± 2
Rodriguez-Rosell et al. [91] All Spanish Liga EBA D4 Semi-professional 34.8 ± 5.8
Schiltz et al. [92] All European Cup D1 Professional 40.5 ± 5.7
Shalfawi et al. [93] All Professional level Norway Professional 52.0 ± 7.5 5167 ± 419
Stojanovic et al. [94] All Serbian Professional League Professional 39.8 ± 5.1
Xie et al. [95]

All

All

NCAA D1 university team

NCAA D1 club team

Collegiate

Collegiate

71.9 ± 9.1

72.7 ± 4.3

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation

D1 Division one competition, D2 Division two competition, D4 Division four competition, Inside power forward and centre positions, L2 second league, Liga ACB Liga Endesa Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto, Liga EBA Liga Española de Baloncesto Aficionado, NCAA National Collegiate Athletic Association, NR no data provided, Perimeter point guard, shooting guard and small forward positions, PSBC Paulista State Basketball Championships, U20 players competing in an under 20 years of age competition, # indicates standard error of measurement