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

Table 5.

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

Study Playing position Competition level Category Jump height (cm) Peak power (W)
Annino et al. [62] All Italian National Federal League L2 Professional 45.9 ± 3.4
Asadi et al. [97] All Provincial D1 Italy Amateur 41.3 ± 3.4
Balabinis et al. [98] All Undergraduate Teams Greece Amateur 52.2 ± 2.2
Balsalobre-Fernandez et al. [99] All Spanish Pro Liga ACB Professional 45.6 ± 5.9
Balsalobre-Fernandez et al. [100] All Spanish Pro Liga ACB Professional 43.9 ± 7.3 4856 ± 601WPD
Buśko et al. [66] All Warsaw Sports Club Polonia D2 Semi-professional 52.5 ± 5.1 3591 ± 788
Ciacci and Bartolomei [96]

All

All

National Level Italy

National Level Italy

Professional

Professional

44.6 ± 6.2

49.3 ± 5.7

de Sousa Fortes et al. [59] All State Basketball Championship Brazil Professional 42.0 ± 8.0
Hoffman et al. [103] All NCAA D1 Collegiate 64.5 ± 9.7
Hoffman et al. [102] All NCAA D1 Collegiate 63.4 ± 6.9
Hoffman et al. [104]

All 88–89

All 89 –90

All 90–91

All 91–92

NCAA D1

NCAA D1

NCAA D1

NCAA D1

Collegiate

Collegiate

Collegiate

Collegiate

68.1 ± 8.6

66.0 ± 6.9

72.6 ± 5.6

67.3 ± 6.0

Hunter et al. [105] All U.S College Collegiate 61.0 ± 7.4
Kariyawasam et al. [56] All National Level Sri Lanka Professional 47.9 ± 6.8
Kipp et al. [106] All NCAA D1 Collegiate 62.4 ± 5.4
Korkmaz and Karahan [107]

All

All

All

Turkish D1

Turkish D2

Turkish D3 (regional)

Professional

Professional

Semi-professional

48.2 ± 4.0

48.3 ± 3.0

45.5 ± 4.0

2347 ± 161

2215 ± 130

2121 ± 130

Lehnert et al. [108] All Czech First League Professional 48.2 ± 4.6
Lockie et al. [3]

All

Backcourt

Frontcourt

NCAA D1

NCAA D1

NCAA D1

Collegiate

Collegiate

Collegiate

77.9 ± 9.9

83.4 ± 8.4

69.9 ± 5.2

Mandic et al. [82] All National League Serbia Professional 43.3 ± 3.6
Montgomery et al. [28]

All

Guard

Forward

Centre

Australian State Level

Australian State Level

Australian State Level

Australian State Level

Semi-professional

Semi-professional

Semi-professional

Semi-professional

61.9 ± 14.6

61.3 ± 19.9

61.2 ± 7.5

65.3 ± 9.0

Nikolaidis et al. [109]

All

Guard

Forward

Centre

Italian First League

Italian First League

Italian First League

Italian First League

Professional

Professional

Professional

Professional

44.4 ± 6.8

45.1 ± 3.3

46.9 ± 7.8

39.0 ± 4.3

Pliaugu et al. [39] All Lithuania National Basketball League Collegiate 53.0 ± 9.5WPD
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

44.2 ± 4.4

43.7 ± 1.8

43.9 ± 4.3

45.0 ± 7.0

44.4 ± 2.8

43.9 ± 6.5

5753 ± 932

4992 ± 546

5567 ± 606

6701 ± 709

5300 ± 663

6388 ± 931

Puente et al. [14] All National Spanish Basketball Federation Professional 64 ± 4
Guard National Spanish Basketball Federation Professional 65 ± 3
Forward National Spanish Basketball Federation Professional 64 ± 6
Centre National Spanish Basketball Federation Professional 63 ± 4
Rauch et al. [110] All NBA Professional 68.7 ± 7.4
Rodriguez-Rosell et al. [91] All Spanish Liga EBA D4 Semi-professional 40.5 ± 7.0
Schiltz et al. [92] All Professional D1 European Cup Professional 48.7 ± 5.3
Townsend et al. [111] All Collegiate D1 United States Collegiate 77.4 ± 6.4

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation

88–89 data collected from collegiate team during the 1988–90 season, 89–90 data collected from collegiate team during the 1989–90 season, 90–91 data collected from collegiate team during the 1990–91 season, 91–92 data collected from collegiate team during the 1991–2 season, Backcourt players guards, D1 Division one competition, D2 Division two competition, D3 Division three competition, D4 Division four competition, Inside power forward and centre positions, Frontcourt players forwards and centres, L2 second league, Liga ACB Liga Endesa Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto, Liga EBA Liga Española de Baloncesto Aficionado, NBA National Basketball Association, NCAA National Collegiate Athletic Association, NR no data provided, Perimeter point guard, shooting guard and small forward positions, WPD indicates data extracted by WebPlotDigitizer