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

Table 6.

Jump height and power variables according to playing position and competition level during the squat jump in adult male basketball players

Study Playing position Competition level Category Jump height (cm) Peak power (W)
Alemdaroglu [61] All Turkish D1 Professional 32.9 ± 3.8
Aoki et al. [63] All Brazilian National League Professional 34.8 ± 2.6
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

41.0 ± 3.8

39.5 ± 3.6

40.2 ± 3.7

39.1 ± 4.2

35.7 ± 3.2

4203 ± 371

4402 ± 358

4761 ± 381

5021 ± 423

5149 ± 399

Chaouachi et al. [67] All Tunisian National Team Professional 49.5 ± 4.8
Ciacci and Bartolomei [96]

All

All

National Level Italy

National Level Italy

Professional

Professional

36.2 ± 5.0

42.5 ± 5.0

Gomes et al. [72] All PSBC Professional 33.4 ± 5.2
Jallai et al. [77] All Estonian 1st League Professional 40.4 ± 2.0 24.23 ± 5.77^
Khlifa et al. [78] All Tunisian D1 Professional 38.6 ± 1.1#
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

36.2 ± 5.5

37.8 ± 5.7

34.7 ± 5.7

36.4 ± 5.7

37.7 ± 5.2

34.7 ± 5.4

Maffiuletti et al. [81] All French Basketball Federation D2 Professional 44.1 ± 1.8
Maggioni et al. [58] All Volunteer Players Semi-professional 26.5 ± 3.8
Pojskic et al. [89] All Bosnia and Herzegovina D1 Professional 31.1 ± 31.1
Ponce-Gonzalez 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

30.6 ± 5.5

30.1 ± 5.7

28.5 ± 3.2

33.2 ± 7.3

29.6 ± 4.6

31.9 ± 6.8

4242 ± 746

3639 ± 413

4034 ± 390

5054 ± 544

3872 ± 449

4761 ± 807

Shalfawi et al. [93] All Professional level Norway Professional 43.1 ± 7.2 4609 ± 419
Xie et al. [95]

All

All

NCAA D1 university team

NCAA D1 club team

Collegiate

Collegiate

57.8 ± 7.9

56.4 ± 3.7

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation

D1 Division one competition, D2 Division two competition, Inside power forward and centre positions, Liga ACB Liga Endesa Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto, NCAA National Collegiate Athletic Association, Perimeter point guard, shooting guard and small forward positions, PSBC Paulista State Basketball Championships, ^ indicates reported in W⋅kg−1, # indicates standard error of measurement