Body Height of Elite Basketball Players: Do Taller Basketball Teams Rank Better at the FIBA World Cup?
anthropology
morphology
performance modelling
selection
talent acquisition
Journal
International journal of environmental research and public health
ISSN: 1660-4601
Titre abrégé: Int J Environ Res Public Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101238455
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
30 04 2020
30 04 2020
Historique:
received:
31
03
2020
revised:
16
04
2020
accepted:
23
04
2020
entrez:
6
5
2020
pubmed:
6
5
2020
medline:
21
10
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Body height is among the most important attributes of basketball players. Whether it differs among the basketball players who compete at the world basketball championship (FIBA-WC) is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the differences between the basketball players from the teams ranked 1-16 and those ranked below 16th place. The body heights of all players from the last three FIBA-WCs were collected and allocated according to the ranking at the FIBA-WC and analyzed by position in team. An independent sample t-test was conducted to analyze the difference in body height of players ranked 1-16 and players who ranked below 16th place. The players from the first 16 teams were significantly taller at three positions: point guards (Difference = 2.92 cm,
Identifiants
pubmed: 32365985
pii: ijerph17093141
doi: 10.3390/ijerph17093141
pmc: PMC7246476
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
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