Structural analysis of assists in top men`s basketball teams

Zadnik, Uroš (avtor), Erčulj, Frane (avtor), Štirn, Igor (avtor)

In basketball, an assist is defined as a pass that leads directly to a teammate scoring. Most studies to date have only considered assists as a statistical variable. We decided to take a closer look at the structure of assists using a sample of the top 16 European national teams participating in the 2022 European Championship. We used Synergy Sports technology to collect the data. In a total of 16 matches, 192 players made 640 assists. The data showed that point guards made 40.5% of all assists, while tall players received the most. Additionally, 57.3% of assists were given from the area above the free throw line and 24.3% from the paint. Assists on the move or off the dribble outnumbered assists while standing. Only slightly more than half (53.8%) of the assists were made with both hands, while there were clear differences between air and bounce passes (80.6% compared to 19.4%). The direct involvement of a third player in scoring a basket after an assist was only 12.5%. Surprisingly, winning teams made on average only one more assist than losing teams, which is probably due to the great equality of the competing teams.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: sport, playing positions, game statistics, FIBA, pass, basketball
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FŠ - Fakulteta za šport
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2026
• Št. strani: Str. 207-218
• Številčenje: Vol. 100
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-180271
• UDK: 796.323
• ISSN pri članku: 1899-7562
• DOI: 10.5114/jhk/201220
• COBISS.SI-ID: 261497091
• Datum objave v RUL: 05.03.2026

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Journal of human kinetics
• Skrajšan naslov: J. human kinet.
• Založnik: Academy of Physical Education in Katowice
• ISSN: 1899-7562
• COBISS.SI-ID: 523215897

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: šport, igralne pozicije, statistika tekem, FIBA, podaja, košarka, ekipni športi, igre z žogo