From Youth Basketball to the NBA: A Matched-Pairs Follow-Up Analysis of Top-Ranked Youth Basketball Players in the USA
Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Published online on March 19, 2026
Abstract
Sports Health, Ahead of Print.
Background:Associations of youth sport participation patterns, health, and social-environmental factors with subsequent participation in the National Basketball Association (NBA) have not been investigated systematically. Prior studies suggest that high-...
Background:Associations of youth sport participation patterns, health, and social-environmental factors with subsequent participation in the National Basketball Association (NBA) have not been investigated systematically. Prior studies suggest that high-...