THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN BASKETBALL PLAYERS’ TIMES IN THE GAME AND THEIR PERFORMANCE: A COMPARISON OF EUROLEAGUE-EUROBASKET

Abstract

In this study, the performances of the European players in the Euroleague teams at the Eurobasket tournament held at the end of the relevant Euroleague season were investigated. The offensive or defensive performances of the players as a result of increases or decreases in their duration time were investigated and interpreted with statistical tests.While the changes in the players’ times were not found to have an influence on the points they scored and the number of assists (p>0.05), they were found to have an influence on the number of rebounds they got (p<0.05). While statistical difference was found between players in whose rebound averages changes were found (p<0.05), no difference was found in other categories (p>0.05). The increases in the number of points, rebounds and assists of players whose times increased were found to be statistically significant (p<0.05). Similarly, the increases in the average rebounds and assists of players whose times in the game decreased were not found to be statistically significant (p>0.05), however, the increases in numerical values were found to be statistically significant (p<0.05). As a result, it was determined that the players who took less time in their club teams did not perform successfully in the National teams, whereas the players who took enough time in the club teams were successful even if they took less time in the National teams. This problem is thought to be overcome by limiting the number of foreign players in the Basketball Super League in order to pave the way for promising players.