How do you make a basketball resume?

Keep it to one page. Put your name, position, birth year, measured height, wingspan if measured, weight and passport at the top, then your current team and league, a stats table for your last two or three seasons with the league named and shooting attempts shown, your playing history, one link to full-game film, any selections, a coach reference and your contact details. Save it as a PDF.

What should be on a basketball resume?

Your identifiers (name, position, birth year, measured height, weight, passport), current team and league, season-by-season stats with shooting percentages and attempts, playing history, a film link, selections and awards, references and contact details. For college programs, add your graduation year, academics and NCAA ID. For overseas clubs, add where you were last licensed, your availability date and your agent if you have one.

How long should a basketball resume be?

One page. A coach should be able to read it in under a minute on a phone. If you have a long professional career, two pages at most, with the most recent season first. Everything else belongs on your online profile or in your film.

What stats should a basketball player put on a resume?

Games, minutes, points, rebounds and assists per game, plus field goal, three-point and free throw percentages with the attempts behind them. Guards add turnovers and assist-to-turnover ratio, and bigs add blocks. Name the league for every season, because the same line means very different things at different levels.

Should I put my height and wingspan on my basketball resume?

Yes, but only measured numbers, and say whether your height was taken barefoot or in shoes. Height matters in basketball recruiting and it will be checked at your first workout, so an inflated number costs you credibility the moment you walk into the gym. Leave wingspan off if it has never been measured.

What is an overseas basketball resume?

It is the version you send to professional clubs abroad. It leads with your birth year, passport and most recent level, and adds the details a club needs before signing you, such as where you were last licensed with a basketball federation, the date you are available, and your agent with their FIBA licence if you have one. Heights and weights go in centimetres and kilograms.

Should I put a photo on my basketball resume?

A recent photo helps a coach put a face to the film, and many overseas resumes include one. Use a clear headshot or a clean action shot in your current team's uniform. Skip team photos, old photos and anything you would not want a coach to see.

What should I leave off a basketball resume?

Your home address, passport or ID numbers, medical history, salary expectations, a list of personal qualities, unmeasured heights and wingspans, and any stat or selection you cannot back up. On a version that gets passed around, give your birth year rather than your full date of birth, and share the full date when a club needs it for registration.

How to Make a Basketball Resume (Free Template, 2026)

A basketball resume is a one-page summary a coach can scan in under a minute. It shows who you are (position, birth year, measured height, weight, passport), what level you play at, your stats season by season with the league named and shooting attempts shown, one link to full-game film, and how to reach you and your coach.

Most of the results for this search are general résumé builders made for job applications. A basketball resume is a different document: a coach doesn't want a skills section, they want your size, your level, your numbers and your film. Copy this and fill it in:

[First Last]
[Position] | Born [year] | [Height cm / ft-in], measured [barefoot / in shoes]
Wingspan: [if measured] | [Weight kg / lb]
Passport(s): [country] | [Email] | [Phone / WhatsApp]
Film and full profile: [link]

Current team
[Team], [League or Division], [Country] | [Season] | Role: [e.g. starting 4]

Stats
Season    Team     League     GP   MPG  PPG  RPG  APG  FG% (FGA)  3P% (3PA)  FT%
[Season]  [Team]   [League]   [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ] ([ ])  [ ] ([ ])  [ ]
[Season]  [Team]   [League]   [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ] ([ ])  [ ] ([ ])  [ ]
[Season]  [Team]   [League]   [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ] ([ ])  [ ] ([ ])  [ ]

Playing history
[Seasons]  [Team], [League]
[Seasons]  [Team], [League]

Selections and awards
[National team, all-conference or league awards, with the year]

For overseas clubs
Last licensed with a federation: [country / never, outside college]
Available from: [date] | Agent: [name and FIBA licence / not represented]

Education (for college programs)
[School], graduating [month year] | [GPA or equivalent] | NCAA ID: [if registered]

References
[Coach name], [Role], [Team] | [Email] | [Phone]

Updated [month year]

On this page: What to include · Example · Stats by position · Overseas resume · No stats yet · By destination · What to leave off · Format · Resume vs profile · Mistakes

What to Put on a Basketball Resume

Header. Name, position, birth year, measured height (barefoot or in shoes), wingspan if it has been measured, and weight. This line tells a coach in five seconds whether you fit what they need.
Passport. Your nationality and any second passport you hold. For clubs abroad, this can decide whether there's a roster place for you at all.
Contact. Email, phone and WhatsApp if you use it. If you're under 18, add a parent's contact too.
Film and profile link. One link to full-game film and your stats, near the top.
Current team and role. Team, league or division, country, and your role: starting point guard, sixth man, primary defender.
Stats table. Your last two or three seasons, with the league named on every row and attempts shown next to every shooting percentage.
Playing history. Every team from about U16 or high school onwards.
Selections and awards. National team rosters and camps, all-conference or all-league teams, awards, each with the year.
The destination block. Academics and your NCAA ID for college programs; where you were last licensed, your availability date and your agent for overseas clubs.
References. One or two coaches who have agreed to take a call about you.

Two basketball-specific rules. List your measured height, not your hopeful one. It will be checked at your first workout, and an inflated number costs you credibility you can't win back. And always show attempts next to percentages: 50% from three on one attempt a game tells a coach almost nothing, while 38% on six attempts tells them a lot.

A Filled-In Example

Here's the overseas version filled in for a fictional American forward finishing college and looking for a first professional contract. Jordan and Example State are made up; the format isn't.

Jordan Hale Forward · Born 2004 · 203 cm / 6'8", measured in shoes · Wingspan 211 cm / 6'11" · 102 kg / 225 lb Passport: USA · [email] · [phone] Film and full profile: [profile link]

Most recent team: Example State University, NCAA Division II · 2025–26 · Starting 4, guarded positions 1 to 4

Season	Team	League	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FG% (FGA)	3P% (3PA)	FT%
2025–26	Example State	NCAA D2	30	31.4	16.1	8.4	2.1	52.1% (11.7)	35.3% (3.4)	75.0%
2024–25	Example State	NCAA D2	29	27.0	12.3	6.9	1.6	50.4% (9.5)	33.3% (2.4)	71.4%
2023–24	Example State	NCAA D2	28	18.2	7.0	4.5	0.9	49.2% (5.9)	30.0% (1.0)	68.8%

Selections: All-conference second team, 2025–26

For overseas clubs: Last licensed with a federation: never, outside college · Available: now · Agent: not represented

References: [Head coach], Example State University · [email] · [phone]

Updated October 2026

Notice the attempts in brackets. A 35% three-point shooter on 3.4 attempts a game is a real stretch four; the same percentage on half an attempt would be a guess.

Stats to Include by Position

Position	Always include	Add if you have it
Guard	GP, MPG, PPG, APG, turnovers, shooting percentages with attempts	Assist-to-turnover ratio, steals
Wing	GP, MPG, PPG, RPG, shooting percentages with attempts	Steals, defensive assignment
Big	GP, MPG, PPG, RPG, blocks, FG% with attempts	Offensive rebounds, FT%

Two rules apply to every position. Name the league on every row, because 16 points a game in one league and 16 in another are different seasons. And don't round in your favour. Coaches can check your numbers against official league stats, and a resume that doesn't match ends the conversation.

The Overseas Basketball Resume

A resume for professional clubs abroad needs a few things a college recruiting resume doesn't.

Passport first. European leagues set their own limits on foreign players, so your nationality shapes your market. If you hold an EU passport, say so near the top. Only list a second passport once you actually hold it.
Where you were last licensed. Before a club in a new country can license you, its federation needs a Letter of Clearance from FIBA. For players coming from an academic institution that doesn't follow FIBA's transfer rules, such as a US college, FIBA treats the federation of the country where that institution is based as a federation of origin. Telling a club where you stand saves them a question.
Availability date, and your contract status if you're currently signed anywhere.
Your agent, with their FIBA licence, if you have one. If an agent represents you in an international transfer, they must be FIBA-licensed, and an unlicensed agent representing you in the clearance process is a listed ground for refusing your Letter of Clearance. Put the licence on the page where a club can check it.
Metric units, with feet and inches as well if you like.

Our guide to playing pro basketball overseas covers import limits, contracts and the clearance process in full, and our guide to getting a basketball agent covers when representation is worth it.

If You Have No Stats Yet

Younger players, and players in leagues that don't publish stats, can still build a strong resume:

Lead with size, level and role instead of numbers: "188 cm point guard, U18 national league, starter".
Lean harder on film. Full games matter even more when there's no stat line to back you up.
Add measurables you can verify, such as height, wingspan and any testing results from a camp that published them.
Get a coach reference that speaks to your role and work rate.

What Changes by Destination

	US college (NCAA, NAIA, JUCO)	European club, as a local or EU player	European club, as an import
Lead with	Graduation year	Birth year and current level	Birth year, passport and level
Must include	Academics, NCAA ID if registered, and for international players an accurate club history	Availability date and passport	Where you were last licensed, availability date, and your agent's FIBA licence if represented
Units	Feet and inches, with centimetres too	Centimetres	Centimetres, with feet and inches too
Watch out for	NCAA contact dates, and the eligibility clock if you're an international player	FIBA transfer rules if you're moving countries	Each league's import limits

International players writing to US colleges should be precise about club history. The NCAA Eligibility Center reviews contracts and payments case by case, and FIBA's guide for international players notes that anyone who played for a team in a league guaranteeing salaries above basic living expenses will generally not have eligibility reinstated. Our basketball coach email guide covers the contact dates and the eligibility clock.

What to Leave Off

Your home address. City and country are enough.
Passport, ID or social security numbers. A club that signs you will collect those properly.
Your full date of birth on versions that get passed around. Your birth year is enough for a first look; give the full date when a club needs it for registration.
Medical history. If a club asks about injuries, be honest, but it doesn't belong on a document that gets forwarded.
Salary expectations. You're asking to be evaluated, not negotiating.
A personal-qualities section. "Hard-working team player" reads better coming from your coach's reference.
Unmeasured heights and wingspans.
Anything you can't back up.

Format Rules

One page. Two at most for a long professional career.
PDF, not a Word file or a screenshot.
A file name a coach can find later, such as Jordan-Hale-2004-F-Resume.pdf.
Most recent season first.
Readable on a phone: plain layout, normal font sizes, no text over photos.
One photo at most: a recent headshot or a clean action shot.
An "updated" date at the bottom, so a coach knows the numbers are current.

Resume vs Online Profile

You need both, because they do different jobs.

The PDF is for the moment a coach or general manager says "send me your resume". It's something to file, print or forward. The online profile is what the PDF points to: full-game film, highlights, stats you can update mid-season, and references in one place. Update the profile every month, and reissue the PDF a few times a season.

An Athletedom profile is built to be exactly that: a player CV with your film, stats and key facts in one place, made once and sent as a single link.

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Then send it inside a short email to a named coach, not as a bare attachment. Our basketball coach email templates give you ten ready-made emails for college programs and European clubs, written to go with a resume like this one.

Keep It Updated

Every month of the season: update your stats and add a recent full game to your profile.
After the season: update the PDF and drop the oldest season from the table.
After you're measured again, sign an agent or change status: update both the same day.

Mistakes to Avoid

An inflated height. It will be measured.
Percentages without attempts.
Stats with no league.
Highlights with no full games. Coaches want to see your decisions, defence and effort on every possession.
A second passport you don't actually hold yet.
An agent listed without a FIBA licence, for clubs abroad.
No availability date on an overseas resume.
Old stats with no "updated" date.
A reference who doesn't know they're a reference.

The Short Version

One page, saved as a PDF. A header with your position, birth year, measured height, wingspan if measured, weight and passport. Stats by season with the league named and shooting attempts shown. Playing history from about U16. One link to full-game film. Academics for college; last licence, availability and agent for overseas clubs. A coach reference. An updated date.

Then put the full version online once and send it as a single link. Build your player CV on Athletedom, and pair it with our basketball coach email templates. For the bigger picture, read our guide to getting scouted in basketball, and use our basketball database to see which clubs play in which leagues. Playing another sport? We have the same guide for a hockey player resume and a football CV.

Sources

FIBA Internal Regulations Book 3, in force as of 22 April 2026 — the Letter of Clearance, players from academic institutions, and the unlicensed-agent ground for refusing clearance.
Find a FIBA Agent — the public register of FIBA-licensed agents.
FIBA's Q&A guide for international players exploring NCAA basketball, version 1.4 of 20 July 2026 — how the NCAA reviews prior club experience.
NCAA Eligibility Center — registration and your NCAA ID.

Last checked October 2026.