Basketball APIs - Player Id Linking
August 28th, 2025
You can now reference a player’s NCAA or G League profile within the NBA API and WNBA API!
When available, each player’s profile includes the corresponding ID from the NCAA Basketball API and NBA G League API under player.reference(s)
, making it easier to connect college and pro profiles for analysis, draft prep, and career stats.
☑️ Sample Requests
Player Profile (NBA) - https://api.sportradar.com/nba/trial/v8/en/players/ab532a66-9314-4d57-ade7-bb54a70c65ad/profile.json
Team Profile (WNBA) - https://api.sportradar.com/wnba/trial/v8/en/teams/f073a15f-0486-4179-b0a3-dfd0294eb595/profile.xml
🔢 Versions
- NBA API v8
- WNBA API v8
- NCAA Men's Basketball API v8
- NCAA Women's Basketball API v8
- NBA G League API v8
🔁 Endpoints Affected
- Player Profile, Team Profile
⚙️ Return Samples
{
"id": "ab532a66-9314-4d57-ade7-bb54a70c65ad",
"status": "ACT",
"full_name": "Karl-Anthony Towns",
"first_name": "Karl-Anthony",
"last_name": "Towns",
"abbr_name": "K.Towns",
"height": 84,
"weight": 248,
"position": "C-F",
"primary_position": "C",
"jersey_number": "32",
"experience": "10",
"college": "Kentucky",
"high_school": "St. Joseph (NJ)",
"birth_place": "Edison, NJ, USA",
"birthdate": "1995-11-15",
"updated": "2025-07-16T19:57:53Z",
"sr_id": "sr:player:852120",
"rookie_year": 2015,
"salary": 55110496,
"reference": "1626157",
"league": {
"id": "4353138d-4c22-4396-95d8-5f587d2df25c",
"name": "NBA",
"alias": "NBA"
},
"team": {
"id": "583ec70e-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c",
"name": "Knicks",
"market": "New York",
"alias": "NYK",
"sr_id": "sr:team:3421",
"reference": "1610612752"
},
"draft": {
"team_id": "583eca2f-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c",
"year": 2015,
"round": "1",
"pick": "1"
},
"references": [
{
"source_id": "1626157",
"scope": "NBA",
"id_type": "external"
},
{
"source_id": "538c349d-add1-4913-802c-6d2ed4136394",
"scope": "basketball",
"id_type": "sport_profile"
},
{
"source_id": "396e91cc-0f15-4f2c-b79a-15c69b6e0416",
"scope": "NCAAM",
"id_type": "league_profile"
}
],
<player id="2b95727a-4273-4f8f-a45b-3d9ac9969dba" status="ACT" full_name="Terrence Shannon Jr." first_name="Terrence" last_name="Shannon" abbr_name="T.Shannon" height="78" weight="215" position="G-F" primary_position="SG" jersey_number="1" experience="1" college="Illinois" high_school="IMG Academy (FL)" birth_place="Chicago, IL, USA" birthdate="2000-07-30" updated="2025-07-16T22:54:47Z" name_suffix="Jr." sr_id="sr:player:1875284" rookie_year="2024" salary="3269130" reference="1630545">
<draft team_id="583eca2f-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c" year="2024" round="1" pick="27"/>
<references>
<reference source_id="1630545" scope="NBA" id_type="external"/>
<reference source_id="338f7499-0163-43b3-9d66-a172b5f49ef8" scope="basketball" id_type="sport_profile"/>
<reference source_id="ba068aa2-e09e-4439-b137-f93f4c77aeb4" scope="NCAAM" id_type="league_profile"/>
<reference source_id="8ca1b30d-b62e-4273-8642-02b4e936ebcc" scope="NBDL" id_type="league_profile"/>
</references>
</player>