Youth Basketball Uniform Sizing Chart: How to Measure Your Team Before You Order

Ordering custom jerseys for a junior team is exciting right up until someone asks "what size is my kid." Because custom teamwear is made to order and can't be exchanged or returned once it's printed, getting the size right the first time matters more than it does with an off-the-shelf shirt. This guide pulls the youth basketball uniform sizing chart straight from our product pages into one place, explains exactly how to take the three measurements that matter, and walks through what to do when a player falls between two sizes.

If you only need the numbers, jump to the chart below. If you want to measure properly so you only have to do this once, read on.

Youth Basketball Uniform Sizing Chart (Y6 to Y16)

These are body measurements, meaning the actual size of the player, not the finished garment. Take the measurements below and compare them to the closest size.

| Size | Chest (cm) | Waist (cm) | Hip (cm) | |------|-----------|------------|----------| | Y6 | 60 | 56 | 66 | | Y8 | 64 | 60 | 70 | | Y10 | 69 | 64 | 75 | | Y12 | 74 | 68 | 80 | | Y14 | 79 | 72 | 85 | | Y16 | 84 | 76 | 90 |

This is the same body measurement chart published on our youth basketball jerseys product pages and on the site's full sizing guide, gathered here as one reference so a coach or team manager can size an entire roster without clicking through a dozen product listings.

How to Take Each Measurement

A soft tape measure and two minutes per player is all it takes. Three measurements decide the size:

• Chest circumference: measure around the fullest part of the chest, keeping the tape flat and level all the way around.
• Waist circumference: measure around the narrowest part of the waistline, not around the hips.
• Hip circumference: measure straight around the widest part of the hips.

Write down all three for each player, then match them against the chart above. If a player sits between two sizes across different measurements (say, a Y10 chest but a Y12 waist), sizing up is usually the safer call for a jersey, since a slightly looser fit is more comfortable to play in than a tight one. It's also worth remembering that manufacturing tolerances mean the finished garment can vary by plus or minus 2cm from the stated measurement, so don't chase precision to the millimetre.

Garment Measurements: Comparing an Existing Jersey

If the player already owns a jersey that fits well, you can size against that instead of taking body measurements. Lay the jersey flat, measure across the chest from armpit to armpit, then double that number to get the circumference. Measure the length from the top of the shoulder to the bottom of the hem.

| Size | Chest (cm) | Length (cm) | |------|-----------|-------------| | Y6 | 76 | 59 | | Y8 | 80 | 61 | | Y10 | 84 | 63 | | Y12 | 88 | 65 | | Y14 | 92 | 67 | | Y16 | 96 | 69 |

Match the flat-lay chest measurement of the existing jersey to the closest number in this table to find the equivalent size in our range.

Mens and Womens Sizing, for Coaches and Assistant Coaches

Most junior clubs also need a handful of adult jerseys for coaches, team managers or older players moving up. The same body measurement approach applies, just against a different chart.

Mens basketball jerseys (body measurements):

| Size | Chest (cm) | Waist (cm) | Hip (cm) | |------|-----------|------------|----------| | XS | 92 | 77 | 95 | | S | 97 | 82 | 100 | | M | 102 | 87 | 105 | | L | 107 | 92 | 110 | | XL | 112 | 97 | 115 | | 2XL | 117 | 102 | 120 | | 3XL | 122 | 107 | 125 |

Womens basketball jerseys (body measurements):

| Size | Chest (cm) | Waist (cm) | Hip (cm) | |------|-----------|------------|----------| | XS | 83 | 60 | 86 | | S | 88 | 65 | 91 | | M | 93 | 70 | 96 | | L | 98 | 75 | 101 | | XL | 103 | 80 | 106 | | 2XL | 108 | 85 | 111 | | 3XL | 113 | 90 | 116 |

Worth noting for anyone comparing against a jersey from another brand: our mens jerseys run about one to one and a half sizes smaller than M&N or Nike NBA jerseys, and closer in fit to NBL jerseys sold through leading sports retailers. If a coach usually wears a large in an NBA-branded jersey, they may need an extra large or 2XL here. These size charts apply to both standard jerseys and reversible jerseys, since they share the same cut.

Why Getting It Right the First Time Matters

Custom teamwear is made for your team, with your team's names, numbers and colours already printed on before it ships. That means it can't go back on the shelf if a size is wrong, and we can't offer exchanges or returns once a custom order has gone into production. A wrong-size jersey usually means a reorder, a second production run, and a player waiting longer than everyone else for a jersey that fits.

The upside is that sizing an entire roster properly takes less time than most people expect. For a squad of twelve to fifteen players, measuring chest, waist and hip against the chart above is usually a fifteen to twenty minute job at training, and it removes almost all of the guesswork from the order.

Ordering Between Sizes or for a Mixed-Age Squad

Junior basketball squads are rarely one uniform age group. A Y12 team might have a couple of tall Y14-sized players and a couple of smaller Y10s. Since every jersey is produced to order, there's no reason to round the whole team to one size. Measure each player individually against the chart, order the size that matches their own numbers, and the team photo will still look uniform even though the garments aren't all technically the same size on paper.

If you're ordering shooting shirts, shorts or a full kit alongside jerseys, the same measure first, then match approach applies. Waist and hip circumference are what decide shorts sizing, so it's worth taking those two measurements at the same time as the chest measurement, rather than bringing players back for a second round.

Where to Go From Here

Once you have measurements for the squad, you can move straight to designing and ordering. Browse the full range of youth custom basketball jerseys to pick a design, and use the size chart above to fill in quantities against each size in the order form. If you need coach or manager sizes as well, the same product pages carry mens and womens options in the custom basketball jerseys range.

Bookmark this page if you're the one who ends up sizing the team every season. It's the same chart published on every basketball jersey product page, just in one place so you don't have to go looking for it twice.