Tsiakalos, ApostolosTsiakalos, Anastasios2026-01-152026-01-152025-12-27Stadium - Hungarian Journal of Sport Sciences, Vol. 8 No. 2 (2025) ,https://hdl.handle.net/2437/402852In modern basketball, effective player spacing is critical for optimizing offensive efficiency and shot quality. This paper proposes a novel approach to quantifying spacing using graph theory. Each player is represented as a node, and the pairwise Euclidean distances between them form the weighted edges of a complete graph. We compute several spatial and structural metrics, including total spacing, convex hull area, minimum spanning tree weight, and centrality measures. Our method allows for a frame-by-frame quantitative analysis of spacing, revealing key patterns associated with successful possessions. Results demonstrate that certain geometric and network-derived properties are strong indicators of tactical efficiency.application/pdfbasketball analyticsgraph theoryspacingplayer trackingnetwork metricsfolyóiratcikkOpen AccessApostolos Tsiakalos, Anastasios Tsiakaloshttps://doi.org/10.36439/shjs/2025/2/15953Stadium - Hungarian Journal of Sport Sciences28Stadium2676-9506