The Basketball Shoe Brand Preference of the Young Basketball Enthusiasts in Hong Kong

Hung Tak Lobo Louie

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Abstract

The study attempts to investigate the choice preference of basketball shoe brands as perceived by the young basketball players in Hong Kong. A survey questionnaire was designed with content validity being established. The data for this study were collected from 240 young basketball enthusiasts in Hong Kong. Data were treated utilizing descriptive statistics mainly in terms of frequency counts and percentages. Chi-square statistic was used to determine the gender differences in various variables. Nike is the most dominant basketball shoe brand as indicated by the respondents. Male subjects chose the basketball shoe products because of the ‘comfortableness' and ‘price', whereas shoe ‘style' is the females' first choice. Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, and Lebron James were identified as the top three most popular NBA players who are endorsers to basketball shoe brands. The use of NBA to promote basketball shoe branding in Hong Kong appears to have further room for development. The present finding provides some insight and understanding about the basketball shoe products and market in Hong Kong.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6-15
Number of pages10
JournalAsian Journal of Physical Education and Recreation
Volume16
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2010

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  • Basketball shoe
  • NBA
  • brand preference

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