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Get ESPN MBB Position Detail

Source: R/espn_mbb_positions.R, R/espn_nba_positions.R
espn_mbb_position.Rd

Returns metadata for a single MBB position. Useful for dereferencing position $ref URLs embedded in athlete records, and for navigating parent/leaf relationships in the position taxonomy.

Returns metadata for a single NBA position. Useful for dereferencing position $ref URLs embedded in athlete records, and for navigating parent/leaf relationships in the position taxonomy.

Usage

espn_mbb_position(position_id, ...)

espn_nba_position(position_id, ...)

Arguments

position_id

ESPN position identifier (character or numeric).

...

Additional arguments; currently unused.

Value

A single-row tibble.

A single-row tibble.

See also

Other ESPN MBB Functions: espn_mbb_athletes_index(), espn_mbb_award(), espn_mbb_calendar(), espn_mbb_coach(), espn_mbb_coach_record(), espn_mbb_coach_season(), espn_mbb_coaches(), espn_mbb_conferences(), espn_mbb_franchise(), espn_mbb_franchises(), espn_mbb_futures(), espn_mbb_game_all(), espn_mbb_game_odds(), espn_mbb_game_official_detail(), espn_mbb_game_play(), espn_mbb_game_play_personnel(), espn_mbb_game_player_box(), espn_mbb_game_probabilities(), espn_mbb_game_propbets(), espn_mbb_game_team_linescores(), espn_mbb_game_team_roster_entry(), espn_mbb_injuries(), espn_mbb_leaders(), espn_mbb_news(), espn_mbb_player_awards(), espn_mbb_player_career_stats(), espn_mbb_player_eventlog_v2(), espn_mbb_player_info(), espn_mbb_player_overview(), espn_mbb_player_seasons(), espn_mbb_player_stats(), espn_mbb_positions(), espn_mbb_powerindex(), espn_mbb_rankings(), espn_mbb_scoreboard(), espn_mbb_season_awards(), espn_mbb_season_group(), espn_mbb_season_groups(), espn_mbb_season_info(), espn_mbb_season_leaders(), espn_mbb_season_ranking(), espn_mbb_season_rankings(), espn_mbb_season_type(), espn_mbb_season_types(), espn_mbb_season_week(), espn_mbb_season_weeks(), espn_mbb_seasons(), espn_mbb_standings(), espn_mbb_team(), espn_mbb_team_current_roster(), espn_mbb_team_injuries(), espn_mbb_team_news(), espn_mbb_team_odds_records(), espn_mbb_team_record(), espn_mbb_team_record_detail(), espn_mbb_team_schedule(), espn_mbb_team_season_roster(), espn_mbb_team_season_statistics(), espn_mbb_team_stats(), espn_mbb_teams(), espn_mbb_tournament(), espn_mbb_tournament_season(), espn_mbb_tournament_seasons(), espn_mbb_tournaments(), espn_mbb_venues(), espn_mbb_week_ranking(), espn_mbb_week_rankings(), espn_mbb_wp()

Other ESPN NBA Functions: espn_mbb_athletes_index(), espn_mbb_award(), espn_mbb_calendar(), espn_mbb_coach(), espn_mbb_coach_record(), espn_mbb_coach_season(), espn_mbb_coaches(), espn_mbb_conferences(), espn_mbb_franchise(), espn_mbb_franchises(), espn_mbb_futures(), espn_mbb_game_all(), espn_mbb_game_odds(), espn_mbb_game_official_detail(), espn_mbb_game_play(), espn_mbb_game_play_personnel(), espn_mbb_game_player_box(), espn_mbb_game_probabilities(), espn_mbb_game_propbets(), espn_mbb_game_team_linescores(), espn_mbb_game_team_roster_entry(), espn_mbb_injuries(), espn_mbb_leaders(), espn_mbb_news(), espn_mbb_player_awards(), espn_mbb_player_career_stats(), espn_mbb_player_eventlog_v2(), espn_mbb_player_info(), espn_mbb_player_overview(), espn_mbb_player_seasons(), espn_mbb_player_stats(), espn_mbb_positions(), espn_mbb_powerindex(), espn_mbb_scoreboard(), espn_mbb_season_awards(), espn_mbb_season_group(), espn_mbb_season_groups(), espn_mbb_season_info(), espn_mbb_season_leaders(), espn_mbb_season_ranking(), espn_mbb_season_rankings(), espn_mbb_season_type(), espn_mbb_season_types(), espn_mbb_season_week(), espn_mbb_season_weeks(), espn_mbb_seasons(), espn_mbb_standings(), espn_mbb_team(), espn_mbb_team_current_roster(), espn_mbb_team_injuries(), espn_mbb_team_news(), espn_mbb_team_odds_records(), espn_mbb_team_record(), espn_mbb_team_record_detail(), espn_mbb_team_schedule(), espn_mbb_team_season_roster(), espn_mbb_team_season_statistics(), espn_mbb_team_stats(), espn_mbb_teams(), espn_mbb_tournament(), espn_mbb_tournament_season(), espn_mbb_tournament_seasons(), espn_mbb_tournaments(), espn_mbb_venues(), espn_mbb_week_ranking(), espn_mbb_week_rankings(), espn_mbb_wp(), espn_nba_draft_pick(), espn_nba_freeagents(), espn_nba_player_contracts(), espn_nba_team_depthchart(), espn_nba_transactions()

Author

Saiem Gilani

Examples

# \donttest{
  espn_mbb_position(position_id = 1)
#> ── ESPN MENS-COLLEGE-BASKETBALL Position from ESPN.com ────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-08-27 17:47:14 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 7
#>   position_id name   display_name abbreviation leaf  parent_ref league          
#>   <chr>       <chr>  <chr>        <chr>        <lgl> <chr>      <chr>           
#> 1 1           Center Center       C            FALSE NA         mens-college-ba…
# }
# \donttest{
  espn_nba_position(position_id = 1)
#> ── ESPN NBA Position from ESPN.com ────────────────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-08-27 17:47:14 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 7
#>   position_id name        display_name abbreviation leaf  parent_ref      league
#>   <chr>       <chr>       <chr>        <chr>        <lgl> <chr>           <chr> 
#> 1 1           Point Guard Point Guard  PG           TRUE  http://sports.… nba   
# }