Objective To study the effects by wearing high-top and low-top basketball shoes on kinematics, kinetics and sports performance of ankle joint in sagittal plane under different jumping maneuvers. Methods Twelve subjects were required to wear high-top and low-top basketball shoes to perform drop jumps(DJ) and lay-up jumps(LJ), and the parameters such as minimum/maximum joint angle, torque, power, stiffness, jumping height and dorsiflexion angle during their jumping maneuvers were simultaneously collected by the Vicon motion capture system and Kistler force plates. Results (1) The dorsiflexion angle of ankle joint was significantly decreased when wearing high-top basketball shoe (P<0.05). During DJ and LJ, no significant differences were found in jumping height, touch-down ankle angle, minimum/maximum ankle angle, and ankle range of motion (ROM) in the two shod conditions. (2) There were no significant differences in flexion/extension torque and power of ankle joint in the two shod conditions during DJ. However, during LJ, the peak value of plantarflexion torque and power from wearing high-top shoes was significantly smaller than that with low-top shoes (P<0.05). Conclusions Wearing high-top shoes do not restrict the performance of ankle plantarflexion and dorsiflexion under actual jumping situation. However, the kinetics of ankle joint in sagittal plane under different jumping maneuvers can be partly restricted. The selection and design of shoe collar height should be carefully considered to improve the mechanical effect of ankle joint in sagittal plane and optimize sports performance along with considering ankle protection.