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Olympic pictogram for basketball. Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately 9.4 inches (24 cm) in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter mounted 10 feet (3.048 m) high to a backboard at each end ...
Japan's national team had its first international tournament at the 3rd Far Eastern Games held in Tokyo in 1917, at which Japan was represented by the team of the Kyoto YMCA.
The B.League is a professional men's basketball league in Japan that began play in September 2016. [4] [5] The league is operated by the Japan Professional Basketball League and was formed as a result of a merger between the National Basketball League that was operated by the FIBA-affiliated Japan Basketball Association and the independently operated bj league.
3. The small painted square on the floor next to the basket just outside the lane. block-charge arc The painted line near the basket which marks the boundary of the restricted area (definition 2). block out. Also box out. To maintain a better rebounding position than an opposing player by widening your stance and arms and using your body as a ...
The Indonesia Basketball League (IBL; Indonesian: Liga Bola Basket Indonesia) is the preeminent men's professional basketball league in Indonesia, founded by Indonesian Basketball Association (Perbasi) in 2003. [1] From 2010 to 2015 it was known as the National Basketball League (NBL) and organised by DBL Indonesia. [2]
The key, officially referred to as the free throw lane by the National Basketball Association (NBA) (and Euroleague), the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), and the restricted area by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), also simply called ...
After the Kobatama era ended, in 2002, there is a strong desire among Indonesian basketball people to form a more independent and professional league.. Then, in 2003, Indonesian Basketball League (IBL) was born.
Aside from the court and the baskets, the basketball is the only piece of equipment necessary to play the game of basketball. During the game, the ball must be bounced continuously , thrown through the air to other players or thrown towards the basket . Therefore, the ball must be very durable and easy to hold on to.