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The standard court size in U.S. college and WNBA play is 94 by 50 feet (28.65 by 15.24 m), while the FIBA standard court is slightly smaller at 28 by 15 m (91 ft 10.36 in by 49 ft 2.55 in) . For most of its distance, the three-point line is 6.75 m (22 ft 1.75 in) from the middle of the basket under both FIBA and WNBA rules.
The court is a compressed full court billed as 72 ft long by 49.2 ft wide. The width is slightly less than that of courts in the WNBA, 49.2 ft vs 50 ft, [4] and the length is also noticeably shorter, 72 ft instead of 94 ft (29 m) of college and professional competitions or the high school standard of 84 ft (26 m). [7]
The international distance, used in most countries outside the United States, as well as in FIBA and NCAA competition, is currently 6.6 m (21.65 ft) to 6.75 m (22.15 ft). The WNBA uses FIBA's arc except in the corner area, where the minimum distance is the NBA standard of 22 ft (6.71 m).
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