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A pump fake (also called a shot fake) is a feigned attempt at a jump shot, restrained before the feet leave the ground. The pump fake is a fundamental move in basketball, used to cause defenders to jump (known in basketball slang as "lifting" the defender) or be shifted off-balance.
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 ...
The 2024–25 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Gonzaga University, located in Spokane, Washington, in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, also unofficially nicknamed the "Zags", is led by head coach Mark Few , in his 26th season as head coach, and plays home games at the on-campus McCarthey Athletic ...
Liam McNeeley scored 17 points and No. 25 UConn came back from an early deficit to beat No. 15 Baylor 76-72 on Wednesday night in the Big 12-Big East Battle. Samson Johnson had 13 points for UConn ...
Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers is a 1989 American sports compilation film that features highlights and bloopers from the NBA from its beginning to the film's release in 1989. The film is hosted by broadcaster Marv Albert and former Utah Jazz coach and executive Frank Layden .
Maxi Basketball – played by more elderly individuals. Rezball, short for reservation ball, is the avid Native American following of basketball, especially a style of play particular to Native American teams in parts of the Western United States. Prison basketball, practiced in prisons and penitentiary institutions. Active religious basketball ...
The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball program is the men's college basketball team of the University of Kentucky. It has eight NCAA championships, the best all-time winning percentage, and the most all-time victories. [2] The Wildcats compete in the Southeastern Conference and are coached by Mark Pope. [3]
The following table has the Top 32 men's basketball countries in the world. [23] The Top 32 is here due to the next iteration of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the world's major tournament in men's basketball, anticipating to have 32 countries compete. As such, this table shows the projected teams in the next FIBA Men's WC based on the ranking ...