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Basketball courts come in many different sizes. In the National Basketball Association (NBA), the court is 94 by 50 feet (28.7 by 15.2 m). Under International Basketball Federation (FIBA) rules, [2] the court is slightly smaller, measuring 28 by 15 meters (91.9 by 49.2 ft).
A regulation basketball court in international games is 28 meters (92 feet) long and 15 meters (49 feet) wide. In the NBA and NCAA the court is 94 by 50 feet (29 by 15 meters). [41] Most courts have wood flooring, usually constructed from maple planks running in the same direction as the longer court dimension.
The free throw line is 15 feet (4.6 m) from the perpendicular projection of the face of the backboard onto the court; this projection is 4 feet (1.2 m) from the end line for NBA, NCAA/NAIA, and NFHS. The projection of the center of the basket onto the court is a perpendicular distance of 1.575 meters (5.17 ft) from the end line in FIBA ...
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Since an NBA game court is 94 feet (29 m) long, the midcourt line is 47 feet (14 m) away from each baseline. Half-court shots are widely considered to be the lowest percentage shot in basketball. [2] Collectively, NBA players try shots from beyond half-court a few hundred times each season; approximately 1 in 100 of those shots are made.
English: Diagram of a NBA Basketball court with terms and dimensions. Deutsch: Diagramm eines NBA-Basketballfeldes mit Begriffen und Abmessungen. Date: 14 May 2016:
Halfcourt shooting contests have a long history at high school, college and professional basketball games. The year Chicago Bulls fan Don Calhoun swished a shot of about 80 feet, from the opposite ...