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2. Rim (basketball) - Wikipedia

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   Typical professional hoop with backboard. The rim is a piece of basketball equipment, the circular metal ring holding up the net. It hangs from the backboard. The rim had a diameter of 18 inches. [1] A slam dunk requires one to jump high enough to get his hand above or over the rim. [2] Today there are breakaway rims.

3. Basketball court - Wikipedia

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   In basketball, the basketball court is the playing surface, consisting of a rectangular floor, with baskets at each end. Indoor basketball courts are almost always made of polished wood , usually maple , with 10 feet (3.048 m)-high rims on each basket.

4. Backboard (basketball) - Wikipedia

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   It is usually rectangular as used in NBA, NCAA and international basketball. In recreational environments, a backboard may be oval or a fan-shape, particularly in non-professional games. The top of the hoop is 10 feet (3.05 m) above the ground. Regulation backboards are 6 feet (1.83 m) wide by 3.5 feet (1.07 m) tall.

5. The U.S. men’s basketball team has two goals for Paris: win ...

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   At last month’s U.S. Olympic trials in Minneapolis, Biles reached a height of 12 feet – according to NBC – during the first tumbling pass of her floor routine. A basketball rim is 10 feet ...

6. Basketball - Wikipedia

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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 ...

7. Look: High School Basketball Game Postponed After Hoop Collapses

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   Basketball fans have seen backboards shatter and rims bend because of vicious dunks over the years. Ramsay’s KeShawn Murphy, a 6-foot-10 three-star forward committed to Mississippi State, caught ...

8. High school hoop season tips off with turkey day tournaments

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   Saturday's varsity Cutspec tournament games will both be played at 3 p.m. with the championship game at the high school and the consolation at the elementary school. The junior varsity plays earlier.

9. Basketball (ball) - Wikipedia

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   Men and boys ages 15 and up. This is the official size for men's high school, college, and professional. 6: Women: 715–730 mm 28.1–28.7 in [4] 510–550 g 18–19 oz [4] Boys ages 12–14. Women and girls ages 12 and up. This is the official size for women's high school, college, and professional. 5: Youth (North America) [3] Mini (FIBA) [4 ...