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2. 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.

3. 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 ...

4. Basket (basketball) - Wikipedia

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   Typical professional hoop (left) with backboard (right) The basket or hoop is a piece of basketball equipment, consisting of the rim and net. It hangs from the backboard. The first basket was a peach basket installed by James Naismith. [1] The bottom was eventually cut out of the basket, and the basket was eventually replaced with the metal rim ...

5. Rules of basketball - Wikipedia

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   Today a hoop with an open-bottom hanging net is used instead. In the Men's leagues, such as the NBA, men's college basketball, and high school, they use a size seven basketball. This is a ball with a 29.5 inch circumference weighing 22 oz. [7]

6. 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.

7. 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.