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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. 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 ...

4. Breakaway rim - Wikipedia

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   Dwight Howard bends down the rim as he dunks the ball.. A breakaway rim is a basketball rim that contains a hinge and a spring at the point where it attaches to the backboard so that it can bend downward when a player dunks a basketball, and then quickly snaps back into a horizontal position when the player releases it.

5. Developer's hoop dreams are under construction: A national ...

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   When completed, the $40 million Kettlestone Ce ntral Sports Complex in Waukee will have two buildings housing 12 full-sized indoor basketball courts, an outdoor court, stadium-style seating and ...

6. Why Ole Miss football players dunking on a basketball hoop ...

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   Kiffin even brought the hoop inside Ole Miss' team meeting room to spice things up at preseason practice. He pitted offensive coaches against defensive coaches in a spirited 2-on-2 game at the ...

7. Shane Wighton - Wikipedia

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   In the video, he creates a basketball hoop that uses various motors to adjust its angle within 0.6 seconds in order for the basketball to always go into the basketball net. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] His first variation of the net was not built using electronics, but utilizes a curved backboard in order to redirect the ball into the net from most angles.