BASKETBALL HOPE

• Equipment and Facilities for Basketball


  • Ball
  • Court
  • Three-point line
  • Free throw line
  • Free throw circle
  • Free throw lane lines/key
  • Sidelines
  • Baseline and endline
  • Mid court
  • Centre circle
  • Backboard
  • Basket net
  • Padding
  • Game clock
  • Clothing
• Basketball ball


  • Inflated, made of leather
  • Official size: 29.5 to 30 inches in circumference for men, 28.5 inches for women
  • Weighs 18 to 22 ounces
  • Bounces 49 to 54 inches in height when dropped from 6 feet
• Basketball court


  • Wooden floorboard, flat and hard surface
  • Dimensions: 28 m x 15 m
  • Steel basket with net and backboard at each end
  • Basket rim 10 ft (3.05 m) above the court, 4 ft (1.2 m) inside the baseline
• Three-point line


  • Arcs marking a range boundary from each hoop
  • Scoring from outside this line is worth three points
  • Typically 6.75 m from the basket
• Free throw line


  • Marked 4.6 m from the backboard, where players must stand to shoot free throws
• Free throw circle


  • Same size as the centre circle (3.6 m in diameter)
  • Shooters must stay inside this circle when taking a free throw
• Free throw lane lines/key


  • Run from the free throw line to the baseline, forming the 'key'
  • FIBA regulation size: 4.9 m by 5.8 m rectangle
• Sidelines


  • Outer edge of the court, running the length at 28 m
• Baseline and endline


  • The ends of the court running behind the goals, typically 15 m
• Mid court


  • Halfway mark on the court, denoting the offensive playing area
• Centre circle


  • 3.6 m diameter, used for the opening tip off
• Backboard


  • Raised vertical board with a basket attached
  • Flat, rigid, often made of plexiglass
  • Rectangular shape as used in NBA, NCAA and international basketball
  • 42 inches tall, 18 inches in diameter, 6 feet wide, 10 feet off the ground
• Basket net


  • White cord suspended from the rings
  • 400 to 450 mm in length
  • 12 loops to attach it to the ring
  • Upper section semi-rigid to prevent rebounding and trapping
• Padding


  • Minimum 50 mm thick on the backboard and backboard support structure
• Game clock


  • Clearly visible to everyone involved in the game, showing time remaining
• Clothing


  • Players on the same team wear the same numbered outfits, not clashing with the opposing team
  • Basketball shoes must be rubber-soled with protected ankle supports
• Measurements apply to all levels - Junior high, high school, the NCAA, the WNBA, the NBA, the FIBA
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