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6 Inches. The hoop is 18 inches in diameter and it's center is 15 inches from the backboard.
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Where is the shooting square located on a basketball backboard?
on the backboard above the rim
What is basketball rim?
it is the hoop attached to the backboard
What the rim is attached to in basketball?
On a standard Basketball net, the rim is attached perpendicularly to the backboard, which is usually white (or clear) in colour.
What is the square area called on basketball backboard?
Box Square area painted or taped above the rim on the backboard.
What did they use as a basketball goal and basketball?
I think you mean a basketball hoop. But for a hoop, they use a steel or iron rim with rope netting connected to the rim. The backboard is glass or plastic.
What is the rim in basketball?
The rim is the circular hoop attached perpendicularly to the backboard. The rim is usually painted orange and is made of iron. When the game first originated, a basket was used instead of a rim, which is why it is called 'basketball'.
In a basketball competition event how high is the basketball rim?
In an official basketball competition event, like an approved NBA game, the rim is located 10 feet above the ground. The rim is attached to a backboard and the hoop is 18 inches in diameter.
Where does the box go on a basketball backboard?
It gos dead center behind the rim each line most not pass the fattest edge of the rim ...
What is rebounding in basketball?
If the ball bounces off the backboard or rim and you catch it before it hits the ground it counts as a rebound.
What is the distance from the bottom of the backboard to the rim?
6" . A STANDARD RECTANGULAR BACKBOARD IS 42" HIGH. THE TOP OF RIM IS 36" FROM THE TOP OF BACKBOARD, SO THAT LEAVES 6" FROM THE BOTTOM OF BACKBOARD TO TOP OF RIM.
What is the height of the basketball backboard?
The rim of a basketball net is always a standard 10 feet from the ground, whereas the backboard is not. Glass backboards generally don't extend lower than a few inches below the rim, making them somewhere over 9 feet from the ground.
What is a backboard in basketball?
the backboard is behind the basketball hoop
