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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 of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated.
Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a teammate, both of which require considerable skill. On offense, players may use a variety of shots – the layup, the jump shot, or a dunk; on defense, they may steal the ball from a dribbler, intercept passes, or block shots; either offense or defense may collect a rebound, that is, a missed shot that bounces from rim or backboard. It is a violation to lift or drag one's pivot foot without dribbling the ball, to carry it, or to hold the ball with both hands then resume dribbling. (Full article...)
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The Basketball Africa League (BAL) is the premier men's basketball league in Africa. Founded in 2019, the organization was established by both the National Basketball Association (NBA) and International Basketball Federation (FIBA).
Each season typically runs from March to May, and in the current format the league consists of twelve teams. Each of the teams qualify through their performance in their domestic competition, a meritocratic system similar to the format of the UEFA Champions League. Six teams qualify directly, while six others have to play in the Road to BAL. The season exists out of three conferences and uses playoffs to determine the champions. The BAL champions of each season automatically qualify for the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. (Full article...)Selected picture
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A three-point field goal by Sara Giauro during the FIBA Europe Cup Women Finals, 2005 in Naples, Italy -
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A Kenyan college basketball team practicing, 2016 -
Michael Jordan playing in 1992
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Daniel Clark and Luka Žorić competing in 2013 -
Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard, stands ready to shoot a free throw during a pre-season game against the Golden State Warriors in October 2005 -
LeBron James (USA, in white) attempts a shot against China's Yao Ming at the 2008 Olympics -
Streetball in Paris, France near the Eiffel Tower, 2005 -
The Laker Girls, an all-female National Basketball Association Cheerleading squad that supports the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team in home matches, performing in 2007 -
Image from the first pool tour of the Euroleague wheelchair basketball competition, 9 March 2012 -
Basketball court at the corner of Manchester Street and Lichfield Street, Christchurch, New Zealand -
Navy Midshipmen George O’Garro rounds Army Cadet Steve Stoll in an attempt to score during the Army Navy basketball game in Alumni Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, January 31, 2004 -
Carl English and Zoran Dragić competing in February 2013
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Lynette Woodard (born August 12, 1959) is an American basketball player and former head women's basketball coach at Winthrop University.
Woodward played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks. She became the first female member of the Harlem Globetrotters and, at age 38, began playing as one of the oldest members in the newly formed American women's professional basketball league, the WNBA. She is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. (Full article...)Did you know -
- ... that Sekou Doumbouya signed his first professional basketball contract at age 15?
- ... that Matt Mobley set an Atlantic 10 basketball tournament record with nine 3-pointers in a victory over Richmond?
- ... that the Indiana Hoosiers' victory in the 1976 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game completed the last undefeated season in NCAA Division I men's college basketball?
- ... that Jim Drucker, the founder of the world's largest online-only comic bookstore, was also the commissioner of both the Continental Basketball Association and the Arena Football League?
- ... that Canadian national basketball player Élodie Tessier is 3 feet 11 inches (1.19 m) tall?
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University of California-Berkeley women's basketball team, photographed in 1899 (from Women's basketball) -
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NBA officials Monty McCutchen (center), Tom Washington (#49) and Brent Barnaky reviewing a play. (from Official (basketball)) -
Australia women's national basketball team on winning the 2006 FIBA World Championship (from Women's basketball) -
Map of NAIA Division II basketball teams. (from College basketball) -
James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. (from History of basketball) -
A map of all NCAA Division I basketball teams (from College basketball) -
Israeli basketball player Yam Madar making a blind pass. (from Basketball moves) -
The first basketball court: Springfield College (from History of basketball) -
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A diagram of the relative positions of basketball officials in "three-person" mechanics. The lead official (L) is normally along the baseline of the court. The trail official (T) takes up a position approximately level with the top of the three-point line. The center official (C) stands across the court near the free-throw line. (from Official (basketball)) -
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A Spalding basketball from 1922 (from History of basketball) -
Typewritten first draft of the rules of basketball by Naismith (from Rules of basketball) -
Most important terms related to the basketball court (from Basketball court)
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Freshman Women's Basketball Team - 1914 (from Women's basketball) -
The home court of the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. (from Basketball court) -
Smith College's class of 1902 women's basketball team. (from Women's basketball) -
Initial jump at the match for the 3rd place in the FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship Buenos Aires 2022 between Argentina and Brazil. (from Women's basketball) -
An illustration of a basketball game that accompanied Naismith's article from The Triangle in 1892 listing his 13 rules. (from History of basketball) -
Arctic Sisterhood women's basketball team in Nome Alaska circa 1908 (from Women's basketball)
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The Memphis Grizzlies (referred to locally as the Grizz) are an American professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee. The Grizzlies compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference. The Grizzlies play their home games at FedExForum. The Grizzlies are currently the only team in the major professional North American sports leagues based in the city of Memphis, and the only professional basketball team in the state of Tennessee.
The team was originally established as the Vancouver Grizzlies in the city of Vancouver, Canada, an expansion team that joined the NBA for the 1995–96 season. After the 2000–01 season concluded, the Grizzlies left Vancouver and moved to Memphis. (Full article...)Selected list articles
- All-NBA Team
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- List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
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- 50 Greatest Players in NBA History
- NBA Most Valuable Player Award
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