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Facilities and Equipment
Basketball Court- the basketball court is the playing surface, consisting of a rectangular floor, with
baskets at each end. In professional or organized basketball, especially when played indoors, it is usually
made out of a wood, often maple, and highly polished and completed with a 10 foot rim. Basketball
courts come in different sizes. In the National Basketball Association (NBA), the court is 94 by 50 feet
(28.7 by 15.2 m). Under International Basketball Federation (FIBA) rules, the court is slightly smaller,
measuring 28 by 15 meters (91.9 by 49.2 ft). In amateur basketball, court sizes vary widely.
Parts of Basketball Court
Free Throw Lane
The free throw lane is a rectangle in a team's front court and used to line up players during a free throw.
The standard free throw lane is 19 feet long by 12 feet wide. The player shooting the free throw stands
at the top of the lane, while other players stand in marked spots along each side of the lane. On offense,
players may not stand in the lane for more than three seconds unless they are making a move to the
basket with the ball. In the NBA, defensive players may not be in the lane for more than three seconds
unless they are actively guarding an offensive player. The free throw lane is sometimes referred to as
the "paint" or the "key".
Three-Point Line
The three-point line is a semicircle that surrounds the basket area on each team's side of the court.
Players who stand behind the line and make a field goal are given three points instead of the standard
two points for a regular field goal. In high school and women's college basketball, the three-point line is
19 feet 9 inches from the center of the basketball hoop. In men's college basketball, the line is 20 feet 9
inches away. In the NBA, it stands 23 feet 9 inches from the hoop at the top of the arc and 22 feet at the
sidelines.
Sidelines and Baselines
The sidelines and baselines of a basketball court mark the outside boundaries for out-of-bounds
purposes. The sidelines run the length of the court and the baselines are behind each basket. All
standard basketball courts measure 50 feet in width. For high school, the court length is 84 feet, while in
college and the NBA it is 94 feet long.
Center Jump Circle
The center jump circle is where the game action starts and has a radius of 6 feet. All players other than
the two jumpers must stand outside the circle until the ball is tipped. The center jump circle is not used
at any other point in the game other than the opening tip and if a tip is needed to start an overtime
period. Two jump circles located at the free throw line are used in the NBA for held ball situations.
Division Line
The division line is a line running the width of the middle court that divides it into two equal sections. In
high school and college, a team has 10 seconds to get the ball across the division line, also known as the
halfcourt line. In the NBA, the time requirement is eight seconds.
Basket
The basket - one on each end of the floor - is made up of a backboard and a ring that holds a net, which
is designed to check the ball as it passes through the basket. The standard basketball backboard is 72
inches wide and is positioned 4 feet inside the baseline. The hoop, or ring, stands 10 feet off the floor
and is 18 inches in diameter.
Ball
The official size of the basketball used by the NBA is 29.5 inches in circumference. That's the same size
used throughout men's college and high school basketball leagues. The WNBA uses a slightly smaller
ball, measuring 28.5 inches in circumference.
Backboard
A backboard is a piece of basketball equipment. It is a raised vertical board with an attached basket
consisting of a net suspended from a hoop. It is made of a flat, rigid piece of, often Plexiglas or tempered
glass which also has the properties of safety glass when accidentally shattered.
Scoreboard
A large board that displays the score in a game or contest. A similar board that also displays each
batsman's score, and manystatistics and pieces of information.

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