Rim (basketball)

A rim, hoop, or basket ring is a piece of basketball equipment in the form of a circular metal ring that supports the net. It hangs from the backboard. A professional rim has a diameter of 18 inches.[1][note 1] A slam dunk requires one to jump high enough to get his hand above or over the rim.[2] Today there are breakaway rims.

FIBA's Technical Specifications

  • The vertical distance from the basketball court floor to the center of the rim allowed to be 3,050 ± 6 millimeters.[3][note 2]
  • The vertical distance from the center of the rim to the bottom of the suspended net allowed to be from 400 to 450 millimeters.[3][note 3]
  • The vertical distance from the center of the rim to the bottom of the backboard allowed to be from 148 to 150 millimeters.[3][note 4]
  • The vertical distance from the basketball rim to the backboard allowed to be 151 ± 2 millimeters.[4][note 5]
  • The thickness of the basketball ring's metal allowed to be from 16 to 20 millimeters.[4][note 6]
  • The inner diameter of the basketball hoop allowed to be from 450 to 459 millimeters.[4][note 7]

Notes

  1. ^ Which is equal to 45.72 centimeters.
  2. ^ ≈120.079 ± ≈0.236 inches
  3. ^ ≈15.748 to ≈17.717 inches
  4. ^ ≈5.827 to ≈5.906 inches
  5. ^ ≈5.945 ± ≈0.079 inches
  6. ^ ≈0.630 to ≈0.787 inches
  7. ^ ≈17.717 to ≈18.071 inches

Citations

  1. ^ Graubart, Science of Basketball, 20.
  2. ^ Martindale, Inside the Cage, 92.
  3. ^ a b c FIBA, 2024 Basketball Equipment, 6.
  4. ^ a b c FIBA, 2024 Basketball Equipment, 8.

Bibliography

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