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outdoor basketball game in 1892

Manufacture of the National Federation Basketball, circa 1933

The history of March Madness

2006 NCAA women's basketball national championship game

basketball; Newton's laws of motion

The U.S. professional court is shown. The U.S. college court has similar dimensions but has a shallower (19-ft 9-in) three-point line. International courts are slightly smaller and have 20-ft 6-in three-point lines and trapezoidal free-throw lanes that are wider at the boundary line than at the free-throw line. The basket height is 10 ft on all courts.

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The 10 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time

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outdoor basketball game in 1892

2006 NCAA women's basketball national championship game

basketball; Newton's laws of motion

The U.S. professional court is shown. The U.S. college court has similar dimensions but has a shallower (19-ft 9-in) three-point line. International courts are slightly smaller and have 20-ft 6-in three-point lines and trapezoidal free-throw lanes that are wider at the boundary line than at the free-throw line. The basket height is 10 ft on all courts.

Manufacture of the National Federation Basketball, circa 1933

The history of March Madness

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Key People

Ben Simmons

Ben Simmons

Australian basketball player

Jayson Tatum

Jayson Tatum

American basketball player

Damian Lillard against the Warriors

Damian Lillard

American basketball player

Jimmer Fredette

Jimmer Fredette

American basketball player

Azurá Stevens

Azurá Stevens

American basketball player

Victor Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

French basketball player

Luka Dončić

Luka Dončić

Slovenian basketball player

Caitlin Clark

Caitlin Clark

American basketball player

Candace Parker

Candace Parker

American basketball player

Kelly Loeffler

American businesswoman and politician

Grant Hill

Grant Hill

American basketball player

Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Butler

American basketball player

Diana Taurasi

Diana Taurasi

American basketball player

Brittney Griner

Brittney Griner

American basketball player

Anthony Davis

Anthony Davis

American basketball player

Joel Embiid

Joel Embiid

Cameroonian basketball player

Dylan Alcott

Dylan Alcott

Australian basketball and tennis player

Nikola Jokić

Nikola Jokić

Serbian basketball player

Chamique Holdsclaw

Chamique Holdsclaw

American basketball player

Zion Williamson

Zion Williamson

American basketball player

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10 Unusual Sports

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Why Are Basketball Hoops 10 Feet High?