getFACTS | BASKETBALL COURT DIMENSIONS! By theWATCHER!

Watchin' the mood from the sidelines or getting glued to our screens to get the latest of information on basketball….from the leagues to streetball, both local and international...one question pops up .....DO WE KNOW THE BASKETBALL COURT DIMENSIONS!!!!

So for this piece... I'll take my time to shade some light and educate y'all on the BASKETBALL COURT DIMENSIONS!

1. Length of a basketball court:
94 feet (1,128 inches)

2. Width of a basketball court:
50 feet (600 Inches)

3. Size of a basketball backboard:
Width: 6 feet (72 inches)
Height: 3.5 feet (42 inches)

4. Size of a basketball rim:
The diameter of a rim is 18 inches
The top of the rim should be exactly 10 feet (120 inches) off the ground

5. Distance from the backboard to the back of the rim:
6 Inches
Note: In other words, the front of the rim is 24 inches from the backboard (18 Inches of which the rim, and other 6 inches is the flat metal piece connecting the rim to the backboard

6. Distance form the free throw line to the back of the rim:
15 feet (180 inches)

7. Size of the Key:
19 feet (228 inches) from the baseline out of bounds line to the free throw line
12 feet (144 inches) in width across the lane

8. The basketball 3-point line:
Its very important to note that the 3-point arc is not the same distance from the center of the rim at all spots. This results from the fact that on the baseline, the 3-point arc begins with a straight line, before starting to curve. Once the curve begins, the distance stays consistence all the way around the arc.
The standard 3-point arc has a straight line of 5.25 feet (63 inches) that runs until the arc begins. Once the arc begins, the arc is at 19.75 feet (237 inches).
The NBA 3-point arc has a straight line of 14 inches (169 inches), then the distance after the arc starts is at 23.75 feet (approx: 285 inches).

9. The markings around the Key:
The blocks are exactly 123 inches in width, and 8 inches deep. The other three tabs on each side of the lane are two inches in width, and 8 inches deep. The distance between the baseline block is exactly 7 feet. The distance from the end of the block to the first line is 3 feet. Each additional line is another 3 feet (36 inches) away from the end of the previous line. However, with each line being 2 inches in width, the distance from the beginning of the first block to the beginning of the following line block is 38 inches.

10. The circle above the Key:
The radius of the half circle above the key is 6 feet (72 inches). The diameter is obviously equal to the width of the key (or the length of the free throw line), 12 feet (144 inches)

You now have some pointers...lets confirm that WE KNOW!

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theWATCHER
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