Basketball is a five‑on‑five team sport played on a rectangular court, where players score by shooting the ball into hoops. Key rules govern movement, scoring, fouls, and timing. For newcomers, ...

The basic rules are those set forth in the NCAA basketball rule book. Adjustments due to the facilities and the times available are these: No Varsity or JV basketball players may play intramural ...

Among the new sports and events at the Tokyo Olympics is an addition to basketball: a three-on-three (3x3) half-court version of hoops that's different in so many ways from its five-on-five full-court ...

During this year's 2024 Paris Olympics, you may notice a different kind of basketball: a three-on-three (3x3) version that is only played on half a court. YES. HALF A COURT. In 2017, after the sport ...