Basket (basketball)

Typical professional hoop (left) with backboard (right)

The basket or hoop is a piece of basketball equipment, consisting of the rim and net. It hangs from the backboard. The first basket was a peach basket installed by James Naismith.^[1] The bottom was eventually cut out of the basket, and the basket was eventually replaced with the metal rim and net.^[2][3][4] Today there are breakaway rims.

A field goal is a shot that goes through the basket.

References

1. "First College Basketball Game". www.americaslibrary.gov.
2. A Short History of Basketball - Indiana Edition, Paul R. Wonning, 2022
3. "The Basketball Hoop: A History". SportsRec.
4. "History of Basketball Hoop: Hot Hoops". SportsRec. Archived from the original on November 19, 2022.