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How many basketball games in the olympics
History, top teams and all you need to know
Basketball was invented in the United States of America in 1891. But it didn’t take too long for the sport to become popular. Today, it’s one of the most-watched sports in the world.
Its rise can be traced back to its roots in a gym class in Springfield, Massachusetts, making its way into high school and colleges before evolving into a professional sport it is today. Eventually, it made its way to the sport’s grandest events.
When did basketball start in the Olympics?
Basketball was introduced in the Olympic programme at the 1904 Games in St Louis as a demonstration event. Basketball was first contested as a medal event at the 1936 Olympics. Women’s basketball, meanwhile, made its debut at the Montreal 1976 Games.
3x3 basketball made its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020.
Who qualifies for Olympic basketball?
A total of 12 teams, each in the men’s and the women’s competition, qualify for the basketball event at the Olympic Games.![]()
While seven teams can gain entry through the FIBA World Cup, four slots are determined through the FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament. The last remaining slot is reserved for the hosts.
Which country has won the most Olympic gold medals in basketball?
The United States of America is the most successful team in the history of Olympics basketball.
The USA Olympic men’s basketball team has won the gold medal a record 16 times, which includes an unbeaten streak from 1936 to 1968.
The USA women’s basketball team, meanwhile, has pocketed the gold medal on nine occasions. This includes an unbeaten run that’s still in place and dates back to Atlanta 1996.
USA dominates Olympic basketball
Having invented the sport in the late 1800s, it was no surprise that the USA dominated basketball once it was included as a medal event at the 1936 Olympics.
With the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) playing a key role in spreading the sport to various nations, as many as 21 teams competed for the top honours at the Berlin 1936 Games.
But none could stand in the USA’s way as they romped home to emphatic wins in each of their matches to take home the gold.
The coming years saw the Americans grow stronger as they retained the Olympic title in commanding fashion. With no losses throughout their campaigns, their wins in the gold medal matches were most startling.
The USA basketball team beat France 65-21 in the final of the 1948 Games. The Soviet Union, meanwhile, lost to the Americans in the following four editions -- 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 -- with the champions recording dominating wins to retain their crown.
This period also saw the rise of the Soviet Union as a force in the international basketball scene.
The Soviets had made their presence felt at the continental stage by winning the biennial European Basketball Championships 10 times from 1951 to 1971 and the FIBA World Championships in 1972.
And when the 1972 Munich Olympics came around, their sole focus was to capture the only title missing from their cabinet -- an Olympic gold in basketball.
USA gets a shock at Munich Olympics
Coming into the Munich Olympics, the Americans were once again favourites to retain their title. But a look at their build-up suggested otherwise.
They had lost out to the Soviets in the final of the 1970 World University Games and bowed out of the 1971 Pan American Games without a medal.
What really hurt them in this phase was the lack of international experience in the squad. With the Olympic competition being restricted to amateurs, the best hoopsters in America were kept out of the Olympic team -- as they turned pro by joining the NBA -- while the top collegiate talent made up the squad.
Though this worked for the USA in the previous editions, this time the Soviets had found a way to exploit the American limitation by listing their players as soldiers or workers, which allowed them to breach the amateur rules.
This meant while the USA had high school sophomore Doug Collins and the North Carolina State University rookie Tommy Burleson as their best players, the Soviets rode on the brilliance of experienced stars Sergei Belov, Modestas Paulauskas and Alexander Belov.
However, it wasn’t until the gold medal game that the lack of experience came to haunt the USA.
Having come into the gold medal match without losing a game, the final was expected to be a close contest. But the Soviets had a different plan.
The USA lost to the Soviet Union in the final of the 1972 Olympics in Munich.
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The Soviet Union basketball team controlled the proceedings with smart ball play, often using the length of the court to stretch the American defence to score points at will. The Soviets scored first and led by the healthy margin of 26-21 at the half.
“We particularly struggled against the Russians because they were adept at controlling the tempo,” Mike Bantom, a member of the ’72 team, now senior vice president for NBA player development, told the New York Times.
While the Americans mounted a comeback in the second period it wasn’t until the final six minutes that they had their opponents in trouble.
Trailing by eight points, the Americans put pressure and saw the Soviets stumble, helping them reduce the gap to just a point with six seconds left on the clock.
Down to the wire for the gold medal, Doug Collins - the pillar of his team - was not done yet as he made a fine open-court steal and drove towards the paint before being knocked down.
The foul meant the Americans were awarded two free throws to seal the match. While Collins sank them both to put his side ahead, the Soviets called for a time-out.
The game resumed with a second left, and when that went by, the United States players started celebrating. But the drama was not over yet.
Moments later, the FIBA president was seen on court asking for a redo of the final three seconds due to a refereeing error.
This time though, the Soviets ensured that they made the most of the opportunity as Alexander Belov pulled out a buzzer-beater to subject the USA to their first loss at the Olympic stage.
Though the Americans appealed against the final decision, it was turned down as the Soviet Union won their maiden basketball Olympic crown.
The Dream Team
The coming years also saw a number of countries making the most of the loopholes in the amateur player rule to field top talents at the Olympics.
However, this changed in 1992 after FIBA ruled to include professionals for the Barcelona Olympics.
This allowed the USA to select what was later dubbed as the greatest sports team ever assembled.
The team featured the likes of NBA superstars Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Patrick Ewing, Scottie Pippen and Karl Malone among others.
The Dream Team, coached by Chuck Daly, a two-time NBA champion, had a pre-competition camp in Monaco and then moved into a luxury hotel in Barcelona, where they stayed during the Games.
The Dream Team dominated the Olympic competition, sailing through to win the gold medal. They were the first team to score 100 points in every match at the Games, something that led to their head coach commenting: “It was like Elvis and the Beatles put together.
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However, it’s the legacy that the team left behind that had a lasting impact on the popularity that basketball enjoys today.
Following Barcelona 1992, foreign recruits have been a major draw in the NBA with Yao Ming and Andrea Bargnani being the number one draft picks in (2002) and (2006) respectively. Meanwhile, Dirk Nowitzki and Giannis Antetokounmpo have won the NBA MVP award since.
Olympic basketball winners: Men's
Men's Olympic basketball: All medallists | Olympics | Gold medal | Silver medal | Bronze medal |
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| Berlin 1936 | USA | Canada | Mexico |
| London 1948 | USA | France | Brazil |
| Helsinki 1952 | USA | Soviet Union | Uruguay |
| Melbourne 1956 | USA | Soviet Union | Uruguay |
| Rome 1960 | USA | Soviet Union | Brazil |
| Tokyo 1964 | USA | Soviet Union | Brazil |
| Mexico 1968 | USA | Yugoslavia | Soviet Union |
| Munich 1972 | Soviet Union | USA | Cuba |
| Montreal 1976 | USA | Yugoslavia | Soviet Union |
| Moscow 1980 | Yugoslavia | Italy | Soviet Union |
| Los Angeles 1984 | USA | Spain | Yugoslavia |
| Seoul 1988 | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | USA |
| Barcelona 1992 | USA | Croatia | Lithuania |
| Atlanta 1996 | USA | Yugoslavia | Lithuania |
| Sydney 2000 | USA | France | Lithuania |
| Athens 2004 | Argentina | Italy | USA |
| Beijing 2008 | USA | Spain | Argentina |
| London 2012 | USA | Spain | Russia |
| Rio 2016 | USA | Serbia | Spain |
| Tokyo 2020 | USA | France | Australia |
Women’s basketball at the Olympics
While the men’s game has enjoyed a storied history under the Olympic banner, women’s basketball has a similarly rich vein of tales to tap into.
The USA is the most successful team in women's Olympic basketball with eight titles.
Making its debut at the 1976 Games in Montreal, women’s basketball has been a constant presence at the Olympics ever since.
The Soviet Union was the first to claim the Olympic title in the women’s category by beating the United States in the final at the 1976 Games. While the Soviets retained their crown at their home Games in 1980, the Americans took the gold medals in the following two Games.
In 1992, a Unified Team consisting of the former Soviet Republics beat China for the title.
The Americans, however, returned to regain their crown at Atlanta 1996 and have won the title at every edition since.
Olympic basketball winners: Women's
Women's Olympic basketball: All medallists | Olympics | Gold medal | Silver medal | Bronze medal |
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| Montreal 1976 | Soviet Union | USA | Bulgaria |
| Moscow 1980 | Soviet Union | Bulgaria | Yugoslavia |
| Los Angeles 1984 | USA | South Korea | China |
| Seoul 1988 | USA | Yugoslavia | Soviet Union |
| Barcelona 1992 | Unified Team | China | USA |
| Atlanta 1996 | USA | Brazil | Australia |
| Sydney 2000 | USA | Australia | Brazil |
| Athens 2004 | USA | Australia | Russia |
| Beijing 2008 | USA | Australia | Russia |
| London 2012 | USA | France | Australia |
| Rio 2016 | USA | Spain | Serbia |
| Tokyo 2020 | USA | Japan | France |
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How many sports in total feature in the Olympics?
A total of 40 sports are in the Olympics, including 32 in the upcoming Paris 2024 Summer Olympics and eight in Milano Cortina 2026, the next Winter Olympics.
How many sports are in the Summer Olympics?
In all, 32 sports are on the Olympic programme for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. They are: Aquatics (Swimming, Marathon Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Artistic Swimming), Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball (3x3, Basketball), Boxing, Breaking*, Canoe (Canoe Sprint, Canoe Slalom), Cycling (BMX Freestyle, BMX Racing, Road Cycling, Track Cycling), Equestrian (Equestrian Eventing, Equestrian Dressage, Equestrian Jumping), Fencing, Football, Golf, Gymnastics (Artistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Trampoline Gymnastics), Handball, Hockey, Judo, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Rugby (Rugby Sevens), Sailing, Shooting, Skateboarding*, Sport Climbing*, Surfing*, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball (Beach Volleyball, Volleyball), Weightlifting, and Wrestling (Greco-Roman Wrestling, Freestyle Wrestling).
*Sports proposed by the Organising Committee of Paris 2024 for the upcoming edition of the Games.
There are no demonstration sports currently confirmed for Paris 2024.
How many sports are in the Winter Olympics?
Eight sports and 15 disciplines are due to feature on the Olympic programme for Milano Cortina 2026. They are: Biathlon, Bobsleigh (Skeleton, Bobsleigh), Curling, Ice Hockey, Luge, Skating (Figure Skating, Speed Skating, Short Track Speed Skating), Ski Mountaineering*, and Skiing (Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Ski Jumping, Nordic Combined, Freestyle Skiing, Snowboard).
Ski Mountaineering was approved by the IOC as an additional sport for the programme of this specific edition of the Olympic Winter Games. The full 2026 event programme will be confirmed at the IOC Executive Board meeting in June 2022.
There are no demonstration sports currently confirmed for Milano Cortina 2026.
How many sports are in the Youth Olympic Games (YOG)?
There will be 35 sports on the programme of the Summer Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026, up from the 32 that featured at the Summer YOG in Buenos Aires in 2018.
The 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon will feature a total of seven different sports. They are: Biathlon, Bobsleigh (Skeleton, Bobsleigh), Curling, Ice Hockey, Luge, Skating (Figure Skating, Speed Skating, Short Track), and Skiing (Alpine, Cross-Country, Ski Jumping, Nordic Combined, Freestyle Skiing, Snowboard).
The Olympic programme is made up of sports, disciplines, and events. What is the difference between the three?
All sports on the Olympic programme are governed by an International Federation (IF).
Disciplines are branches of sports comprising one or more events. Events are competitions within a sport or discipline that give rise to rankings.
For example, skiing is a sport, Alpine skiing is a discipline, and giant slalom is an event.
What are Olympic demonstration sports?
A number of past editions of the Games have showcased sports alongside the main Olympic programme.
Several sports on the Olympic programme for Paris 2024 first featured as demonstration sports, including canoe at Paris 1924, handball (field) in 1952, badminton at Munich 1972, women’s judo at Seoul 1988, taekwondo at Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992, and tennis at both Mexico 1968 and Los Angeles 1984. All were upgraded to full Olympic events subsequently.
There are also several sports on the Winter Olympic programme that were first featured as demonstration sports, including women’s speed skating at Lake Placid 1932, curling at Lake Placid 1932, Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992, freestyle skiing at Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992, and short track speed skating at Seoul 1988.
2024 | Basketball: Olympic Qualification Rules
The basketball tournament at the Paris Olympics promises to be full of surprises. The US women's team has been unbeaten in gold medals since the Atlanta Games, and the men's team since Beijing 2008, but the level of other teams has grown significantly in recent years. Will we have new Olympic champions?
We will know the answer to this question only in the summer of 2024, but it will be possible to form an opinion about the capabilities of the teams during the international competitions and Olympic qualification tournaments that will be held in the next two years. The first of these will be FIBA Women's World Basketball Championship starting on September 22.
Answering basic questions about basketball qualification for the Paris Olympics.
How many basketball players will go to Paris 2024?
A total of 288 players (24 teams) will compete in the basketball tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The number of players is the same for men and women - 144 athletes of each gender . Each tournament will feature 12 commands .
France reserves one quota for each gender as the host country . However, the final decision on these quotas will be made by the central bureau of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) on June 30, 2023. If the Central Bureau decides not to directly award the quota to the host country, then the number of teams that can qualify in the normal way will be increased.
What does qualifying for Paris 2024 consist of?
The qualification process will differ significantly for men and women. Let's talk about the most important things.
Men
FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023: Seven Quotas
The first competition to award direct tickets to Paris 2024 will be the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The tournament will be held from August 25 to September 10 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.
In total, seven quotas will be played within the framework of the championship. They will be awarded to the best teams from the respective continents according to the following distribution:
- Two for America
- Two for Europe
- One for Africa
- One for Asia
- One for Oceania
Olympic qualification tournaments FIBA: Four scotes
The remaining Four scores will be distributed through Olympic Touric. Each of these tournaments will consist of two rounds: Pre-Qualifiers and Qualifiers .
Men's Olympic pre-qualification tournaments
Total 40 teams will compete in pre-qualification tournaments. They will be selected based on the qualification results for the last World Championship. 28 of them are teams that reached the second round of qualification, but failed to qualify for the championship itself.
The remaining 12 are the highest-placed teams among those who failed to qualify for the second round of qualification.
Five teams from the pre-qualifiers will advance to the qualifiers.
In the pre-qualifiers, teams will be divided on a continental basis:
- Eight teams from Africa (one will advance to the qualifying tournament)
- Eight teams from America (one will advance to the qualifying tournament)
- Eight teams from Asia (including Oceania) ) (one to qualify)
- 16 teams from Europe (one to qualify)
Men's Olympic Qualifiers
Total 24 teams representing all continents are eligible to participate in the Olympic qualification tournaments.
There will be four tournaments in total, each of which will feature six teams. The winner of each of them will receive a ticket to the Olympic Games.
19 teams are invited to participate, which at the 2023 World Cup ranked the highest among those who did not directly qualify for the Games.
Participating teams will be divided as follows:
- One team from Africa
- One team from America
- one team from Asia
- 16 The remaining commands
The remaining 5 commands are selected according to the results of pre-qualification tournaments:
- One command from Africa
- one American team
- One Asian team
- Two European teams
Women
2022 FIBA World Championship: one quota
The first competition to qualify for a direct ticket to Paris 2024 will be the 2022 Women's Basketball World Cup, which will take place from 22 September to 1 October in Australia. The winner of the championship will receive one quota .
FIBA Olympic Qualifiers: Eleven Quotas
The remaining 11 Quotas will be distributed through the Olympic Qualifiers. Each of these tournaments will consist of two rounds: pre-qualifiers and qualifiers.
Women's Olympic Pre-Qualification Tournaments
Total 22 teams will compete in pre-qualifier tournaments. There will be three such tournaments - one in Asia, one in America (each of which will play four teams) and one in Africa (which will play six teams). The top two teams from each tournament will advance to the Olympic Qualifiers.
The participating teams will be selected based on the results of the Continental Cups to be held in 2023, according to the following principle:
- Top 6 teams from Africa
- Top 8 teams from America
- Top 8 teams from Asia (including Oceania)
In addition, the winner of the World Cup (if it is not a European team) will also take part in the pre-qualification tournaments.
Women's Olympic Qualifiers
Total 16 teams representing all continents/geographic regions will participate in the qualification tournaments.
There will be four such tournaments - four teams in each. Each continent/geographic region will be required to host one of the qualifying tournaments.
Both the host country team and the 2022 FIBA Women's World Cup winner team will compete in the Olympic Qualifiers. According to the results of the tournaments, 12 teams, including the team of France and the team of world champions - 2022, will receive the coveted Olympic tickets.
The following teams will eventually qualify for the qualifiers:
- Two teams from Africa (qualified through the African pre-qualifier)
- Four teams from America (qualified through the American pre-qualifier)
- Four teams from Asia/Oceania (qualified through the Asian pre-qualifier)
- Six teams from Europe (France + top five teams from the last European Women's Basketball Championship) ).
The FIBA Central Bureau reserves the right to confirm the Women's Olympic Pre-Qualification Tournament until June 1, 2023.
In the event that the Olympic Pre-Qualification Tournaments are not held, an appropriate number of teams from each continent will qualify for the Olympic Qualification Tournaments directly through the 2023 Continental Championships.
When will the Paris 2024 basketball tournament take place?
The 2024 Paris Basketball Tournament will run from July 27 to August 11, 2024 .
As of today, the group stage is scheduled to take place at Stade Pierre Maurois in Lille and the play-off stage at Arena Bercy in Paris , but the venues have not yet been finalized.
Which basketball players to follow in Paris 2024?
Men
Team USA will come to Paris as the favorite. They have become champions of the last four Olympic Games, including Tokyo 2020 where they defeated France in the final. Led by San Antonio Spurs legend Greg Popovich , the Stars and Stripes won the title with a constellation of NBA stars including Kevin Durant, Zach Lavin, Draymond Green and Jason Tatum .
The coach of the Golden State Warriors is now on the coaching bridge of the national team Steve Kerr , and we have every chance to see his most star player - four-time NBA champion Stephen Curry - in the team. Especially as the latter stated that even with all his titles, he is "still not good enough" as he "should play for Coach Kerr in Paris 2024".
France will also aim for the gold medal at home after a strong performance in the Tokyo 2020 tournament final. Rudy Gobert and Evan Fournier is among the team's all-stars, and with NBA center Joel Embiid recently granted French citizenship, the home team may well have what it takes to succeed.
Among the strong contenders for the podium is also the Slovenian team , which reached the semi-finals in Tokyo 2020. They include three-time NBA All-Star point guard Luka Doncic .
Women
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At the Tokyo 2020 tournament, WNBA stars Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi won their fifth Olympic title and beat another legend, Teresa Edwards , became the only basketball players who managed to do so.
Bird will retire at the end of the 2022 WNBA season, but Taurasi may well go to Paris. Most recently, she became the first player over 40 in the WNBA to score 30 points in a single game. In the NBA, only Michael Jordan and Dirk Nowitzki managed to do this.
While Team USA remains the favorite to win for the eighth consecutive time, Team France is among the contenders for the podium.
New York Liberty shooting guard likely to feature at home games Marine Joannes and young center Iliana Ruper .
The Belgian team, which has grown significantly in recent years thanks to the likes of Emma Misseman , may also come in as a surprise. In Tokyo 2020, the Belgians reached the quarterfinals, where they lost to hosts Japan 86-85.
The Japanese team is also worth keeping an eye on in Paris 2024 - they play some pretty attractive basketball. In major tournaments, 9 also usually performs well.0005 Australian team .
Basketball in Paris 2024. Key dates
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September 22 - October 1, 2022: FIBA World Basketball Championship among women - 2022, Australia
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August 25 - September 10, 2023: FIBA World Basketball Championship among men-2023, Philippines, Japan, Indonesia
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November 2023: Olympic Fiba Pre-Application tournaments among women
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February 2024 : FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifiers
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Date to be announced: 66 Olympic qualification tournaments FIBA among men 2024
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July 8, 2024: Dyaline for applications for games
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26 - August 11, 2024 2024 in Paris
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Basketball - OLYMPS.RU
Basketball is played by two teams, each consisting of five players. The goal of each team is to throw the ball with their hands into the opponent's net ring (basket) and prevent the other team from taking possession of the ball and throwing it into their own basket. The basket is located at a height of 3.05 meters from the floor (10 feet). There are 5 people from each team on the court, in total there are 12 people in the team, substitutions are not limited.
For a ball thrown from near and medium distances, 2 points are counted, from far (because of the three-point line) - 3 points. A free throw is worth one point. The standard size of a basketball court is 28 meters long and 15 meters wide. Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the world.
Basketball has been part of the Olympic Games program since 1936. The inventor of the game, James Naismith, was there as a guest. The regular World Basketball Championships for men have been held since 1950, for women since 1953, and the European Championships since 1935.
International club competitions ULEB Euroleague, ULEB European Cup, Challenge Cup are held in Europe.
The game has reached its greatest development in the USA: the championship of the National Basketball Association (NBA) has been the strongest national club tournament in the world for more than 50 years.
History of Basketball
In the winter of 1891, students at the Youth Christian Association College in Springfield, Massachusetts, forced to perform endless gymnastic exercises, considered at that time almost the only means of introducing young people to sports, were very bored in physical education classes.
It was necessary to put an end to the monotony of such activities, to introduce a fresh stream into them, which would be able to satisfy the competitive needs of strong and healthy young people.
A humble college teacher named James Naismith found a way out of what seemed to be an impasse. On December 1, 1891, he tied two peach baskets to the railing of the balcony of the sports hall and, dividing eighteen students into two teams, offered them a game, the meaning of which was to throw more balls into the opponents' basket.
The idea of this game originated in his school years, when children played the old game "duck-on-a-rock". The meaning of this game, popular at that time, was as follows: throwing a small stone, it was necessary to hit the top of another stone, larger in size, with it.
Quite pragmatically called "basketball" game only remotely resembled modern basketball. There was no dribbling, the players only threw it to each other, standing still, and then tried to throw it into the basket, and only with both hands from below or from the chest, and after a successful throw, one of the players climbed onto a ladder attached to the wall and removed the ball from the basket .
From a modern point of view, the actions of the teams would seem to us sluggish and inhibited, but the goal of Dr. Naismith was to create a team game in which a large number of participants could be involved at the same time, and his invention fully met this task.
Basketball Rules
Initially, the rules of basketball were formulated by the American James Naismith and consisted of only 13 points. Basketball has changed over time, and so have the rules. The first international rules of the game were adopted in 1932 at the first FIBA Congress, after which they were repeatedly adjusted and changed, the last significant changes were made in 1998 and 2004. Since 2004, the rules of the game have remained unchanged. The rules of the game are somewhat different in the NBA and championships held under the auspices of FIBA (World Championships, Olympic Games, Continental Championships, international and national championships of European clubs).
Basketball is played by two teams, usually twelve, each with five players on the court at a time.
The goal of each team in basketball is to get the ball into the opponent's basket and prevent the other team from getting the ball and putting it into their team's basket.
The ball is played only with the hands. Running with the ball without hitting it on the floor, intentionally kicking it, blocking it with any part of the leg, or punching it is a foul. Accidental contact or touching of the ball with the foot or leg is not a violation.
The winner in basketball is the team that has scored the most points at the end of playing time. In case of a tie at the end of the main time of the match, overtime is assigned (usually five minutes of extra time), if the score is even at the end of it, a second, third overtime is assigned, etc., until the winner is revealed match.
A different number of points can be scored for one hit of the ball in the ring:
1 point - throw from the penalty line
2 points - Shot from medium or close distance (closer than the three-point line)
3 points - Shot from behind the three-point line at a distance of 6m 75cm (7m 24cm in the National Basketball Association)
The game officially begins with a jump ball in the center circle when the ball is batted correctly by one of the contestants.
The match consists of four periods of ten minutes (twelve minutes in the National Basketball Association) with breaks of two minutes. The duration of the break between the second and third quarters of the game is fifteen minutes. After a long break, the teams must exchange baskets.
The game can be played in an open area and in a hall with a height of at least 7 m. The size of the field is 28 × 15 m. The backboard is 180 × 105 cm in size. From the bottom edge of the backboard to the floor or ground should be 290 cm. The basket is a metal ring covered with mesh without a bottom. It is mounted at a distance of 0.15 m from the lower edge of the shield. The ball circumference established by FIBA standards for men's competitions is 74.9-78 cm, weight - 567-650 g (for women, respectively, 72.4-73.7 cm and 510-567 g).
Violations
- out - the ball goes out of the playing area;
- Run - A player in control of a live ball moves his feet beyond the limits set by the rules
- violation of dribbling, including carrying the ball, double dribbling;
- 3 seconds - an attacking player is in the free throw zone for more than three seconds while his team has possession of the ball in the attacking zone;
- 5 seconds - the player, when taking a throw-in, does not part with the ball for five seconds;
- 8 seconds - the team in possession of the ball from the defense zone did not bring it into the attack zone in eight seconds;
- 24 seconds - the team had possession of the ball for more than 24 seconds and did not make an accurate shot at the ring.
