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When Dr. Naismith invented basketball he didn't have a 'basketball' to use. So, he looked around his gymnasium and decided that a soccer ball was the right size and he used that.
There are two different basketball sizes, a guys ball and a girls ball, girls will have the inscription 28.5 on it and are a smaller standard size then a mens ball. those are the two different sizes
a basketball (or pretty close)
the size of a basketball
How did the basketball courts look like once they were invented?
The pro ball is 29.5 inches in circumference.
29.5 inches in circumference is the official sze of a regulation ball!
The official ball for men, a size 7, is 75 cm in circumference.
yes it is. i think the only difference is ball size ( the men's is bigger).
If your a TRUE basketball player, you should automatically be able to tell if it is a 29.5 (size 7) basketball, BUT, if not, you can ask the person in the store, or it should say size 7 somewhere on the ball.
A size 3 ball requires a size 3 hoop. A size 3 hoop is a 14" diameter hoop. (Usually with a 32" backboard.)
The women's ball is a little smaller than the mens