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It is not illegal to throw it off the backboard, provided that the ball hits the rim at some point. Any time a player does not hit the rim during a free throw attempt (whether it is inadvertent or not) he forfeits his free throw attempt, even if he has one or more free throws forthcoming.
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Are you more likely to swish hit off backboard or miss on a free throw in basketball?
hit off backboard
Can a pass be made off the basketball backboard to another teammate?
Yes.
What is rebounding in basketball?
If the ball bounces off the backboard or rim and you catch it before it hits the ground it counts as a rebound.
What does the term brick mean in basketball?
A brick means the ball bounced hard off of the backboard, like if you threw the basketball hard at it.
What is it called when the ball bounces off the backboard or the trim in basketball?
a rebound
Type of shot where you bank the basketball off the backboard?
As far as I know, that's called a "Bank shot"
How many meters is the backboard for basketball off the ground?
The rim of the basket is 3.05 metres off the ground. The size of the backboard is approx 1.8 metres by 1.1 metres: it may be varied. As a result, its height off the ground is not strictly regulated.
Can a basketball ricochet?
yes it can, it can ricochet off the backboard, the floor, or by accident it can ricochet off peoples faces, hands, feet, and anything else.
During a freethrow can you throw the Basketball against the backboard in order to get the rebound?
yes you can. in fact there is a recent, and very popular event where Kobe Bryant threw the ball off the backboard, followed it in and dunked it. i believe there is a video on youtube about it.
Is it out of bound if the ball hits the side of the backboard in basketball?
that made no sense at all... It does make sense or atleast I understand, I do believe that it is considered out of bounds. I could be wrong but I think that if it goes over the backboard most refs call that out.
How high is the backboard on a basketball hoop in a middle school?
Throughout middle school, high school, college and professional basketball, the backboards are the same size. They are also the same distance off of the floor at 10 feet.
Why is bad to have to much air pressure in a basketball?
The ball will dribble to high and out of control and if it hits rim or backboard It could bounce off
