📏 Sport by Numbers
How high is a basketball hoop?
The answer
305 cm
That’s 10 feet, used by FIBA, the NBA and NCAA alike, and FIBA allows a tolerance of just 6 mm either way.
Source: 2024 Official Basketball Rules: Basketball Equipment – FIBA
Asked in Plain #3 on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
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