Basketball Hoop
10′ (120 in / 305 cm)
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5′7″
The Baseline
67 IN · 170 CM · RATED B
5′7″
baseline
10′
Basketball Hoop
That's 53 inches taller.
The regulation basketball rim sits exactly 10 feet above the court. Tom Cruise would need a 3-foot vertical leap — or a very tall friend — to dunk.
Fun Fact
The height has been 10 feet since James Naismith invented the game in 1891, when he nailed a peach basket to the gym balcony. It just happened to be 10 feet up.