Basketball hoop

Backboard (basketball)

A backboard is a piece of basketball equipment. It is a raised vertical board with a basket attached. It is made of a flat, rigid piece of material, often plexiglass. It is usually rectangular as used in NBA, NCAA and international basketball. But many backboards may be oval, particularly in non-professional games.

A basketball hoop is flexibly mounted to a basketball backboard via a flexible connection between the backboard and the connection supporting the hoop. The shock of a basket or a dunk is absorbed by the connecting part, so that the rim goes back to a horizontal position once again.

In contrast to basketball, beach basketball and netball use baskets that have no backboards.

Diagram of basketball backboard

Layout prescribed by the rules of the International Basketball Federation, the National Basketball Association, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

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Kevin Stephan

Kevin Stephan

Kevin Stephan

Personal information
Date of birth	July 23, 1990 (age 20)
Place of birth	Berlin, Germany
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Erzgebirge Aue (on loan from Hertha BSC)
Number	13
Youth career
1996–2003
2003–2006	Reinickendorfer Füchse
2006–2008	Tennis Borussia Berlin
2008–2009	Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–	Hertha BSC II	38	(10)
2011–	→ Erzgebirge Aue (loan)	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 22, 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Kevin Stephan (born July 23, 1990) is a German footballer who plays for Erzgebirge Aue on loan from Hertha BSC.

External links

• Kevin Stephan at fussballdaten.de (German)

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Kevin Molloy

Kevin Molloy

Kevin Molloy

Personal information
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left corner-back
Born	Northern Ireland
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2011-	Antrim	1 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	0
All Irelands	0
NHL	0
All Stars	0

Kevin Molloy is a Northern Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with the Antrim senior inter-county hurling team and has been a member of the panel since 2011. He made his senior Antrim debut on 14 May 2011 against Laois in the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, starting at left corner back in the 1-21 to 3-12 victory.

References

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