![]() By the time the long jumper gets to the rim, they will probably not be off the ground enough to reach the rim.Īlso, there are three commonly used techniques for the long jump which jumpers use to fly through the air. But remember that a long jumper is going just for distance and does not have to worry about height. ![]() Even if we round this down to just 29 feet, it is well over the 23 feet from the three-point line to the front of the rim. Mike Powell holds the world record for the long jump at 29 feet 4 ¼ inches (8.95 meters). Many people feel that an athlete who is a very good long jumper might achieve this extraordinary feat, so let’s take a look at this from a long jumper’s ability. Adding 2 to 3 feet or maybe even 5 feet to a dunk seems a little more possible, but adding 10 feet to an already extremely difficult dunk would make this quite a jump. So as you can see, the distance to dunk from the three-point line is about 10 feet more than the distance from the free-throw line. Just to make things easier let’s say it is about 23 feet from the front of the rim (so we can compare to the free-throw line distance to the front of the rim). Since the dunker will need to get a very long run-up to the line, I am going to assume that they are dunking from the front of the basket where the three-point line is 23.75 feet from the center of the basket. The NBA three-point line is not uniform, it is closer on the sides of the basket than it is from the front of the basket. Most of the dunkers that we see dunk from the free-throw line have their foot significantly over the line, so let’s just say that these free-throw line dunks are from about 13 feet out from the front of the rim. The distance from the free-throw line to the backboard is 15 feet (4.57 meters) and just over 13 feet (3.96 meters) to the front of the rim. The college and high school lines are closer which makes it a little more probable. Keep in mind that I am talking about the NBA three-point line. The following is a list of considerations of why I feel it is very unlikely that anyone will ever be able to dunk from the three-point line. Let’s talk about some of the reasons that I think it is very unlikely that a basketball player will ever dunk from the three-point line. I just think that the combination of the physics and the athleticism required to do this makes it very unlikely. I would love to watch such an incredible feat and I would, of course, applaud anyone who can accomplish this. It’s not that I don’t want to see it happen. Even though I am not willing to say that it is absolutely impossible, I will say that I believe it is very improbable and I will be extremely surprised if it ever does happen. We never know what advances in training and athletic ability we will see in the future. With that being said, it is hard for me to say that dunking from the three-point line is and always will be impossible. At one time these records all seemed unreachable, but find an incredible athlete who can focus on a goal and eventually the impossible becomes possible. There have been so many that were once thought impossible, such as a runner breaking the 4-minute mile, a 64-yard field goal in football or a basketball player scoring 100 points in a game. WNBA is between the Men’s NCAA and Women’s NCAA at 22 feet 1.Sports barriers are made to be broken.Women’s NCAA stayed at the high school range of 20 feet 9 inches.NBA 23 feet 9 inches and 22 feet even from the corners.NCAA Basketball Court Layout with longer 3 point line.įor those interested in the distance of three points lines for other leagues here is a list: High School Basketball Court Dimensionsīackboard Dimensions: 6ft wide x 3.5 ft tall The 3 point line distance in high school stayed the same at 19 feet 9 inches. The NCAA three point line is now 20 feet 9 inches. Below you will find basketball court dimensions for high school and the changes in dimensions to the Men’s basketball courts instituted by the NCAA. As most all basketball players, coaches and fans know by now the NCAA moved the three point line back a foot for the beginning of 2019-2020 basketball season.
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