Question

true or false:
1.a basketball game consists of 5 players on each team?
2.An NBA game has 4 quarters with 10 minutes in each quarter?
3. A made free throw counts as one point?
4.It is legal for a player to dribble the ball with both hands at the same time?
5.A player fouls out of the game after committing six fouls?
6.The jump ball is used to start a basketball game?
7.Once an offensive team games control of the basketball, that team has 30 seconds to put up a legal shot?
8.Basketball was invented in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith?
9.A NBA court is 94 feet by 50 feet?
10.Man to man, 2-3 zone, 1-2-1 zone are different defenses that a team can use?

Answer 1

1. True — five players from each team are on the court.
2. False — NBA quarters are 12 minutes each (FIBA uses 10).
3. True — a made free throw is worth one point.
4. False — dribbling with both hands simultaneously is a double-dribble and illegal.
5. True (in the NBA) — an NBA player fouls out after six personal fouls (some leagues, e.g. NCAA, use five).
6. True — the game begins with a jump ball.
7. False — the shot clock is 24 seconds in the NBA (NCAA men's is 30 seconds).
8. True — James Naismith invented basketball in 1891.
9. True — an NBA court is 94 feet by 50 feet.
10. False — teams can use many defenses (man-to-man, 2-3 zone, etc.), but a standard five-player halfcourt “1-2-1” zone is not a common/standard alignment (common zones include 2-3, 3-2, 1-3-1, etc.).