Made from hard and durable materials such as tempered glass, acrylic and fibreglass, the backboard is one of the important areas of a basketball court. It’s where the hoop is attached. Players commonly use the board for doing a bank shot, which is really a high percentage way of shooting the ball. The standard basketball backboard size is 5 feet and 10.86 inches or 1.80 meters. In terms of height, the common is 3 feet and 5.33 inches or 1.05 meters. Within the board, there is a smaller rectangle, the measurement of which is 1 foot and 11.22 inches by 1 foot and 5.71 inches or 0.59 meters by 0.45 meters.
