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Encyclopedia > Jump shot
A jump shot being taken at the FIBA EuroCup Women Finals in 2005.
A jump shot being taken at the FIBA EuroCup Women Finals in 2005.

In basketball, a jump shot is an attempt to score a basket by jumping, usually straight up, and, mid-flight, propelling the ball in an arc into the basket. It is accomplished by the player bringing his or her elbow up until it is aligned with the hoop, then sent towards the hoop in a high arc. It is considered the easiest shot to make from a distance. The purpose of the jump is to make it more difficult for the defender to block. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1222x1225, 908 KB) Description: Three point shoot by Sara Giauro (Phard Vomero Napoli) during FIBA Europe Cup Women Finals 2005 Source: self-made Location: Naples, Italy Photographer: Massimo Finizio File links The following pages link to this file: Basketball Metadata This... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1222x1225, 908 KB) Description: Three point shoot by Sara Giauro (Phard Vomero Napoli) during FIBA Europe Cup Women Finals 2005 Source: self-made Location: Naples, Italy Photographer: Massimo Finizio File links The following pages link to this file: Basketball Metadata This... The International Basketball Federation (French Fédération Internationale de Basketball) is an association of national organizations which governs international competitition in the sport. ... The EuroCup Women (officially FIBA EuroCup Women) is the second-caliber professional basketball league with teams from European clubs from national leagues joined in FIBA Europe. ... // Athletics Mens 100 metres - Asafa Powell of Jamaica sets a new world record of 9. ... Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a 10-foot high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... The player in blue and white is in position to block the shot. ...


The jump shot originated in the United States with players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the NBA's early days, most players attempted field goals with both feet planted on the ground, a technique now known as a "set shot". Paul Arizin, a Philadelphia Warriors player in the early 1950s, was the first to perfect the jump shot.[1] Over time, many players starting copying his jump shot, and it has become the most prevalent technique for shooting from the field. “NBA” redirects here. ... In basketball, the term field goal is the term for any basket not made from the free throw line. ... Paul Joseph Arizin (April 9, 1928 – December 12, 2006), nicknamed Pitchin Paul, was an American basketball player who spent his entire National Basketball Association career with the Philadelphia Warriors from 1950 to 1962. ... The Golden State Warriors are a National Basketball Association team based in Oakland, California. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ...


Today, the jump shot has many varieties, such as the "turnaround jumper" (facing away from the basket, then jumping and spinning towards it, shooting the ball in mid-air), the "fadeaway" (jumping away from the basket to create space) or the "leaning jumper" (jumping towards the basket to move away from a trailing defender). This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A fadeaway in basketball is a jump shot while jumping backwards, away from the basket. ...


Because a defender often has to jump to block a jump shot, an offensive player can try to get his defender in the air at the wrong time by using a pump fake. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


Reference

  1. ^ Paul Arizin bio. NBA.com. Accessed February 7, 2007.

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External links

  • BBC Sport: The jump shot

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