Streetball or
street basketball is a variation of the sport of
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, typically played on outdoor courts and featuring significantly less by way of formal structure and enforcement of the game's rules. As such, its format is more conducive to allowing players to publicly showcase their own individual skills.
Some cities in the United States have organized streetball programs, operated similarly to
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programs. Many cities also host their own weekend-long streetball tournaments, with Hoop-It-Up and the
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' Blacktop Battle being two of the most popular. In recent years, streetball has seen an increase in media exposure through television shows such as
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's "Street basketball" and "
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", as well as traveling exhibitions such as the
AND1 Mixtape TourThe AND1 Live Tour, formerly known as the AND1 Mixtape Tour, is a traveling basketball competition and exhibition presented by B-Ball and Company and the basketball apparel manufacturer AND1. A group of streetball players, along with Emcee Rell and B-Ball and Company CEO Linda Hill, travel from...
and
Ball4RealBall4Real was the name of a traveling basketball exhibition and competition which made its debut in June 2007. A group of well known streetball players traveled from city to city to challenge teams composed of local talent...
. The
AND1 Mixtape TourThe AND1 Live Tour, formerly known as the AND1 Mixtape Tour, is a traveling basketball competition and exhibition presented by B-Ball and Company and the basketball apparel manufacturer AND1. A group of streetball players, along with Emcee Rell and B-Ball and Company CEO Linda Hill, travel from...
has featured streetball players of fame, including Bonafide,
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,
Main EventWaliyy Dixon , better known by his streetball nickname "Main Event", is an American professional basketball player. He was born and raised in Linden, New Jersey.-Early life:...
,
The ProfessorGrayson The Professor Boucher is an American Streetball player. He is most known for playing on the highly stylized, international AND1 Mixtape Tour; he has also appeared in several movies...
,
Hot SaucePhilip Champion also known as "Hot Sauce", is an American basketball player who has played on the Streetball AND1 Mixtape Tour from its creation in 2000...
,
50Robert Martin , better known by his nickname "50", is a streetball player whose fame rose during his years on the AND1 Mixtape Tour. He is 6'8" tall and weighs 210 lbs. He was given the name "50" because people said he has a 50-inch vertical jump.Martin, born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia,...
, and
AOAaron Owens , better known by his nickname "AO", is an American streetball player from North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Owens is currently on the Ball4Real World Tour. He previously played on the AND1 Mixtape Tour from its creation until 2006. Owens is reported to stand 6'3" tall and weigh 165...
. AND1 players have made annual tours around America to recruit the next streetball legend. This recruiting has since been edited for airing as "Street Ball" on
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and ESPN 2. It is also parodied in the movie
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as 'Game On'.
Rules and features
Streetball rules vary widely from court to court. Almost invariably a "call your own foul" rule is in effect, and a player who believes he has been fouled, simply needs to call out "Foul!", and play will be stopped, with the ball awarded to the fouled player's team (little to no free throws are awarded in streetball) . A common misconception is that saying "And 1" is synonymous with calling "foul." It is not. The phrase is commonly employed as a form of trash talk. For example, when a player knows they are going to make a shot and they think they are getting fouled as they are shooting will say "And 1", to let their defender know, "You can't even stop me even when you foul me." In reality, and as the rules that follow indicate, there is no such thing as a traditional "And 1" in Streetball.
When a player calls a foul while taking a shot, and makes that shot, the basket does not count, and the fouled player's team gets the ball back. This rule is designed to have players call as few fouls as possible ensuring speedier game play and shorter waiting times for the next game. Also, the rule helps to ensure that nobody gets hurt. As a player can not foul-out in Streetball and since the duration of the game is dictated by the score, teams will often employ the intentional foul as a last resort on defense. If defensive players had to concern themselves with fouling the offensive player hard enough so that there was no chance they could make a shot it would certainly lead to unnecessary injury and probably a couple extra fights on the court. It goes without saying, calling fouls in Streetball is disfavored. The etiquette of what rightly constitutes a foul, as well as the permissible amount of protestation against such a call, are the products of individual groups, and of the seriousness of a particular game. Another common variation to the contest is the "skunk" rule. This merely means that if a player reaches a certain point without the other player scoring, the game is over. The skunk rule limit can vary, but is often used at the score 7 to 0.
A common feature to Streetball is the 'pick up game'. To participate in most streetball games around the world one simply goes to an outdoor court where people are playing, indicates a wish to participate, and once all the players who were at the court before you have played you will get to pick your team out of the players available and play a game. Many games play up to 7, 11, 15, or 21 points with all baskets counting as one point (sometimes shots beyond the 3 point arc count as 2 points). Players often play 'win by 2' which, as in
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, means that the team has to win by a margin of at least 2 points. Sometimes a local "dead end" limit applies; for instance a game may be played to 7, win by 2, with a 9 point dead end, which would mean scores of 7-5, 8-6, 9-7, or 9-8 would all be final, while with scores of 7-6 or 8-7, play would continue. The most common streetball game is 3 on 3 played half court though 5 on 5 full court can be found.
Sometimes in a half-court game, a "
winner's ball" rule is used. This means that if a team scores, it gets the ball again on offense; one team could end up never getting the ball on offense if the other team scores on every possession. Full court basketball is not played with these rules, but, in most instances, the winning team gets to choose which basketball and usually which direction (which basket) they get to use.
Another possible streetball feature is having an "MC" call the game. The MC is on the court during the game and is often very close to the players (but makes an effort to not interfere with the game) and uses a microphone to provide game commentary for the fans.
Variations
A popular variation of street basketball is
21Twenty-one, also called 21, American, cutthroat, hustle, roughhouse or rough, is a popular variation of street basketball. The game is played most often with three to five players on a half court, typically when not enough players are available to at least play three-on-three...
, also known as
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, a
V or Varsity, Roughhouse, 33, or
Crunch. 21 is played most often with 3-5 players on a half court, typically when not enough players have arrived at the playground to "run 3's" (play 3-on-3). However it is possible to play "21" with only two players, or more than 5. Further, in some forms, players can freely enter the game after it has begun, starting at zero points or being "spotted" the same number as the player with the lowest score. "21" is an "every player for himself" game, with highly variable rules. The rules of "21" are usually agreed by the players at the beginning of the game.
The typical rules of "21" are:
- one player "breaks" to begin the game by shooting from 3 point range. Sometimes players agree that the "break" must not be a successful shot, in order to give every player an equal chance at rebounding to gain the 1st possession of the game
- the normal foul rule is in effect
- baskets are scored as 2's and 3's (as opposed to 1's and 2's like Streetball)
- after a successful shot, the shooter can take up to three 1-point free-throws, but as soon as he misses, the ball may be rebounded by anyone; conversely, if he makes all three free throw shots, he then gets to keep the ball and "check up" or start play again at the top of the arc
- the last person with a shot attempt should be the first person to step out on defense
- after any change of possession, the ball should be cleared past the 3 point line (or at times just out of the key)
- in order to win, a player must make exactly 21 points; if he goes over then he restarts back at either 11, 13 or 15 points, depending on the rules in use
- whoever wins the game starts with the ball at the beginning of the next game
- only serious fouls are called (commonly referred to as "No blood, No foul")
- other typical basketball rules, such as out-of-bounds are also frequently ignored in the game "21"; this is to avoid confusion on possession of the ball
Common additional rules include:
- a player can attempt a 5-pointer in lieu of attempting three free-throws
- if a missed shot is "tipped in" to the basket by another player without their feet touching the ground, then the shooter's score reverts to zero (or thirteen if their score was over thirteen); this rule may not apply on free-throws
- if a player who has 13 points misses their next shot, regardless of whether it is a free-throw, then their points revert to zero. This is referred to as "poison points"
- whoever wins the game must shoot a three-pointer in order to start with the ball at the beginning of the next game; if he makes it, he gets the three points, but doesn't have to take free-throws, and starts with the ball
- players with less than 13 points at the end of a game keep their points into the next game (a sort of handicap system for when there is a wide variation in skill amongst the players)
"21" is considered a very challenging game, especially because the offensive player must possibly go up against several defenders at the same time. For this reason, it is exceedingly difficult to "drive to the hole" and make lay-ups in "21." Therefore, and also because of the emphasis on free-throws, "21" is very much a shooter's game, and because a successful shot means you keep the ball, it is possible for there to be come-backs when a player recovers from a large deficit by not missing any shots (this can also result in failure when they miss their final free-throw at 20 points and revert back to 13 or 15 etc.).
"21" is popular because it allows an odd number of people to play, unlike regular basketball or other variants.
Another less common streetball variant, often referred to as "Boston," results in essentially a one-on-one (or sometimes two-on-two) tournament between any number of players. Each match is played following normal one-on-one rules, including violations (such as fouls and out-of-bounds) to just one point. The winner remains on the court and gets to take the ball out while the loser returns to the end of the line of players waiting to step on the court. The first player to win a set number of matches (usually 7 or 11) wins the game.
Major organized streetball crews
Streetball is often generalized as a "pick-up game", where players may or may not know one another, and is for the most part recreational. But recent years have seen the rise of organized streetball crews, such as AND1. With AND1 setting the precedent, many crews train as a team specifically for streetball and often play in exhibitions. Some crews present slickly produced videos and DVDs for sale or available online displaying highlights, dunks, and tricks. Streetball teams like Ruff Ryders, Terror Squad, and others which compete in summer leagues, such as EBC, tend to play a more "serious" game with less tricks, as the games are not
exhibitionsAn exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
.
Famous streetballers
- Corey "Homicide" Williams
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- Earl "The Goat" Manigault
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- Grayson "The Professor" Boucher
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- Philip Champion
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aka Hot Sauce/Sizzle
- Ed "Booger" Smith
Editing "Booger" Smith is an American streetball player from Brooklyn, New York City, New York. He is 5-foot 10-inches tall and plays point guard. He is best known for being featured in the 1997 documentary "Soul In The Hole" when Smith was 17 years old. Smith is also one of a few streetballers who...
- Richard "Pee Wee" Kirkland
Richard Pee Wee Kirkland is a former street basketball player from New York City, United States of America. His play at Rucker Park in the 1970 and 1971 season is regarded as legendary....
- Raymond Lewis
Raymond Lewis was an American basketball and streetball player.Lewis was born in Los Angeles, California and is regarded as one of the best players never to have played in the NBA. The Philadelphia 76ers drafted Lewis eighteenth in the first round of the 1973 NBA draft...
- Wilt "Wilt The Stilt" Chamberlain
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- Taurian "Mr. 720" Fontenette
Taurian J. Fontenette , also known as "Air Up There" and "Mr. 720", is a streetball player from Hitchcock, Texas. He is a former player on the AND1 Mixtape and Ball4Real Tours. Fontenette recently signed a contract to play for the Dallas Generals of the American Basketball Association. He is 6'2"...
- Connie "The Hawk" Hawkins
Cornelius L. Hawkins is a former National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association player, Harlem Globetrotter and New York City playground legend...
- Earl "The Pearl" Monroe
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- Lloyd "Swee' Pea" Daniels
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- John "The Franchise" Strickland
- Roberto "Exile" Yong
Roberto Yong, aka "The Young One", aka "Exile", is an American streetball player from Sacramento, California. He is a member of the heralded streetball crew "YPA" and was prominently featured on the AND1 Mixtape Tour shows on ESPN where he developed a friendship/rivalry with soon-to-be AND1 member...
- Robert "50" Martin
Robert Martin , better known by his nickname "50", is a streetball player whose fame rose during his years on the AND1 Mixtape Tour. He is 6'8" tall and weighs 210 lbs. He was given the name "50" because people said he has a 50-inch vertical jump.Martin, born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia,...
- Cardell "Ballaholic" Butler
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- Waliyy "Main Event" Dixon
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- Emmanuel "Hard Work" Bibb
Emmanuel Bibb , also known as Hard Work, is an American streetball player from Detroit, Michigan. He is 6-foot 2-inches tall and plays shooting guard. In streetball, he is best known for his appearances on the AND1 Mixtape Tour, which airs on ESPN.In conventional basketball, Bibb currently plays...
- Aaron "AO" Owens
Aaron Owens , better known by his nickname "AO", is an American streetball player from North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Owens is currently on the Ball4Real World Tour. He previously played on the AND1 Mixtape Tour from its creation until 2006. Owens is reported to stand 6'3" tall and weigh 165...
- Rafer "Skip 2 My Lou" Alston
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- Troy "Escalade" Jackson
Troy Jackson was an American basketball player. The younger brother of former NBA player Mark Jackson, he was a member of the AND1 Mixtape Tour, known by his streetball nickname "Escalade"...
- Julius "Dr.J" Erving
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- Stephon "Starbury" Marbury
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- Jamar "The Pharmacist" Davis
- Jamaal "The Abuser" Tinsley
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- Allen "The Answer" Iverson
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- Kevin "Bizzness" Butler
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- Brandon "The Assassin" Durham
Brandon Durham, better known by his nickname "The Assassin", is an American streetball player from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Durham played for John Marshall High School although he is best known for his appearance on the ESPN television show "Street Ball – The AND1 Mixtape Tour". Durham is 6-0"...
- Bobbito García
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- Deshun "Father Time" Jackson
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- Demetrius "Hook" Mitchell
- Jack "Black Jack" Ryan
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- Kareem "Sky Hook" Abdul-Jabbar
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- Slick "Zeppelin" Watts
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- Chen Jianghua
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- Darren "DP a.k.a. Primal Fear" Phillip
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- Kareem "The Best Kept Secret" Reid
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- J. D. Jackson
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- Kobe "Black Mamba" Bryant
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- Cyrus "The Skyrus" Baguio
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- Sol "Sol Train" Mercado
- Mark "The Spark" Caguioa
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Streetball in popular media
- NBA Street video game series by EA Sports
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- NBA Ballers
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video game by MidwayMidway Games, Inc. is an American company that was formerly a major video game publisher. Following a bankruptcy filing in 2009, it is no longer active and is in the process of liquidating all of its assets. Midway's titles included Mortal Kombat, Ms.Pac-Man, Spy Hunter, Tron, Rampage, the...
(2004)
- AND 1 Streetball
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video game by UbisoftUbisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries....
(2006)
- Like Mike 2: Streetball
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- American History X
American History X is a 1998 American drama film directed by Tony Kaye and starring Edward Norton and Edward Furlong. It was distributed by New Line Cinema....
- Above The Rim
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- Crossover
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- He Got Game
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- Who's Got Game?
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, a television program broadcast on MTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
- White Men Can't Jump
White Men Can't Jump is a 1992 American sports comedy drama film starring Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes as streetball hustlers, co-starring Rosie Perez...
- City Slam
City Slam is an ESPN television series that premiered in 2005. The show is a basketball competition featuring streetball players competing in a slam dunk and three-point shooting contest....
, a television program broadcast on ESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
- Sutobasu Yarō Show: 3 on 3 Basketball
is a Japan-exclusive Street basketball video game for the Super Famicom which was released in 1994.-Summary:The game was based on the Japanese manga series Sutobasu Yarō Show by Koji Kousaka, which was serialized in the magazine Monthly Shōnen Jump....
- Super Famicom video game (1994)
Rucker Park
Probably the most famous streetball court in the world would be
Rucker ParkRucker Park is a basketball court in the Harlem neighborhood of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is located at 155th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard across the street from the former Polo Grounds site...
in New York City. Many NBA stars such as
Julius ErvingJulius Winfield Erving II , commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is a retired American basketball player who helped launch a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and play above the rim....
and other famous streetballers played there. The EBC, or Entertainer's Basketball Classic, is held there.
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