Basketball
Date and place
LaurenHill Academy Junior
Station Côte-Vertu
16, 72, 121
Free
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Delegations represented
Anjou
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Lasalle
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Le Sud-Ouest
Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Montréal-Nord
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
Saint-Laurent
Saint-Léonard
Verdun
Ville-Marie
Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension
Sport presentation
A team sport contested on a rectangular court by two teams of five players. Players attempt to pass a ball through an elevated hoop that is fixed to a backboard 3.05m from the ground. This is known as the basket. Each basket scored is worth two points, with the exception of field goals, which are scored from behind the three-point line (worth 3 points), and free throws, which are awarded after a foul (worth 1 point). Players can only use their hands and advance by dribbling the ball. The team that scores the most points wins the match.