Basketball architecture

Abstract

An improved basketball court that provides a safe environment for the players in which to play the game and officials to manage gameplay. The disclosed updated court exhibits increased dimensions in length and width, four-point shooting locations, a full three-point arc shot line, and increased distance behind the basket and along the baseline.

1 . A basketball court method, the method comprising:
 providing a rectangular court surface which includes a boundary line that circumscribes court areas within which the gameplay occurs, the court areas include a first court area and an opposing court area, the court surface includes visual artifacts that facilitate the gameplay;   providing at least one four-point scoring location in each of the court areas from which a shot can be made to a goal; and   bounding the four-point scoring location of each court area by a four-point scoring line that extends across the court proximate a center court line, each four-point scoring line includes an arcuate section and straight-line sections.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising bounding the four-point scoring location of the first court area, the four-point scoring location bounded by, a four-point scoring line in the first court area that extends across the court proximate a center court line, and a baseline of the opposing court area. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing every point of the four-point scoring line in the first court area as at least two feet from every point on the center court line. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing the straight-line sections as parallel to the center court line. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing the first court area as including a three-point scoring location, the three-point scoring location bounded by a three-point arc, the boundary line, and the four-point scoring line. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising providing the three-point arc as including a semi-circle the center of which is vertically aligned with a center of the goal. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising providing the three-point arc as a semi-circular arc having a first end and a second end, the first and second ends each connect to a straight-line segment that extends to the baseline, the straight-line segments parallel to a sideline. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing the four-point scoring line in the first court area as including an arcuate section having a radius of curvature equal to or greater than a radius of curvature of the three-point arc. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising connecting a straight-line section at each end of the arcuate section, each straight-line section intersects a corresponding sideline of the court. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing in the first court area a second four-point scoring location, the second four-point scoring location adjacent to a baseline of the first court area. 
     
     
         11 . A basketball court method, the method comprising:
 providing a rectangular court surface which includes a boundary line that circumscribes court areas within which the gameplay occurs, the court areas include a first court area and an opposing court area, the court surface includes visual artifacts that facilitate the gameplay;   providing at least one four-point scoring location in each of the court areas from which a shot can be made to a goal, the four-point scoring location of each court area bounded in part by a corresponding four-point scoring line;   bounding the four-point scoring location of each court area by a four-point scoring line that extends across the court proximate a center court line, each four-point scoring line includes an arcuate section and straight-line sections; and   providing a three-point scoring location in each of the court areas, the three-point scoring location bounded by, in part, the four-point scoring line, the boundary line, and a three-point line.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising defining the first court area and the opposing court area as the rectangular court surface, which rectangular court surface exceeds a width of fifty feet and exceeds a length of ninety-four feet. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising providing in the first court area a three-point arc that serves as a three-point shot line, the three-point arc is a semi-circular arc having a first end and a second end, the first and second ends each connect to a straight-line segment that extends to a back-court baseline, the straight-line segments parallel to a sideline. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising providing the four-point scoring line in the first court area as including an arcuate section having a radius of curvature equal to or greater than a radius of curvature of the three-point line. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising providing the first court area as comprising at least three four-point scoring locations: a first four-point scoring location proximate the center court line, a second four-point scoring location on one side of the goal and bounded on one side by a back-court baseline, and a third four-point scoring location on an opposite side of the goal relative to the second four-point scoring location and bounded on one side by the back-court baseline. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising providing the four-point scoring line of the first court as non-intersecting to the three-point line. 
     
     
         17 . A method of providing a basketball court for basketball gameplay, the method comprising:
 providing a rectangular court surface, which includes a boundary line that circumscribes court areas within which the gameplay occurs, and a center court line that extends across a width of the court and divides the court into two equivalent court areas, the court areas include a first court area and an opposing court area, the court surface includes visual cues that facilitate the gameplay;   providing scoring locations relative to the court areas, the scoring locations demarcated on the court surface and from which shots can be made to a goal, the scoring locations include four-point scoring locations and three-point scoring locations from which to score points; and   bounding the four-point scoring location of each court area by a four-point scoring line that extends across the court proximate a center court line, each four-point scoring line includes an arcuate section and straight-line sections.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising providing at least two four-point scoring locations in each court area: a first four-point scoring location proximate the center court line, and a second four-point scoring location on one side of the goal and bounded on one side by a back-court baseline. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising demarcating the first four-point scoring location by a mid-court four-point shot line and the second four-point scoring location by a baseline four-point shot line. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising providing the mid-court four-point shot line with the arcuate section having a radius of curvature greater than a radius of curvature of a three-point shot line.