How many of you knew that the height of basketball hoop was set by the height of an elevated indoor running track?
The actual height of the hoop was first determined when Naismith, who while using peach baskets for hoops, hammered the baskets into the edge of an elevated running track. This track happened to be 10 feet off of the ground. This was the first original test of the sport, and it seemed like a logical, so when he finally brought the game indoors for a real world trial, the 10 foot height stuck. Now, millions of players later, and over a century later, with countless of other rule changes, the 10 foot height still stands.