Basketball World Records
Basketball world records are where players dribble, shoot, spin and dunk their way to glory, often with an added element of difficulty. (Try juggling three basketballs while balancing a fourth on your forehead and you'll get the idea.) These records don't all require varsity-level experience, though - for a less challenging task, try beating the record for Most Images of Charles Barkley on a Cookie or Most Three-Pointers Missed By Five People In One Minute.
Basketball Challenges
103 Records
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Most Playing Cards Dealt Individually With One Hand While Spinning A Basketball On One Finger
Shreyansh Aggarwal dealt 68 cards individually with one hand while spinning a basketball on one finger.
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Most Consecutive No-Look Half Court Shots
Jason“White Shadow”Gibbons completed three no-look half court shots in a row. He set the record as part of a “Shots for a Cause” program designed to raise money for various charities.
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Most "Skill Toys" Used In One Minute
Brian Pankey used 22 different skill toys in one minute. The toys and tricks used include pen spinning, kendama, yoyo, cards, rings, clubs, diabolo, contact juggling, bounce juggling, table tennis , balls, cigar boxes, Rubik’s Cube, paddleball, basketball spinning, shaker cups, boomerang, frisbee, plate spinning, myachi, footbag, rola bola.
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Longest Time Spinning A Basketball On The Tip Of A Pen Held In Mouth
John West balanced a spinning basketball on the tip of a pen held in his mouth for 45.69 seconds.
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Most Basketball Trick Shots Made In Iraq
Soldier G. Christopher made 17 basketball trick shots while serving on duty in Iraq.
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David Crawford successfully banked a basketball shot off wall 42 feet away from the basket.
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Longest Time For A 9-Year-Old To Hold One Basketball In Each Hand
Nine-year-old Jack Thompson held a basketball in each of his hands for four minutes, 0.16 seconds.
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Fastest Time To Solve A Rubik's Cube While Balancing On A Basketball
Christopher Ghazel solved a Rubik’s Cube in 28.03 seconds while balancing on a basketball.
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Longest Time To Balance A Basketball On Top of Another Basketball Using One Hand
Brian Pankey balanced a basketball on top of another basketball using only one hand for two minutes, 54.56 seconds.
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Most One-Armed Hindu Push-Ups On A Basketball
Alicia Weber completed 30 Hindu push-ups on a basketball using only one arm.
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Longest Successful Basketball Shot While Sword Swallowing
Root Berry made a successful basketball shot from a distance of 15 feet while swallowing a sword.
NOTE: Sword swallowing is dangerous, please do not attempt these records without proper training, supervision and safety precautions.
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Longest Time To Dribble Two Basketballs With One Hand
Brian Pankey dribbled two basketballs with one hand for seven minutes, 44.84 seconds.
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Most Consecutive Bounce Juggles Using Three Basketballs
Brian Pankey completed 130 consecutive bounces while bounce juggling three regulation-sized basketballs.
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Most Times Circling Basketball Around Waist In 30 Seconds
Aaron Jones completed 56 basketball circulations around his waist in 30 seconds. Each circulation began and ended with the basketball in front of his body.
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Most Times Circling A Basketball Around Waist In 30 Seconds While Balancing A Juggling Club On Chin
Brian Pankey circled a basketball around his waist 31 times in 30 seconds while balancing a juggling club on his chin.
Shreyansh Aggarwal 
Jason Gibbons 
Brian Pankey 
John West 
G Christopher 
David Crawford 
Jack Thompson 
Christopher Ghazel 
Alicia Weber 
Root Berry 
Aaron O. Jones