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
219 Records
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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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Longest Time To Spin A Basketball On A Pinky While Wearing A 5-Foot Fake Mustache
Matt Parker spun a basketball on his pinky for 11.14 seconds while wearing a 5-foot fake mustache.
He set the record on July 1, 2009 in Cheraw, South Carolina. Chad Lee was present as a witness.
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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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Ebiye Udo-Udomarecited the first 100 digits of Pi in 14.80 seconds while balancing one-legged on a balance board, playing with a basketball and bouncing a golf ball on a rubber mallet.
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Most Charlier Cuts While Spinning Basketball On Finger
Brian Pankey completed 26 Charlier cutswhile spinning a basketball on a finger in his other hand.
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Most Basketball Chest Passes Between Two People In One Minute
Joe Schuman and Kyle Hall completed 113 basketball chest passes in one minute.
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David Crawford successfully banked a basketball shot off wall 42 feet away from the basket.
See a diagram of basketball court and dimensions here.
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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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Most $2 Bills Held In Hand While Dribbling A Money Print Basketball And Wearing Money Print Shoes
John Sabanovich held four $2 bills in his hand while dribbling a money print baksetball and wearing money print shoes.
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Most Over-The-Head, Behind-The-Back Basketball Shots Made In A Row
Bruce Nixon made 7 consecutive over-the-head, behind-the-back basketball shots in a row.
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Most Regulation-Length Basketball Court Football Passes In One Minute
Timothy Carroll and Eddie Pearsonthrew 15 complete passes using a football the full length of a regulation basketball court in one minute.
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Most Crumpled Balls Of Paper Shot Into A Trash Can In One Minute
Dan Morrison of Citizen Effect sank nine balls of crumpled paper into a trash can in one minute.
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Most Basketballs Held By A Basketball Team At Once
Five starting players from the Boys amp; Girls High School Kangaroos basketball team collectively held 35 basketballs at once. The team, based in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, won the 2010 New York City Boys Basketball Championship.
The group set the record on March 18, 2010 in New York City during the taping of a URDB segment on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Corey Henderson served as the witness.
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Jason Gibbons 
Devin Stoen 
Matt Parker 
Aaron O. Jones 
Ebiye Udo-Udoma 
Brian Pankey 
Joe Schuman 
Richmond Bramblet 
David Crawford 
G Christopher 
John Sabanovich 
Bruce Nixon 
Timothy Carrol 
Dan Morrison 
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