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To calculate how many laps it would take to run a mile around a basketball court, you must figure out the dimensions of the court itself.
- Junior High: 42′ wide x 74′ length
- High School: 50′ wide x 84′ length
- College: 50′ wide x 94′ length
- NBA: 50′ wide x 94′ length
- FIBA: 49.2′ wide x 91.9′ length
In order to calculate the mile distance, we need to divide the perimeter of the rectangular court and divide the mileage (5,280 feet).
5280/(length+width+length+width) = laps
Once that is calculated, we get the following number of laps for each court:
- Junior High: 23.2 laps
- High School: 19.7 laps
- College: 18.33 laps
- NBA: 18.33 laps
- FIBA: 18.6 laps
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