How big is a basketball hoop?

The rim is exactly ten feet, 3.05 meters, off the floor. That is 3.05 m (10 ft) tall.

3.05 m tall · 10 ft

The rim is exactly ten feet, 3.05 meters, off the floor.

Average person 1.7 m

Basketball hoop 3.05 m

Basketball hoop next to average person, drawn to scale.

Compared with things you know

A basketball hoop is about 20× the height of a Smartphone Smartphone: 15 cm
A basketball hoop is about 1.8× the height of an average person Average person: 1.7 m
A basketball hoop is about 1.5× the height of a basketball player Basketball player: 2 m
A basketball hoop is about 1.5× the height of a door Door: 2.03 m

Think you could size it by eye? A basketball hoop is one of the objects in Sizedle.