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Basketball diameter and size comparison
A spherical basketball with a 750-millimeter circumference has a calculated diameter of about 23.9 centimeters. This uses the lower end of FIBA’s size-7 circumference range.

≈ 0.238732414637843 m
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FIBA’s 2024 equipment rules specify a circumference of 750 to 770 millimeters for a size-7 basketball. Dividing the selected lower limit of 750 millimeters by π gives approximately 0.2387 meters in diameter, assuming a perfect sphere. The calculation is a dimensional reference, not a measurement of a particular inflated ball.
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A spherical basketball with a 750-millimeter circumference has a calculated diameter of about 23.9 centimeters. This uses the lower end of FIBA’s size-7 circumference range.
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