If either of these violations occur, the ball must be re-shot. This shot must hit the rim, but cannot go through the basket. Typically play begins with one player shooting the ball from a significant distance.
The rules and game play may vary regionally, locally, and even by specific court. Twenty-one is an individual game that does not utilize team play. The game is played with any number of players on a half court, but typically when not enough players are available to at least play three-on-three. Twenty-one, also called cutthroat, hustle, tip-it, noyceball, roughhouse, scutter, rough, or rebound is a popular variation of street basketball. JSTOR ( September 2008) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: 'Twenty-one' basketball – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.
