Basketball backstop net assembly and kit therefor

A basketball hoop assembly and backstop net assembly combination, the basketball hoop assembly and backstop net assembly combination comprising:

• a basketball hoop assembly, the basketball hoop assembly comprising:
• a horizontally-oriented, basketball-receiving hoop;
• a vertically-oriented backboard, the basketball-receiving hoop being fixedly mounted to the vertically-oriented backboard;
• support means for supporting the vertically-oriented backboard in vertical relation to a ground surface;
• a backstop net assembly, the backstop net assembly comprising:
• a mounting block, the mounting block comprising a superior face, an inferior face, a left lateral face, a right lateral face, an anterior face, a posterior face, and a plurality of threaded rod-receiving sockets contained within said mounting block periphery, intermediate the superior face and the inferior face;
• a plurality of net extension rods, the net extension rods each comprising a male block attachment end, a female net attachment end, and a flexible rod intermediate the male block attachment end and the female net attachment end, the male block attachment ends for removable insertion in the rod-receiving sockets, the female net attachment ends each further comprising connector means;
• a ball-gathering net, the ball-gathering net comprising a superior net portion and an inferior net portion, the connector means for removably connecting the female net attachment ends to the superior net portion in spaced relation;
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• means for securing the mounting block to the support means, the mounting block being secured in vertically-oriented, posterior relation to the vertically-oriented backboard.

A backstop net assembly for use in combination with a basketball hoop assembly, the backstop net assembly comprising:

• a mounting block, the mounting block comprising a superior face, an inferior face, a left lateral face, a right lateral face, an anterior face, a posterior face, a superior mounting flange adjacent the superior face and anterior face, an inferior mounting flange adjacent the inferior face and anterior face, and a plurality of rod-receiving sockets contained within said mounting block periphery, intermediate the superior face and the inferior face;
• a plurality of net extension rods, the net extension rods each comprising a male block attachment end, a female net attachment end, and a flexible rod intermediate the male block attachment end and the female net attachment end, the male block attachment ends for removable insertion in the rod-receiving sockets;
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• a ball-gathering net assembly, the ball-gathering net assembly comprising a ball-gathering net and a plurality of spaced net markers, the ball-gathering net comprising a superior net portion, an inferior net portion, and opposed lateral net portions, the spaced net markers being fixedly attached to the superior net portion, the female net attachment ends each having connector means for removably connecting the female net attachment ends to the superior net portion adjacent the spaced net markers.

A backstop net assembly for use in combination with a basketball hoop assembly, the backstop net assembly comprising:

• a mounting block, the mounting block comprising a superior block end, an inferior block end, and net extension rod attachment means contained with said mounting block periphery,
• plurality of net extension rods, the net extension rods each comprising net rod attachment means, a net extension rod attachment means, a net attachment end, and a flexible rod intermediate the block attachment means and the net attachment end, the block attachment means for removably attaching the net extension rods to the net extension rod attachment means, the net attachment ends each further comprising connector means;
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• a ball-gathering net, the ball-gathering net comprising a superior net portion and an inferior net portion, the connector means for removably connecting the net attachment ends to the superior net portion in spaced relation.

A backstop net assembly kit for outfitting a basketball hoop assembly, the backstop net assembly kit comprising:

• a mounting block, the mounting block comprising a superior face, an inferior face, a left lateral face, a right lateral face, an anterior face, a posterior face, a superior mounting flange adjacent the superior face and anterior face, an inferior mounting block adjacent the inferior face and anterior face, and a plurality of threaded rod-receiving sockets contained within said mounting block periphery, intermediate the superior face and the inferior face;
• a plurality of net extension rods, the net extension rods each comprising a male block attachment end, a female net attachment end, and a flexible rod intermediate the male block attachment end and the female net attachment end, the male block attachment ends for removable insertion in the rod-receiving sockets;
• the female net attachment ends each further comprising connector means;
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• a ball-gathering net assembly, the ball-gathering net assembly comprising a ball gathering net and a plurality of spaced net markers, the ball-gathering net comprising a superior net portion, an inferior net portion, a left lateral net portion, and a right lateral net portion, the plurality of spaced net markers being fixedly attached to the superior net portion.

A backstop net assembly kit for use in combination with a basketball hoop assembly, the backstop net assembly kit comprising:

• a mounting block, the mounting block comprising a superior block end, an inferior block end, and a plurality of threaded rod-receiving sockets contained within said mounting block periphery, intermediate the superior block end and the inferior block end;
• a plurality of net extension rods, the net extension rods each comprising a male block attachment end, a female net attachment end, and a flexible rod intermediate the male block attachment end and the female net attachment end, the male block attachment ends for removable insertion in the rod-receiving sockets;
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• a ball-gathering net, the ball-gathering net comprising a superior net portion and an inferior net portion.