One-on-onerefers to abasketballgame played between individuals. AfterWorld War II,one-on-one basketball tournaments proliferated.[1]A usual basketball game consists of five-on-five. There is three-on-three, or evensix-on-six.
Tracy McGrady's Ones Basketball League is a one-on-one basketball league.[2]
Features of one-on-one basketball which may differ from a normal game include "make it take it", where making a shot is rewarded with possession of the ball instead of giving it to the opposing team.[3]Also, when there is a change of possession, the player who just got the ball has to take the ball back behind the free throw line.[4]Often times in one-on-one a player is expected to "check" the ball, meaning to start a possession by passing it to the opposing defender, who then passes it back.[5]
