Rim height and size is the same in both leagues. Women use a ball that is an inch smaller in circumference and two ounces lighter.
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18 inch rim diameter, men’s ball is 9.39, leaving 8.61 of room, and a circle with area 58.22. Women’s ball is 9.07, leaving 8.93 of room, and a circle with area 62.61, an extra 7.5% of swishes.