Patent ID: 8876637

Claim:
A basketball return apparatus for use with a basketball goal assembly having a backboard attached to a post with a frame member in elevation above a ground surface and a rim coupled to the backboard, said basketball return apparatus, comprising: a net member having an upper end and a lower end opposite said upper end; a mounting assembly having a first end coupled to said net member upper end and a second end configured to selectively couple said net member to the frame member of the basketball goal assembly; a support member pivotally coupled to said second end of said net member, wherein said support member includes: a base plate coupled to said lower end of said net member; a pair of legs pivotally coupled to said base plate and selectively movable between a retracted configuration generally adjacent and parallel to said net member and an extended configuration extending away from said lower end of said net member; wherein said mounting assembly includes a strap having an upper hook member configured to selectively attach to the frame member of the basketball goal assembly and a lower hook member configured to selectively attach to said upper end of said net member; wherein said net member hangs from the frame member of the basketball goal assembly in a stowed configuration out of the way of normal game play when said pair of legs is at said retracted configuration; wherein said mounting assembly includes: an upper support portion operatively connected to the basketball goal assembly; and a swivel member rotatably coupled to said upper portion of said mounting assembly configured such that said net member is selectively swiveled relative to the rim of the basketball goal assembly.