Hoop or Hoops may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

* ''Hoops'' (TV series), an American animated series

Characters

Hoops, a pink

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from Hallmark Media's

Hoops & Yoyo Hoops & Yoyo (stylized as hoops&yoyo) was an animated franchise by Hallmark Cards that centered around the titular pair of hyperactive and rambunctious characters: a pink cat and a green bunny. History Hallmark artist Bob Holt was assigned to ...

Music

Hoops (band) Hoops was an American indie pop band from Bloomington, Indiana. History Hoops began as a solo project for musician Drew Auscherman. In December 2011, this first version of Hoops debuted with the song ''Commercial'', followed by a dual-song rele ...

, an American indie pop band * ''Hoops'' (album), a 2015 album by The Rubens ** "Hoops" (The Rubens song) * "Hoops" (Ruby song), 1996 * "Hoops", a song by Saweetie, Salt-N-Pepa and Kash Doll from the '' Space Jam: A New Legacy'' soundtrack

Video games

* ''Dunk Dream '95'', a sequel to the game ''

Street Slam ''Street Slam'' is a basketball video game developed by Data East for Neo Geo, released in 1994. The game features three-on-three basketball match-ups with a variety of different teams. ''Street Slam'' is the only basketball game released on t ...

'' that was known as ''Hoops'' in North America * ''Hoops'' (1986 video game), a 1986 college basketball video game * ''Hoops'' (1988 video game), a 1988 basketball video game

Sports

Basketball

Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

, also referred to as ''hoops'' * ''Hoop'' (magazine), an American basketball magazine *

Hoops Club Hoops Club () is a Lebanese sports club. It is based in Beirut, Lebanon, with branches in Antelias, Tyre, and southern suburbs of Beirut ( Dahieh). The basketball team is part of the Lebanese Basketball League The Lebanese Basketball League ...

, a Lebanese basketball club * Shamrock Rovers Hoops, an Irish basketball club

Football

Celtic F.C. The Celtic Football Club, commonly known as Celtic (), is a professional Association football, football club in Glasgow, Scotland. The team competes in the Scottish Premiership, the top division of Scottish football league system, Scottish ...

, Scotland, nicknamed the Hoops * Shamrock Rovers F.C., Ireland, nicknamed the Hoops *

Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional association football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English fo ...

, London, nicknamed the Hoops

Other sports

* Hoop (rhythmic gymnastics), an apparatus in rhythmic gymnastics *

Hoop rolling Hoop or Hoops may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Hoops'' (TV series), an American animated series Characters Hoops, a pink cat from Hallmark Media's Hoops & Yoyo Music * Hoops (band), an American indie pop ...

, a sport and child's game played since antiquity

Other uses

Embroidery hoop Embroidery hoops and frames are tools used to keep fabric taut while working embroidery or other forms of needlework. Hoops An embroidery hoop or (earlier) tambour frame consists of a pair of concentric circular or elliptical rings. The lar ...

Hoop (surname) Hoop is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Franz Josef Hoop (1871–1923), Liechtenstein politician * Franz Xaver Hoop (1886–1960), Liechtenstein politician * Martin Hoop (1892–1933), German politician * Josef Hoop (1895–1 ...

* ''Hoop'' (East Indiaman), a Dutch sail ship sunk in 1605 *

Hooping Hooping (also called hula hooping or hoop dance) is the manipulation of and artistic movement or dancing with a hoop (or hoops). Hoops can be made of metal, wood, or plastic. Hooping combines technical moves and tricks with freestyle or technical ...

, a modern subculture revolving around hoopdance *

HOOPS 3D Graphics System HOOPS Visualize is a 3D computer graphics software designed to render graphics across both mobile and desktop platforms. HOOPS Visualize provides 3D Graphics API to render CAD models. It's part of the HOOPS 3D Application Framework SDK. Since Jun ...

, a 3D Graphics API, part of The HOOPS 3D Application Framework * A

barrel A barrel or cask is a hollow cylindrical container with a bulging center, longer than it is wide. They are traditionally made of wooden stave (wood), staves and bound by wooden or metal hoops. The word vat is often used for large containers ...

component * Hoop earrings * The rim of a

drum The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a ...