{"id":336527,"date":"2017-03-23T06:53:44","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T22:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1467726"},"modified":"2017-03-23T06:53:44","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T22:53:44","slug":"no-sweat-hoop-maps-makes-finding-a-game-of-pickup-basketball-as-easy-as-a-tap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/no-sweat-hoop-maps-makes-finding-a-game-of-pickup-basketball-as-easy-as-a-tap\/","title":{"rendered":"No sweat, Hoop Maps makes finding a game of pickup basketball as easy as a tap"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A typically spontaneous activity, pickup basketball can be difficult to just stumble upon if you want to play. It also can be difficult to get a game going out of the blue.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u00a0wanted to play and find games and it was hard to find,\u201d Donte Morris said. \u201cWe thought that there has got to be an app for this.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Morris and his brother Dominic couldn\u2019t\u00a0find an app for it, the brothers created Hoop Maps. The app solves this problem through social planning and networking.<\/p>\n

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Individual players can log in to the app and find basketball games on demand. The app shows where and when a game is being played. The games can take place anywhere, from a park to inside a gym.<\/p>\n

Users also can set up a game by selecting a time, place and duration and their game will show up on maps or a list for users in that same area.<\/p>\n

There are two settings for a game, orange and blue. A game is shown with a blue icon when it is about to start, a game is orange when it\u2019s already in progress.<\/p>\n

You also can connect with Facebook friends and other users on the app and use these connections to create games by inviting them to play through the app or messaging them on the platform about any games that you are planning to play in.<\/p>\n