Abstract: A basketball backstop (1) which may be mounted adjacent to a swimming pool. The backstop is mounted on a first upright member (2) and a second upright member (3), the upright brackets having a horizontal and a vertical portion. The upright members slide over the end of the diving board (4) for a distance of approximately 18 inches, the diving board being gripped by a series of four parallel horizontal bars (5, 6, 7 and 8). The diving board is gripped between two pairs of horizontal bars, threaded fasteners urging the opposed bars toward each other, knobs (9, 10, 11 and 12) facilitating rotation of the threaded fasteners by hand.