basket vs basketball hoop

basket and basketball hoop both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
basket	Yes	No	No	No
basketball hoop	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, basket and basketball hoop are synonyms defined as:

basket and basketball hoop: horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball

Other synonyms of basket include hoop.

basket (noun)	basketball hoop (noun)
a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop	horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
a container that is usually woven and has handles
horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
the quantity contained in a basket