basketball hoop vs basket

basketball hoop and basket both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of basketball hoop include hoop.

basketball hoop (noun)	basket (noun)
horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball	a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop
	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