Novel basketball stand

The invention provides a improved basketball stand. The problem that a basket of the conventional basketball stand cannot be clearly seen at night is solved. The basketball stand comprises a base, an upright post, a backboard and the basket, wherein the lower end of the upright post is fixedly arranged on the base; the backboard is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the upright post; the basket is fixedly arranged on the backboard; each of the base and the upright post has a hollow structure; the base is communicated with the upright post; a storage battery is fixedly arranged in the base; the backboard is manufactured from transparent tempered glass; a mounting cavity is formed in the backboard; illumination lamps are arranged in the mounting cavity; a solar panel is perpendicularly and fixedly arranged on the rear part of the backboard, and is connected with the storage battery; and the illumination lamps are connected with the storage battery. The improved basketball stand has the advantages that the basket can be illuminated at night, a basketball can timely fall back after being clamped, and the like.