Pro Dunk THOR Gold
$2,399 $2,900 · Nov 12, 2026
Highest score in our formula.
Prices checked November 12, 2026
The 60-inch board is the two-car-driveway size. Six of them, from $769.95 to $2,599.99, in formula order.
Photo: Nikola Radojcic / Unsplash6 hoops · $2,399 at the maker, checked November 12, 2026. Ordered by our overall score.
$2,399 $2,900 · Nov 12, 2026
Highest score in our formula.
$2,049.95 · Nov 12, 2026
Lowest price in the top half of this ranking.
$2,599.99 · Nov 12, 2026
First of the rest on our growing-kids weights: the rim goes down to 6 ft.
Sixty inches is the two-car-driveway size, and the most crowded part of the market. The THOR Gold comes first: 1/2 inch glass, a 6 inch 5-gauge pole, a 4 ft overhang and a rim down to 5 ft. The Goalsetter All-American follows with a taller 60 by 38 board and the internal height jack, then the Goalrilla GS60C at $2,049.95.
Under $1,200, the Silverback SB60 and Goaliath Ignite keep tempered glass with a 4 inch pole and a 5-year warranty. The NXT 60 is the cheapest, with a polycarbonate board.
By Chris Dalton, editor, backyard and driveway basketball · updated November 12, 2026
Best for two-car driveways with kids from kindergarten to varsity.
The catch: You pay premium money for a mid-size board. At $2,399 (sale price, $2,900 listed, sale ending November 27 per Pro Dunk), it costs more than the 72-inch Goalrilla GS72C. And the 20 inch square, 3 ft deep hole still takes 15 to 20 bags of concrete.
$2,399 at Pro Dunk (listed $2,900) · checked November 12, 2026
Best for two-car driveways where little kids will use the hoop for years.
The catch: On the spec sheet, the $2,399 THOR Gold beats it on glass (1/2 inch vs 3/8), pole (6 inch 5-gauge vs 5 inch 7-gauge), overhang (4 ft vs 3) and lowest height (5 ft vs 6). The All-American earns its price with the enclosed mechanism, the hinged anchor and US manufacturing.
$2,599.99 at Goalsetter · checked November 12, 2026
Best for two-car driveways that want Goalrilla glass and a lifetime warranty around $2,000.
The catch: The overhang tops out at 2.5 ft, so the pole sits closer to the action than on the THOR Gold or All-American, and the rim does not go below 7.5 ft. The breakaway rim is Goalrilla's medium-weight version, not the heavy one on the GS72C.
$2,049.95 at Goalrilla · checked November 12, 2026
Best for families who want 60-inch glass, pads included, around $1,100.
The catch: The 4" x 4" pole is the smallest square pole on our list, the glass is 5/16" rather than 3/8", and the warranty is 5 years. For a family with teenagers who play hard, the GS60C or THOR Gold are built for more abuse.
$1,099.95 at goalrilla.com · checked November 12, 2026
Best for the first real glass hoop for a family on a $1,000 budget.
The catch: The overhang is 2 ft, the shortest on our list, so layups end close to the pole: buy the pad, keep it on. The 4" pole is a two-piece design, and the 5/16" glass is thinner than the 3/8" on Goalrilla and Goalsetter hoops.
$999.95 at goalrilla.com · checked November 12, 2026
Best for the lowest-cost in-ground hoop with a 60-inch board, for casual shooting.
The catch: The board is polycarbonate, not glass, and the 3.5" round pole is the slimmest on our list. The pole is buried and filled with concrete, so it stays with the house, and Silverback says it is not compatible with its anchor kit or Yard Guard. Accessories are not included.
$769.95 at goalrilla.com · checked November 12, 2026
A tick marks the best figure in each row.
| Hoop | Pro Dunk THOR Gold9.4/10 | Goalsetter All-American 609.0/10 | Goalrilla GS60C8.8/10 | Silverback SB608.5/10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $2,399 | $2,599.99 | $2,049.95 | $1,099.95 |
| Backboard | 60" glass 1/2" | 60" glass 3/8" | 60" glass 3/8" | 60" glass 5/16" |
| Pole | 6" x 6", 5-gauge | 5" x 5", 7-gauge | 5.5" x 5.5" | 4" x 4" |
| Overhang | 4 ft | 3 ft | 2.5 ft | 2.5 ft |
| Height range | 5 to 10 ft | 6 to 10 ft | 7.5 to 10 ft | 7.5 to 10 ft |
| Warranty | Limited lifetime | Limited lifetime | Limited lifetime | 5-year limited |
| Buy | See price | See price | See price | See price |

Same criterion values as everywhere on the site; only the weights change, and they only set the order. Anything a maker does not publish scores 2/10.
Fourteen in-ground hoops from seven brands, ranked on dated prices, backboard, pole, overhang, height range and warranty.
No. 1: Pro Dunk THOR PlatinumThe four Goalrilla in-ground hoops we compare, from the $1,749.95 GS54C to the $2,949.95 FT72, in formula order.
No. 1: Goalrilla FT72Driveway weights: price and overhang count more, because the pole has to sit off the concrete and the budget is real.
No. 1: Pro Dunk THOR GoldOnly hoops with a tempered glass board, ranked with backboard size and glass thickness counting for 35%.
No. 1: Pro Dunk THOR PlatinumEvery 72-inch board we compare, ranked for regulation play: the pole and the board count for 55% here.
No. 1: Pro Dunk THOR PlatinumThree 54-inch hoops for one-car driveways and younger players, from $799.95 to $1,749.95.
No. 1: Goalrilla GS54CThe Pro Dunk THOR Gold. It comes first on this ranking's weights and scores 9.4/10 overall. The THOR Gold is the hoop we would point most families to first. It scores 9.4, second only to the Platinum, and it wins our driveway and growing-kids rankings outright, because it pairs 1/2 inch tempered glass and a 6 by 6 inch, 5-gauge pole with a rim that goes all the way down to 5 ft.
With one published formula: 7 criteria, each scored out of 10 from the maker's own pages, then weighted for this need (price (dated, us) 20%, backboard size and material 20%, pole size and steel gauge 20%, warranty 15%, overhang (play space under the rim) 10%, lowest rim height 10%, mounting (anchor kit or not) 5%). The score shown is each hoop's one overall score, so a hoop can sit first here with a lower score than the one below it. Details on how we score.
From $769.95 to $2,599.99 in this ranking, checked on November 12, 2026. Concrete and installation are extra; each review gives the source and any sale terms.
For most driveways, yes. Goalsetter calls 60" x 38" its best-selling size, "sized well for young families and recreational players of all ages".
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