approach one another to thereby reduce the distance therebetween and simultaneously reduce the diameter of the c shaped ring 10 accordingly the ring 10 is in an unrestrained condition the intermost ends of the tabs 16 18 20 22 and 24 extend outwardly farther than they do when mounted in the rim of a basketball goal obviously the diameter of the c shaped ring 10 is larger in the unrestrained position than it is when mounted for use on the goal in order to mount the device the two end portions must be forced together so that the diameter of the c shaped ring 10 is made smaller this configuration is achieved by a pair of hook members 25 and 26 adapted to cooperate with respective tabs 16 and 24 the hook members 25 and 26 are slideably mounted within a hollow guideway member 30 in a preferred embodiment the hook member 25 is fixedly mounted in respect of the guideway 30 and the hook member 26 is adapted to move toward and away from the hook member 24 a compression spring 32 is positioned within the interior of guideway 30 thereby tending to normally urge the hook numbers 25 and 26 away from one another the guideway 30 is fixedly attached adjacent the distal end of a pole 40 a pivotally mounted handle 42 is disposed at the proximal end of the pole 40 the handle 42 is mounted to pivot about a pivot connection 44 one end of a cable.