College Basketball: Basketball is a game you play where you need to shoot a ball through a hoop. It is a popular sport in the United States, and many colleges (universities) have basketball teams and compete against one another. If you watch many American movies, you'll notice that often people who go to jail are portrayed playing basketball. Many jails have basketball courts where inmates can play basketball and get some exercise. Six-by-nine-cell: a cell is a room where inmates are kept. The writer is referring to the size of his cell. It is six feet wide by nine feet long.