Backyard Basketball Cheats - PlayStation 2

Barry Dejay
When selecting a team, go to the custom player and enter "BARRY DEJAY" as a name. Select "Done" twice and the real Barry Dejay should will appear.

Thor Herring
Go to custom player and enter "LEMON BOY" as a name. Select "Done" twice and he will appear.

Kobe Bryant
Go to custom player and enter "KOBE" as a name. Select "Done" twice and he will appear.

Shaquille O'Neal
Go to custom player and enter "SHAQ" as a name. Select "Done" twice and he will appear.

Vince Carter
Go to custom player and enter "VINCE" as a name. Select "Done" twice and he will appear.

Michael Jordan
Go to custom player and enter "MJ" as a name. Select "Done" twice and he will appear.

Allen Iverson
Go to custom player and enter "ALLEN IVERSON" as a name. Select "Done" twice and he will appear.

Continuous power-ups
Press [Circle]x4, [Square]x4 at the "Goodies" screen.

Bulls-eye shooting
Press [Square]x2, [Circle], [Square]x2, [Circle], [Square], [Circle] at the "Goodies" screen.

Huge heads
Press [Square]x2, [Circle], [Square]x3, [Circle], [Square] at the "Goodies" screen.

Speedy kids
Press [Square], [Circle], [Square]x2, [Circle], [Square]x2, [Circle] at the "Goodies" screen.

Chubby kids
Press [Circle], [Square]x3, [Circle], [Square]x3 at the "Goodies" screen.

Micro kids
Press [Square], [Circle], [Square]x2, [Circle]x2, [Square]x2 at the "Goodies" screen.

Wire frame
Press [Circle], [Square], [Circle], [Square], [Circle]x2, [Square], [Circle] at the "Goodies" screen.

Beach ball
Press [Square]x4, [Circle]x4 at the "Goodies" screen.

Slo-Mo ball
Press [Square]x2, [Circle]x2, [Square]x2, [Circle]x2 at the "Goodies" screen.

Weak ball gravity
Press [Square], [Circle], [Square], [Circle], [Square], [Circle], [Square], [Circle] at the "Goodies" screen.

Bonus courts
Every time you advance past a round in the playoffs, the court for that round will be unlocked in single game and practice modes. Win the championship to unlock the championship court and another secret court.

Remove CPU power-up
When the CPU has a power-up during game play, select "Time Out" when you have the ball. The CPU's power-up will now be gone.

Easy points
In season mode, select Vince Carter (starter), Shaq (starter), Tracy McGrady (starter), Tim Duncan (sub) and Pablo Sanchez (sub). In every game, shoot as many three pointers as possible. You should end the game with about 130 points. THIS works best if you use the original starters as much as possible.

Increase three point accuracy
To increase three point accuracy, shoot in the center and hit the backboard.

Recommended team

Select Barry Dejay (unlock him), Jocinda Smith, Dmitri Petrovitch, Kenny Kawaguchi, and Pablo Sanchez for your team and you should make at least 100 points.


Select Vince Carter (unlock him), Pablo, Jocinda, Kobe Bryant (unlock him), and Lisa Leslie. Play as the Hyper Chuckers and choose the home court the Bears have, and it will be difficult to lose.


Select Thor Herring (secret character "Lemon Boy", starter), Dmitri Pertovich (starter), Pablo Sanchez (starter), Amir Khan, and Kevin Garnett.