Canon 35 f2 IS USM for basketball?

Wondered if anyone had any experience using this lens for high school basketball? I have access to the baseline for most games. I usually use a 70-200 f2.8 from the corners of the baseline but directly under the basket it is a bit too wide, as is the 85mm f1.8. Ok for action out at the freethrow line and beyond but tight in under the hoop. Shooting on a crop camera (7D & 7DII)

So what his your concern. Any focal length can work for you depending on location of course. I have shot anywhere from 17mm to 300 for basketball. Just depends on where you can get yourself planted. Bigger concern is can it focus fast enough. I don't have any experience with that sense. I had the 28mm cousin, and it wasn't good. On the other hand the 24 did focus fast enough. The other thing though is when you are that wide a lot is in focus. For example with my 17-40 under the net at f4, shot at its widest everything from the baseline to to the back was of the venue is generally in focus. The wider you go, the less focus speed matters.

35 mm is an odd focal length. Neither wide enough to fully get players soaring into the basket, not tight enough in many other circumstances. But that said, with any lense you can capture a story. It just changes how you tell the story. You can capture a lot of action of players on the bench, coming on and off the court, etc. You can get great shots inside the key. Not my first choice in a got to lens for basketball... but it can work. Again, depending on the story you are trying to tell.

I was thinking of it on a crop body. I had found that 70mm was too tight sometimes under the basket on the baseline. I decided it was a bit better to use it from the baseline extended to either side.

Since I had posted, I had rented a 24-70 f2.8. That seemed to be a good fit on a crop body, even right under the basket. Not sure that I will buy one as I do not shoot a lot of dedicated basketball. I did purchase a R6 yesterday so will be interested to get the 70-200 perspective on FF rather than a crop body.