Court dimensions:

• Basket: 10 feet high
• Free Throw line: 15 feet from front of backboard
• Court: 94 feet by 50 feet
• 3 point line: 19'9" from center of basket.

Officials Elastic Power: Referee shall have power to make decisions on any points not specifically covered in the rules.

Types of violations: Floor, personal, technical.

Shooting and non-shooting fouls: A player gets 2 shots when fouled attempting to shoot a shot that fails. If the player who is fouled in the act of shooting makes the shot the basket counts and the player gets 1 shot. All other fouls are non-shooting fouls. If a team fouls more than 6 times in a half the other team gets the opportunity for 1-and-1foul shots for each foul. In this case, if the first free throw is made the player gets a chance to make a second. If either free-throw is unsuccessful, play resumes from the miss. If a team fouls 10 or more times in a half, the other teams gets 2 free throws for each foul.

Violations

Back court: No offensive player may take the ball back across the half court line once they have crossed it.

Double dribble: Player may not dribble second time unless

1. Try for field goal
2. Bat by opponent
3. Pass or fumble touched by another player

Traveling: Moving feet in excess to prescribed limits. Generally 2 ½ steps.

Art. 2. A player who catches the ball with both feet on the playing court

may pivot, using either foot. When one foot is lifted, the other is the pivot

foot.

Art. 3. A player who catches the ball while moving or dribbling may stop

and establish a pivot foot as follows:

a. When both feet are off the playing court and the player lands:

1. Simultaneously on both feet, either may be the pivot foot;

2. On one foot followed by the other, the first foot to touch shall be

the pivot foot;

3. On one foot, the player may jump off that foot and simultaneously

land on both; neither foot can be the pivot foot.

b. When one foot is on the playing court:

1. That foot shall be the pivot foot when the other foot touches in

a step;

2. The player may jump off that foot and simultaneously land on

both; neither foot can then be the pivot foot.

Art. 4. After coming to a stop and establishing the pivot foot:

a. The pivot foot may be lifted, but not returned to the playing court,

before the ball is released on a pass or try for goal;

b. The pivot foot shall not be lifted before the ball is released to start a

dribble.

(NCAA rulebook, 2002)

Palming: Allowing the ball to temporarily rest in the hand of the dribbler or bringing the hand below the equator of the ball while dribbling.

Three second rule: An offensive player may not stand in the key for over 3 seconds.

Free throw lane violation: Entering the designated area of the key before the ball leaves the free throw shooters hand. The shooter or anyone outside of the 3 point line may not enter until the ball touches the rim.

Types of fouls

Charging: Illegal movement by an offensive player with the ball when he makes contact with a defensive player in legal guarding position.

Blocking: Legal guarding position on player with ball

• Must have both feet on floor
• Torso must face opponent
• No time and distance are required
• If opponent is airborne guard must have established legal position before opponent left floor

Screen: Legal action delays or prevents opponent from reaching desired position.

• Not required to face any direction
• May not initiate contact
• Illegal to lean or extend hips

Holding or pushing: Legal use of arms and hands

1. Arms extended vertically
2. Legal to hit hand when attempt to steal or block shot.
3. May absorb to protect from charge
4. May not use to force through screen
5. May not extend to side during rebounding
6. Holding is illegal