Rules Changes for 2005-06 -- College and High School

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College Rule Changes (PDF version of the following)
The rule and page references are for the 2005 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Rules Book.

Rules Supplement (page 23). It is recommended that padding be used on walls and other facility features in or around the playing area that a student-athlete might contact during play as suggested by the current ASTM standard. Padding should be installed no more than four inches from the floor up to six feet.

Rationale: This safety recommendation was not previously mentioned and is important information for new facilities.

Rule 2-5 (page 40). Officials will be allowed to use the courtside television monitor to determine whether a foul committed near the expiration of time in the first half or second half (when it affects the outcome) occurred before the reading of 0:00 on the game clock.

Rationale: The reading of 0:00 on the game clock is currently used to determine whether a shot-clock violation or try for goal occurred before the expiration of play. This change would be consistent with these situations.

Rule 2-5 (page 40). After using the official courtside television monitor to determine if a foul or try for goal occurred before the reading of 0.00 on the game clock, the official shall be permitted to put the exact time back on the clock when it is determined that time remained when the foul was committed or the ball passed through the net.

Rationale: Currently, officials would not be permitted to correct the time, unless there is a timer’s mistake.

Rule 2-12.8, 4-17.5 (pages 51, 72). Twenty seconds will be allowed to replace a disqualified player. The warning signal will be sounded five seconds before the expiration the time limit.

Rationale: This will reduce the time allowed from 30 seconds to 20 seconds.

Rule 2-12.15, 2-5.3 (pages 41, 52). A courtside television monitor may be used when in the judgment of the official a timer’s mistake has occurred. Such a mistake may be corrected only during the first dead ball and before the ball is touched inbounds after the game clock should have been started or stopped or once the ball is in play before the second live ball, is touched inbounds when the game clock should have been running.

Rationale: This would extend the time to fix a timer’s mistake.

Rule 2-13.6 and 7, 4-43, 9-6 (pages 53, 84, 129). Violations when the ball has been intentionally kicked will no longer result in the reset of the shot clock to either 30 seconds (women) or 35 seconds (men). When the violation occurs with 15 or fewer seconds remaining, the shot clock will be reset to 15 seconds. Otherwise, when the violation occurs with more than 15 seconds remaining, there shall be no reset of the shot clock.

Rationale: The committees believed the penalty was too severe for the violation.

Rule 3-5 (page 62). Head bands and wrist bands shall be uniform in color (similar to the dominant color of the game jersey) and logo on each player and for entire team. Only one logo, the team logo or the manufacturers’ logo may be on the head bands and wrist bands.

Rationale: This will create more uniformity for uniforms.

Men’s Experimental Rules: During certified games, exhibition games and scrimmages, the three-point line will be extended to 20 feet, 9 inches, the lane will be widened to 14 feet, and a 3 foot restricted-area arc.

Men’s Basketball Points of Emphasis: Rough play and palming the basketball will be emphasized in 2005-06.

Women’s Basketball Experimental Rules: During certified games, exhibition games and scrimmages, the three-point line will be extended to 20 feet, 6 inches and the10-second backcourt rule will be applied.

Women’s Basketball Points of Emphasis: Displacement and bench decorum will be the points of emphasis for 2005-06.

National Federation Basketball Rules Revisions (PDF version of the following)

The addition of Rule 4–19–7 and revision of Rule 7–5–5 establishes the definition of a team-control foul and now makes the penalty consistent with a player-control foul. With these revisions, the enforcement by officials is simplified and it is anticipated that the length of delays in games will be shortened.

The change makes enforcement of the rule easier for officials. Under the present rule, it is sometimes difficult to determine whether a player in control has released the ball on a pass or an interrupted dribble takes place before the player charges. It is equally difficult to determine whether a player has received a pass before the player charges. The change now makes the penalty consistent for a player-control foul and a team-control foul.

Rule 7–7–5 The penalty for an offensive player committing a common foul, while there is team control, now calls for the awarding of the ball to an opponent, for a throw-in, at a designated spot nearest to where the foul occurred. This is not to be confused with the NCAA rule which classifies that any foul committed by the throw-in team is a team control foul until the opponent acquires team control.

Note: Therefore, based upon the explanation above, there is no team control during a throw-in. The player control foul has not changed.

Play 1: (a) B–1, playing defense, commits a common foul on A–1 before the bonus is in effect for either team. (b) A–2 fouls B–2 during the throw-in. Team B is in the bonus situation.

Ruling: (a) The ball shall be awarded to Team A for a designated spot throw-in nearest to where the foul occurred. (b) A–2’s foul is not a team control foul since it occurred during the throw-in (prior to Team A obtaining control). The foul shall be charged to A–2 and B– 2 shall be awarded the bonus free throw.

Play 2: While A–1 is dribbling, B–2 bats the ball away. The ball is loose when A–2 pushes B– 2. The bonus is in effect for Team B.

Ruling: As this is a team control foul committed by A-2, Team B shall be awarded the ball out of bounds nearest to where the foul occurred for a designated spot throw-in.

Revisions to Rules 7–5–9 and 7–5–10 change the penalty for a double personal, double technical and simultaneous fouls from an alternating possession throw-in to resuming play from the point at which it was interrupted to address the fouls.

No team should benefit from the actions pursuant to a double foul. The fouls will be charged to the players of each team and the ball will be put back in play. This change may increase the likelihood that double fouls will be called more often when warranted.

In an effort to increase the likelihood of the infraction being called and to eliminate a tremendous advantage, Rule 9–3–2 was added. The rule states that players leaving the court for unauthorized reasons will be charged with a violation instead of a technical foul, which was the former penalty. The rules committee felt that the rule change would not only make the action easier to enforce, but will more likely serve as a deterrent against players leaving the court.

Rule 9–3–2 The penalty for a player leaving the court for an unauthorized reason (voluntarily) or delaying her/his return to the court after a throw-in is now a violation.

Play 1. A–1 steps out of bounds to avoid a 3 second violation.

Ruling: A–1 has committed a violation. The ball shall be awarded to Team B for a throw-in at a designated spot (not between the free throw lane lines) nearest to where the violation was committed.

Play 2. Thrower-in A–1 completes the throw-in to A–2 and then takes four or five steps along the boundary line prior to coming inbounds behind a screen set by A–3 and A–4.

Ruling: A–1 has committed a violation for failing to move directly onto the court after the release of the ball. The violation ruling is not to be delayed until A–1 returns to the court. It is ruled a violation when the delay occurs.

Remaining off the court or not going onto the court directly are similar to leaving the court for an unauthorized reason. In this case it should be obvious that A–1’s movement, out of bounds, along the endline was to take advantage of the screen.

Note: The violation does not occur when the player returns to the court and touches the ball. It occurs when the delay occurs.

Rule 3–4–15 prohibits a team member from removing his or her uniform within the confines of the playing area. Players that remove their uniforms to show disgust is becoming an increasingly popular trend. The rule will also apply to those team members that pull their tucked in jerseys up over their eyes. Previously, there was no rule that specifically addressed players removing their jerseys. With the addition of this rule, the act will be penalized with a technical foul.

In addition to the rules changes each year, the committee identifies certain aspects of the game that need special attention that are deemed Points of Emphasis. This year’s Points of Emphasis focused on three themes: unsporting conduct, free throws and intentional fouls.