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NCAA Men's and Women's 2009 Basketball Rules 2009 NCAA ® MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL The NCAA salutes the more than 380,000 student-athletes participating in 23 sports at more than1,000 member institutions | RULES NCAA 66572-8/08 BR09 2009 NCAA MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RULES Sportsmanship The primary goal of the rules is to maximize the safety and enjoyment of the student-athlete. Sportsmanship is a key part of that goal. Sportsmanship should be a core value in behavior of players and bench personnel, in crowd control by game management and in the officials’ proper enforcement of the rules governing related actions. NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION [ISSN 1042-3877] THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION P.O. BOX 6222 INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46206-6222 317/917-6222 WWW.NCAA.ORG AUGUST 2008 Manuscript Prepared By: Ed Bilik, Secretary-Rules Editor, NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee; and Debbie Williamson, Secretary-Rules Editor, NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules Committee Edited By: Leslie Danehy, Associate Director of Playing Rules Administration. NCAA, NCAA logo and NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION are registered marks of the Association and use in any manner is prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the Association. COPYRIGHT, 1974, BY THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION REPPRINTED: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Contents NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee .......................................................5 NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules Committee ..................................................8 Men’s and Women’s Committee Actions for 2008-09 .....................................11 Men’s Points of Emphasis .................................................................................15 Women’s Points of Emphasis ...........................................................................19 Significant Editorial Changes ...........................................................................22 Sportsmanship Statement ..................................................................................24 Preface ...............................................................................................................24 Rules Supplements ............................................................................................25 Court and Equipment ....................................................................................25 Important Information for Manufacturers of New Equipment/Apparel ......27 Court Diagram ...............................................................................................29 Official NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Rules Rule 1—Court and Equipment .....................................................................30 Backboard Diagram ........................................................................33 Shot-Clock Diagram .......................................................................39 Rule 2—Officials and Their Duties ..............................................................40 Rule 3—Players, Substitutes and Equipment ...............................................53 Rule 4—Definitions ......................................................................................61 Rule 5—Scoring and Timing Regulations ...................................................88 Rule 6—Live Ball and Dead Ball ...............................................................101 Rule 7—Out of Bounds and the Throw-in .................................................105 Rule 8—Free Throw ...................................................................................110 Rule 9—Violations and Penalties ...............................................................114 Rule 10—Fouls and Penalties .....................................................................122 Appendixes Appendix I Fight-Reporting Procedures ..............................................141 Appendix II NCAA Tobacco Policy ......................................................143 Appendix III Officiating Guidelines .......................................................144 Coach and Bench Decorum ..........................................144 Screening .......................................................................145 Hanging/Grasping on the Ring .....................................145 Intentional Personal Fouling .........................................146 (Women) Displacement ................................................146 (Men) Post Play ............................................................149 (Men) Hand-Checking .................................................150 3 4 CONTENTS Appendix IV Foul/Penalty Chart ............................................................151 Appendix V Major Rules Differences ...................................................156 Appendix VI Timeout Comparison Chart ..............................................160 Appendix VII Official Men’s Basketball Signals ....................................162 Appendix VIII Official Women’s Basketball Signals ...............................169 Index ................................................................................................................178 NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee Chair Secretary-Rules Dick Hack Editor Division III Ed Bilik University of 912/598-5134 Pittsburgh at Greensburg [email protected] 724/836-9949 Term expires: [email protected] 9-1-11* Term expires: 9-1-09* Mike Brey Adam Brick Division I Division I University of Notre George Mason Dame University 574/631-5222 703/993-9117 Michael.p.brey.2@ [email protected] nd.edu Term expires: Term expires: 9-1-12* 9-1-11* *Not eligible for re-appointment. 5 6 NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL RULES COMMITTEE Robert Corn Scott Eaton Division II Division II Missouri Southern Northern Kentucky State University University 417/625-9330 859/572-6539 [email protected] [email protected] Term expires: Term expires: 9-1-11* 9-1-12* Bobby Lutz Steve Moore Division I Division III University of North College of Wooster Carolina, Charlotte 330/263-2176 704/687-4939 smoore@wooster. Term expires: edu 9-1-10* Term expires: 9-1-10* Gerald Myers Jim Schaus Division I Division I Texas Tech Ohio University University 740/593-0983 806/742-3355 [email protected] Term expires: Term expires: 9-1-12* 9-1-11* *Not eligible for re-appointment. NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL RULES COMMITTEE 7 John Thompson Reggie Witherspoon Division III Division I North Carolina University at Buffalo, Wesleyan College the State University 252/985-5218 of New York jthompson@ncwc. 716/645-3025 edu [email protected] Term expires: Term expires: 9-1-11* 9-1-09* Ken Wagner Division II Brigham Young University, Hawaii 808/675-3764 [email protected] Term expires: 9-1-12* Members who attended annual meeting but whose terms expired September 1, 2008, or oth- erwise left the committee: II Brad Jackson, Western Washington University II Lonnie Porter, Regis University (Colorado) I Bob Thomason, University of the Pacific NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules Committee Chair Secretary-Rules Amy Backus Editor Division I Debbie Williamson Yale University 910/658-3731 203/432-7668 williamsondebbie amy.backus@yale. @yahoo.com edu Term expires: Term expires: 9-1-11 9-1-10* Brenda Alexander Mary Ellen Burt Division III Division III New York City Union College (NY) College of 518/388-6546 Technology [email protected] 718/260-5103 Term expires: balexander@ 9-1-12* citytech.cuny.edu Term expires: 9-1-10* *Not eligible for re-appointment. 8 NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RULES COMMITTEE 9 Leslie Claybrook Shimmy Division I Gray-Miller Rice University Division I 713/348-5829 Saint Louis University [email protected] 314/977-3174 Term expires: 9-1-12* [email protected] Term expires: 9-1-11* Lynn Griffin David Marsh Division II Division II University of Northwood Indianapolis University 317/788-3306 989/837-4389 [email protected] dmarsh@northwood. Term expires: edu 9-1-10* Term expires: 9-1-10* Keith Mondillo Lee Ann Riley Division III Division I Gwynedd-Mercy Stephen F. Austin College State University 215/641-5574 936/468-3208 [email protected] [email protected] Term expires: Term expires: 9-1-11* 9-1-09* 10 NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RULES COMMITTEE Cathy Roberts Lynn Plett Division I Division II University of North Missouri Western Carolina, Greensboro State University 336/334-5537 816/271-5863 [email protected] lplett@ Term expires: missouriwestern.edu 9-1-10* Term expires: 9-1-11* Members who attended annual meeting but whose terms expired September 1, 2008, or have otherwise left the committee: III Ronda Seagraves, Southwestern University (Texas) I Sharon Fanning, Mississippi State University Men’s and Women’s Committee Actions for 2008-09 This year the men’s and women’s basketball rules committees reviewed over 45 rules change proposals. Feedback gathered during the year was vital to their decisions regarding rules changes and both committees were very encouraged with the response they received when feedback was solicited. Almost 70 percent of men’s coaches responded to the rules survey and the women’s committee hosted Rules Forums and gathered feedback on rules issues from more than 20 conferences. In addition to the Rules Forums, approximately 50 percent of all women’s coaches responded to the rules survey. During the 2007-08 season, the committee identified a number of teams with illegal uniforms. It is important that
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