MEN’S BASKETBALL RULES
COMMITTEE
OFFICIATING CLINICS
Art Hyland
Secretary-Rules Editor, Men’s Basketball
2013-14
RULES COMMITTEE – MAY 2013
Rules Change Year
Considered Numerous Recommendations
Passed 28 New Rules
Officiating input is valued
NCAA pays to have active official attends
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Major Officiating Concerns –
Hand Checking (now in rules)
• Keeping a hand or forearm on an opponent
• Putting two hands on an opponent
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Major Officiating Concerns –
Hand Checking (now in rules)
• Jabbing an opponent by extending the arm(s) and placing a
hand/forearm on the opponent; and
• Using an armbar to impede the progress of the dribbler.
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Major Officiating Concerns –
Freedom of Movement
• Chucking cutters
• Allowing opponent time/distance to avoid contact
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Major Officiating Concerns –
Block/Charge
• Legal guarding position
• Moving to maintain legal guarding position
• Moving forward into the dribbler
• Airborne shooter (new rule)
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Guarding Position (Airborne Player) –
Rule 4-17.4.d
• Upward motion
• Hands/arms
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Officials’ Duties/10-Second Count –
Rule 2-7.9
• Use of shot clock
• Clock starts on legal touching
• End of period responsibilities
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Violations/10 Second Back Court –
Rule 9-10
• Count begins – legal touching of ball
• Rebound/jump ball – count on player control
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Violations/Goaltending – Rule 9-17.5
• Any part of the ball above rim
• Ball contacts backboard
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Violations/Basket Interference –
Rule 9-17.2.a.5
• Player causes basket/backboard to vibrate
• Ball on/within basket or backboard
• Ball on/or within cylinder
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Personal Foul/Elbow – Rule 10-1-14.c
• Occurs above or below shoulders
• Common, F1 or F2 foul
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Monitor Review – Indisputable Evidence
Rule 11-1.1
• Standard of review
• Only change if it is clear the initial call was wrong
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Monitor Review – Correctable Error –
Rule 11-2.1.b.1
• Two or three-point goal
• Last four minutes of a 2nd period and all of OT
• Talk to table before game
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Monitor Review – Timing Mistake –
Rule 11-2.1.c.1.c
• Determine time ball touches out of bounds
• In effect during entire game
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Monitor Review – Fouls – Rule 11-2.1.d.1
• After call made on floor
• May be F1, F2, common or no foul
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Monitor Review – Fouls – Rule 11-2.1.d.2
• After NO call made on floor
• May call F1, F2, or no foul (no common foul)
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Monitor Review – Player to be
Charged – Rule 11-2.1.d.5
• Officials uncertainty
• Determine player to be charged
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Monitor Review – Shot Clock Violation –
Rule 11-2.1.e.1
• Last two minutes of 2nd period and OTs
• Determine whether shot clock violation occurred
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Monitor Review – Out of Bounds
Violation – Rule 11-2.1.e.2
• Last two minutes of 2nd period and OTs
• Determine which team caused ball to go out of bounds
• Only when deflection involves two or more players
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Backboard Signage – Rule 1-13.5
• Electronic lights
• Not facing court
• Static during play
• Referee’s authority
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Court Finish – Rule 1-17.6
• Consistent finish
• Game management responsibility
• Officials’ responsibility in-game
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Uniforms/No Commercial Advertising –
Rule 1-22.7.a.2
• Hashtags
• Websites
• Non-profit organizations
• Penalty – administrative technical
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Uniforms/Use of Names – Rule 1-22.7.f
• Back neutral zone only
• Institutions may honor cause/players
• No commercial aspect (except manufacturer logo once)
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Uniforms/Full Length Tights – Rule 1-23.2
• Legal without waiver
• Same color worn by teammates
• Must be same color as game shorts, black, white, or beige
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Uniforms/Leg Sleeves – Rule 1-26.9
• Same as arm sleeve rule
• Solid color – black, white, beige, or any color game shorts
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Officials’ Uniform – Rule 2-1.2
• No variation from required uniform
• No patches other than national flag/NCAA
• One manufacturers logo permitted
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Officials’ Jurisdiction – Rule 2-4.1 & 2-4.2
• 20 minutes prior to game
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Scorer’s Duties/Instant Replay –
Rule 2-9.17
• Record time of official’s signal for correctable error review
• Reminder pregame
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Shot Clock Reset – Rule 2-11.6.b.3
• Double personal foul (one is flagrant)
• Shot clock is reset
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Substitutes/Free Throws – 3-6.2.c
• Technical or flagrant fouls
• Substitutes enter before first or after final attempt
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Personal Foul/Flagrant 1 – Rule 4-15.2.c.1
• Causing excessive contact
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No Dead Ball – Rule 6-6.3
• Ball in flight
• Opponent swings elbows excessively
• No contact
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Class A Unsporting Technicals –
Rule 10-3.1.j, 10-3.2.h, and 10-3.2.i
• Disrespectfully contacting official – player/substitute/bench
personnel
• Bench personnel causing contact with player (live or dead
ball)
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REORGANIZATION OF RULE BOOK
• Rule 11 – Instant Replay
• Topics consolidated where possible
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QUESTIONS
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