MEMORANDUM
May 16, 2017
VIA EMAIL
TO: All Division I, II and III Commissioners and Directors of Athletics.
FROM: Keith Dambrot, chair
NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee
Brad Duckworth, chair
NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules Committee
SUBJECT: Basketball Court Markings.
On behalf of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Rules Committees, this is to advise that
at the May 9-12, 2017, playing rules committee meetings, the committees agreed to recommend
to the Playing Rules Oversight Panel (PROP) the following rules changes related to basketball
court markings effective with the 2017-18 season:
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The women’s committee voted to increase the size of the restricted-area arc from 3 feet to
4 feet. (Please note that institutions are encouraged, but not required, to remove the 3-foot
restricted area arc.)
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Both the men’s and women’s committees voted to extend the coaching box by 10 feet (from
28’ to 38’) towards the division line. The line should be placed outside the boundary line.
It also should be 2-inches wide and a minimum of 2-feet long. It is recommended that the
line be painted, however, a taped line is permissible. (Please note that the current 28-foot
hash marks should not be removed since these are useful for other rules.)
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The women’s committee voted to permit the team that advances the ball to choose which
side of the playing court to inbound the ball. It is recommended, but not required, that a
two-inch long by two-inch wide line be extended out-of-bounds from the sideline opposite
the scorer’s table. This optional line can be painted or taped.
With regard to next steps, please note the following:
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A two-week comment period survey will be sent later this week to all Division I, II and III head
coaches, athletics directors and commissioners seeking feedback on these (and other) proposed
rules changes. Both committees will look forward to receiving your feedback.
Basketball Court Markings
May 16, 2017
Page No. 2
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The recommendations listed above will not be final until PROP has an opportunity to
review these recommendations during a conference call scheduled for June 13. (Please
note that we are trying to reschedule that call to an earlier date in June if at all possible.)
Thank you in advance for your assistance with these matters. We look forward to your feedback.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the NCAA staff liaisons to the Men’s
and Women’s Basketball Rules Committees as noted below:
Men’s basketball playing rules staff liaison - Dan Calandro ([email protected]; 317-917-6604)
Women’s basketball playing rules staff liaison - Rachel Seewald ([email protected]; 317-9176141)
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Selected NCAA Staff Members