I brought up in a previous thread that the NCAA was considering a change to the charge rule in which "Defenders would need to be in position to take a charge by the time an offensive player plants a foot to go airborne to attempt a field goal." That change was made official yesterday, along with these other ones:
The most significant change aside from the charge, in my opinion, is the loss of a timeout when the coaches ask for an out-of-bounds review in the last two minutes and don't get the call overturned. It seems a lot like the NBA coach's challenge and makes me wonder if the NCAA will head more in that direction.
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- An optional rule will allow for preloaded/live video to be transmitted to the bench area. This has been an experimental rule for the past two years.
- Officials will be able to review goaltending/basket interference calls during the next media timeout to ensure the calls were accurate, as long as the official calls it on the floor. If there is a foul on the shooter while the ball is in the air with a goaltend/basket interference, the review would be immediate to properly adjudicate the potential free throws.
- Bench personnel who are not students will be allowed to serve as peacekeepers when an altercation occurs.
- Under two minutes, when a coach requests an out-of-bounds play be reviewed, that team will be charged a timeout if the original call is not overturned.
- Anytime the ball hits the rim and the offense retains possession in the front court, the shot clock will reset to 20 seconds.
- If a player is called for a foul and instant replay officials see that the foul is a direct result of a flagrant 1 or flagrant 2 foul against the player who was originally assessed a foul, officials will be allowed to remove the foul on the player who was flagrantly fouled.
- A timeout will be able to be granted when a player has possession of the ball even though the player is airborne. (An example would be a player grabbing a loose ball and calling timeout before landing out of bounds.)
- If a player commits three flagrant 1 fouls in a game, the player will be disqualified from the game.
- Players will be allowed to wear numbers 0-99.
- Schools will no longer have to submit a waiver for players to wear religious headwear, provided it is safe for competition.
- Red and amber lights will be allowed on the backboard.
- To continue the experimental rule with the standard media timeout format in the second half (first dead ball under 17 minutes, 14, 11, eight and four) for any interested conference, as well as in the National Invitation Tournament.
- In the NIT, widening the lane to 16 feet.
The most significant change aside from the charge, in my opinion, is the loss of a timeout when the coaches ask for an out-of-bounds review in the last two minutes and don't get the call overturned. It seems a lot like the NBA coach's challenge and makes me wonder if the NCAA will head more in that direction.
Change to legal guarding position approved for men’s basketball - NCAA.org
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel on Thursday approved a men's basketball rules change for the 2023-24 season to the legal guarding position on block/charge
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