Some minor rules changes could take effect for college basketball next season.
The NCAA Men's Basketball Rules Committee conducted its annual meeting in Indianapolis this week. No major rules changes were put forward, but a few minor ones will go into effect for the upcoming season, if approved by the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel.
That panel is scheduled to discuss the men’s basketball rules recommendations on June 13.
Among the new possible changes:
· Allow referees to use the instant replay rule in the last two minutes of the second half or last two minutes of overtime to see if a secondary defender was in or outside the restricted-area arc. If the player is in the restricted area, a block will be called on the defender. If the secondary defender is in legal guarding position and outside the restricted area, a player control foul will be called. The Big Ten and Mid-American conferences experimented with this rule last season.
· Extend the coach’s box to 38 feet for the 2017-18 season. The coach’s box is now 28 feet. Committee members believe this will allow coaches to improve communication with their teams.
· Reset the shot clock to 20 seconds when the ball is inbounded in the front court after a foul or other violation by the defense, such as a kicked ball. If more than 20 seconds remains on the shot clock, the shot clock will not be reset.
For the full list of proposed rule changes for this season, click here - LINK.
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