Comparing rules of NCAA and FIBA
photo by: Nick Krug
photo by: Nick Krug
If you caught either of Kansas basketball’s Team USA exhibitions against Canada at Sprint Center, you’re already a little familiar with some of the differences between the rules of college basketball and international play.
Now that the World University Games are here — KU opens pool play versus Turkey at 10 p.m. Friday night on ESPNU — a rundown of all the differences and similarities seems in order.
DURATION OF GAME
NCAA: Two 20-minute halves | FIBA: Four 10-minute quarters
SHOT CLOCK
NCAA: 35 seconds | FIBA: 24 seconds
SHOT CLOCK RESET
NCAA: FG attempt hits rim | FIBA: Resets to 14 seconds when FGA hits rim and offensive rebound is secured
OVERTIME DURATION
NCAA: 5 minutes | FIBA: 5 minutes
LENGTH OF HALFTIME
NCAA: 15 minutes | FIBA: 15 minutes
COURT LENGTH
NCAA: 94 feet x 50 feet | FIBA: 91-10 x 49-2.5
SIZE OF LANE
NCAA: 12 feet x 19 feet | FIBA: 16 x 19
photo by: Mike Yoder
3-POINT DISTANCE
NCAA: 20 feet-9 inches | FIBA: 22-1.75
NO-CHARGE SEMICIRCLE
NCAA: 0.914 meters from center of basket | FIBA: 1.25 meters from center
ADVANCE BALL TO HALFCOURT AT TIMEOUT
NCAA: Not allowed | FIBA: Allowed in final 2 minutes of fourth quarter and OT
BACKCOURT VIOLATION
NCAA: 10 seconds | FIBA: 8 seconds
GAME CLOCK STOPS AFTER FG
NCAA: Last minute of second half and last minute of OT | FIBA: Last 2 minutes of fourth quarter and OT
photo by: Mike Yoder
PLAYER FOUL LIMIT
NCAA: Five | FIBA: Five (or two technical fouls)
BONUS FREE THROWS
NCAA: On seventh foul of half (1-and-1); 10th foul (2 FTAs) | FIBA: On fifth foul of quarter (2 FTAs); fourth quarter carries into OT
NUMBER OF PLAYERS PERMITTED ON FREE THROW LANE
NCAA: Six (four defensive, two offensive) | FIBA: Five (three offensive, two defensive)
JUMP BALL
NCAA: Alternating possession after tip-off | FIBA: Alternating possession after tip-off
PLAYERS CAN TOUCH BALL ABOVE CYLINDER
NCAA: Nope | FIBA: You betcha
FLOPPING RULE
NCAA: Doesn’t have one | FIBA: Warning on the first flop; technical on the next flop
TIMEOUTS
NCAA: Four 75-second timeouts, two 30-seconds | FIBA: 2 60-second timeouts in first and second quarters, three 60-second timeouts in third and fourth quarters; maximum of two timeouts in final 2 minutes of a game
TV TIMEOUTS
NCAA: Four per half | FIBA: Up to one per quarter
OVERTIME TIMEOUTS
NCAA: One additional 75-second timeout and any unused from regulation | FIBA: One additional 60-second timeout
WHO CALLS TIMEOUTS
NCAA: Head coach or player on floor | FIBA: Head coach or assistant coach
photo by: Nick Krug
SIZE OF BASKETBALL
NCAA: Max circumference of 30 inches / minimum circumference 29.5; max weight 20 ounces / minimum weight 17.99 oz. | FIBA: Max circumference 29 inches; max weight 20 ounces / minimum weight 17.99 oz.
LEGAL JERSEY NUMBERS
NCAA: 00, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, numbers ending in 1-5 up to No. 55 | FIBA: All numbers, 00 (or 0) through 99