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NCAA Basketball: Rule proposal for extending 3-pt line

By Zack Pearson

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 05: A rack of Wilson NCAA basketball sits on the court during practice prior to the 2019 NCAA men's Final Four at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 5, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 05: A rack of Wilson NCAA basketball sits on the court during practice prior to the 2019 NCAA men's Final Four at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 5, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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There could be some pretty big rule changes in NCAA Basketball over the next few years as new proposals have come across

The 2018-19 college basketball season has been completed for just over a month now but it won’t be long before we find ourselves at the start of a new season in November. With a whole summer of AAU Basketball and recruiting to go, it doesn’t mean college basketball has to take a back seat.

Some of the talk about the offseason has come with new rule proposals and adjustments.

On Friday, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee proposed a handful of rules to be adjusted for the future. The biggest one? Moving the three-point line back.

According to NCAA.com, the proposal suggests moving the three-point line to International distance from its current place of of 22 feet, 1¾ inches. The International distance has been tested in the 2018 and 19 NIT and the results have pushed the rules committee to propose a switch to begin in the 2020-21 season.

“After gathering information over the last two seasons, we feel it’s time to make the change,” said Tad Boyle, committee chair and coach at  Colorado. “Freedom of movement in the game remains important, and we feel this will open up the game. We believe this will remove some of the congestion on the way to the basket.”

Some of the reasons as to why a move back to the International line would be beneficial were opening up the lanes for more drives, the three-point shot becoming too prevalent and assisting in offensive spacing.

The last time the line was moved was ahead of the 2008-09 season.

Other rule proposals brought up include:

  • The shot clock being reset to 20 seconds after a missed attempt that hits the rim.
  • The committee recommended players be assessed a Flagrant 2 technical foul and ejected should they use derogatory language about an opponent’s race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability.
  • The committee recommended allowing coaches to call live-ball timeouts in the last two-minutes of the second half and the last two minutes of any overtime periods. Currently, coaches aren’t allowed to call any live-ball timeouts during the game.
  • The committee recommended that during the last two minutes of the second half or the last two minutes of any overtime, instant replay review can be conducted if a basket interference or goaltending call has been made.

The shot clock resetting to 20 seconds was also tested during the 2019 NIT.  This is another rule that might get a serious look at being fixed. Coaches who participated in the 2019 NIT were able to give feedback on a few of these rules, creating room for a proposal.

The next step is a vote by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel which will meet on June 5th.

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