[Bobby]

A few other rules:

FIBA and its member organisations (USA Basketball in the US) allow the organiser of the league or tournament to implement one television time out of 1:40 (100 seconds) during the period. If a time out has not been called at the five minute point of the period, scorer shall stop the game at the first dead ball past the five minute point of the period, and charge a television time out. If a time out is called beforehand, then that time out shall last 1:40 instead of 1:00, and the television time out will not be implemented.

The scorer, NOT the refere, will call the time out by stopping the clock and sounding the horn. Another table official will give the time-out signal to the referee.

The new FIBA substitution rule simplifies the substitution policy. Unlike NCAA/NFHS rules, NO substitutions between free throws.

Italy has gone to an instant replay system similar to the NCAA, and the Euroleague Final Four will use it in 2006. There is one twist in Italy -- a coach can challenge a 24-second violation or out-of-bounds call (in 2004-05, a coach could challenge an offensive foul in the NBA-style block/charge arc where such calls are generally prohibited, but FIBA told ULEB that rule cannot be used this season) on a dead ball.