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[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by DrPete

We used to administer jump balls at both ends of the court at the free throw lines for held balls. That's why part of the definition of when a jump ball ends includes touching the basket or backboard.

Back then, during jump ball mismatches at the free throw line, I had jumpers try to tap the ball into the basket. Never had a player successfully do it but they tried.

Posts like this are probably making Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. tear up.

Hey Mark T. DeNucci, Sr., there's no crying in basketball (with apologies to Tom Hanks).

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

The NFHS 2018-19 Basketball Court Diagram actually doesn't show a neutral block and instead shows a two inch wide hashmark (with no hashmark three feet below that). However, the description that accompanies the diagram still states: All lines shall be two inches wide (neutral zones excluded).

Most recent NFHS Basketball Court Diagram with one foot wide neutral zones is 2012-2013.

Most recent NFHS Basketball Court Diagram with two inch wide hashmarks three feet below the neutral zones is 2007-08.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Most recent NFHS Basketball Court Diagram with one foot wide neutral zones is 2012-2013.

Most recent NFHS Basketball Court Diagram with two inch wide hashmarks three feet below the neutral zones is 2007-08.

Actually, the most recent (2017-18) NFNS Basketball Court Diagram does not show the Neutral Zone Blocks. It shows the two inch wide hash marks delineating the three Lane Spaces on each side of the Free Throw Lane, which the first lane space starting 7'-00" from the End Line.

But I can remember the pre Three-Point FG Era when the first markings on the FT Lane measured from the End Line were the Neutral Zone Blocks. The NZ Blocks were 7'-00" from the End Line. The first lane space was 3'-00" wide measured from the NZ Block toward the End Line. When I played there were two, and then after I started officiating there were three more marked lane spaces. BUT, unmarked lane spaces, 3'-00" wide and 3'-00" deep, continued along the FT Lane and around the outside of the FT Circle.

MTD, Sr.

[griblets]

Originally Posted by Raymond

Well, 28' marks are relevant in regards to bench area and coaching box.

Though currently marked off the court, they used to be marked on the court.