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Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. Wed Jun 16, 2021 04:35pm

The Rule is 10 seconds in NFHS, NCAA Men's/Women's, and NBA/WNBA, and 5 second in FIBA. That said in the 46 years I officiated (NFHS, NCAA Men's/Women's, and FIBA) I had only one situation where the Rule came into play (an AAU Girls', which play using NCAA Women's, qualifier to the National): When my count reached 12 seconds and she was still bouncing the Ball, I put air in my whistle. No more problems after that.

MTD, Sr.

BillyMac Sat Jun 26, 2021 08:40am

The Final Countdown (Europe, 1986) ...
 
Update:

https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireSt...-line-78498855

Nevadaref Sat Jun 26, 2021 10:30am

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Originally Posted by BillyMac (Post 1043684)

One more thing for whining HS parents to fuss about. I won’t be calling this.

BillyMac Sat Jun 26, 2021 10:43am

One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten ...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Nevadaref (Post 1043688)
One more thing for whining HS parents to fuss about.

Good point. Up until this recent Giannis Antetokounmpo controversy, most fans were probably unaware of the ten second free throw rule. As a player, and a coach, I was unaware of the rule and didn't know about it until I became a basketball official.

Now they're aware, and will become even more aware if the Milwaukee Bucks make it to the finals.

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Originally Posted by BillyMac (Post 1043573)
So let's move on to our NFHS high school games ... site directors may, or may not (i.e., (many allow) jeering during opponents free throws), want to control fans counting down, leaving little control by officials regarding such fan behavior.



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