The Official Forum  

Go Back   The Official Forum > Basketball

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old Fri Jan 30, 2004, 04:21pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2000
Posts: 294
Send a message via ICQ to BigDave
When was the 3 pt line added to the high school game? I'm thinking 1988, but not sure.

I got some money on this, so get it right!
__________________
my favorite food is a whistle
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old Fri Jan 30, 2004, 04:30pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Cheyenne, wyoming
Posts: 1,493
BigDave, I wasn't an official at the time, so not sure, just throwing my 2 cents worth in the pot but I am guessing 86....looked in the handbook pg 16 in 1985 it was optional for each state, in 86 it was adopted and included...
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old Fri Jan 30, 2004, 04:39pm
Do not give a damn!!
 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: On the border
Posts: 30,463
Yep, that is right.

It was 1986-87 Season. It was my Freshman year in high school. I remember we all tried our best to hit that shot when this rule was put in.

Peace
__________________
Let us get into "Good Trouble."
-----------------------------------------------------------
Charles Michael “Mick” Chambers (1947-2010)
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old Fri Jan 30, 2004, 09:07pm
Ref Ump Welsch
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
I'm thinking 87-88 season was the first, as my school was the one of the best 3 point shooting teams in the state that year, even though we went 13-10. We also damn near beat the eventual state champ in the district championship game. Missed a 3-pointer that could have sent us to state instead of them.
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old Fri Jan 30, 2004, 09:10pm
Ref Ump Welsch
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
A thought occurred to me after my last posting. It had to be 87-88 because the colleges started using it in 86-87. I clearly remember 85 NCAA champions Villanova SLOWLY killing Georgetown. Shot clock came in that fall. Next year was the 3 line. Indiana won the 87 championship on a 3-pointer, first time it was used in the NCAA championship game. High school followed suit after seeing the Hoosiers benefit from it.
Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old Sat Jan 31, 2004, 12:06am
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 1999
Posts: 18,016
Quote:
Originally posted by BigDave
When was the 3 pt line added to the high school game? I'm thinking 1988, but not sure.

I got some money on this, so get it right!
According to the FED's Basketball Handbook, 2000-2002 edition, it was 1987

It's certainly possible, though,that certain states adopted it earlier ("experimental rule") or later
Reply With Quote
  #7 (permalink)  
Old Sat Jan 31, 2004, 02:10am
Rich's Avatar
Get away from me, Steve.
 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Posts: 15,770
Quote:
Originally posted by bob jenkins
Quote:
Originally posted by BigDave
When was the 3 pt line added to the high school game? I'm thinking 1988, but not sure.

I got some money on this, so get it right!
According to the FED's Basketball Handbook, 2000-2002 edition, it was 1987

It's certainly possible, though,that certain states adopted it earlier ("experimental rule") or later
It was definitely 1987. I graduated from HS in 1987, and we had a player in my class who scored 2234 points in his high school career. His freshman year of college (1987-88) and my first year of officiating brought the 3 point line to PA.

May have come in earlier on a state-adoption basis, of course.

Another question -- when did they get rid of that wacky lack of action rule where we always had to know who was winning the game?

Rich
Reply With Quote
  #8 (permalink)  
Old Sat Jan 31, 2004, 03:12am
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Cheyenne, wyoming
Posts: 1,493
Quote:
Originally posted by cmathews
BigDave, I wasn't an official at the time, so not sure, just throwing my 2 cents worth in the pot but I am guessing 86....looked in the handbook pg 16 in 1985 it was optional for each state, in 86 it was adopted and included...
the handbook says 86 fellas not 87
Reply With Quote
  #9 (permalink)  
Old Sat Jan 31, 2004, 10:10am
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 1999
Posts: 18,016
Quote:
Originally posted by cmathews
Quote:
Originally posted by cmathews
BigDave, I wasn't an official at the time, so not sure, just throwing my 2 cents worth in the pot but I am guessing 86....looked in the handbook pg 16 in 1985 it was optional for each state, in 86 it was adopted and included...
the handbook says 86 fellas not 87
Upon further review, we're both right:

1986 ....adopted 19-foot 9-inch arc for three-point goal

1987 - Adopted three-point field goal; ...

Huh?
Reply With Quote
  #10 (permalink)  
Old Sat Jan 31, 2004, 10:54am
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 744
While it can be argued that Indiana beat Syracuse in 1987 with 3-pointers (Alford hit 6 or 7 during game, I believe), the winning shot was a 2-point basket from a Keith Smart baseline jumper.
Reply With Quote
  #11 (permalink)  
Old Sat Jan 31, 2004, 12:11pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Cheyenne, wyoming
Posts: 1,493
Quote:
Originally posted by bob jenkins
Quote:
Originally posted by cmathews
Quote:
Originally posted by cmathews
BigDave, I wasn't an official at the time, so not sure, just throwing my 2 cents worth in the pot but I am guessing 86....looked in the handbook pg 16 in 1985 it was optional for each state, in 86 it was adopted and included...
the handbook says 86 fellas not 87
Upon further review, we're both right:

1986 ....adopted 19-foot 9-inch arc for three-point goal

1987 - Adopted three-point field goal; ...

Huh?
LOL I guess they wanted to bring it in slowly....first the floor markings then next year give you another point for shooting from back there LOL
Reply With Quote
  #12 (permalink)  
Old Sat Jan 31, 2004, 01:37pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Posts: 2,217
I am guessing that use of 3 pointer was initially optional, but that the distance was fixed in 1986. So rather than say you can do whatever you want, NF said you can do 3 pointers or not - your choice - but if you use the 3, this is the distance.
Reply With Quote
  #13 (permalink)  
Old Sat Jan 31, 2004, 03:49pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 1,453
Re: Yep, that is right.

Quote:
Originally posted by JRutledge
It was 1986-87 Season. It was my Freshman year in high school. I remember we all tried our best to hit that shot when this rule was put in.

Peace
This is so sad! When you were a freshman, I had already had a tour of duty in the Navy (64-68) and invested 17 years in my career. I must be really old.
__________________
Never argue with an idiot. He will bring you down to his level and beat you with experience.
Reply With Quote
  #14 (permalink)  
Old Sun Feb 01, 2004, 05:08pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Just north of hell
Posts: 9,250
Send a message via AIM to Dan_ref
Re: Re: Yep, that is right.

Quote:
Originally posted by dblref
Quote:
Originally posted by JRutledge
It was 1986-87 Season. It was my Freshman year in high school. I remember we all tried our best to hit that shot when this rule was put in.

Peace
This is so sad! When you were a freshman, I had already had a tour of duty in the Navy (64-68) and invested 17 years in my career. I must be really old.
Hey db, I take great pleasure in the knowledge that you finished navy boot before I finished my first year in little league!
Reply With Quote
  #15 (permalink)  
Old Sun Feb 01, 2004, 09:10pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 1,453
Re: Re: Re: Yep, that is right.

Quote:
Originally posted by Dan_ref
Quote:
Originally posted by dblref
Quote:
Originally posted by JRutledge
It was 1986-87 Season. It was my Freshman year in high school. I remember we all tried our best to hit that shot when this rule was put in.

Peace
This is so sad! When you were a freshman, I had already had a tour of duty in the Navy (64-68) and invested 17 years in my career. I must be really old.
Hey db, I take great pleasure in the knowledge that you finished navy boot before I finished my first year in little league!
Cute! Some day you will be my age and some other wise-a** will poke fun at you.
__________________
Never argue with an idiot. He will bring you down to his level and beat you with experience.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:36am.



Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.3.0 RC1