NCAA shot clock history.

[Brian48823]

Anyone know why women's shot clock is only 30 seconds but men's is 35? Also, when did men's games go from quarters to halves --- and why?

[mick]

Don't know why, but here are some dates:
1954 - Men go to halves
1971 - Women have 30 sec. shot clock
1975 - Women go to halves
1986 - Men have 45 sec. shot clock
1994 - Men have 35 sec. shot clock

[ChuckElias]

Originally posted by mick
1986 - Men have 45 sec. shot clock

I think I remember that when the 45 second clock was introduced as an experiment, it was used for the whole game except the last 4 minutes. I have no idea why it was done that way, but I can distinctly remembering yelling at the TV, "Then what's the point!?!?!" Almost the only time that you ever saw the 4-corner stall was in the last 4 minutes. And that's when they turned off the shot clock. Dumb.

[LDUB]

I actually like when the shot clock is turned off at the end. It forces them to actually play defense rather than just wait 35 seconds and hope for a rebound.

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by Brian48823
Anyone know why women's shot clock is only 30 seconds but men's is 35?

Prior to Title IX, women did not play under the auspices of the NCAA. They formed the AIAW in 1972, estalishing their own rules, and using a 30 second shot clock. That didn't change after the NCAA and AIAW merged 1982. It's still used today.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by BktBallRef

Prior to Title IX, women did not play under the auspices of the NCAA. They formed the AIAW in 1972, estalishing their own rules, and using a 30 second shot clock. That didn't change after the NCAA and AIAW merged 1982. It's still used today.

Oh. I thought it was because wimmen were shorter.

[Camron Rust]

Originally posted by ChuckElias

I think I remember that when the 45 second clock was introduced as an experiment, it was used for the whole game except the last 4 minutes. I have no idea why it was done that way, but I can distinctly remembering yelling at the TV, "Then what's the point!?!?!" Almost the only time that you ever saw the 4-corner stall was in the last 4 minutes. And that's when they turned off the shot clock. Dumb.

Then you don't recall the real impetus for adding it: Dean Smith. He'd sometimes go into four corners in the first half if he had the lead and didn't think his team could keep it. There was a Duke vs. UNC game that 7-5 at the half and final was 21-20. That would be a boring game. I'm sure there were other examples but I don't have the time to search for them.

I think the original idea was that they didn't want the whole game to be a stall game so that there would be something to watch. But, they held onto the idea that a team that earned a lead near the end of the game should not be forced to take action....it was up to the defense to attack the ball.

[Hawks Coach]

I like shot clock for entire game. Just because you got a lead doesn't mean we want to watch you drbble pas and cut 40 feet away from the basket. Never liked it, never will.

[tomegun]

I don't think there is any way Villanova would have beat Georgetown in 85' with a shot clock.
Then again if the point guard hadn't been pumped up with cocaine they might not have won either.