When to stop closely guarded count?

[Y2Koach]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

The radius of the circle is 6 feet. The same applies to the center circle from the center line.

Peace

Thanks, I tell my guys to use the center circle measurement to guage their distance from their opponent. I was just wondering if why in my head there seemed to be a discrepancy with the freethrow circle. the freethrow line is 15', top of the key is 19' 9", are they measured from different points (baseline versus basket, or vice versa)?

Also, I remember reading in this years rules/case book something about the front foot of each player being within 6', I will try to find the reference when i get to my book when I get home tonight. If someone else can help, I would appreciate it.

Just asking, because different officials seem to have a different perception of how close a defender must be to start a count, but the floor markings should be consistant, barring an earthquake. I've had an official that does Div I NCAA games that occasionally slums it and does HS varsity games tell me that if the defenders not close enough to touch the ballhandler, its not close enough to start counting.