2-pt or 3-pt on close shot at end of period.

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Originally Posted by sseltser

I had a partner mention this once. It sounded odd, but I didn't think twice about it. Is this something that came from the rule change of adding the three point line? Any other reason why this is the case, as opposed to the opposite?

My understanding is that yes, this evolved with the addition of the three point line. A three is only a three if the official signals that it is a three point shot, even if the shot is taken from mid court. Failing to signal a three point shot is a CE for failing to count or cancel a score and must be corrected within the CE time frame. And if there is doubt whether it was a two or three point shot, it is a two. If there is no three point line painted on the floor (and there are a few out there still, like the little church gymnasium I work in occasionally), there can be no three point shots.