NCAA Backcourt

UK51 · #1 (**permalink**) Sat Feb 14, 2015, 03:57pm

What is the purpose of the back court violation/rule?

Adam · #2 (**permalink**) Sat Feb 14, 2015, 04:34pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by UK51

What is the purpose of the back court violation/rule?

To keep the game in the front court.

Camron Rust · #3 (**permalink**) Sat Feb 14, 2015, 05:59pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by UK51

What is the purpose of the back court violation/rule?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adam

To keep the game in the front court.

In the days before a shot clock, the team with the ball would have had a much easier time running out the clock if they had the entire court to work with. Imagine 4-corners being played with the entire court. The defense wouldn't have had much of a change to steal the ball.

so cal lurker · #4 (**permalink**) Mon Feb 16, 2015, 02:37pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by UK51

What is the purpose of the back court violation/rule?

It long precedes the shot clock as a way of preventing a team from using the full court to endlessly stall and giving the defense a fair chance to force a turnover.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
NCAA Backcourt Violation?	Bart Tyson	Basketball	24	Tue Feb 23, 2010 02:03pm
Backcourt violation per NCAA rules	smmarsh12	Basketball	8	Mon Feb 11, 2008 05:58pm
NCAA backcourt rule different?	TriggerMN	Basketball	3	Fri Mar 10, 2006 09:46am
Backcourt Violation-per NCAA	kmref	Basketball	13	Thu Jan 16, 2003 12:48pm
NCAA Backcourt Violation?	bob jenkins	Basketball	13	Sun May 19, 2002 07:06pm