History Question

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by paulsonj72

Here is a link to the playing rules history of college basketball

http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_bask...2015/Rules.pdf.

And for a long time the NCAA and the National Federation used the same rule set(with minor changes). IIRC this ended in the late 1970's. For me the most interesting rule was the origin of the bonus or 1-and-1 free throw in 1952. In that case you only got the 2nd free throw if you MISSED the 1st. Coaches (both high school and college) hated that rule and it lasted only 2 years.

Originally Posted by so cal lurker

Interesting. I didn't know that - I wonder if it was the parent of the old NBA2 to make 1 and 3 to make 2 bonus awards.

Prior to splitting into the NFHS Basketball and NCAA Men's Basketball Rules Committees in the late 1970s, the National Basketball Committee of the United States and Canada (NBCUSC) was the governing body for boys'/girl's high school and men's college basketball in the United States and Canada.

Until the early 1980s the National Association of Girls and Women in Sports (NAGWS) was the governing body for women's college basketball until the NCAA Women's Basketball Rules Committee.

When the NFHS and NCAA Men's Committees were formed all both committees agreed that NBCUSC Casebook Plays would be valid unless a rule change was made to change an existing casebook play.

MTD, Sr.