2015-16 NCAA rule changes (Men's and Women's)

[bballref3966]

• Allowing a total of only 10 seconds to advance the ball to the front court (with a few exceptions). Will be interested to see how the actual rule reads and its associated caseplays.
• Reducing the amount of time allotted to replace a disqualified player from 20 to 15 seconds. Wonder if this affects the other replacement intervals as well and when the first warning horn will be sounded.

Faking fouls

During the use of a video review to see if a possible flagrant foul occurred, the panel approved a rule that would allow officials to penalize players who fake fouls. The NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee felt that players trying to draw fouls by deception is a growing issue. So will the penalty be a Class A or Class B technical foul?

Other changes

• Eliminating the five-second closely guarded rule while dribbling the ball. Don't see many college officials have a count when the ball is being dribbled, anyway.
• Removing the prohibition on dunking in pregame warmups and at halftime. Really hope this trickles down to high school.

[Nevadaref]

"Removing the prohibition on dunking in pregame warmups and at halftime."

This is the one which stood out to me. Trying to get the spectators there early? Does the NCAA want to make attending a game more exciting for the fans by putting on a pregame dunk show?

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

"Removing the prohibition on dunking in pregame warmups and at halftime."

This is the one which stood out to me. Trying to get the spectators there early? Does the NCAA want to make attending a game more exciting for the fans by putting on a pregame dunk show?

Why do I imagine myself laughing for days if someone shatters a backboard during the pregame warm-up?

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

"Removing the prohibition on dunking in pregame warmups and at halftime."

This is the one which stood out to me. Trying to get the spectators there early? Does the NCAA want to make attending a game more exciting for the fans by putting on a pregame dunk show?

Could it be that they just want to take a load off the officials? Is there anything else they make officials watch for during those intervals? Is there an official time or some other way to determine when "pregame warmups" begin? Or whether an individual who dunks the ball before the game starts is subject to the rule?

[APG]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

Could it be that they just want to take a load off the officials? Is there anything else they make officials watch for during those intervals? Is there an official time or some other way to determine when "pregame warmups" begin? Or whether an individual who dunks the ball before the game starts is subject to the rule?

They would be subject to the rule whenever the officials enter the court...different rule sets/mechanic would dictate when the officials are to be on the court...but really, you can't enforce something till you see it.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by bballref3966

• Removing the prohibition on dunking in pregame warmups and at halftime. Really hope this trickles down to high school.

You will love it until they break that damn rim or somebody gets hurt and it takes them 30 minutes to continue the game.

There was actually a kid that died trying to dunk in a summer game some years back from my area while playing in another state. I am hoping that this never changes at the HS level.

Peace

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by bballref3966

• Reducing the amount of time allotted to replace a disqualified player from 20 to 15 seconds. Wonder if this affects the other replacement intervals as well and when the first warning horn will be sounded.

I can't speak to how NCAAM will handle this but in NCAAW we've been told the sequence will be...

*Officials are told player has committed her 5th foul
*HC is notified
*Timer is told to start timing the replacement interval
*Timer immediately sounds horn
*After 15 seconds, timer sounds horn again
*If player has not been replaced, HC receives direct T

[walt]

I will be at a camp next week and I am looking forward to hearing about the new NCAAW rules and how we are to implement them. I was wondering about the replacement protocol. Thanks.