Rule 2-13.7.e, 6-3.1, 7-4.1, 7-5.14: The procedure for putting the ball back in play after a simultaneous personal foul is called when there is team control or when a team has possession of the ball for a throw-in has been changed. Under the change, play shall resume with a throw-in from a designated spot being awarded to the team that had control with no reset of the shot clock.
Rule 4-18.5, 9-8.1, 9-8.3: The count for three-second violations will continue during both a loose ball and during an interrupted dribble. Rationale: This makes officiating consistent for three-second violations in both cases. Previously, the three-second count stopped during an interrupted dribble but continued during a loose ball.
Rule 4: Add a definition that an inadvertent whistle occurs anytime an official blows the whistle and does not have a call to make. In such a case, there shall be no reset of the shot clock and the ball shall be put back into play to the team that was in control of the ball before the ball became dead by the whistle. The alternating-possession arrow will be used when there is no player or team control at the time of the whistle. If an inadvertent whistle happens during a throw-in, the ball goes back to the throw-in team for another attempt at a successful throw-in.
Rule 5-9.10: Substitution shall not be allowed when an official stops the clock after a successful field goal in the last 59.9 seconds of the second half; or the last 59.9 seconds of any extra period when an administrative mistake or inadvertent whistle occurs. Rationale: By rule, substitutions were allowed in these situations in previous years, which may give a team an unfair advantage.
Rule 5-10.3.a.1: For NCAA Division I tournament games, the Division I Women’s Basketball Committee may make the first team-called timeout in the game by either team an electronic-media timeout, provided that no game-format requests are submitted next season.
Rule 5-12.2: A 75-second timeout in games not involving electronic media or a 30-second timeout in games involving electronic media shall be charged to and may be used by a team that is granted an excessive timeout. Previously, a team could use 60 seconds for a granted excessive timeout. The offending team would continue to be charged with an indirect technical foul. In the men’s game, the penalty will continue to be two free throws to the offended team and the ball will be returned to the point of interruption. In the women’s game, the penalty includes a change of possession.
Rule 10-12, 10-16: The distinction between a flagrant personal foul and a flagrant technical foul will be eliminated. The offending player will be ejected; two free throws will be granted to any member of the offended team; and the ball will be returned to play at the closest spot to the foul. Rationale: Previously, whether or not the ball was live or dead determined which type of flagrant foul was called. Now, the effect will be the same no matter if the ball is live or dead.
Rule 10-14.6: After an intentional technical foul, the ball will be returned to play at the closest spot, rather than half court. Rationale: With this change, the ball will now be returned to play from the closest spot to the foul after all technical fouls. It is more consistent.
Rule 10-21: No free throws will be awarded to the offended team for a foul committed by a member of the team in control of the ball when the bonus is in effect, as they were previously. Instead, the offended team will be awarded possession at a designated spot (out of bounds). Fouls committed by the offense will continue to count toward disqualification and toward the team-foul total. Under the previous rule, the offended team shot the bonus free throws. Rationale: To keep the game moving and to make the penalties for offensive and defensive fouls more equitable in such situations.
POINTS OF EMPHASIS
The emphasis will continue to revolve around post play and hand checking.
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