NCAA approves 30-second shot clock, among other rule changes
Men's basketball has officially shortened its shot clock by five seconds.
The NCAA has approved the 30-second shot clock, among other rule changes, to start next season.
The NIT, CBI and CIT tournaments all experimented with a 30-second shot clock in March.
A shorter shot clock will ideally increase the pace of the game, providing a more aesthetically pleasing product because of the increased number of possessions.
The chair of the NCAA rules committee, Belmont coach Rick Byrd, anticipated this change in April.
"It's pretty evident a lot more coaches are leaning that way," explained Byrd six weeks ago. "The opinion of coaches on the shot clock have moved significantly to reducing it from 35 to 30. And all indicators are pointing toward that."
The shot clock wasn't the only change: starting in the 2015-16 season, the block/charge arc will be moved from 3 feet to 4 feet out, to match the NBA. Timeouts have also been reduced from five to four, and only three can be saved for the second half.
Further, according to Sports Illustrated, coaches are no longer able to call live-ball timeouts, and the 10-second backcourt clock will reset when a timeout is called.
Men's basketball has officially shortened its shot clock by five seconds.
The NCAA has approved the 30-second shot clock, among other rule changes, to start next season.
The NIT, CBI and CIT tournaments all experimented with a 30-second shot clock in March.
A shorter shot clock will ideally increase the pace of the game, providing a more aesthetically pleasing product because of the increased number of possessions.
The chair of the NCAA rules committee, Belmont coach Rick Byrd, anticipated this change in April.
"It's pretty evident a lot more coaches are leaning that way," explained Byrd six weeks ago. "The opinion of coaches on the shot clock have moved significantly to reducing it from 35 to 30. And all indicators are pointing toward that."
The shot clock wasn't the only change: starting in the 2015-16 season, the block/charge arc will be moved from 3 feet to 4 feet out, to match the NBA. Timeouts have also been reduced from five to four, and only three can be saved for the second half.
Further, according to Sports Illustrated, coaches are no longer able to call live-ball timeouts, and the 10-second backcourt clock will reset when a timeout is called.
