Federation Int FIBA International basketball de basketball We Are Basketbal Official basketball rules 2010 As approved by FIBA Central board San Juan, Puerto Rico, 17th April 2010 Valid as of ist october 2010
Official Basketball Rules 2010 As approved by FIBA Central Board San Juan, Puerto Rico, 17th April 2010 Valid as of 1st October 2010
April 2010 OFFICIAL BASKETBALL RULES 2010 FIBA Page 2 of 81
April 2010 Page 2 of 81 OFFICIAL BASKETBALL RULES 2010
OFFICIAL BASKETBALL RULES 2010 April 2010 Table of contents Page 3 of 81 MULE ONE-THE GAME Art. 1 Definitions ULE TWO-COURT AND EQUIPMENT Art. 2 Court 55550 RULE THREE-TEAMS 1 Art. 5 Players: Injury Art. 6 Captain: Duties and powers 13 Art. 7 Coaches: Duties and powers RULE FOUR- PLAYING REGULATIONS Art.8 Playing time, tied score and extra periods.. 15 Art. 9 Beginning and end of a period or the game 15 Art. 10 Status of the ball 16 Art. 11 Location of a player and an official Art. 12 Jump ball and alternating possession Art. 13 How the ball is played 19 Art. 14 Control of the ball Art. 15 Player in the act of shooting Art. 16 Goal: When made and its valu Art. 17 Throw-in Art. 18 Time-out Art. 19 Substitution 901245 Art. 20 Game lost by forfeit Art. 21 Game lost by default RULE FIVE← VIOLAT0Ns Art. 22 violations Art. 23 Player out-of-bounds and ball out-of-bounds Art. 24 Dribbling Art. 25 Travelling Art. 26 Three seconds Art. 27 Closely guarded player. Art. 28 Eight seconds Art. 29 Twenty-four seconds Art 30 Ball returned to the backcourt 8299012 Art. 31 Goaltending and Interference RULE S|X-FULS…..11 Art. 32 Fouls Art. 33 Contact General principles Art. 34 Personal foul Art. 35 Double foul Art. 36 Unsportsmanlike foul Art. 37 Disqualifying foul Art 38 Technical foul Art. 39 Fighting
OFFICIAL BASKETBALL RULES 2010 Table of contents April 2010 Page 3 of 81 RULE ONE – THE GAME.............................................................................................................................. 5 Art. 1 Definitions ..................................................................................................................................... 5 RULE TWO – COURT AND EQUIPMENT .................................................................................................. 5 Art. 2 Court............................................................................................................................................... 5 Art. 3 Equipment ................................................................................................................................... 10 RULE THREE - TEAMS............................................................................................................................... 11 Art. 4 Teams .......................................................................................................................................... 11 Art. 5 Players: Injury............................................................................................................................. 12 Art. 6 Captain: Duties and powers..................................................................................................... 13 Art. 7 Coaches: Duties and powers................................................................................................... 13 RULE FOUR - PLAYING REGULATIONS ................................................................................................. 15 Art. 8 Playing time, tied score and extra periods ........................................................................... 15 Art. 9 Beginning and end of a period or the game ......................................................................... 15 Art. 10 Status of the ball........................................................................................................................ 16 Art. 11 Location of a player and an official........................................................................................ 17 Art. 12 Jump ball and alternating possession................................................................................... 17 Art. 13 How the ball is played............................................................................................................... 19 Art. 14 Control of the ball ...................................................................................................................... 19 Art. 15 Player in the act of shooting.................................................................................................... 19 Art. 16 Goal: When made and its value .............................................................................................. 20 Art. 17 Throw-in ...................................................................................................................................... 21 Art. 18 Time-out ...................................................................................................................................... 22 Art. 19 Substitution................................................................................................................................. 24 Art. 20 Game lost by forfeit ................................................................................................................... 25 Art. 21 Game lost by default ................................................................................................................. 26 RULE FIVE - VIOLATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 27 Art. 22 Violations..................................................................................................................................... 27 Art. 23 Player out-of-bounds and ball out-of-bounds...................................................................... 27 Art. 24 Dribbling ...................................................................................................................................... 27 Art. 25 Travelling..................................................................................................................................... 28 Art. 26 Three seconds............................................................................................................................ 29 Art. 27 Closely guarded player............................................................................................................. 29 Art. 28 Eight seconds ............................................................................................................................. 29 Art. 29 Twenty-four seconds................................................................................................................ 30 Art. 30 Ball returned to the backcourt................................................................................................ 31 Art. 31 Goaltending and Interference................................................................................................. 32 RULE SIX - FOULS ...................................................................................................................................... 34 Art. 32 Fouls............................................................................................................................................. 34 Art. 33 Contact: General principles ..................................................................................................... 34 Art. 34 Personal foul............................................................................................................................... 39 Art. 35 Double foul.................................................................................................................................. 39 Art. 36 Unsportsmanlike foul ................................................................................................................ 40 Art. 37 Disqualifying foul ....................................................................................................................... 40 Art. 38 Technical foul............................................................................................................................. 41 Art. 39 Fighting ........................................................................................................................................ 43
April 2010 OFFICIAL BASKETBALL RULES 2010 Page 4 of 81 Table of contents/Table of diagrams RULE SEVEN· GENERAL PROVISIONS.… Art. 40 Five fouls by a player Art. 41 Team fouls: Penalty Art. 42 Special situations Art. 43 Free throws 55朽书 Art. 44 Correctable errors RULE EIGHT -OFFICIALS, TABLE OFFICIALS, COMMISSIONER: DUTIES AND POWERS 50 Art. 45 Officials table officials and commissioner Art. 46 Referee: Duties and powers Art. 47 Officials: Duties and powers.... Art. 48 Scorer and assistant scorer: duties Art 49 Timer: dutie Art. 50 Twenty-four(24)second operator: Duties A-OFFICIALS SIGNALS 35 B- THE SCORESHEET c-PR0 TEST PR0 CEDURE… D-CLASSIFICATION OF TEAMS 8的3 E-TELEVISION (TV)TIME-OUTS INDEX T0 THE RULES…. TABLE OF DIAGRAMS Diagram 1 Full size playing court Diagram 2 Restricted area Diagram 3 Two-point/Three-point field goal area Diagram 4 Scorer's table and substitution chairs Diagram 5 Cylinder principle Diagram 6 Players positions during free throws Diagram 7 Officials signals Diagram 8 Scoresheet Diagram 9 Top of the scoresheet Diagram 10 Teams on the scoresheet Diagram 11 Running score 89937062677 Diagram 12 Summing up Diagram 13 Bottom of the scoresheet
April 2010 Page 4 of 81 OFFICIAL BASKETBALL RULES 2010 Table of contents / Table of diagrams RULE SEVEN - GENERAL PROVISIONS ................................................................................................. 45 Art. 40 Five fouls by a player ................................................................................................................ 45 Art. 41 Team fouls: Penalty................................................................................................................... 45 Art. 42 Special situations ...................................................................................................................... 45 Art. 43 Free throws................................................................................................................................. 46 Art. 44 Correctable errors..................................................................................................................... 48 RULE EIGHT - OFFICIALS, TABLE OFFICIALS, COMMISSIONER: DUTIES AND POWERS ........... 50 Art. 45 Officials, table officials and commissioner........................................................................... 50 Art. 46 Referee: Duties and powers .................................................................................................... 50 Art. 47 Officials: Duties and powers.................................................................................................... 51 Art. 48 Scorer and assistant scorer: Duties ...................................................................................... 52 Art. 49 Timer: Duties............................................................................................................................... 53 Art. 50 Twenty-four (24) second operator: Duties ............................................................................ 54 A - OFFICIALS’ SIGNALS .......................................................................................................................... 55 B - THE SCORESHEET ............................................................................................................................... 61 C - PROTEST PROCEDURE ....................................................................................................................... 68 D - CLASSIFICATION OF TEAMS ............................................................................................................ 69 E - TELEVISION (TV) TIME-OUTS............................................................................................................ 73 INDEX TO THE RULES ............................................................................................................................... 74 TABLE OF DIAGRAMS Diagram 1 Full size playing court....................................................................................................... 7 Diagram 2 Restricted area.................................................................................................................. 8 Diagram 3 Two-point/Three-point field goal area.......................................................................... 9 Diagram 4 Scorer's table and substitution chairs.......................................................................... 9 Diagram 5 Cylinder principle............................................................................................................ 34 Diagram 6 Players' positions during free throws......................................................................... 47 Diagram 7 Officials' signals.............................................................................................................. 60 Diagram 8 Scoresheet....................................................................................................................... 61 Diagram 9 Top of the scoresheet .................................................................................................... 62 Diagram 10 Teams on the scoresheet.............................................................................................. 63 Diagram 11 Running score.................................................................................................................. 66 Diagram 12 Summing up ..................................................................................................................... 67 Diagram 13 Bottom of the scoresheet.............................................................................................. 67
OFFICIAL BASKETBALL RULES 2010 April 2010 Rule One- The game Page 5 of 81 Throughout the Official Basketball Rules, all references made to a player, coach, official, etc in the male gender also apply to the female gender It must be understood that this is done for practical reasons only RULE ONE-THE GAME Art 1 Definitions Basketball game Basketball is played by two(2)teams of five (5) players each. The aim of each team is to score in the opponents basket and to prevent the other team from scoring The game is controlled by officials, table officials and a commissioner, if present 1.2 Basket: opponents/own The basket that is attacked by a team is the opponents basket and the basket which is defended by a team is the teams own basket 1.3 Winner of a game The team that has scored the greater number of points at the end of playing time shall be the winner RULE TWO- COURT AND EQUIPMENT Art. 2 Court Playing court The playing court shall have a flat, hard surface free from obstructions(Diagram 1 with dimensions of twenty-eight(28 )m in length by fifteen (15)m in width measured from the inner edge of the boundary line 2.2 Backcourt A team's backcourt consists of its team s own basket, the inbounds part of the backboard and that part of the playing court limited by the endline behind the teams own basket, the sidelines and the centre line 23 Frontcourt A team's frontcourt consists of the opponents basket, the inbounds part of the backboard and that part of the playing court limited by the endline behind the opponents basket, the sidelines and the inner edge of the centre line nearest to the opponents basket. All lines shall be drawn in white colour, five(5) cm in width and clearly visible
OFFICIAL BASKETBALL RULES 2010 Rule One – The game April 2010 Page 5 of 81 Throughout the Official Basketball Rules, all references made to a player, coach, official, etc. in the male gender also apply to the female gender. It must be understood that this is done for practical reasons only. RULE ONE – THE GAME Art. 1 Definitions 1.1 Basketball game Basketball is played by two (2) teams of five (5) players each. The aim of each team is to score in the opponents' basket and to prevent the other team from scoring. The game is controlled by officials, table officials and a commissioner, if present. 1.2 Basket: opponents'/own The basket that is attacked by a team is the opponents' basket and the basket which is defended by a team is the team's own basket. 1.3 Winner of a game The team that has scored the greater number of points at the end of playing time shall be the winner. RULE TWO – COURT AND EQUIPMENT Art. 2 Court 2.1 Playing court The playing court shall have a flat, hard surface free from obstructions (Diagram 1) with dimensions of twenty-eight (28) m in length by fifteen (15) m in width measured from the inner edge of the boundary line. 2.2 Backcourt A team's backcourt consists of its team's own basket, the inbounds part of the backboard and that part of the playing court limited by the endline behind the team's own basket, the sidelines and the centre line. 2.3 Frontcourt A team's frontcourt consists of the opponents' basket, the inbounds part of the backboard and that part of the playing court limited by the endline behind the opponents' basket, the sidelines and the inner edge of the centre line nearest to the opponents' basket. 2.4 Lines All lines shall be drawn in white colour, five (5) cm in width and clearly visible