[vincesanity82]

Twenty years ago, the NCAA made one of the most significant rules changes in its history when it instituted the 3-point shot.
In the year of the 20-year anniversary, the NCAA men's basketball rules committee decided the line needed a makeover.
So, beginning with the 2008-09 season, assuming the measure is approved May 25 by the Playing Rules Oversight Committee, the line will move back a full foot to 20 feet, 9 inches. The committee chose, however, not to expand the size of the lane.
The change could dramatically affect post play, who takes and makes a 3-point shot and at what percentage, and possibly lead to an increase in mid-range shot attempts.
"I'm not surprised, this is something that has been talked about for quite some time," said coach Billy Donovan of Florida, whose two-time defending national champion Gators were ninth in the country in 3-point field goal percentage at 40.9 percent. "I still feel that teams will continue to utilize the 3-point line as a key component of the college game. That being said, I think the next discussion needs to be about widening the lane in conjunction with moving the 3-point line back."
The women's committee decided to keep its line at 19 feet, 9 inches, meaning there will be two distances and, possibly, two different lines on courts that men's and women's programs share.




ESPN.com - NCB - NCAA rules panel approves longer 3-point line

[simple simon]

ok vince im not real big on basketball ....... is the college line going to be the same as the NBA now ?

if so then im all for it ........ gives teams a better look at what these kids can do at the next level

[vincesanity82]

Originally Posted by simple simon

ok vince im not real big on basketball ....... is the college line going to be the same as the NBA now ?

if so then im all for it ........ gives teams a better look at what these kids can do at the next level

yea I think its the same size as the NBA and Olympics..

[cwstech]

No it's not. They are moving it back one foot to 20'-9". If you watched some of the early non-conference games this year, they experimented with it.

[legend]

The three point line was the worst thing to ever happen to basketball period. They should move it to fifty feet.

[vvip002]

Wow. I never knew they extended the 3-point line. That's a cool fact...
50 feet would be easy for NBA players to shoot (and miss but at least touch the rim with the ball), but there would barely be any consistency of shots because most NBA players are used to shooting from 30 feet. Plus in middle school basketball, most kids aren't capable of shooting from waaaaay downtown (like me).