[Tuck4Bama]

This thread is for our members who have questions about college basketball.

I'm sure the are many of you out there who can assist members that don't understand or just don't know the rules of college basketball. I must admit I have limited knowledge of the actual rules of the game.



I will be happy to ask the first question:

Is the SHOT CLOCK visible to the players on the floor?

[Bette]

Second question:
When does the shot clock start ticking?
As soon as posssession is taken, at the half mark, what??

[Lefty Noob]

Yes, the shot clock is clearly visable to the players on the court. I believe most arenas have it in multiple areas, including over each basket and on the "Jumbotron" or main scoreboard. It starts upon each change of possession. See also Shot clock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[simple simon]

why is the 3 point line closer then in the NBA ?

[Bette]

Originally Posted by simple simon

why is the 3 point line closer then in the NBA ?

The rule is being changed for the 2008-2009 season for NCAA. It will be moved back 1ft., so it will be 20ft. 9inches for the men. Womens will remain the same at 19 ft. 9 in.

That doesnt answer your question and I am most certainly no expert but just taking a wild guess, its because its amateur vs. pro.
If there is a better answer, someone please speak up.

[Bette]

Whats a post player???

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by Bette

Whats a post player???

Someone who plays in the low post, or the area on a basketball court closest to the basket but outside of the free throw lane. Usually centers and power forwards.

[Bette]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Someone who plays in the low post, or the area on a basketball court closest to the basket but outside of the free throw lane. Usually centers and power forwards.

And a power forward is????

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by Bette

And a power forward is????

A power forward is a lot like a center - a big guy who usually plays on the opposite side of the center, down in the low post on offense and under the basket on defense. Hope that helps.

[Bette]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

A power forward is a lot like a center - a big guy who usually plays on the opposite side of the center, down in the low post on offense and under the basket on defense. Hope that helps.

Yes it does.
Pretty funny having a mod for a basketball team and doesnt have a clue what half the terms mean, isnt it?

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by Bette

Pretty funny having a mod for a basketball team and doesnt have a clue what half the terms mean, isnt it?

Your just learnin the game.... it's worth it

[Bette]

Ok I know how they set up a screen in the NFL. But they are always talking about so and so trying to set up a screen. (They move around the court so fast I dont know how they can tell.) So does setting up a screen mean they are just trying to get a member of their own team directly ahead of them and between them and the basket???????????/

[bears9]

Originally Posted by Bette

Ok I know how they set up a screen in the NFL. But they are always talking about so and so trying to set up a screen. (They move around the court so fast I dont know how they can tell.) So does setting up a screen mean they are just trying to get a member of their own team directly ahead of them and between them and the basket???????????/

A screen in basketball is when one member of a team gets in the way of a defender, so the player that defender is defending can get open.

[Geechee843]

yea perfect example is ucla. whenever you see kevin love not in teh paint or post and someone runs into him then hits the floor that was prolly a screen.