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  2. Rules of basketball - Wikipedia

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    The rules of basketball are the rules and regulations that govern the play, officiating, equipment and procedures of basketball. While many of the basic rules are uniform throughout the world, variations do exist. Most leagues or governing bodies in North America, the most important of which are the National Basketball Association and NCAA ...

  3. History of basketball - Wikipedia

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    On December 21, 1891, Naismith published rules for a new game using five basic ideas and thirteen rules. [6] That day, he asked his class to play a match in the Armory Street court: 9 versus 9, using a soccer ball and two peach baskets. Frank Mahan, one of his students, was not so happy. He just said: "Harrumph. Another new game". [7]

  4. James Naismith - Wikipedia

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    The original rules of basketball written by James Naismith in 1891, considered to be basketball's founding document, was auctioned at Sotheby's, New York, in December 2010. Josh Swade , a University of Kansas alumnus and basketball enthusiast, went on a crusade in 2010 to persuade moneyed alumni to consider bidding on and hopefully winning the ...

  5. A much-needed rule change has made college basketball a much ...

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    In case you haven’t noticed, the 2023-24 version of college hoops has featured teams that actually know how to put the ball through the basket. Lots of them, it turns out. Through last weekend ...

  6. Five-second rule (basketball) - Wikipedia

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    Five-second back to the basket violation. In the NBA, a player in the frontcourt, below the free throw line extended, is not permitted to dribble the ball with his back or side to the basket for more than five seconds. [8] A count ends when: [8] Player picks up his dribbling. Player dribbles above the free throw line extended.

  7. Three-point field goal - Wikipedia

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    Joel Embiid shoots a three-point shot over Stephen Curry during the 2022 NBA All-Star Game. A three-point field goal (also 3-pointer, three, or triple) is a field goal in a basketball game made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc surrounding the basket. A successful attempt is worth three points, in contrast to the two points ...

  8. Three seconds rule - Wikipedia

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    The three seconds rule (also referred to as the three-second rule or three in the key, often termed as lane violation) requires that in basketball, a player shall not remain in their opponent’s foul lane for more than three consecutive seconds while that player's team is in control of a live ball in the frontcourt and the game clock is running.

  9. Trent Tucker Rule - Wikipedia

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    Trent Tucker Rule. The Trent Tucker Rule is a basketball rule that disallows any regular shot to be taken on the court if the ball is put into play with under 0.3 seconds left in game or shot clock. The rule was adopted in the 1990–91 NBA season and named after New York Knicks player Trent Tucker, and officially adopted in FIBA play starting ...

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