FIBA Official Basketball rules 2022

Normal basketball position .....................................................................................................................38 Numbers on shirts ..................................................................................................................................................14 Objects worn by player .................................................................................................................................14, 56 Opponents’ basket ......................................................................................................................................6 Other equipment .......................................................................................................................................14 Out-of-bounds ball ...........................................................................................................................................................30 player ......................................................................................................................................................30 Overtime definition.................................................................................................................................................18 ending .....................................................................................................................................................18 intervals ..................................................................................................................................................18 Penalty for ball returned to the backcourt ............................................................................................................36 disqualifying foul ...................................................................................................................................48 double foul..............................................................................................................................................45 fighting ....................................................................................................................................................50 free-throw violations ............................................................................................................................53 game lost by default .............................................................................................................................29 game lost by forfeit ...............................................................................................................................29 interference with the ball ....................................................................................................................37 personal foul ..........................................................................................................................................44 technical foul by head coach..............................................................................................................46 technical foul by player........................................................................................................................46 technical foul during interval of play .................................................................................................46 unsportsmanlike foul ............................................................................................................................47 violations ................................................................................................................................................30 Penalty situation .......................................................................................................................................51 Personal contact.......................................................................................................................................38 Personal foul..............................................................................................................................................44 Persons permitted to sit on the team benches definition.................................................................................................................................................17 Pivot ............................................................................................................................................................31 Pivot foot ....................................................................................................................................................31 Player 5 fouls ................................................................................................................................................13, 51 becomes substitute ........................................................................................................................13, 27 closely guarded.....................................................................................................................................32 control of the ball ..................................................................................................................................22 disqualification ......................................................................................................................................46 entitled to play .......................................................................................................................................13 in act of shooting...................................................................................................................................22 in continuous movement......................................................................................................................23 injury........................................................................................................................................................16 location ...................................................................................................................................................20 number of ...............................................................................................................................................13 numbers on shirts .................................................................................................................................14 on the court ............................................................................................................................................32

Page 100 of 104

OFFICIAL BASKETBALL RULES 2022

September 2022