FIBA Official Basketball rules 2022

TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS.................................................................................................................... 4 TABLE OF DIAGRAMS ................................................................................................................... 5 RULE ONE – THE GAME................................................................................................................. 6 Article 1 Definitions..................................................................................................................................6 RULE TWO – COURT AND EQUIPMENT....................................................................................... 7 Article 2 Court ...........................................................................................................................................7 Article 3 Equipment................................................................................................................................12 RULE THREE – TEAMS................................................................................................................. 13 Article 4 Teams.......................................................................................................................................13 Article 5 Players: Injury and assistance.............................................................................................16 Article 6 Captain: Duties and powers .................................................................................................16 Article 7 Head coach and first assistant coach: Duties and powers ............................................16 RULE FOUR – PLAYING REGULATIONS ..................................................................................... 18 Article 8 Playing time, tied score and overtime ................................................................................18 Article 9 Start and end of a quarter, overtime or the game ............................................................18 Article 10 Status of the ball.....................................................................................................................19 Article 11 Location of a player and a referee ......................................................................................20 Article 12 Jump ball and alternating possession................................................................................20 Article 13 How the ball is played ...........................................................................................................22 Article 14 Control of the ball ...................................................................................................................22 Article 15 Player in the act of shooting ................................................................................................22 Article 16 Goal: When made and its value ...........................................................................................23 Article 17 Throw-in...................................................................................................................................24 Article 18 Time-out...................................................................................................................................26 Article 19 Substitution .............................................................................................................................27 Article 20 Game lost by forfeit................................................................................................................29 Article 21 Game lost by default ..............................................................................................................29 RULE FIVE – VIOLATIONS ........................................................................................................... 30 Article 22 Violations .................................................................................................................................30 Article 23 Player out-of-bounds and ball out-of-bounds ...................................................................30 Article 24 Dribbling...................................................................................................................................30 Article 25 Travelling .................................................................................................................................31 Article 26 3 seconds.................................................................................................................................32 Article 27 Closely guarded player..........................................................................................................32 Article 28 8 seconds.................................................................................................................................33 Article 29 Shot clock................................................................................................................................33 Article 30 Ball returned to the backcourt.............................................................................................35 Article 31 Goaltending and Interference..............................................................................................36 RULE SIX – FOULS........................................................................................................................ 38 Article 32 Fouls .........................................................................................................................................38 Article 33 Contact: General principles..................................................................................................38 Article 34 Personal foul ...........................................................................................................................44

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OFFICIAL BASKETBALL RULES 2022

September 2022