FIBA Official Basketball rules 2022

Article 35 Double foul ..............................................................................................................................44 Article 36 Technical foul .........................................................................................................................45 Article 37 Unsportsmanlike foul .............................................................................................................47 Article 38 Disqualifying foul ....................................................................................................................47 Article 39 Fighting.....................................................................................................................................49 RULE SEVEN – GENERAL PROVISIONS ..................................................................................... 51 Article 40 5 fouls by a player ..................................................................................................................51 Article 41 Team fouls: Penalty................................................................................................................51 Article 42 Special situations...................................................................................................................51 Article 43 Free throws .............................................................................................................................52 Article 44 Correctable errors..................................................................................................................54 RULE EIGHT – REFEREES, TABLE OFFICIALS, COMMISSIONER: DUTIES AND POWERS .... 56 Article 45 Referees, table officials and commissioner ......................................................................56 Article 46 Crew chief: Duties and powers ...........................................................................................56 Article 47 Referees: Duties and powers...............................................................................................57 Article 48 Scorer and assistant scorer: Duties ...................................................................................58 Article 49 Timer: Duties ...........................................................................................................................59 Article 50 Shot clock operator: Duties..................................................................................................60 APPENDIX A – REFEREES’ SIGNALS ......................................................................................... 62 APPENDIX B – THE SCORESHEET.............................................................................................. 70 APPENDIX C – PROTEST PROCEDURE ...................................................................................... 79 APPENDIX D – CLASSIFICATION OF TEAMS............................................................................ 80 APPENDIX E – MEDIA TIME-OUTS ............................................................................................ 92 APPENDIX F – INSTANT REPLAY SYSTEM ............................................................................... 93 INDEX TO THE RULES .................................................................................................................. 96 Full size court ....................................................................................................................8 Court and floor ..................................................................................................................9 Restricted area ...............................................................................................................10 2-point/3-point goal area...............................................................................................11 Scorer's table and substitution chairs .......................................................................11 Cylinder principle ...........................................................................................................39 Players' positions during free throws.........................................................................53 Referees' signals............................................................................................................69 Scoresheet ......................................................................................................................70 Top of the scoresheet....................................................................................................71 Teams on the scoresheet (before the game) ............................................................72 Teams on the scoresheet (after the game) ...............................................................73 Running score.................................................................................................................77 Summing up.....................................................................................................................78 Bottom of the scoresheet .............................................................................................78 Diagram 2 Diagram 3 Diagram 4 Diagram 5 Diagram 6 Diagram 7 Diagram 8 Diagram 9 Diagram 10 Diagram 11 Diagram 12 Diagram 13 Diagram 14 Diagram 15 TABLE OF DIAGRAMS Diagram 1

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