FIBA Official Basketball rules 2022

that penalty shall not be administered first. It shall be administered in the order in which all fouls and violations have occurred, unless they were cancelled. The right to possession of the ball as part of the last penalty to be administered shall cancel any prior rights to possession of the ball. Once the ball has become live on the first free throw or on a throw-in penalty, that penalty can no longer be used for cancelling any remaining penalties. All remaining penalties shall be administered in the order in which they were committed. If, after the cancellation of equal penalties on both teams, there are no other penalties remaining for administration, the game shall be resumed as follows. If at approximately the same time as the first infraction: • A valid goal or a last free throw is scored, the ball shall be awarded to the non scoring team for a throw-in from any place behind that team’s endline. • A team had control of the ball or was entitled to the ball, the ball shall be awarded to this team for a throw-in from the place nearest to the first infraction. • Neither team had control of the ball nor was entitled to the ball, a jump ball situation occurs. A free throw is an opportunity given to a player to score 1 point, uncontested, from a position behind the free-throw line and inside the semi-circle. A set of free throws is defined as all free throws and possible following possession of the ball resulting from a single foul penalty. When a personal, an unsportsmanlike or a disqualifying contact foul is committed, the free throw(s) shall be awarded as follows: • The player on whom the foul was committed shall attempt the free throw(s). • If there is a request for him/her to be substituted, he/she must attempt the free throw(s) before leaving the game. • If he/she must leave the game due to injury, having committed 5 fouls or having been disqualified, his/her substitute shall attempt the free throw(s). If no substitute is available, any team-mate as designated by his/her head coach shall attempt the free throw(s). When a technical or a disqualifying non-contact foul is committed, any member of the opponents’ team as designated by his/her head coach shall attempt the free throw(s). The free-throw shooter shall: • Take a position behind the free-throw line and inside the semi-circle. • Use any method to shoot a free throw in such a way that the ball enters the basket from above or the ball touches the ring. • Release the ball within 5 seconds after it is placed at his/her disposal by the referee. • Not touch the free-throw line or enter the restricted area until the ball has entered the basket or has touched the ring. • Not fake a free throw. Rule

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OFFICIAL BASKETBALL RULES 2022

September 2022