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Eligibility rules imposed by FIBA on national team players applies to both men and women. A player who seeks to represent a country must hold legal nationality of that country. [1] In 3x3 basketball, a player is eligible to represent their country if they have the appropriate legal nationality. The eligibility could be proven through a passport ...
The most recent international rules of basketball were approved 2 February 2014 by FIBA and became effective 1 October of that year. [ 8 ] There are eight rules encompassing 50 articles, covering equipment and facilities, regulations regarding teams, players, captains and coaches, playing regulations, violations, fouls and their penalties ...
FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland. The International Basketball Federation (FIBA / ˈ f iː b ə / FEE-bə; French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball) [a] [5] is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide.
FIBA (International Basketball Federation), the governing body of international basketball, features shorter games, a shorter 3-point line and much stricter accountability regarding gather steps ...
In basketball, traveling is a violation of the rules of basketball in which a player takes more than a predefined number of steps while holding the ball. Taking more steps without dribbling than this limit will result in a turnover and possession of the ball for the other team.
The official court is 15 metres (49 ft) wide (the same as FIBA's standard for the full-court game) by 11 m (36 ft 1.07 in) in length (compared to FIBA's standard half-court distance of 14 metres [45 ft 11.18 in]); however, the rules specifically state that half of a standard FIBA full court is an acceptable playing area for official competitions.
In the basketball rules published by FIBA, a forfeit and a default are two different things. A team will forfeit if: Fifteen minutes after the scheduled starting time, the team is not present or is unable to field five players ready to play. Its actions prevent the game from being played. It refuses to play after being instructed to do so by ...
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 in 2010.