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Table of Contents

Rule 1 - The Game
1. Definitions

Rule 2 - Court and Equipment
2. Court – 3. Equipment

Rule 3 - Teams
4. Teams – 5. Players: Injury –
6. Captain: Duties and powers –
7. Coaches: Duties and powers

Rule 4 - Playing Regulations
8. Playing time, tied score and extra periods – 9. Beginning and end of a period or the game – 10. Status of the ball – 11. Location of a player and an official – 12. Jump ball and alternating possession – 13. How the ball is
played – 14. Control of the ball –
15. Player in the act of shooting –
16. Goal: When made and its value –
17. Throw-in – 18. Time-out –
19. Substitution – 20. Game lost by
forfeit – 21. Game lost by default

Rule 5 - Violations
22. Violations – 23. Player out-of-
bounds and ball out-of-bounds –
24. Dribbling – 25. Travelling –
26. Three seconds – 27. Closely
guarded player – 28. Eight seconds –
29. Twenty-four seconds –
30. Ball returned to the backcourt –
31. Goal tending and interference

Rule 6 - Fouls
32. Fouls – 33. Contact: General principles – 34. Personal foul –
35. Double foul – 36. Unsportsmanlike foul – 37. Disqualifying foul –
38. Technical foul – 39. Fighting

Rule 7 - General Provisions
40. Five fouls by a player – 41. Team fouls: Penalty – 42. Special situations – 43. Free throws – 44. Correctable
errors

Rule 8 - Officials, Table Officials, Commissioner: Duties and Powers
45. Officials, table officials and commissioner – 46. Referee: Duties and powers – 47. Officials: Duties and
powers – 48. Scorer and assistant
scorer: Duties – 49. Timer: Duties –
50. Twenty-four second
operator: Duties

A) Officials' Signals – B) The Scoresheet – C) Protest Procedure – D) Classification of Teams –
E) Television [TV] Time-outs

INDEX- Index to the Rules

Contents

Official Basketball Rules 2008

As approved by FIBA Central Board
Beijing, People’s Republic of China, 26th April 2008
Valid as of 1st October 2008

Table of Contents

Rule One (1) – The Game
Art. 1	Definitions
Rule Two (2) – Court and Equipment
Art. 2 Art. 3	Court Equipment
Rule Three (3) – Teams
Art. 4 Art. 5 Art. 6 Art. 7	Teams Players: Injury Captain: Duties and powers Coaches: Duties and powers
Rule Four (4) – Playing Regulations
Art. 8 Art. 9 Art. 10 Art. 11 Art. 12 Art. 13 Art. 14 Art. 15 Art. 16 Art. 17 Art. 18 Art. 19 Art. 20 Art. 21	Playing time, tied score and extra periods Beginning and end of a period or the game Status of the ball Location of a player and an official Jump ball and alternating possession How the ball is played Control of the ball Player in the act of shooting Goal: When made and its value Throw-in Time-out Substitution Game lost by forfeit Game lost by default
Rule Five (5) – Violations
Art. 22 Art. 23 Art. 24 Art. 25 Art. 26 Art. 27 Art. 28 Art. 29 Art. 30 Art. 31	Violations Player out-of-bounds and ball out-of-bounds Dribbling Travelling Three seconds Closely guarded player Eight seconds Twenty-four seconds Ball returned to the backcourt Goal tending and interference

Rule Six (6) – Fouls
Art. 32 Art. 33 Art. 34 Art. 35 Art. 36 Art. 37 Art. 38 Art. 39	Fouls Contact: General principles Personal foul Double foul Unsportsmanlike foul Disqualifying foul Technical foul Fighting
Rule Seven (7) – General Provisions
Art. 40 Art. 41 Art. 42 Art. 43 Art. 44	Five fouls by a player Team fouls: Penalty Special situations Free throws Correctable errors
Rule Eight (8) – Officials, Table Officials, Commissioner: Duties and Powers
Art. 45 Art. 46 Art. 47 Art. 48 Art. 49 Art. 50	Officials, table officials and commissioner Referee: Duties and powers Officials: Duties and powers Scorer and assistant scorer: Duties Timer: Duties Twenty-four second operator: Duties

A) B) C) D) E) Index	Officials' Signals The Scoresheet Protest Procedure Classification of Teams Television (TV) Time-outs. *Index to the Rules*



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