college basketball facts

[qwerty]

This says "rules" in the title but it is not all about rules. Look at image for #8.

All the Surprising Rules College Basketball Players Have to Follow

Have you ever seen the number 6 on a jersey? Didn't think so.

www.popularmechanics.com

 

[nfrine]

Fortunately, no rules about using toothpicks during a game....

 

[CyCrazy]

The majority of those are stupid.

 

[MuskieCy]

As a high school basketball official, my go-to reference for the game rules has always been "Popular Mechanics".

BTW, how would you signal to the official scorer a foul on player # 79?

 

[qwerty]

As a high school basketball official, my go-to reference for the game rules has always been "Popular Mechanics".

BTW, how would you signal to the official scorer a foul on player # 79?

At least you didn't ask #69, that signal could get creative . . .

 

[Clonefan94]

As a high school basketball official, my go-to reference for the game rules has always been "Popular Mechanics".

BTW, how would you signal to the official scorer a foul on player # 79?

I never understood this. Always a lull in the action anyway. Just hop over to the scorers table and say, 7, 9. It’s not like a basketball court is a mile long. If it’s too much work to get there, you are too out of shape to be a basketball referee.

 

[VeloClone]

I never understood this. Always a lull in the action anyway. Just hop over to the scorers table and say, 7, 9. It’s not like a basketball court is a mile long. If it’s too much work to get there, you are too out of shape to be a basketball referee.

They want both verbal and visual indication to avoid confusion or being misheard in a loud arena.

NBA referees manage to signal numbers like 73 and 99 though.