Article 45 Referees, table officials and commissioner56
Article 46 Crew chief: Duties and powers56
Article 47 Referees: Duties and powers57
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 SCORESHEET70
APPENDIX C – PROTEST PROCEDURE79
APPENDIX D – CLASSIFICATION OF TEAMS 80
APPENDIX E – MEDIA TIME-OUTS 92
APPENDIX F – INSTANT REPLAY SYSTEM93
INDEX TO THE RULES96
TABLE OF DIAGRAMS
Diagram 1Full size court 8
Diagram 2Court and floor 9
Diagram 3Restricted area 10
Diagram 42-point/3-point goal area 11
Diagram 5Scorer's table and substitution chairs 11
Diagram 6Cylinder principle39
Diagram 7Players' positions during free throws53
Diagram 8Referees' signals69
Diagram 9Scoresheet70
Diagram 10Top of the scoresheet71
Diagram 11Teams on the scoresheet (before the game)72
Diagram 12Teams on the scoresheet (after the game)73
Diagram 13Running score77
Diagram 14Summing up78
Diagram 15Bottom of the scoresheet 78
2022 FIBA Rule Changes
2022 FIBA rule changes! In this video, we will look at all the changes that will affect the FIBA game. Stay up to date on the rules and be ready for the season!
0:00-9:34 All Referees, coaches, players, and fans can learn from these rule changes
9:34-17:49 Pro Referees, Coaches and Players might be more interested in the IRS
17:49-21:07 People that are all about FIBA and want to learn every little change. Or people that host FIBA events
There are a lot of different signals that basketball referees, also called officials, use in the game. It can get confusing. This is a list of the different basketball referee hand signals and what they mean. The specific rules below are described in more detail on other pages (see links at bottom of page).
Note on Basketball Referees
Keep in mind that the referees are there to make the game better. Without officials the game would be no fun at all and they are doing the best they can. They WILL make mistakes. Basketball is a difficult game to referee. That's just how it is. Getting angry, yelling at the ref, and throwing a fit does no good and will not help you or your team. Just keep playing and listen to the refs regardless of whether you agree with the call or not. Move on to the next play. They are doing the best they can and are trying to make the game enjoyable for all.
Art 17. Throw-in, what are you allowed to do on a throw-in when you are scored on? When you call a timeout under 2 mins? Knowing throw-in rules can allow creativity on throw-in plays.
