NCAA NFHS Differences

Administrative Warnings

Issued for non-major infractions of coaching- box rule, disrespectfully addressing an official, attempting to influence an official’s decision,inciting undesirable crowd reactions, entering the court without permission, or standing at the team bench.

Men – Only for the head coach being outside the coaching box and certain delay-of-game situations.
Women – Same as Men plus minor conduct violations of unsportsmanlike-conduct guidelines by any bench personnel.

Bonus – One-and-One

Player with blood directed to leave game (may remain in game with charged time-out); player with lost/irritated contacts may remain in game with reasonable time to correct.

Men – Player with blood may remain in game if remedied within 20 seconds. Lost/irritated contact within reasonable time.
Women – Player with may remain in game if remedied within 20 seconds or charged timeout to correct blood or contacts.

Coaching Box – Size

State option, 28-foot box maximum.

Extends from 38-foot line to end line.

If head coach is charged with a direct or indirect technical foul.

No rule.

One warning for any of the four delay-of-game situations; subsequent delay for any of four results in a technical foul.

Men – One warning for any of the four delay- of-game situations; a repeated warning for the same delay or after the second warning of any category, an administrative technical foul shall be assessed.

Women – One warning for each delay-of- game situation; subsequent delay for that situation results in a technical foul.

Disqualification/Ejection Players/Bench Personnel

Disqualification – Fifth foul (personal fouls and technical fouls).
Ejection – Single flagrant foul; second technical foul.

Men – Disqualification – Fifth foul (personal fouls and Class A technical fouls)
Ejection – Second Class A or third Class B technical foul or single Flagrant 2 foul. Women – Disqualification – Same as NFHS.
Ejection – Single disqualifying foul, second technical foul, or second unsportsmanlike technical foul.

Direct technical foul charged to head coach.

15 seconds

Both – 20 seconds

Point of interruption for all double fouls.

Ejection.
The head coach may enter court to stop fight or prevent escalation.

Both – Ejection. One-game suspension followed by season suspension for second offense (team and coaches).
Men – Only the head coach may enter court.
Women – Head coach and any assistant coach may enter court.

Personal (double, false, multiple and simultaneous), Technical (double, false, multiple and simultaneous), Intentional Personal, Intentional Technical, Flagrant Personal and Flagrant Technical fouls.

Men – Personal (double, false, multiple and simultaneous), Technical (administrative, double, false, multiple and simultaneous), Flagrant 1 Personal, Contact Dead-Ball Technical, Flagrant 2 Personal and Flagrant 2 Technical fouls.
Women – Personal (double and simultaneous), Unsportsmanlike, Technical and Disqualifying fouls.

Personal, technical and intentional (personal and technical) fouls count toward team-foul total, disqualification and ejection; and flagrant (personal and technical) fouls count toward team-foul total and ejection.

Men – Personal, Class A technical and contact dead-ball technical fouls count toward team- foul total, disqualification and ejection; and flagrant 2 (personal and technical) fouls count toward team-foul total and ejection.
Women – Personal, unsportsmanlike and technical fouls count toward team-foul total, disqualification and ejection; and disqualifying fouls count toward team-foul total and ejection.

Men – Substitute shoots free throws when injured player cannot as result of a flagrant foul or blood. Otherwise opposing coach selects from four remaining players. Women – Same as NFHS.

Player touches the ball during a try/tap while it is in its downward flight entirely above thebasket-ring level and has the possibility of entering the basket in flight.

Men – Same as NFHS and includes a ball that is touched after it contacts the backboard when any part of the ball is above the basket – ring level – considered to be on its downward flight.

Men – 20-minute halves.
Women – Four 10-minute periods.

Both – No less than 0.3 seconds must expire when ball is legally touched and the clock is immediately stopped by an official.

Men – After a made basket with less than one minute in second half or overtime.
Women – After a made basket with less than one minute in fourth period or overtime.

Men – Allowed to move forward when clearly will not make contact on shooter.
Women – Same as NFHS.

Both – Holding only.

May be established anywhere on the court.

Guarding – Maintaining Legal Position

Men – Same as NFHS except secondary defenders cannot move sideways to maintain on an airborne shooter or passer.
Women – Same as NFHS except a defender may not reposition into the path of an airborne player.

Jump Ball

Both – Re-jump by any two players.

Non-Playing Personnel

 Officials on Court – Jurisdiction Begins

Violation ruled as soon as player leaves the court for an unauthorized reason.

Both – Violation ruled when a player returns and is the first to touch the ball inboundsunless the player’s momentum carried themout of bounds.

Post Play

An extended arm bar is not allowed.

Men – Equal pressure on post player allowed with one forearm.
Women – A forearm or one hand is allowed on post player in control of the ball with her back to the basket.

Replaced Team Member

Next opportunity after clock has properly started following his/her replacement.

Men – Can re-enter when opponent commits a violation or foul before the clock has properly started.
Women – Same as NFHS.

Screener – Location

Screener must be on the playing court.

Both – Screener must be inbounds.

Vertical plane with a stance approximately shoulder width apart.

Both – Inside of screener’s feet no wider thanshoulder width.

Both – 30 seconds.

Both – No reset on out-of-bounds violations. Full reset on change of possession, try striking the ring or flange and backcourt fouls.
Men – 20-second reset or time remaining on the shot clock, whichever is greater, on a defensive foul or violation with play to resume in the frontcourt.
Women – 15-second reset on kicking/fisting violations if shot clock is under 15 seconds. Full rest on frontcourt fouls.

Team is in control when a player is in control, when a live ball is passed among teammates, during an interrupted dribble, when the ball is at the disposal of a thrower-in.

Men – When a player holding/dribbling the ball fumbles, a defender bats/deflects the ball out of offensive player’s control or following atry being released.
Women – Same as NFHS.

Never shot on a team-control foul.

Team, Player, Substitute, Bench, Direct and Indirect technical fouls

Men – Class A and Class B technical fouls.
Women – Player/ Substitute and Bench technical fouls

Direct and Indirect technical fouls – Direct forthe coach’s behavior. Indirect for penalty tobench personnel; includes pregame or dead-ball dunking.

Men – Class A and Class B, no penalty for pregame or dead-ball dunking.
Women – Same as NFHS, except no penalty for pregame/halftime dunking.

Men – Administrative (except excessive timeouts and more than five players) and Class B technical fouls.
Women – Same as NFHS.

Team-foul total.
Disqualification – five personal fouls (all team members).
Ejection – two technical fouls (all team personnel).

Men – Class A technical fouls count toward team-foul total, disqualification and ejection, Class B technical fouls count toward ejection; administrative technical fouls do not count toward team-foul totals.
Women – Same as NFHS, except administrative technical fouls do not count toward team-foul totals.

Throw-in to offended team at division line opposite the scorer’s table.

Both – Point of interruption, except:
Men – Single flagrant 2 technical fouls and contact dead-ball technical fouls – throw-in at either side of division line.
Women – Excessive timeout, – point of interruption to offended team.

Must advance from backcourt. Count starts on player control.

Both – Must advance from backcourt. Count starts on legal touch of a throw-in and on control for rebounds and jump balls.

Both – No count reset when defense causes out-of-bounds violation, team in control retains possession after a held ball or a technical foul assessed to the team in control.
Men – Reset on timeout by team in control.
Women – Also no reset when team in control is granted a timeout.

One foot out and one in the air is considered out of the free-throw lane to avoid a three-second violation.

Men – Same as NFHS.
Women – Both feet must be placed on the court outside the free-throw lane to avoid a three-second violation.

Men – Same as NFHS.
Women – Upon a timeout during the last 59.9 seconds in the fourth or extra period when the ball in the backcourt is out of bounds after a made basket, after securing a rebound (no dribble or pass) or after a change of possession (no dribble or pass), the offense may choose to advance the ball to the frontcourt 28-foot line opposite the table or tableside for ensuing throw-in.

May not cross boundary plane until ball has been released by thrower – violation and team warning, followed by technical foul.

Men – May not cross boundary plane until ball has crossed boundary plane – violation.
Women – Same as Men except team warning followed by technical foul.

Nearest spot of foul/violation when not in the bonus (either on sideline or end line).

Men – Same as NFHS when in backcourt or any change of possession. When in frontcourt after defensive foul/violation on same side of court as foul/violation either at 28-foot line when above diagonal from corners to intersections of the free-throw line and free- throw lane line (elbows) or three feet from free-throw lane line extended along the end line.
Women – Same as NFHS.

Men – Two shots and point of interruption.
Women – Two shots and possession to opponents.

Three 60-second and two 30-second time-outs.

Reduced if both teams are ready.

Both – Reduced if granted team notifies official, unless timeout becomes an electronic- media timeout.

Recognized when a player is in control.

Both – Same as NFHS, except shall not berecognized when an airborne player’s momentum carries him/her out-of-bounds or into backcourt.

Player or coach can request.

Men – Coaches shall not be granted a timeout during live-ball play. Exception: The coach whose team is in control on a throw-in before the ball is released.
Women – Same as NFHS.

Resumption-of-play procedure.

Both – Team warning, followed by resumption-of-play procedure.

Home shall wear white and visitor a contrasting dark color.

Both – Home shall wear light and visitor a contrasting dark color, except altered by mutual consent.

Torso defined by area from base of neckline to bottom of jersey and from side insert to side insert; no design restrictions outside torso.

Both – Neutral zone measured five inches from top of shoulder to bottom of jersey and 12 inches in width from center of neckline (front and back); only name/number and 15 percent tonal color shift permitted in neutral zone; no design restrictions outside neutral zone.

Jerseys designed to be worn outside the pants permitted; jerseys/pants may not be removed within visual confines of playing area.

Both – Jerseys worn outside the game pants prohibited; no rule regarding removal.

Direct technical foul charged to head coach.

Both – Administrative technical foul.

Both – The perceptible majority of shorts must be the same color of the neutral zone.

Black, white, beige or the predominant color of the jersey.

Both – Black, white, beige or color of game shorts.

Individual player must have same length sleeves.

Men – Same as NFHS but sleeves not to extend below the elbow.

Women – Same as NFHS.

Long sleeves permitted. One visiblemanufacturer’s logo/trademark/reference ispermitted. Same color as jersey, if visible. White, black, beige or the predominant color of the jersey.

Both – All must be a solid color and white, black, beige or any color contained in the game jersey.

All headbands, wristbands, sleeves and tights worn must be same color.

Both – Headband and wristbands must match. Arm sleeves do not have to match leg/knee sleeves, nor do they need to match headbands/wristbands.

Legal to use during the game or intermission for coaching bench personnel.