The NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee has proposed several changes to improve the game. Some of these changes are simply catching up with the current game, while others are based on trial runs during the NIT this past year.
Before any of these rules are put into place, the Playing Rules Oversight Panel would need to approve the proposals at their June 5th meeting. In the meantime, the rest of us can argue the merits of each rule change.
For starters, let’s talk about the proposed goal-tending and basket interference change. In the current proposal, referees will be able to review calls concerning basket interference during the last two minutes of regulation and overtime.