In an effort to speed up games, the shot clock in men’s college basketball will be reduced to 30 seconds from 35, one of several changes for the coming season that the N.C.A.A. announced Monday on Twitter.
Along with the 30-second clock — which has long been in use in women’s college basketball (the N.B.A.’s is 24 seconds) — the men’s game will feature a slightly larger restricted area below the basket, in which defenders may not take charges, and more restrictions on contact in the post. The changes, proposed last month by a rules committee, were approved by the N.