The NCAA announced Tuesday that its men's basketball Playing Rules Oversight Panel "approved changes to help enhance the flow of the game" for 2025-26. The key alteration: Coach's challenges are ...

Once you know the basics of the fast-paced game, including the rules and scoring, you'll be primed to hang with the super fans. Here's the 411 on the rules of basketball.

Dr. Naismith, the inventor of the game of basketball came up with a list of 13 original basketball rules which are as follows: 1) The ball can be thrown with one or both hands in any direction.

A pro basketball hoop is usually 10 feet above the ground, and shots are worth two or three points each depending on the distance. Olympic basketball games are split into four 10-minute quarters.

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee discussed overarching issues regarding the future of the game during its annual meeting this week in Indianapolis. While no major rules changes were ...

Group stage rules for Olympic basketball The Olympics divide their 12 teams into three groups, with each team playing one game against each team in its group.

The rules were passed down to Ian Naismith, his brother and sister in 1980 when their father died. ''I'm very proud of the game, proud that it's the fastest-growing game,'' Ian Naismith said.

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) adopted formal 3-on-3 rules 14 years ago, and it was first played competitively at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.

Ole Miss guard Ilias Kamardine has been fully cleared by the NCAA for the 2025-26 season, per CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein.