'No-charge zone' approved in basketball
Posted Jun 5, 2009
The "no-charge zone" now is officially destined to be added to the vernacular in college men's basketball. In an e-mail Thursday, NCAA spokeswoman Gail Dent said the NCAA approved all recommended rules during its Wednesday teleconference. The NCAA Basketball Rules Committee had recommended the new rule, which creates a no-charge zone for "help" defenders that extends from the front of the rim to the front of the backboard.
(Raleigh News & Observer)
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