NCAA Basketball: How the latest rule changes will impact 2019-20 season

CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 20: A general view of the court before the game between the Georgia Bulldogs and Michigan State Spartans during the second round of the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Time Warner Cable Arena on March 20, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

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LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 09: A basketball net, hoop, backboard and shot clock are shown before a semifinal game of the Pac-12 basketball tournament between the UCLA Bruins and the Arizona Wildcats at T-Mobile Arena on March 9, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Wildcats won 78-67 in overtime. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

Shot Clock Reset

The shot clock has seen many changes in the last few seasons. As mentioned previously in 2015 the shot clock was changed to 30 seconds and in 2017 the NCAA made a revision so that the shot clock would reset to 20 seconds following a foul in the frontcourt which results in an inbound pass rather than free throws. Now the shot clock is seeing yet another change, as the shot clock will now reset to 20 seconds after offensive rebounds instead of a full 30 seconds. Those who watched the NIT in 2018 and/or 2019 have already had a glimpse at this rule in play as it was one of the two (along with moving the 3-Point line back) rules that were first experimental rules. This change will continue the NCAA’s trend of trying to maintain a fast and entertaining style of play.

Late Game Timeouts

During the 2015-2016 season, the NCAA stopped allowing coaches from calling live-ball timeouts and now the NCAA is changing this back, sorta. With the latest change coaches will now be allowed to call timeouts during live play, however, they can only be granted the timeout when their team has clear possession of the ball and when there are two minutes or less in the second half or overtime. This will allow coaches to be in more control during the most crucial parts of games.

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