Basketball IQ Test

A defender guarding a player without the ball is permitted to maintain contact with their hand or forearm on the offensive player's back or side, provided the offensive player is:

• Within the Low Post area.

• Stationary and receiving the ball.

• Facing the basket and outside the restricted area.

• Never permitted under any circumstance.

In the NBA, a coach is permitted one challenge per game, regardless of whether the previous challenge was successful or not.

• True

• False

In NCAA men's basketball, how many total team fouls are allowed per half before the opposing team enters the 'bonus' (two free throws)?

(a)  

The arc used to denote the three-point line is (a)   feet from the center of the basket in the NBA.

A player who is intentionally fouled while attempting a three-point shot and misses the shot is awarded three free throws and their team retains possession of the ball.

• True

• False

A closely-guarded violation is called when an offensive player is continuously guarded by a defensive player within six feet, and the offensive player:

• Holds the ball for five seconds.

• Dribbles the ball for five seconds.

• A and B are both true (NCAA/NFHS rule).

• Only A is true (NBA/FIBA rule).

When a player commits a common foul that is not a shooting foul, what specific word is used by the referee to signal to the scorer's table that a foul has been committed?

In FIBA rules, the restricted area under the basket is a semi-circle with a radius of 1.25 meters (4.1 feet).

• True

• False

After a made basket in the NBA, how long does the non-scoring team have to advance the ball past the half-court line?

• 5 seconds

• 8 seconds

• 10 seconds

• The clock starts upon in-bounding the ball.

Excluding the player with the ball, how many offensive players are allowed to be inside the 'lane' (paint) at the same time for more than three seconds in NCAA men's basketball?