Section 1:

Section “a

Section 3:

Section 4:

Notes

Note:

Modification of the Official Basketball Rules
which refer to the
Center-jump

The use of the center jump shall be discontinued and the ball shall
be discontinued and the ball shall be put in play in the manner
hereinafter provided;

(a) After a goal has been made;

(b) After a goal has been declared, as provided in Rule 14,
Section 13, Penalty (a);

(c) After a goal has been made from a free throw following a
personal foul, where only one free throw has been awarded:

(d) After a goal has been made from the last free throw, where
successive free throws have been awarded to one team and none
to the other, at least one free throw being for a personal foul.

In all cases enumerated in Section 1 hereof, the ball shali be put in
play by & member of the team last scored upon by playing it in from
out of bounds beyond his back court end line. Any player of such
team shall be eligible to play the ball therefrom.

The play~in shall be made in all respects as in the case of an
ordinary play~in from out of bounds, and all fouls and violations
applicable thereto shall be enforced.

Any interference or other act on the part of the team not entitled
to the play-in which, in the judgment of either official, is de~
signed to hinder or delay such pley-in in any manner, shall consti-
tute a technical foul for delaying the game and shall be penalized
by the award of a free throw to the opponents.

It will be observed that the center jump will still be used (a) at
the beginning of each half and of each extra period; (b) after a
free throw following a technical foul, or after the last free
throw following a technical foul, if more than one has been called;
(c) after the last free throw following a double foul, and (d) in
all other cases not enumerated in the above Section where the
Official Rules so prescribe (see for example Rule 13, Sec. 23

Rule 14, Sec 2, Penalty, Note: Rule 14, Sec. 7, Penalty.)

Any attempt by a player to delay the play-in so as to aid himself
or his teammates in securing their defensive positions should be
promptly penalized.

Additional Rulings Concerning the Modification of the Center Jump

1. The five second count shall begin when a player with the ball
in his possession is beyond the end line or when the ball is
placed beyond the end line by the officiel. If a player does
uo% get the ball immediately after a goal, the official shall