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Rule 1—5

i PLAYING COURT
*SECTION 5. The Free Throw Lanes shall be areas laid out at

each end of the court. Each lane shall be bounded
by two lines 6 feet apart, equidistant from the side lines and par-
allel thereto. These parallel lines shall be terminated and the lane
further bounded by the major arc of a circle having a 6-foot radius
with its center equidistant from the side lines and 17 feet from the
inner edge of the end line (19 feet if the end line is 4 feet behind the
backboard). The minor arc of this circle, lying between the parallel
lines, shall be a broken line.

Spaces 3 feet long, measured from the place of the face of the
backboard, shall be marked on the free throw lanes to aid in plac-
ing players during free throws. These spaces shall be lettered “H”
for the home team and “V” for visiting team. (See diagram.)
SECTION 6. A Free Throw Line shall be drawn across each of

the circles described in Section 5. It shall be 1
inch in width, and extend parallel to, and have its outer edge 15
feet from, the plane of the face of the backboard.

RULE 2—Backboards
SECTION 1. Backboards must be provided, the dimensions of
which shall be 6 feet horizontally and 4 feet verti-
cally. These backboards shall be made of plate glass or wood, or
of any other material that is flat and rigid. The faces of the back-
boards shall be painted white.
SECTION 2. The backboards shall be located in a position at each
end at right angles to the floor, parallel to the end
lines, and with their lower edges 9 feet above the floor. Their
centers shall lie in the perpendiculars erected at the points in the
court 2 feet from the midpoints of the end lines. The backboard
faces shall be 15 feet from the far edges of the free throw lines.

*NOTE—On courts where it is feasible, the backboards may
be four feet from the end lines.

SECTION 3. The backboards shall be protected from spectators to
a distance of at least 3 feet behind and at each end.

RULE 3—Baskets

SECTION 1. The Baskets shall consist of black rings 18 inches
in inside diameter, with nets of white cord sus-
pended from the under edges of the rings. The rings shall be made