Basic Basketball Rules
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High school basketball games are played on 84 feet long courts, while the courts for NCAA and NBA are 94 feet long. There are also differences for the shot clock and number of timeouts. For more detail click on high school basketball rules below.
College basketball rules have variances from the NBA. College games have two 20 minute halves, while the NBA has four 12 minute periods. Timeouts and the shot clock are also different.
The NBA rules have several differences from the FIBA and the NCAA. Length of the game, shot clock, three point field goal distance and timeouts have variations.
The WNBA and the women NCAA associations have rules that different from the NBA and men NCAA. For more detail click on the links below.
Go to High School Basketball Rules from Basic Basketball Rules
Go to Men's Basic College Basketball Rules
Go to NBA Basketball Rules
Go to WNBA Basketball Rules
Go to Youth Basketball Regulations
