Basketball Uniform Rule Change

[TUMU]

Read about a rule change beginning this season.
NCAA is allowing players to wear numbers 6 through 9.
Didn’t know they were not allowed before the rule change.
Why were they not allowed?
I counting on some of "You Know It Alls", lol, to tell me why.
Thanks.

 

[918Golden]

It made it easier for referees to signal the number when calling a foul.

 

[Larry Lewis]

Old rule was when a foul called, player had to raise his hand when he was charged with the foul. If he didn't, technical foul.

With refs have only 5 fingers on each hand, hence, when signalling the foul, no more than 5 could be a number of each digit.

 

[nevadanatural]

Will they be hiring refs with 9 fingers now?

 

[Gmoney4WW]

Will they be hiring refs with 9 fingers now?

9 fingers and 3 breasts.

 

[TUcandoit]

It will be a two ref job now - Foul on #88!!! one ref hold out hands straight with 5 fingers on each hand extended, second ref standing lovinglingly behind the first almost like the scene from Ghost and puts his arms around the first ref and extends 3 fingers next to the hands of the first ref.

 

[TU_BLA]

It will be a two ref job now - Foul on #88!!! one ref hold out hands straight with 5 fingers on each hand extended, second ref standing lovinglingly behind the first almost like the scene from Ghost and puts his arms around the first ref and extends 3 fingers next to the hands of the first ref.

So now they're supposed to go close enough to the scorer's table that it shouldn't be a problem calling the foul out and holding up 2 hands to signal a number. The 3 man crew allows that as you still have 2 to address the players and get them set up.

 

[I.I.]

# 6 might reappear. Russell or #9 Pettit

 

[TU Sepp]

Refs will now be required to be able to count past 5...

If not, they will be required to take a Kindergarten end of the year exam!