NCAA Basketball Proposed Rule Changes

Mar 24, 2017; New York, NY, USA; Wisconsin Badgers head coach Greg Gard talks to a referee during the second half against the Florida Gators in the semifinals of the East Regional of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 24, 2017; New York, NY, USA; Wisconsin Badgers head coach Greg Gard talks to a referee during the second half against the Florida Gators in the semifinals of the East Regional of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports /
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Next Rule: Instant Replay in the Restricted Area

"Allow referees to use the instant replay rule in the last two minutes of the second half or last two minutes of overtime to see if a secondary defender was in or outside the restricted-area arc. If the player is in the restricted area, a block will be called on the defender. If the secondary defender is in legal guarding position and outside the restricted area, a player control foul will be called. The Big Ten and Mid-American conferences experimented with this rule last season."

As the NCAA article notes, the Big Ten was one of the conferences to “experiment” using this rule during the previous season.  At a minimum, this will add extra timeouts for teams with additional replay breaks.  This rule will have a slightly more beneficial effect for the Badgers given Wisconsin is pretty well-coached, and disciplined on defense.  It’s not hard to envision Khalil Iverson or Brevin Pritzl rotating over to help and take charges.  Both guys will fill the Showalter Gasser role as “player most likely to take charges” for Wisconsin.

Mar 16, 2017; Buffalo, NY, USA; Virginia Tech Hokies guard Justin Bibbs (10) tries to drive around Wisconsin Badgers guard Khalil Iverson (21) in the first half during the first round of the NCAA Tournament at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 16, 2017; Buffalo, NY, USA; Virginia Tech Hokies guard Justin Bibbs (10) tries to drive around Wisconsin Badgers guard Khalil Iverson (21) in the first half during the first round of the NCAA Tournament at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports /