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2019-2020 College Basketball Discussion (Official Thread)

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NCAA APPROVES EXTENDING MEN'S COLLEGE THREE-POINT LINE BACK TO INTERNATIONAL DISTANCE
Kevin Harrish on June 5, 2019 at 2:53 pm @kevinish
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Downtown is getting a little deeper.

The Division I men's college three-point arc will be extended to the international basketball distance beginning this 2019-20 hoops season, the NCAA announced on Wednesday.

The new three-point stripe will be about a foot-and-a-half further, moving from 20 feet, 9 inches to 22 feet, 1¾ inches this season. The move comes after the NCAA's Men's Basketball Rules Committee received positive feedback from coaches participating in last year's NIT, which used the international line fo the first time.

The committee outlined three reasons for the change:

  • Making the lane more available for dribble/drive plays from the perimeter.
  • Slowing the trend of the 3-point shot becoming too prevalent in men’s college basketball by making the shot a bit more challenging, while at the same time keeping the shot an integral part of the game.
  • Assisting in offensive spacing by requiring the defense to cover more of the court.
Last month, Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann told Joe Scalzo of the Canton Rep that he "would be shocked" if the three-point line was not moved back to the international distance for the upcoming season and that the Buckeyes were already preparing for the longer shooting distance.

“If they moved it back to half-court, our guys would think they could make it,” Holtmann joked to Scalzo, “so I think we’re gonna be in good shape.”

The changes in shooting percentages figure to be slight. Participants in this year's NIT shot 33 percent from beyond the arc compared to the 35.8 percent season average. The last time the three-point line was moved ahead of the 2008-09 season, three-point percentages fell from 35.2 percent to 34.4 percent.

The NCAA also approved resetting the shot clock to 20 seconds after an offensive rebound of a shot that hits the rim instead of the full 30 seconds.


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DZ83CK said:
I don't see the need for the arc to be moved back. There will still be a ton of 3s attempted, just a notch under the quantity it used to be, and it was already difficult for college players. I do not see what this change accomplishes.
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agreed. as stated, the deeper line sounds great in theory; however, the likely difference will just be worse shooting on the same volume. last nit tournament (edit: which used the experimental line that will now be enforced), the teams averaged 23.1 attempts per game versus the national season average of 22.8. they made 33% of those shots versus the national season average of 35.2%. those expecting a "purer" game will be disappointed.

the biggest positive change that i think we'll see is that it will be more difficult for guards and forwards to crash down onto post players for double- and triple-teams. good for kaleb inside; bad for kaleb outside. i worry about kaleb trying to showcase for the pros with too many 23-footers.
 
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agreed. as stated, the deeper line sounds great in theory; however, the likely difference will just be worse shooting on the same volume. last nit tournament (edit: which used the experimental line that will now be enforced), the teams averaged 23.1 attempts per game versus the national season average of 22.8. they made 33% of those shots versus the national season average of 35.2%. those expecting a "purer" game will be disappointed.

the biggest positive change that i think we'll see is that it will be more difficult for guards and forwards to crash down onto post players for double- and triple-teams. good for kaleb inside; bad for kaleb outside. i worry about kaleb trying to showcase for the pros with too many 23-footers.
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Yeah, I get it if you want to help prepare players for pro ball, and playing professionally somewhere is the ultimate objective for most all major college players. But let's not pretend this is going to improve the college game in some meaningful way - it's gonna cause slightly more missed 3s and slightly less attempted 3s overall. The game is still moving towards emphasizing positionless basketball and analytical shot selection favoring 3s along with point blank shots.
 
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Ten teams with a chance to win the national title

OHIO STATE
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Why Ohio State could win it: The Buckeyes won’t be in everyone’s top 10, but bringing back three starters from a 20-win team — that might have won a few more with had Kaleb Wesson not missed time — is a great place to start. That includes Kaleb and Andre Wesson, along with guard Luther Muhammad. There was a need for a point guard, so the Buckeyes went out and got one of 2019’s best in DJ Carton. And the rest of a strong recruiting class ranked 13th in the 247Sports Composite, along with Florida State transfer CJ Walker, fills in the gaps.

Why Ohio State might not win it: There’s some youth in some incredibly key positions, and even where the Buckeyes have more experience, there isn’t much deep NCAA Tournament experience.

Entire article: https://247sports.com/LongFormArtic...to-win-the-national-title-132653854#1215806_2

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UConn Huskies get two years probation; NCAA gives Kevin Ollie three-year show cause
Dave Clark, Cincinnati EnquirerPublished 12:16 p.m. ET July 2, 2019


Former UConn Huskies head coach Kevin Ollie received a three-year show cause from the NCAA - per a report released Tuesday afternoon by the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions - for violations of rules related to the men's basketball program.

from ncaa.org's Stacey Osburn:

A former UConn head men’s basketball coach violated NCAA head coach responsibility rules when he failed to monitor his staff and did not promote an atmosphere of compliance, according to a Division I Committee on Infractions panel.

The committee also said the former head coach violated NCAA ethical conduct rules when he knowingly provided false or misleading information during the NCAA enforcement investigation and declined to participate in a second interview with the enforcement staff and school.

“This case illustrates the importance of full candor and cooperation in the infractions process, as well as head coach control,” the committee said in its decision. “The former head coach faltered in both respects, increasing the severity of his violations and allowing violations within the program to occur for most of his tenure.”

UConn announced in January that it was self-imposing penalties, including the loss of a scholarship for the 2019-20 season.

The Huskies, now coached by Dan Hurley, recently announced a move from the American Athletic Conference to the Big East Conference. Shortly after the move was made official, Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson insisted that the UC Bearcats - not UConn - have been the AAC's "bell cow."


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