For the first time in a decade, the NCAA has approved extending the 3-point line in Men’s College Basketball. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel (NCAA and Oversight don’t belong in the same sentence but okay) announced their decision to use the international distance, citing the following reasons:
- 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.