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.