As average scoring in college basketball dipped to 67.6 points per game — near an all-time low for the sport — it became glowingly clear: Something needed to change to improve the game.
On Friday, the NCAA Men's Basketball Rules Committee approved a group of proposals with hopes of improving pace of play, achieving better offense and defensive balance and decreasing physicality in the sport.
“The committee has taken significant steps to reverse the trends in the sport that are concerning to the men’s college basketball world,” head coach at Belmont and chair of the rules committee Rick Byrd said on a conference call.