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Tennessee basketball: Moving the 3-point line back would’ve helped Vols

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee is being sneaky and quiet about proposed rule changes and I’m not sure why. On Friday afternoon one of the proposed rule changes was extending the men’s three-point line to the international basketball distance of slightly over 22 feet.

If the rule passes in early June, it would go into effect for the 2019-20 season. The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) has played the guinea pig the last two seasons, and as it turns out most coaches loved the change.

In an article posted by NCAA.com, coaches cited a couple of reasons why the rule change would greatly benefit the game.