Big East supervisor of officials John Cahill lately has visited league schools to talk to men’s basketball teams about rules interpretations for the upcoming season, and he spoke to Xavier after Wednesday’s practice at Cintas Center.
There are no rule changes this year – those are every two years, and this is an off year – but there are several interpretations that will affect the game.
The biggest one fans will notice has to do with a player’s "cylinder."
“The cylinder is an area for the offensive player to start a basketball play, which is start a shot, a dribble or a pass.