FIBA - Article - 2.5.5
FIBA - Article - 2.5.5
Heading: Court Sub Heading: Team bench areas
"The team bench are shall be marked outside the court limited by 2 lines as in Diagram 1.
There must be 16 seats available in each team bench area for the head coach, the subtitutes, the excluded players and the accompanying delegation members including assistant coaches. Any other persons shall be located at least 2m behind the team bench."
RCA Explanation
RCA Explanation
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