FIBA - Article - 3
FIBA - Article - 3
Heading: Equipment
"The following equipment shall be required:
Backstop units, consisting of:
Backboards
Baskets comprising (pressure release) rings and nets
Backboard support structures including padding.
Basketballs
Game clock
Scoreboard
Shot clock
Stopwatch or suitable (visible) devise (not the game clock) for timing time-outs
2 separate, distinctly different and loud signals, one for each for the
shot clock operator,
timer.
Scoresheet
Player / head coach foul markers
Team foul markers
Alternating possession arrow
Floor
Court
Adequate lighting
For a more detailed description of basketball equipment, see the Appendix on Basketball Equipment."
RCA Explanation
RCA Explanation
Source & Governing Body Reference
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