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2024-25 Euroleague Basketball rule changes

You can download a summary of the 2024-25 rule changes HERE

You can download a summary of Instant Replay System rules and protocols from HERE

The 2024-25 season will see some rule updates to the Euroleague Basketball rulebook as part of the constant effort to make games in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and BKT EuroCup as fair as possible for participants and clear for fans.

Backcourt violations have been added to the Instant Replay System (IRS). Henceforth, if the referees have called a backcourt violation on the team with possession of the ball, the call is reviewable by the referees in the last 2 minutes of Q4 and last 2 minutes of overtime. Coaches can challenge this call at any time during the game.

The other rule updates align the Euroleague Basketball rulebook with FIBA rules concerning a jump ball violation and the defensive semi-circle.

If there is a violation that occurs during a jump ball, it will no longer result in a throw-in with the player inbounding the ball while straddling the center line and the team having 24 seconds on the shot clock. Going forward, if the violation occurred on the frontcourt of the opposite team, then the ball will be inbounded on the backcourt with 24 seconds on the shot clock. And if the violation occurred on the backcourt, the ball will be inbounded on the frontcourt with 14 seconds on the shot clock.

Regarding block/charge calls, a defensive player will now considered to be OUTSIDE the defensive semi-circle (DSC) if his foot is elevated above the DSC line, whereas up until now he was considered to be inside in this specific case.

Euroleague Basketball (EB) is a global leader in the sports and entertainment business, devoted to running the top European competitions of professional basketball clubs under a unique and innovative organizational model. Owned and administered by some of the most successful and historic clubs in the world, EB manages the continent’s two premier men’s basketball competitions, the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the BKT EuroCup, as well as the sport’s premier under-18 showcase, the EB Adidas Next Generation Tournament.

The EB competitions bring the elite of European basketball to all five continents and to the entire sports community through the OTT platform EuroLeague TV. EB also organizes a series of community and educational activities, led by the One Team program, in alignment with the United Nations Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. On the academic side, the EB Sports Business MBA trains future professionals in sports management.