by High school basketball will no longer have one and one free throws after the teams enter the bonus.
Starting next season, high school basketball will eliminate the one-and-one free throws, instead implementing a two-free throw system when teams enter the bonus, according to a statement from the National Federation of Football Associations. State High Schools (NFHS).
McDonald’s High School All American West guard Reed Sheppard (15) makes a dunk during the 2023 McDonald’s High School All American Boys game at the Toyota Center. (Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The previous rule had teams go one-on-one after the opposing team committed seven fouls in a half, entering the double bonus once 10 fouls were committed in a half.
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The new rule will put teams in the bonus after five fouls in a quarter, with team fouls reset after each quarter.
The rule changes were approved by the NFHS Basketball Rules Committee at their April meeting in Indianapolis. The changes were then approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.
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Game balls are in a rack on Center Court during the 2023 McDonald’s High School All American Boys Game at the Toyota Center. (Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
«The rules committee studied data showing higher rates of injury in rebound situations and saw this as an opportunity to reduce rough play opportunities during rebounds,» said Lindsey Atkinson, NFHS director of athletics and liaison with the Basketball Rules Committee. «In addition, resetting the fouls each quarter will improve the flow of the game and allow teams to adjust their play by not bringing the foul totals into quarters two and four.»
The NFHS approved a handful of other rule changes, including allowing a player to go out of bounds and return to the court «if the player gets no advantage.»
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A rack of game balls before the 2023 McDonald’s High School All American Boys Game at the Toyota Center. (Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Image)
«A player is penalized only if, after returning in bounds, the player first touches the ball or avoids a violation,» the statement said.
Women’s college basketball eliminated one-on-ones free shot in 2015, while men’s college basketball still uses the one-on-one bonus situation.
The women’s game at the collegiate level is also played with four quarters instead of two halves as men’s college basketball is played.
