Why can't college basketball players wear numbers 6 thru 9?

[Alsacs]

This rule is ridiculous the NCAA doesn't allow ANY college basketball players to wear a number that includes a 6, 7, 8, 9 in it. Refs can identify numbers using two hands the NBA does it. This is a rule I just found out about because a family friend got recruited to play basketball at Northeastern and he wears number 7 in high school and the coach told him he can't wear 7 in college. Not a big deal, but found this rule to be really dumb.

 

[jdubs30]

Because of when the ref's call fouls, they can only use 1 hand at a time (so 1-5 work, then 11-55)

 

[upperdeck]

thats interesting because I didnt think it was allowed in HS either. left my rule book at home so I cant remember if its still in it, but every site i found still says 0-5 for HS and college.

 

[Alsacs]

I never realized it till very recently, but it seems like an archaic rule. Refs can easily identify who the foul is on with 2 hands. They make corrections all the time if the wrong guy is charged. Let the kids wear whatever number they want.

 

[Shermthegeneral]

That's it, the NBA doesn't care about that. I'm sure it's because college basketball has 300+ teams. And all walks of life scoring and refereeing the games that there is more of a chance for error vs a small group of highly paid people in the NBA

 

[osullfam]

This rule is ridiculous the NCAA doesn't allow ANY college basketball players to wear a number that includes a 6, 7, 8, 9 in it. Refs can identify numbers using two hands the NBA does it. This is a rule I just found out about because a family friend got recruited to play basketball at Northeastern and he wears number 7 in high school and the coach told him he can't wear 7 in college. Not a big deal, but found this rule to be really dumb.

On Mars they can wear any numeral between -13 and +13 (they operate in base 13).
Of course the ref's have 27 fingers on each fin.

 

[Alsacs]

On Mars they can wear any numeral between -13 and +13 (they operate in base 13).
Of course the ref's have 27 fingers on each fin.

Thanks for playing.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

The NCAA: 120 years of tradition unimpeded by progress.

 

[Orange Barrel]

In the Big East a typical ref has at least one thumb up his ass.