Basketball knowledge

Basketball Guides | Rules, Scoring, Game Clock and Possessions

Clear, evergreen basketball explainers based on the current FIBA Official Basketball Rules and the live information shown on ODDSNEX.

Basketball basics

Basketball rules explained: scoring, game time and the shot clock

A practical guide to the basic FIBA structure of basketball: how a game is timed, how 1-, 2- and 3-point scores work, what the 24-second shot…

FIBA 2026 · fouls and free throws

A practical FIBA 2026 guide to illegal contact, shooting fouls, the team-foul penalty, five-foul disqualification and the updated technical…

FIBA 2026 · violations and ball control

A practical FIBA 2026 guide to common violations: travelling and the pivot foot, illegal second dribbles, the 3-, 5- and 8-second limits, and…

FIBA 2026 · court dimensions and markings

A practical FIBA 2026 guide to the full-size 28 × 15 m court, the 6.75 m three-point arc, the free-throw line, restricted area and no-charge…

POSITIONS · ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

A practical guide to the five traditional basketball positions, what each role usually does and why modern players often switch or combine ro…

FIBA 2026 · TIME-OUTS AND SUBSTITUTIONS

A practical FIBA 2026 guide to time-out limits, substitution opportunities and the late-game situations that determine when a request can be…

FIBA STATISTICS · BOX SCORE

A practical guide to the box-score statistics used in FIBA basketball and what must happen on the court for each one to be recorded.

FIBA RULES · GOALTENDING

A FIBA guide to goaltending, basket interference, legal touches around the rim and the points awarded when a violation is called.