As the the sole competent authority in basketball by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has a big challenge in setting the rules for 213 National federations of basketball throughout the world.
Read More »NBA Chooses Pressure
There are some references to the circumference of an NBA basketball; however, there is nothing about circumference in the rules. NBA only lists the pressure in the rules governing equipment.
Read More »WNBA Goes with Weight and Circumference
From the Official Rules of the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) published in 2014, the requirements are fairly simple and straight-forward.
Read More »NCAA Basketball
Finally, a sport that has so many similarities between the men’s and women’s rules that they are published together. The NCAA offers rules for both in one publication.
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