1 OFFICIAL 2014-15 NCAA BASKETBALL STATISTICIANS’ MANUAL
Orginal Manuscript Prepared By: David Isaacs, longtime statistician and
official scorer. Updated By: Gary K. Johnson, and J.D. Hamilton, Assistant
Director of Statistics and Media Coordination.
2014-15 Official NCAA Basketball
Statisticians’ Manual
Official Basketball Statistics Rules
With Approved Rulings and Interpretations
(Throughout this manual, Team A players have last names starting with “Aâ€
and Team B players have last names starting with “B.â€)
SECTION 1—FIELD GOALS
Article 1. A fi eld-goal attempt (FGA) is charged to a player
any time the player shoots, throws or taps a live ball at his or her
own basket, when, in the opinion of the statistician, the player
is attempting to score a goal, with these exceptions:
(a) A FGA is not charged if the player is fouled in the act of
shooting before the ball is in fl ight and the goal is not
made.
(b) A FGA is not charged if there is off ensive goaltending or
off ensive basket interference on that shot.
(c) A FGA is not charged if an unsuccessful shot is taken near
the expiration of time for a period or for the shot clock,
and it is the statistician’s opinion that the shot was a des-
peration shot and not a reasonable attempt to make a
fi eld goal. One or more of the following factors should
exist in order to classify a shot as a desperation shot. The
shooter:
(1) Is outside the normal shooting range. A shot from
just beyond the three-point line would usually be
considered in normal shooting range while a shot at
or beyond the division line would be outside normal
shooting range.
(2) Uses an abnormal shooting motion, such as an over-
hand baseball toss.
(3) Rushes or hurries the shot to beat the expiration of
time. A shot could be considered rushed or hurried if
the shooter tries to control and shoot the ball in the
same motion with not enough time to get into a nor-
mal shooting position (squared up to the basket).
Article 2. A fi eld goal made (FGM) is credited to a p