With scoring in college basketball hitting new lows every year, it was clear something had to change in order to open up the game. 

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee clearly had that in mind when it voted on proposed rules this week.

“We talked a lot about the rules that are currently in place and ultimately believe a focused effort on calling the rules as written will have an immediate and significant impact,” said committee chair John Dunne, who is also the head coach at Saint Peter’s.

Major change could be coming to the block/charge call, as the committee has proposed several tweaks to the rule.

The committee is proposing that a defensive player is not permitted to move into the path of an offensive player once he has started his upward motion with the ball to attempt a field goal or pass. If the defensive player is not in legal guarding position by this time, it is a blocking foul.

The committee also wants more consistency regarding hand-checking and players cutting off the ball. There will be emphasis on the fouls involving defensive players using arm bars to impede progress, putting two hands on an opponent, keeping hands or forearms on opponents, and continuous jabs.

Moreover, monitor reviews and the controversial elbow rule were also changed.

Jeff Goodman reported many of these changes on Wednesday, and he has more information on these changes.