Law 3: Equipment

A backstop unit consists of the backboard, the basket (ring and net) and the backboard support structure with its padding.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3 · recall

The baskets comprise pressure-release rings and nets.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3 · recall

The support structure of the backboard is listed together with its padding.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3 · recall

The equipment list defines the basket as a ring and a net, so a ring alone is not a complete basket.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3 · applied

Adequate lighting is on the list of required equipment, alongside the floor and the court.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3 · recall

Article 3 only lists the equipment; its detailed description is in the Appendix on Basketball Equipment.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3 · recall

Instant replay is an optional system covered in Appendix F; the other three are required.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3, Appendix F · applied

The support holds the backboard, the ring is fixed to the board, and the net hangs from the ring.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3 · recall

A bank shot strikes the backboard first, then drops through the ring and the net.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3 · applied

Of the four parts shown, only the support structure (B) is listed with padding.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3 · applied

The list requires two separate signals, one for the shot clock operator and one for the timer.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3 · recall

The two signals have to be separate, distinctly different and loud, so everyone knows which one sounded.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3 · recall

The shot clock operator and the timer each have their own signal, and the two must be clearly distinct.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3 · applied

Time-outs are timed with a stopwatch or a suitable visible device that is not the game clock.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3 · recall

The alternating possession arrow is on the list of required equipment.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3 · recall

The list names player and head coach foul markers, and team foul markers.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3 · recall

The scoresheet is on the list; Appendix B describes how the scorer fills it in.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3, Appendix B · recall

The game clock stands still while a separate device times the time-out.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3 · applied

The shot clock operator has a signal of their own, distinct from the timer's, to mark the end of the shot clock period.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3, 29 · applied

C is the team foul marker; A is the alternating possession arrow, B player foul markers and D a stopwatch.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3 · applied