# Law 3: Equipment (FIBA Official Basketball Rules)

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The equipment every game needs: backstop units, balls, the clocks and scoreboard, the table officials' signals, markers and arrow, the scoresheet, the floor and the lighting.

## 3.31 Backstops and the Hall

The backstop unit and its parts, the ring and net, padding, lighting, and what the list does not include.

### Test 1: The backstop unit and the hall

- 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)
- The baskets comprise pressure-release rings and nets. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3)
- The support structure of the backboard is listed together with its padding. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3)
- 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)
- Adequate lighting is on the list of required equipment, alongside the floor and the court. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3)
- Article 3 only lists the equipment; its detailed description is in the Appendix on Basketball Equipment. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3)
- Instant replay is an optional system covered in Appendix F; the other three are required. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3, Appendix F)
- 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)
- A bank shot strikes the backboard first, then drops through the ring and the net. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3)
- Of the four parts shown, only the support structure (B) is listed with padding. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3)

## 3.32 The Table's Equipment

The two table signals, the stopwatch for time-outs, the arrow, the foul markers and the scoresheet.

### Test 1: Signals, markers and the scoresheet

- The list requires two separate signals, one for the shot clock operator and one for the timer. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3)
- The two signals have to be separate, distinctly different and loud, so everyone knows which one sounded. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3)
- 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)
- Time-outs are timed with a stopwatch or a suitable visible device that is not the game clock. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3)
- The alternating possession arrow is on the list of required equipment. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3)
- The list names player and head coach foul markers, and team foul markers. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3)
- The scoresheet is on the list; Appendix B describes how the scorer fills it in. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3, Appendix B)
- The game clock stands still while a separate device times the time-out. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 3)
- 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)
- 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)

Sources: FIBA Official Basketball Rules 2026 (v1.1), Article 3 (paraphrased in original wording; original questions authored from the Rules, not reproduced)

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