3 point line will be farther back this year

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Distance last year was 20'9".

New distance is 22'1.75".

So 16.75" farther back.


NBA 3 pt line is 22 feet in the corners and goes out to 23 feet 9 inches.

From NCAA:

The committee said the line was moved to make the lane more available for drives from the perimeter, to slow the trend of making 3-pointers so prevalent and to create more offensive spacing by requiring the defense to cover more of the court.

They are expecting less threes to be taken.



I like this change, hopefully not so much catch and chuck.