hoops Q? is it legal for a basketball player to wear gloves?

scooter · 2014-12-31T00:18:04.701Z

gloves like the football WRs wear, the tacky/grippy ones. I know it would be stupid for guards and ballhandlers to wear them, but they could really help Nnoko's game with the way he has trouble catching passes in to him. And he'd become a rebounding fool. Just wondering if that was even a possibility, or even if it has ever been done before. I remember Wiley Brown with Louisville wore one, but he was missing part of his thumb.

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don't seem to be specifically prohibited

Dec 31, 2014, 11:20 AM

my first thought was they would be prohibited, since there would be a chance for a glove to get caught on the rim and cause injury. but wrist bands are allowed.

probably would be disallowed under Art. 8, as they would be seen to give an 'unfair advantage'

here's the section on equipment from the NCAA rules book.

http://www.ncaapublications.com/p-4312-2013-14-and-2014-15-mens-basketball-rules.aspx

Section 26. Players’ Equipment
Art. 1.
The referee shall not permit any player to wear equipment that in his or
her judgment is dangerous to other players.
Art. 2.
Elbow, hand, finger, wrist or forearm guards, casts or braces made of
fiberglass, plaster, metal or any other nonpliable substance, shall be prohibited.
Art. 3.
The prohibition of the use of hard substance material does not apply to
the upper arm, shoulder or leg when the material is padded so as not to create a
hazard for other players.
Art. 4.
Pliable (flexible or easily bent) material, covered on all exterior sides and
edges with no less than 1/2-inch thickness of a slow-rebounding foam, may be
used to immobilize and protect an injury.
Art. 5.
Equipment that could cut or cause an injury to another player shall be
prohibited, without respect to whether the equipment is hard. Excessively long
fingernails shall be prohibited.
Art. 6.
Equipment used shall be appropriate for basketball. Basketball knee
braces may be worn when they are covered properly. A protector for any injured
facial bone, even though made of hard material, shall be permissible when it does
not endanger other players. Eyeglass and mouth guard protectors are appropriate
equipment when they meet the qualifications outlined in this rule.
Art. 7.
Head decorations, head wear and jewelry are illegal.
Art. 8.
Any equipment that is unnatural and designed to increase a player’s height
or reach, or to gain an unfair advantage, shall be prohibited.

Art. 9.
The use of an arm sleeve, knee sleeve and lower leg sleeve is permissible.
These sleeves must be of a solid color. The arm sleeve may be black, white,
beige or any color contained in the jersey and the same color must be worn by
teammates. The sleeves on the leg (knee or lower leg) may be black, white, beige
or the color of the game shorts and the same color must be worn by teammat

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hoops Q? is it legal for a basketball player to wear gloves?

don't seem to be specifically prohibited

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