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Why does the NCAA forbid the usage of the digits 6, 7, 8 and 9 on NCAA basketball jerseys?
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Why not?
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I didn't know it was a rule in the NCAA, but I know that it is a rule in most HS leagues, and it is because the referees cannot signal those numbers on one hand to the scorers table when calling a foul.
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DJH wrote:I didn't know it was a rule in the NCAA, but I have heard of it in some HS leagues, and I believe it is because the referees cannot signal those numbers on one hand to the scorers table when calling a foul.
:) that makes sense. Thanks.
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