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Hey refs.

In NCAA basketball a player hanging on the rim and doing pull-ups on it (beyond what’s necessary to avoid injury) is technically against the rules and can be called as a technical foul. Officials aren’t required to call it every time, but the rule exists.

Here’s how it actually works:

1. You can touch or grab the rim briefly after a dunk for safety

If a player just needs to hold the rim so they don’t fall awkwardly or injure themselves or others under the basket, that is allowed under NCAA rules. It’s basically a safety exception.

2. Extended hanging or “pull-ups” are illegal

If a player continues to hang on the rim, pull themselves up on it, or do things that look like celebrating/showboating rather than just protecting themselves from a dangerous fall, that is a rules violation. Those are the situations the rule was written for.

3. Penalty: technical foul
That violation is classified as a Class B technical foul in NCAA basketball, which now results in one free throw for the other team and doesn’t count toward disqualification the same way unsportsmanlike (Class A) techs do, but it still can affect the game.

4. Enforcement is subjective

Refs often let short hangs slide, especially if they clearly look like safety holds, but if you actually hang and start doing pull-ups or just hold on too long, a tech can and does get called (and has in NCAA games).

Bottom line: don’t do pull-ups on the rim in an NCAA game. Even if refs don’t call it every single time, it is a rule violation and is technically illegal if you’re not holding the rim solely to avoid injury.
 
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Halph66 said:
Hey refs.

In NCAA basketball a player hanging on the rim and doing pull-ups on it (beyond what’s necessary to avoid injury) is technically against the rules and can be called as a technical foul. Officials aren’t required to call it every time, but the rule exists.

Here’s how it actually works:

1. You can touch or grab the rim briefly after a dunk for safety

If a player just needs to hold the rim so they don’t fall awkwardly or injure themselves or others under the basket, that is allowed under NCAA rules. It’s basically a safety exception.

2. Extended hanging or “pull-ups” are illegal

If a player continues to hang on the rim, pull themselves up on it, or do things that look like celebrating/showboating rather than just protecting themselves from a dangerous fall, that is a rules violation. Those are the situations the rule was written for.

3. Penalty: technical foul
That violation is classified as a Class B technical foul in NCAA basketball, which now results in one free throw for the other team and doesn’t count toward disqualification the same way unsportsmanlike (Class A) techs do, but it still can affect the game.

4. Enforcement is subjective

Refs often let short hangs slide, especially if they clearly look like safety holds, but if you actually hang and start doing pull-ups or just hold on too long, a tech can and does get called (and has in NCAA games).

Bottom line: don’t do pull-ups on the rim in an NCAA game. Even if refs don’t call it every single time, it is a rule violation and is technically illegal if you’re not holding the rim solely to avoid injury.
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