Dan McQuade, writing at Defector, has the story on some new college basketball rules with one of them being players can wear digits above five.

The NCAA’s Playing Rules Oversight Panel recently approved multiple rule changes for college basketball next season. The one making the most news is part of an an ongoing push to punish flopping. To that end, the block/charge rule has been changed and defenders must now be in position to draw a charge when the offensive player “plants a foot to go airborne to attempt a field goal.”

There are other good rule changes, too. The shot clock will reset to just 20 seconds, and not the standard 30, after an offensive rebound. Ahh, reading the new rules is just getting me excited for next season’s changes. Goaltending calls are reviewable now! Players can wear religious headwear without a waiver! The backboard can now have red and amber lights! Players can call timeouts in midair! And then there is this one that I must simply quote: “Bench personnel who are not students will be allowed to serve as peacekeepers when an altercation occurs.”

All good, or at least all fine in the abstract, but one rule change is better than all the rest. Players can now wear any number from 0-99. This is a big deal!

Excellent. I’m looking forward to seeing new numbers for players.