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About the different leagues and the Alternating Possession Rule

About the different leagues and the Alternating Possession Rule:
FIBA - On all held ball/jump ball situations during the game (including the beginning of most periods), teams alternate receiving the ball ("alternating possession"), with the team not gaining possession of the initial (tossed) jump ball being the first recipient.
- First half begins with a jump ball; alternating possession at the beginning of all other periods.
- The shot clock shall not be reset if the offensive team retains possession of the ball through the alternating process.

NBA - On all held ball/jump ball situations during the game, play resumes with a (tossed) jump ball
- If the offence retains possession after a jump ball, the clock is reset to 14 seconds or remains the same if there were more than 14 seconds on the clock. If the defense gains possession, the clock is reset to 24 seconds.
- First period and any overtime begin with a jump ball; periods 2, 3, and 4 start with possession based on team winning opening tip (2 and 3 to loser of tip, 4 to winner)

WNBA - On all held ball/jump ball situations, play resumes with a (tossed) jump ball
- Each half and overtime period starts with a jump ball.

NCAA Men - On all held ball/jump ball situations during the game (including the start of the second half), teams alternate receiving the ball ("alternating possession"), with the team not gaining possession of the last (tossed) jump ball being the first recipient
- The game and any overtime period start with a jump ball; alternating possession at the beginning of the second half
- If the offensive team retains the ball due to the alternating process, the shot clock shall not be reset.

This topic was completed in the exposition "Possessions Analysis " in the Basketball Statistics Analysis Course at eBA ONLINE.

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