


In addition to the above changes, the Indiana University and Purdue University systems will split IUPUI into separate IU- and Purdue-affiliated institutions at the end of the 2023–24 academic year, a move similar to the two systems' dissolution of their joint Fort Wayne campus in 2018. The 2023−24 season is the last for at least five Division I schools in their current conferences. Nineteen schools will join new conferences, become independents, or drop athletics. Milestones and records Conference membership changes May 24 – George Washington University announced that it would change its nickname from Colonials to Revolutionaries.May 12 – The Ohio Valley Conference announced that Western Illinois would join from the Summit League effective July 1.

May 10 – The Northeast Conference announced that Le Moyne would start a transition from Division II and join the conference on July 1.He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005 & the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006. He also helped Syracuse to One National Title, Five Final Fours, Ten Big East Regular Season Titles, Five Big East Tournament Titles, Four Time Big East Coach of the Year, the 2010 Naismith, AP, NABC, Henry Iba and The Sporting News Coach of the year. He finished his career at Syracuse with 1,015–441 record, his 1,015 wins are 6th all time in NCAA history at the time of his retirement. Jim Boeheim retired as head coach at Syracuse after 47 seasons, ending with the Orange men missing the 2023 NCAA Tournament for only the 11th time in his coaching history.Also subject to NIT board approval, the free-throw lane may be widened to 16 feet in the 2024 NIT.This rule may also be used in the 2024 NIT, subject to approval by the NCAA's NIT board. Conferences will be allowed to continue using an experimental rule that allows for media timeouts to be taken at the first dead ball after the 17-, 14-, 11-, 8-, and 4-minute marks of the second half.Previously, player numbers could only include digits from 0 to 5. All numbers from 0–99 will be allowed.Schools will no longer have to apply for a waiver to allow players to use religious headwear that is safe for competition.Red and amber lights can now be placed on the backboard.A player will be disqualified if he commits three flagrant 1 fouls in a game, regardless of his overall foul count.A timeout can be granted when a player has possession of the ball while airborne.If a player is called for a foul, and replay officials see that the foul is the direct result of a flagrant foul against the player who was originally charged with the foul, officials can rescind the foul on the victim of the flagrant foul.The shot clock will reset to 20 seconds for all offensive rebounds when the original shot has touched the rim.If a coach requests a review of an out-of-bounds play in the last two minutes, that team will be charged a timeout if the challenge is unsuccessful.Non-student bench personnel will be allowed to serve as peacekeepers in any altercation.Review is immediate if a foul is called on a shot that ended with basket interference or goaltending. Officials will be allowed to review basket interference or goaltending calls during the next media timeout to ensure the calls' accuracy, as long as they were made during play.This had been an experimental rule since 2021–22, but is now permanent. Prerecorded or live video can be transmitted to the bench area during the game, on an optional basis.If the defender arrives after the shooter has planted his foot, the officials are to call a blocking foul if contact occurs. A defender near the basket must be in position to draw a charge before the offensive player plants his foot to jump during a field goal attempt.These changes were approved by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel during its June 8 conference call. On May 5, 2023, the NCAA Basketball Rules Committee proposed a suite of rule changes for the 2023–24 season. The regular season will end on March 17, 2024, with the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning with the First Four on March 19 and ending with the championship game at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on April 8. The 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season will begin on November 6, 2023.
