Canes in Spain: Barcelona
On August 12, the University of Miami men’s basketball team embarked on a 10-day educational and competitive tour to Spain. Follow the Canes through Spain with updates on HurricaneSports.com and socially on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at CanesHoops.
The Itinerary
The Hurricanes fly in to Madrid, will tour the city, then attend a UM alumni event at the Hotel Emperador on the first evening abroad. After a tour of Toledo on Thursday, the team will tour the Royal Palace then play a game vs. Eurocolegio Casvi on Friday. The team travels to Valencia on Saturday, then gets back to competition with a game against Albacete Baloncesto on Sunday.
Monday brings more travel with a drive to Barcelona. On Tuesday, the team is expected to tour Montjuic Hill and Olympic Stadium, then Wednesday, after visiting Montserrat Hill the Canes face CB Quart in game three of the trip. The team wraps up the overseas excursion with its final game on Thursday against AEC Collblanc Torrassa, then fly back to Miami on August 22.
Tuesday, August 12
Travel to Spain
Wednesday, August 13
Arrive in Madrid, Spain
Hurricane Club event at the Hotel Emperador
Thursday, August 14
Tour Toledo
Friday, August 15
Tour Royal Palace
Game vs. Eurocolegio Casvi
Saturday, August 16
Travel to Valencia, Spain
Tour Valencia
Sunday, August 17
Game vs. Albacete Baloncesto
Monday, August 18
Travel to Barcelona
Tour Barcelona
Tuesday, August 19
Tour Montjuic Hill and Olympic Stadium
Wednesday, August 20
Game vs. CB Quart
Thursday, August 21
Game vs. AEC Collblanc Torrassa
Friday, August 22
Travel to Miami
The Games
The Canes’ four games will be played by FIBA rules (www.fiba.com), which have a few differences from NCAA rules. Games in Spain will be four 10-minute periods instead of two 20-minute halves, and will play a 24-second shot clock. The lane is 16-feet wide, compared to the NCAA’s 12-feet, and the 3-point line is 22-feet, 1.7 inches, compared to the team’s usual 20-feet, nine inches. A quick rule comparison is charted below.
| RULE | FIBA | NCAA |
| Duration of Game | Four, 10-minute periods | Two, 20-minute halves |
| Overtime Duration | 5 minutes | 5 minutes |
| Length Of Halftime | 15 minutes (2 minutes between periods) | 15 minutes |
| Size of Lane | 16’ wide x 19’ long | 12′ wide x 19′ long |
| Court Dimensions | 91’ 10” long x 49’ 2.5” wide | 94’ x 50’ |
| Three-Point FG Distance | 22’ 1.7” | 20’ 9” |
| Shot Clock | 24 seconds | 35 seconds for Men |
| Shot Clock Reset | FG attempt hits rim. | FG attempt hits rim |
| Back Court Violation | 8 seconds | 10 seconds for men |
| Game Clock Stops After Successful FG |
Last two minutes of 4th period and overtime(s) | Last minute of second half and last minute of overtime(s) |
| Player Foul Limit | 5 | 5 |
| Bonus Free Throw | 5th foul per period (two FTs) OT fouls count from last period |
7th foul per half (one-and-one) 10th foul per half (two FTs) |
| Number of Players Permitted on Free Throw Lane | 5 (three defensive, two offensive) | 5 (three defensive, two offensive) |
| Timeouts Per Game | 2 60-second TO in first half, 3 60- second TO’s in the second half – unused TO’s do not carry over between halves | 4 75-second and 2 30-second TO’s per game (non-televised) |
| Timeouts-Overtime | 1 60-second per OT – unused timeouts from regulation do not carry over | 1 30-second TO and unused 2nd half 30-second timeouts carry over |
| Timeouts Called By | Coach only from scorer’s table | Player in game or head coach from court |
| Jump Ball | Alternating possession | Alternating possession |
| Legal Alley-Oop | Yes | Yes |
| Touch Ball On/Above Cylinder | Yes | No |
| Closely Guarded For 5 Seconds | Yes, within one meter (while holding the ball only) |
Yes (while holding/dribbling the ball) |
| Number of Referees | Two (sometimes three) | Three |
| Size of Basketball | Maximum Circumference Men: 30” |
Maximum Circumference Men: 30″ |
