There are a lot of different signals that basketball referees, also called officials, use in the game. It can get confusing. This is a list of the different basketball referee hand signals and what they mean. The specific rules below are described in more detail on other pages (see links at bottom of page). Referee Basketball |
 Walking or traveling (not bouncing the ball while walking)  Illegal or double dribble  Carrying or Palming the ball  Over and back (half-court violation) |
 Five second violation  Ten seconds (taking more than 10 seconds to get the ball over half court)  Kicking (intentionally kicking the ball)  Three seconds (offensive player is in the lane or key for more than 3 seconds) |
 Hand check  Holding  Blocking  Pushing |
 Charging or player control foul  Intentional foul  Technical foul or "T" (generally for misconduct or unsportsmanlike behavior) |
 Jump Ball  30 second time out  Three point attempt  Three point score |
 No Score  Start clock  Stop clock |
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