Men’s college basketball

Mens College Basketball is an intercollegiate sport played by male athletes at colleges and universities in the United States. It is one of the most popular sports among American college students, with over 370 teams competing at the Division I level alone. The season typically runs from November through March, culminating with the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (also known as “March Madness”).

History
The first recorded instance of men’s college basketball took place on January 15th, 1896 when Yale University defeated Penn 6-4 in a game held at Madison Square Garden. Since then it has grown exponentially to become one of America’s premier spectator sports and entertainment experiences. By 1953 more than 250 schools were fielding Varsity teams across all three divisions –I , II and III–of NCAA competition making it second only to football in terms of popularity amongst collegiate athletics programs.

Rules & Regulations
The rules governing mens college basketball are set forth by both National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) regulations and individual conference policies that apply specifically to their member institutions . Generally speaking these rules dictate uniformity between conferences regarding eligibility requirements for players as well as technical aspects such as court dimensions, ball size, shot clock length etcetera . Additionally play stoppages may be called based upon violations committed or time wasting tactics employed by either team which result in penalty shots awarded or additional periods being added if necessary .

Notable Programs & Achievements
Well known school programs participating within mens college basketball include Duke University , Kentucky Wildcats , UCLA Bruins , North Carolina Tar Heels just name few who have achieved continued success throughout its history winning countless national championships along way . Most recently Virginia Cavaliers earned top honors taking home 2019 title after defeating Texas Tech Red Raiders 85-77 overtime classic final match up . With many great coaches leading respective squads every year landscape often changes what each team capable doing so no telling how things will turn out next championship round !