<P> The standard court size in U.S. college and WNBA play is 94 feet long by 50 feet wide . The FIBA standard court is slightly smaller at 28 metres long by 15 metres wide (91 ft 10.4 in by 49 ft 2.6 in). For most of its distance, the three - point line is 6.75 m (22 ft 2 in) from the middle of the basket under both FIBA and WNBA rules . Near the sidelines, the three - point line runs parallel to the. sideline, at a distance of exactly 3 feet in the WNBA and 0.9 m in FIBA play . Under NCAA rules, the three - point distance is 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m) for most of the width of the court, with a minimum distance of 4 ft 3 in (1.30 m) from the sidelines . The WNBA, FIBA, and NCAA all use a block / charge arc near each basket, with the WNBA and NCAA distance at 4 ft (1.2 m) from the center of the basket and FIBA using a marginally wider radius of exactly 1.25 m (4 ft 1 in). </P> <P> The WNBA shot clock was changed from 30 to 24 seconds, which has been in FIBA play since 2000, and has been used by the NBA since the shot clock was first introduced . Both men's and women's NCAA college basketball use a 30 - second shot clock; men used a 35 - second shot clock until the 2015--16 season, when they switched to 30 seconds as well . </P> <P> Most high school games are played with four 8 - minute quarters, while NCAA, WNBA, and FIBA games are played in four 10 minute quarters . In 2015 - 2016 the NCAA changed the rules to 10 minute quarters from 20 minute halves . </P> <P> Women's basketball is governed internationally by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Since 1953 FIBA has hosted a world championship tournament for women, currently known as the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup . The event, renamed from "FIBA World Championship for Women" after its 2014 edition, is currently held in even - numbered non-Summer Olympic years . There has been some concern about the reach of the sport after one governing body disallowed Muslim women playing in hijabs . </P>

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