# College basketball would be much better with a 24 second shot clock

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**Created:** [March 22, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-basketball-would-be-much-better-with-a-24-second-shot-clock/490362 "2009-03-22T18:36:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-basketball-would-be-much-better-with-a-24-second-shot-clock/490362/41 "2015-02-13T15:19:22Z")

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Imagine the outcry for teams running up the score when they’re forced to take a shot every 24 or 30 seconds. The impact of a shot clock in high school would be devastating to small time programs who play at a slow pace.

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**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2015, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-basketball-would-be-much-better-with-a-24-second-shot-clock/490362/42 "2015-02-14T00:49:49Z")

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> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#):
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> Imagine the outcry for teams running up the score when they’re forced to take a shot every 24 or 30 seconds.

You mean [like this?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=746709) California has a 30-second shot clock in girls’ high school basketball.

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