Too many men seven other fielders) on the defense at any time. If the defense is found to have more than nine players on the field, the umpire must determine which is the additional player(s), and the player(s) so determined shall be ejected. Professional and collegiate basketball (both men's and women's) limit teams to five players on the court at any one time. A team with more than five in play at once is assessed a technical foul for "Too Many Players on the Court". In March 2009, the National Basketball Association rules were changed to allow for the nullification of goals scored
2017–18 Basketball Champions League less players. A total of 56 teams from 32 countries will participate in the 2017–18 Basketball Champions League. The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: Basketball Champions League title holders; FEC: FIBA Europe Cup title holders): The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise): The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 11 July 2017, at the FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland. In the qualifying rounds, teams are divided into seeded and unseeded teams,