NCAA men’s basketball and the NBA are both billion dollar businesses that influence the game of basketball around the world. The NBA is the professional basketball league in the United States. NCAA men’s basketball is all of the college basketball teams in the country. Both leagues have many key differences with just as many similarities. These main topics include their fan base, the intensity of games, and the rules of each league. Both the NCAA and the NBA have millions of dedicated basketball fans around the world. These leagues gain fan’s in very different ways though. The NCAA gains much of their fanbase from college alumni; naturally people favor the school that they attended. The NBA gains a large part of their fan base for individual players. For example, thousands of people weren't huge fans of basketball, but they loved Michael Jordan. Both leagues have team with more or less fans than other teams in the league. While the NBA has more international fans, the NCAA has more fans local to their college and surrounding cities (Kumar).…show more content… One of the biggest differences is the shot clock. The NBA shot clock is 24 seconds, while the NCAA shot clock is 35 seconds. Another key difference is that NCAA plays two twenty minute halves, while the NBA plays four twelve minute quarters. Both leagues have very strict rules and hold their players to a high standard. They both have nearly the same substance abuse policies. Another minor difference is the number of timeouts each league ives teams, NCAA teams get four, 75 second timeouts, and three, 30 second timeouts. However, NBA teams get six, one minute timeouts, and two, 20 second
