John Calipari on 30-second shot clock: 'It would have no effect on me'

The proposed reduction of the shot clock in collegiate basketball from 35 to 30 seconds has garnered a lot of attention. The men's college basketball shot clock has been set at 35 seconds since 1993, 11 seconds longer than the 24-second shot clock used in the NBA and international play.

ESPN polled 460 college basketball coaches and is reporting that 58.7 percent of them are in favor of changing the men's basketball shot clock from 35 seconds to 30 seconds.

"The shot clock would be fine if they put it to 30," Kentucky coach John Calipari said. "It would have no effect on me."

Ten percent of the coaches polled were in favor of the shot clock being reduced to 24 seconds.

"I think we should all have a 24-second shot," Villanova coach Jay Wright said. "Consistent. It's NBA and international. We should all learn to play the game the same way. The game is still the game. Everything you do to the game, everyone's adjusted."

The Men's Basketball Rules Committee is scheduled to meet May 13-15 at NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis. If they pass a recommendation for the shot clock to be changed, it would need approval from the Playing Rules Oversight Panel on June 24.