The NCAA could be on the cusp of updating the always controversial block/charge call in college basketball.

The NCAA men’s basketball rules committee on Friday proposed a rules change for the 2023-24 season.

Under the recommendation, a defender would have to be in position to draw a charge at the time an offensive player plants his foot to go airborne to attempt a field goal. If the defender arrives after the offensive player plants a foot to launch toward the basket, officials would be instructed to call a block when contact occurs between the two players.

A secondary defender still would have to be outside the restricted-area arc to legally draw a charge.

Currently, defenders must be in position to draw a charge before the offensive player goes airborne.

The next step in this process is approval from the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel, which is scheduled to discuss men’s basketball recommendations on a virtual call June 8.

The issue was raised after coaches said that too many charges are being called on these types of plays. The rules committee thinks the change would give officials more time to officiate these plays, the NCAA said.

“Our goal is to try to reduce the number of charges that are called,” said Rick Barnes, committee chair and coach at Tennessee. “We want to give more time to the offensive player to adjust to defensive player movement and reduce the hard collisions that are taking place.”