In college basketball, a player fouls out after 5 personal fouls. So the simple answer is: you get five fouls before you’re disqualified from the game.

Quick Scoop

  • Men’s and women’s college basketball: 5 personal fouls per player.
  • A 5th foul means the player is out for the rest of the game, including overtime.
  • Technical fouls count toward a player’s foul total in college basketball.

Team Fouls

  • In men’s college basketball , team fouls matter for the bonus: after the 7th team foul in a half, the other team gets one-and-one free throws.
  • In women’s college basketball , the team foul system is based on quarters, and foul counts reset each quarter.

Simple Example

If a player picks up:

  1. A reach-in foul,
  2. A moving screen,
  3. A charge,
  4. A technical,
  5. Another personal foul,

that player is done for the game.

If you want, I can also give you the NBA vs. college foul rules in one quick table.