Playing Rules

All divisions shall be governed by the NFSAA Basketball Rules of the current season except as provided below.

Timing

  • Regulation games will consist of 4 nine (9) minute ‘running clock’ quarters. The clock will stop on the whistle ONLY in the last minute of each quarter.
  • Each team will be allowed 4 timeouts of 60 seconds each during regulation time.
  • 1 additional clock stoppage is allowed per team, per game, to be used ONLY during Freethrow Procedures. Teams are not permitted to huddle.
  • Overtime rules:
    • A first overtime will consist of a 2 minute period. The last minute will be a stop clock. Each team receives one time-out. No timeouts are carried over from regulation.
    • If still tied, ‘sudden death’ format applies. First team to score wins the game. No time limit.
    • If still no winner, the game ends in a tie.
  • A forfeit will be declared if a team is unable to field 5 eligible player within 10 minutes after the scheduled start of the game.

Offense

  • Dunking is not permitted. Any slam-dunk will result in a technical foul, and any successful goal will be disallowed.

Defense

Half Court

  • All teams are required to play Man-to-Man defense in the front court in the first half.
  • Man or Zone may be used in the second half.
  • When in Man, a defender cannot remain in the foul lane (paint) for greater than 3 seconds without guarding an offensive player.
    • 1st violation results in a verbal warning to the offending coach.
    • Each subsequent violation results in a technical foul charged to the team.
    • No ejections will result for multiple infractions.

Press

  • Backcourt defense is permitted in the Senior Boys Division.
  • A full court zone press may be used, but it must retreat into man-to-man once the press is broken and the ball is in the front court.
  • Backcourt defense is not allowed for any team that is ahead by 15 or more points. Once a team’s lead drops below 15 points, backcourt defense is again allowed until a team’s lead again reaches 15 points.
  • The 10-second backcourt violation will be enforced the entire game.
  • The ‘over and back’ violation will be enforced the entire game.
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