Timing

  • 8-minute warm up
  • Fullytimed 8-minute quarters – (clock stops on every whistle)
  • 1-minute quarter and three-quarter time breaks
  • 3-minute half time break
  • 3 timeouts per team per game which can be taken at any time – during regular time.
  • OVERTIME – 4-minute overtime in case of tied score
    • 1- time out per team, per overtime

Shot Clock

The 24/14 second shot clock Operating for A Men and A Women only.  Where there is no shot clock in the case of a close game and a team is wasting the clock, for example delaying collecting an out of bounds ball, excessive passing to run down the clock, the referee will call a 10 second warning to shoot, this applies to ALL grades.

3- pointers

3 pointers are always taken from the outside line for all grades except U/15’s.

Scoring

Each State must provide two scorers for each of their games (a total of 4 scorers are required). The scoreboard operator and the scoresheet / iPad scorer should be in constant communication. The scorers are responsible to make sure votes are completed and collected. The scoresheet / iPad is the final authority.

Fouls

Unsportsmanlike conduct such as constant bad / aggressive / intimidating language or excessive physical aggression will incur an immediate technical foul incurring 2 shots and possession. Players may be given a warning with ‘minor ‘bad language – this is at the referees discretion.

Finals

Players must play in at least 3 games inside their respective division to qualify for the Grand Final. Players must play in at least ½ the fixtured games to qualify for Semi Finals.

Votes

Each team is to give 3, 2 and 1 votes to the opposite team. The referees together will give 3, 2 and 1 to the best players of the match.

Tribunal

For players reported during the tournament there is a tribunal hearing conducted every morning to determine whether a player should be suspended for a game, multiple games, or denied access to the stadium or in worst case life-time ban.  This is due to taking the safety of player and officials seriously and where actions have consequences.

Registration of players

Players are only allowed to play in their registered team. If required, players can play up or down a grade only under the approval of the national delegates. The preference would be they only go up grades, not down and players cannot not move more than 1 grade.

Finals qualification

The top two teams will go through to the final. Where teams are on equal points, it will go head-to-head. In the case of a draw at the head-to-head, it will go on percentage between the tied teams.

All other ladder determinations will follow FIBA regulations.

Rule Changes

In the protection of the mission of the tournament, the national committee can have input into any of the rules during the tournament (although this is extremely rare).

Spirit of the Game

In all B1 and B2 grade games if an opposition team is winning by 20 or more points the team must go back to ¼  court.