Rules: Adults Leagues

  • Game Basics:

    🏀 We use FIBA rules with some changes, which we can update as needed.
    🏀 Games have four 11-minute quarters.
    🏀 Players get a 1-minute break after the 1st and 3rd quarters and a 2-minute break at halftime.
    🏀 Running clock throughout, but stops for dead-ball situations in the last 2 minutes of the 4th quarter.
    🏀 Teams get 24 seconds to attempt a shot. If they get their own rebound, they have an extra 14 seconds.
    🏀 Teams can call one timeout per quarter. No timeouts in overtime.
    🏀 We use Golden Point Overtime for tied games: It starts with a jump ball, and the first team to score wins.

    Team & Players:

    🏀 Teams should have between 5 and 12 players per game.
    🏀 Players need to register before playing.
    🏀 Teams can start with 4 players but need 5 by the start of the 2nd quarter.
    🏀 Only players and coaches are allowed on the bench.
    🏀 Uniforms require matching tops with clear, large numbers. Underlays like t-shirts or religious attire are acceptable.
    🏀 Players must participate in at least 3 regular season games for playoff eligibility. Injury replacements might be allowed.
    🏀 Incorrect uniforms may result in a game default.

    Additional Mixed Team Rules:

    🏀 Teams need between 5 and 12 players. Maintain 3 women and 2 men or 3 men and 2 women on the court.
    🏀 Men have restricted areas (both offensive and defensive keys) they can't enter.
    🏀 Players can score a maximum of 16 points. A score by someone with 15 points counts as 1. A 16-point player's free throw can be taken by a teammate.
    🏀 Games start with a woman v woman or man v man jump ball.
    🏀 No shot clock in this grade.

    Behaviour:

    🏀 Bad behaviour might get a technical foul without warning.
    🏀 Repeated offences may lead to a player's ejection and suspension from the next game.
    🏀 A player ejected twice in a season may face further disciplinary action.
    🏀 Referees can end a game if things get out of hand.

    Scoring System:

    🏀 Win: 2 points.
    🏀 Loss: 1 point.
    🏀 Default: Opponents earn a 20-0 win and 2 points; defaulting teams get -1 points.

    Tiebreakers:

    🏀 Fewest defaults.
    🏀 Head-to-head record.
    🏀 Cumulative point differential.

    Set-Up:

    🏀 Social Men: Full court, 10ft hoop height, size 7 basketball.
    🏀 Social Mixed: Full court, 10ft hoop height, size 6 basketball.
    🏀 Senior Men: Full court, 10ft hoop height, size 7 basketball.