The State Basketball Championship will use  NFHS Rules (National Federation of State High School Associations), except for the following exceptions:

1) For 6th, 7th, and 8th grades, four 7 minute stop-clock quarters.
      For 4th and 5th grades, four 6 minute stop-clock quarters.
(except for during timeouts, when a team is leading by more than 20 points in the second half, the clock will run continuously until the lead is below 20 points at which time normal stop-clock timing rules apply)

2) 5-minute warm-up time (minimum), no early starts, and clock starts right after previous game ends if game running behind.

3) 3-minute halftime, 1 minute break between quarters.

4) 3 Timeouts per game(all carry over to 2nd half).  1 additional timeout per overtime (no carry over from regulation).

5) 5 Fouls per player

6)  Fouls are by quarter. On the 5th foul, and each foul after, a team will shoot DOUBLE BONUS. At the end of the quarter, the fouls reset (EXCEPT for overtime). 

7) All Overtimes are 2 minutes.  Sudden Death after 2 OT's. *In a State Championship game teams will play in as many Overtimes as it takes to determine a winner, no sudden death. 

8) Mercy Rule: No pressing or trapping(in the back court) with a 20-point lead in the 2nd half 

9) Defense: All defenses are permitted at all grades with the exception of 4th grade in which pressing will only be permitted in the last 2 minutes of the game (if the game is within 20 points) 

10) 4th grade: Players are permitted to jump over the foul line on a free throw as long as they began the shot attempt behind

Ball Size: 4th – 6th grade boys will use a 28.5 ball , unless by mutual agreement between both coaches to use 29.5 ball.  Boys 7th-8th will use 29.5 ball.  All grades for girls will use 28.5 ball. 

*Each team is required to bring a game ball to each of their games, officials will decide which ball will be used. 

Uniform Colors:  Teams listed on left of schedule (or listed on top of bracket) are Visitors and will wear dark.  Teams listed on right of schedule (or listed on bottom of bracket) are Home and will wear light.  

4-Game Guarantee: All tournament teams will play at least 4 games.
 

Forfeits(count as a game played)

No-Show Forfeits
-If a team does not have 5 players on the floor within 10 minutes of the scheduled start time the final score will be recorded as 20-0. Teams can still commence and play i.e. 4 on 5 if both coaches agree.
-PLEASE NOTE:   Any No-Show Forfeits will also be invoiced for the prorated amount of team entry fee.   Any unpaid invoices may prevent team or any teams in same program from participating at State until payment is received.

In-game Forfeits
- As per NFHS rules, if a forfeit is ruled by officials during a game, then the final score shall be the score at the time of the forfeit (if the teams that wins by forfeit was is in the lead at the time of the forfeit), or the final score will be recorded as 2-0 if the teams that wins by forfeit was tied or trailing at the time of the forfeit. 

Brackets

3-Team and 5-Team Pools Tiebreaker to determine place of finish:
1. Number of wins (when unequal number of games are played than winning percentage is used)
2. Head to Head result
3. Point Differential (Includes ALL pool play games, up to 20 points max per game)
4. Points Allowed (Includes ALL pool play games, no maximum)
5. Points Scored (Includes ALL pool play games, no maximum)
6. Coin Flip

4-Team Pools ‘Shown as Bracket’ 
- Winner of both games is 1st place
- For the two 1-1 teams 2nd place is determined by tiebreaker, which is (in order) head to head, point differential (max 20 per game), points allowed, and points scored 
- Loser of both games is 4th place

Note:  These pool places apply to division sizes of 7, 10, and 11 teams. 4-team Pools ‘Shown as Bracket’ within divisions of 13 or more teams will have 2nd place be the winner of the 1st game and the loser of the 2nd game.

4-team Pools in an 8-team Division
Round Robin play is used to determine pool finish. In the event of a tie in a pool, then the 3-Team and 5-Team Pool Tiebreakers listed above are used.

In many cases teams will not appear on the bracket until the last pool play game is complete and tie breakers have been calculated for all teams. 

Scorekeeping: The officials and scorekeepers are in charge of the score of the game. All questions about the score of the game should be discussed immediately during the game with the officials and scorekeepers. Once a game is final the score is final unless otherwise ruled upon by the Tournament Director. 

Participant Conduct: The State Basketball Championship committee reserves the right to eject any player, coach, official or spectator from a facility for objectionable behavior.

Referee Feedback: 
Coaches- Please address any officiating disputes in a professional manner with your game's designated Court Supervisor and be a great role models for your players. Please do not interfere with the scores table causing them to not be able to do their job. 
Parents- If you have an issue with a referee, you must direct it through your coach.

Live Streaming of Games:  
The live streaming of games is for entertainment purposes ONLY.  It will not be used to review any score, time, call etc.