Texas State Basketball Rules

Ball Size

8U-12U : 28.5
15U & up : 29.5

Game Day

8U-12U (4) 8-minute qtrs
15U & up (4) 10-minute qtrs

Defense

Zone defense and full court press is allowed for all divisions.

Mercy Rule

20-point lead, clock runs continuously.

Timeouts

Each coach gets (3) full 45-sec timeouts & (2) 30-sec timeouts. Clock will run on 30-sec timeouts.

Fouls

Personal- 5 to foul out
Team- 7 per half and bonus, 10 for double bonus
Technical- opposing team will get 2 shots and possession

Clock

Running clock until last 2 minutes of 4th quarter. 

Overtime

In the event of a tied score at the end of fourth quarter, another 4 minutes will be added. Any unused timeouts during regulation will be carried into overtime.

Ejections

(2) technical fouls result in ejection.
Any coach or parent not following code of conduct can be ejected

Coaches

Only 1 coach can be standing. Other coach will need to remain sitting. Two coaches only on the bench. Bench is permitted only to players and coaches. All parents will need to sit in the bleachers. 
If coaches have used all timeouts and call another, this will result in a technical foul.

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