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Rule 52 - Basketball

(2.) Eighty (80) quarters plus One (1) tournament; plus One (1) additional quarter for
every instance where a player participates in Five (5) quarters in the same session.
(3.) Eighty (80) and a maximum of Three (3) season tournaments (excluding IHSAA
Tournament Series) provided the quarters played in the second (2nd) tournament
and the third (3rd) tournament are included in the Eighty (80) quarter limitation; plus
One (1) additional quarter for every instance where a player participates in Five (5)
quarters in the same session.
b. For purposes of this section a ‘session’ occurs when a junior varsity and Varsity games
are played on One (1) admission ticket without clearing the gymnasium.
c. No player may participate in more than Five (5) quarters in one session.
d. If a School schedules a junior varsity game and a Varsity game on successive days, a
player may participate in a maximum of Five (5) quarters in the Two (2) games combined
as if the games were scheduled in the same session.
e. No team or player may participate in more than Eight (8) quarters in One (1) calendar day.
A record of the quarters played in basketball by individual players shall be kept on file in
the principal’s office at all times for use in certifying eligibility of players.
f. See rule 50 for Practice and Contest Seasons.
52-4 Special Pre-Season Events
a. During the pre-season a School may participate in either (i) One (1) basketball Controlled
Scrimmage or (ii) Two (2) quarters in One (1) basketball Jamboree.
b. A School may participate in One (1) Controlled Scrimmage with another IHSAA Member
School no earlier than the day following the Fifth (5th) day of Practice and prior to the First
(1st) scheduled Season Contest (see definition of Controlled Scrimmage).
c. Jamboree. A School may participate in One (1) basketball Jamboree no earlier than the
day following the fi fth (5th) day of Practice and no later than the second (2nd) calendar day
prior to the fi rst (1st) scheduled Season Contest. Each school shall be limited to playing
no more than Two (2) quarters, Eight (8) minutes in length, Varsity level only.
52-5
No interschool basketball games shall be played by students or Schools prior to Monday of
IHSAA calendar week 19 for Girls and Monday of IHSAA calendar week 21 for Boys, and after
the date the team is eliminated from IHSAA tourney competition.
52-6
A prospective student-athlete who engages in a Practice, scrimmage, tryout or otherwise
demonstrates his/her athletic ability either on or off the campus for a college during their high
school season shall be considered in violation of this rule. (See rule 15-1.2f)
52-7
All interschool basketball tourneys, other than the IHSAA tournament series, shall be held
prior to sectionals each year.
a. No interschool basketball tournament which involves more than Four (4) schools shall be
held without the sanction of the Association except where all the schools are members of
the same conference or located in the same county.
b. Teams or players participating in a tourney which extends into Two (2) consecutive
weekends shall not be permitted a second tournament.
c. No tourney shall be scheduled to extend over more than Two (2) consecutive weekends.
52-8
White colored jerseys will be worn by the home team; dark colored jerseys by the visiting team.
Q & A
Basketball - Generally
Q. 52-1 Is there a limit to the number of players a coach may use in a basketball game?
A. No, there is no limit to the number of players during a Season Contest, but
during the IHSAA tournament, the players are limited to those listed on the
entry list. (rule 52-3)
Q. 52-2 May a School have a complete schedule for more than one team in any sport?
A. Yes, a Member School can fi eld multiple teams in a sport, however each school
team is a representative team of the high school and is subject to all IHSAA
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