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Rule 52 - Basketball

rules and privileges. (rule 9-6) Additionally, the quarter limitation still applies
to all players.
Maximum Contests
Q. 52-3 Does the Contest limitation in rule 52-3 (Twenty-Two (22) Contests and no
season Tournaments, Twenty (20) Contests and One (1) season Tournament
or Twenty (20) Contests and Two (2) season Tournaments) apply to the Varsity
team only?
A. No, the Contest limitation applies to any team – Varsity, reserve/JV, freshmen,
etc.
Q. 52-4 Can the Contest limitation in rule 52-3 be evaded by juggling the players?
A. No, the Contest limitation applies to teams. (rule 52-3)
Q. 52-5 Can a Varsity team be designated a “B” or Sub-Varsity team and thus escape
the rule?
A. No, a team which is comprised of the best athletes in a sport shall be the Varsity
team, regardless of how the team is designated by the school. It would be
unethical and a violation of the IHSAA eligibility rules to designate a Sub-Varsity
team as a Varsity team. (rule 52-3)
Q. 52-6 Can a player be used in more than One (1) basketball game during the same
session?
A. Yes, however, the player is limited to Five (5) quarters during One (1) session.
(rule 52-3)
Q. 52-7 When a player exceeds the three-tourney or the quarter limitation, what action
is required?
A. When a violation of the maximum quarter rule is discovered, the School must
forfeit the game in which the player exceeded the limit, charge the player with
each quarter of participation, and send a written report to the Commissioner.
(rule 3-9.5)
Q. 52-8 Must an interschool Practice in basketball count as one of the season games?
A. Yes, an interscholastic meeting between teams from diff erent schools is
considered a Contest. (rule 9-4)
Q. 52-9 Can a team which participates in Twenty (20) Contests and One (1) season
Tournament, but which played only One (1) Contest in that season Tournament,
reclaim the ‘unplayed’ Tournament Contest and participate in another regular
Season Contest?
A. No, a School’s participation in a Contest at a season Tournament is considered
to be participation in the One (1) complete season Tournament, regardless of
the number of individual Contest actually played in that season Tournament.
(rule 52-3)
Quarters
Q. 52-10 How many quarters is a player permitted when played in the same session?
A. A player is permitted to play fi ve quarters in the same session. (rule 52-3)
Q. 52-11 May a student play in Two (2) quarters in a junior varsity game on Tuesday
and Two (2) quarters in a Varsity game on Thursday?
A. Yes, the individual must count the quarters toward his/her quarter limitation.
(rule 52-3)
Q. 52-12 May a student play in 4 quarters of a junior varsity game and one quarter in a
Varsity game in the same session?
A. Yes. (rule 52-3)
Q. 52-13 What constitutes a quarter of play?
A. A student “plays” a quarter when the student enters a game and time is run
off the clock.
Q. 52-14 A basketball team violated the 5-quarter rule by permitting a player to participate
in 3 quarters of the Varsity game and 3 quarters of the junior varsity game. A

protest was fi led with the game offi cials, but they refused to assess a technical
foul. What should be done?
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