5-on-5 Basketball Tournament

Official Rules & Regulations

Registration & General

• Players must play at their grade level or higher. Players will not be allowed to play down in grade levels.
• Players may only play on one team and may not change rosters once the tournament begins.  Players may be added to a roster before a team starts its first game.
• A non-tournament player may replace an injured player. This is solely at the discretion of the tournament director and only in emergencies.
• Locker rooms will not be available. Each team must supply its own ball(s) and towels.

Tournament Format

• There are 10 divisions:
  • 4^th Grade Girls
  • 4^th Grade Boys
  • 5^th Grade Girls
  • 5^th Grade Boys
  • 6^th Grade Girls
  • 6^th Grade Boys
  • 7^th Grade Girls
  • 7^th Grade Boys
  • 8^th Grade Girls
  • 8^th Grade Boys
• Each team is guaranteed three games. Typically, two of these are scheduled for Saturday, and one is guaranteed on Sunday.
• Games on Saturday are randomly assigned within divisions.  At the end of play Saturday, teams will be ranked according to win-loss record.  Tie breakers are, in order: head-to-head, point differential (up to +/- 10 per game), points allowed, and points scored.
• Sunday consists of a single-elimination bracket that is seeded according to Saturday play described above.  A loss on Sunday is the end of the tournament for a team.

Time

• 3-minute warmup time, 2-minute halftime (time permitting)
• Two 20-minute running halves
• Clock stops the last 2 minutes of the second half if the game is within 10 points or less
• Game time is forfeit time. A team can start a game with 4 players.
• 2-30 second timeouts per game (Timeouts do not carry over to OT)
• Overtime: Clock stops on all whistles
  • 1st overtime will be 2 minutes in duration with 1 timeout provided
  • 2nd overtime will be sudden death (first score wins)

Jerseys

• All teams must have similar shirts with visible numbers on the back.
• Teams are encouraged to bring multiple color options to distinguish between opposing teams of similar colors.
• No uniforms are provided by the tournament coordinators.

Fouls & Free Throws 

• Bonus at 7 team fouls
• Double bonus at 10 team fouls
• Clock does not stop for free throws unless game is within 10 points or less in the last 2 minutes of second half
• Players are allowed 5 personal fouls
• Technical Fouls 
  • Any technical foul will result in the opposing team being awarded 2 points and ball possession. Any player receiving a total of 2 technical fouls at any point during the tournament will be disqualified from the tournament. 
  • Any coach receiving a total of 2 technical fouls at any point during the tournament will be disqualified, along with the coach’s team, from the tournament.

Defense

• Full court pressure
  • 4^th/ 5^th/6^th grade division- no full court pressure allowed; It is allowed in the last 2 minutes if a team is trailing by 10 or more.
  • 7^th/8^th grade division- full court pressure allowed up until a team is ahead by 15 points or more.
• Zone defense
  • 4^th/ 5^th/6^th grade division- no zone defense allowed at any time; regardless of score.
  • 7^th/8^th grade division- zone defenses are allowed