6thAnnual BGCC Winter Tip-Off Basketball Tournament

January 31st, 2015

GENERAL TOURNAMENT INFO

GENERAL

Admission There will be cash admission charged:

Free - ages 6 and under

$3Adults, Students $2

Concessions:There will be concessions sold on-site.

Seating: The BGCC has bleacher seating, no personal chairs will be allowed, but we do offer alternative chairs for those that need it, please see the athletic staff.

Scorekeepers: Each team must provide a scorekeeper or clock operator for each game played and need to report to the scorer’s table 10 minutes prior to start time.

RULES

Game Time:2 x 16 minute running-clock halves. The final 2 minutes of the 2nd half will be a stop clock, as long as the point difference is 10 or less. One 2-minute stop-clock overtime, ifneeded. The clock situation at the 2minute mark will remain in effect for the remainder of the gameregardless of score changes.

Warm Up:Teams will be given a minimum of 5 minutes to warm up.

Time Outs Teams will receive 3 full (1 minute) time outs per game. Teams will receive oneadditional full time out for each overtime period.

Half Time:3 minutes

Defense Teams may play either man-to-man or zone defense. Teams are allowed to usefull court press as long as the lead is less than 15 points. After a 15-point lead,teams may not employ any backcourt pressure.

Fouls:Personal and Team Fouls - Normal High School Federation foul rules apply.

Technical Fouls - Automatic two points, one free throw, pluspossession of the ball. Upon receiving two technical fouls, a player or coachwill be ejected from the game and will not be allowed to play or coach in anyremaining games. Another player cannot be added to fill theejected player’s roster slot.

Game Start Time Teams will forfeit if not ready to play 10 minutes after scheduled game start time.Games may start earlier in some cases, in order to keep the tournament schedule on time.