Rules & Regulations
Bookstore
Basketball
2017
Tournament Rules
bkstr@nd.edu
To all Bookstore Basketball Participants:
Once again, Bookstore Basketball time is here, and everyone is anxious to hit the courts and participate in this 44 year-old Notre Dame tradition. We hope that everyone conducts themselves in a respectful way and that emotions are kept in check during the tournament. We ask that you refrain from making hurtful and/or disrespectful comments while at the courts. This type of behavior is unacceptable and will not be tolerated by this Committee or the Notre Dame administration in this year’s or any future tournament.
As participants and observers of Bookstore Basketball, your actions will determine whether or not this year’s tournament will be a success. However, due to the aforementioned problems, the Bookstore Basketball Staff has taken the following steps to prevent their reoccurrence. All commissioners and security personnel have been instructed to follow a ZERO TOLERANCE policy when faced with disruptive or unsportsmanlike behavior, including racial comments. In such cases, any and all persons involved will be immediately escorted off the courts. Furthermore, repeat offenders will be subject to disciplinary action by the University.
At the beginning of each game, every team member must sign a form stating that they fully understand and acknowledge the rules outlined by the Bookstore Committee. This will serve as the FIRST AND ONLY warning for the players. Any fighting during the game will then result in ejection for the entire tournament and possible team forfeit. Also, under severe circumstances, the entire team could face immediate disqualification from the tournament. Commissioners and other personnel will be on hand to deal with these situations.
As both fans and players, it is your responsibility to conduct yourselves in a manner that is respectful to all teams participating and to the other fans watching. We all know that as the tournament progresses, the level of excitement and competition rises. We all want to support our favorite teams and see them advance into the later rounds. However, it remains imperative that you behave appropriately and properly represent the Notre Dame family and Bookstore Basketball. By doing so, you will ensure that their longstanding traditions of teamwork, excellence, and community will not be tarnished.
Good luck to all teams participating. Let’s make Bookstore Basketball XLII the most successful competition to date. And remember…ultimately, we are all on the same team here.
The 2016 Bookstore Basketball Staff
SPORTSMANSHIP
1) Any fighting during a Bookstore Basketball game will result in the IMMEDIATE EXPULSION of any individual player involved. The commissioners will make final judgments and decisions.
2) At
the coin toss of each game commissioners will make teams aware of the Flagrant
Foul/Questionable Behavior Rule:
The rule is as
follows:
· A player or team engaging in flagrant
fouls or questionable behavior may be given a technical by a commissioner or a
referee.
· A
second technical will result in an automatic
ejection for the remainder of the tournament.
· This rule is applicable to individual players, one or both teams. Thus, in some cases a forfeit or double disqualification can result.
3) A flagrant foul and/or unsportsmanlike conduct may result in an immediate ejection without warning, if deemed necessary.
CROWD CONTROL
1) Teams
will be responsible for the behavior of their fans at each game.
2) Fans
are encouraged to actively support and cheer for their favorite teams but we
ask that remarks and behavior be kept appropriate.
3) Teams
may be penalized for the action of their fans:
For example,
If a fan is shaking
the basket, first a warning will be given. If the behavior continues, then a
technical foul shot will be issued against the offending team.
4) In
addition, any time the crowd disrupts the game and commissioners are unable to
determine who is at fault, both captains will be warned and if the behavior
persists, BOTH teams will be awarded technical foul shots.
RULES
DECISIONS
In
the event of a conflict or controversy concerning the rules, the head commissioner(s) and his/her staff
will make the final judgment and interpretation.
TOURNAMENT ELIGIBILITY RULES
1) All
graduate and undergraduate ND/SMC/Holy Cross men, women, faculty and staff are
eligible with the following exceptions:
a) Students
must be currently enrolled or have graduated within the semester prior to the
tournament.
b) Full-time & part-time regular employees and full-time & part-time temporary employees are eligible if working at the time of the tournament.
c) Summer
and seasonal employees are not eligible.
d) Volunteers of the University are ineligible.
2) Only one player who has dressed for a NCAA Division I basketball team within the last 10 years, male or female, per team. Any NCAA Division I basketball player may not be substituted for another Division I player. Also, any Division I basketball player, scholarship or walk-on, may not participate in the tournament in the academic year which he/she has dressed for a Division I team, unless that player’s NCAA eligibility has expired.
3) Any team with a NCAA Division I basketball player, as described in Rule 2, may have only one Division II/III or NAIA basketball player. All other teams are permitted to have 3 Division II/III or NAIA basketball players. A Division II/III or NAIA player is anyone who has dressed for an NCAA Division II/III or NAIA basketball team within the last 10 years, male or female.
4) Only 3 football players (current or former for the University of Notre Dame) may play on the same team. If one football player is injured, another football player may be substituted in the next game, but at no time can more than three football players be on the court for one team.
5) Only one basketball player and one football player may play together on the same team.
6) The five players who start the game must finish the game – SUBSTITUTIONS ARE PROHIBITED. If a player is unable to continue, then the team must play with fewer players. A team is permitted to start a game with as few as two players.
7) NO ONE CAN PLAY FOR MORE THAN ONE
TEAM.
If this occurs, both the player and the second team will be disqualified. The first team will also be disqualified should the player return and play for the first team after being disqualified.
Commissioners reserve the right to stop the game at any point they deem necessary to resolve any possible eligibility issues.
8) If a team member or members cannot be
at the game for some reason, teams are free to use other players, provided that
those players have not played for any other team.
PLAYING PROCEDURES
1) As in the past, games will be played regardless of weather conditions unless
notified by the Bookstore executives.
2) Each team will provide a basketball
and the team captains will decide which is to be used.
3) Teams have a ten-minute grace period
to field a team of eligible players before forfeiting.
Commissioners reserve the right to move games to another court and possess the authority to suspend games in the case of severe weather that threatens the safety of player and fans.
Bookstore Basketball Official Game
Rules
1) The
winner of a coin toss or rock, paper, scissors chooses possession or direction
of play.
2) In the
case of a dispute over the ball to be used, teams will play with the ball
provided by the Bookstore Basketball Commissioners.
3) The game
is played to 21 baskets; winning margin must be two (2) points. All baskets are
1 point.
4) When one
team reaches 11 baskets, teams must change ends. There is a 1 minute halftime
break.
5) The ball
is to be brought back into play after a foul, etc., by passing it off at the
top of the key.
6) Dunking is
legal, but goaltending on both ends
is not allowed.
7) The top,
bottom and sides of the backboard are in play. Pinning the ball against the
backboard is legal. In the case of a jump ball, alternate possession rules. The
poles on all courts, however, are out of bounds.
8) Referees
will not be provided until the Round of 64. Players call their own fouls with
fouled team retaining the ball. We are sorry, but we have neither the manpower
nor the money to have referees for the early round games.
9) For all
refereed games, team fouls will be counted. Teams committing an excess number
of fouls will be penalized according to the following rules.
· Teams will
shoot free throws on the seventh foul of each half, NOT including
offensive fouls. Half is when one team
reaches eleven. Fouls
reset to zero at the half.
· If the shooter is fouled and the basket is good, the
foul is counted against the offending team, but no free throw is awarded. If
the shot is missed, the fouled player is awarded one free throw. If the free
throw is made the other team gets the ball out of bounds. If the free throw is
missed, the fouled team gets the ball at the top of the key. This is to
eliminate fouling for possession.
· All free throws have the same value as a basket –
one point.
· In the case of a flagrant foul/clear path foul the
basket will be counted if the shot was good; a foul shot will be shot and the
fouled team will get the ball at the top of the key no matter the result of the
foul shot.
· Technical fouls may also be called when, in the
judgment of the officials, a player has committed an unsportsmanlike act toward
another player or the official.
9) After
each foul that does not result in a free throw, the ball is awarded directly to
the fouled team.
10) At the
start of the second half, the team that is losing starts with the ball.
PLEASE NOTE: In all situations not explicitly defined in
these rules, normal basketball rules apply. BACKCOURT VIOLATIONS ARE ENFORCED
IN ALL ROUNDS.
RESCHEDULING POLICY
1. If
for any reason one of the two teams cannot play at the schedules time, it is
acceptable for the game to be rescheduled at an alternative time (see Rule 5
below for the exception).
2. To
reschedule a game, the captain of your team must contact your opponent’s
captain. The captains must then agree on
a time and place outside of the scheduled Bookstore Basketball hours acceptable
for both teams; obviously, THE GAME MUST BE PLAYED BEFORE THE END OF
THE ROUND. Please note: You do
not have to call a commissioner for permission to reschedule a game. If neither team shows up at the rescheduled
time, it will be assumed that the game has been rescheduled.
If both parties
cannot agree on a rescheduled time before the next round game, the team which
arrives at the originally scheduled timeslot will be awarded the victory. If neither
team shows up at the original time, both teams will be eliminated.
3. After
playing the rescheduled game, the winner will simply proceed to the next
scheduled game.
4. In
order to better serve our teams, we will be keeping track of rescheduled
games. After playing a rescheduled game please email the
Bookstore Basketball address at bkstr@nd.edu
to report the winner.
5. From
the round of 64 onwards, rescheduling of games is prohibited.
If the winner of a reschedduled game is not
reported by the end of the round, the team may have to forfeit its next games.
COURT
LAYOUTS
Hammes Bookstore Courts (BK)
Bookstore Lot Fields
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6 |
Keough
Hall O’Neill Hall
Click here to download the rules and regulations of the 2016 tournament.