Rules and Regulations
Game Format
- Quarters: 4 × 10 minutes (running time, stoppages only during timeouts, and the final minute of each quarter). Running time once a team leads by 20 points or more.
- Warm-ups: 3–5 minutes Halftime: 2 minutes.
- Timeouts: 1 per quarter (30 sec, no carryover). May be called on live or dead ball by any player.
- Overtime: 1st OT = 2 minutes stop time; 2nd OT = sudden death. (Time permitting).
- Tiebreakers: Head-to-head → Point differential (Forfeits = 40–0) → Points allowed.
Rules
- Governing Rules: Official FIBA rules, with the following modifications.
- Minimum Players: 4 required to start/play. 10-minute wait period maximum; 2 points/min awarded to opponent until met.
- Roster: Maximum 8 players. Only rostered players may participate. No double-rostering.
- Playoff Eligibility: Must appear in at least 55% of regular season games (5 Games).
- Uniforms: Jerseys are required. All jersey-related issues must be pre-approved by the League Convenor prior to play. Penalty = 2 free throws per ineligible jersey.
- Over-and-Back: Will be enforced.
- 8-Second Violation: Will be enforced.
- Substitutions: Only on stoppages, must be communicated to officials.
Fouls & Free Throws
- Bonus: 2 free throws beginning with 5th team foul each quarter.
- Personal Fouls: Disqualified on 5 fouls.
- Technical Foul: 1 free throw. 2 technicals = automatic ejection.
Other Rules
- Defense: Pressing and zone defenses are allowed.
- 3-Second Rule: Offensive 3 seconds in the key enforced.
- Ineligible Player: Results in forfeit.
- Ejections: Player = 1-game suspension (Convenor's discretion); Fan = banned for the season.
- Shot Clock: Not used. However, a 5-second violation applies for holding/dribbling without movement.
- Protests: Not permitted. Officials and league staff have final authority.
Playoffs
- Quarterfinals: #3 seed vs #6 seed; #4 seed vs #5 seed.
- Semifinals: #1 seed vs Winner of #4 vs #5; #2 seed vs Winner of #3 seed vs #6 seed.
- Finals: Winners of Semifinals Games.
- 3rd Place Game: Losers of Semifinals Games.
- Seeds #7 & #8: Eliminated from championship contention, but guaranteed 3 consolation games.