BASKETBALL
MJHSAA BASKETBALL GUIDELINES:
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Practice Start Date:
November 24, 2014
Maximum number of Senior games not including play-off games:
32
Limits per day:
96 minutes
A junior basketball player may play two senior games and attend 1 senior tournament. If a junior player
plays a third game or attends a second tournament with the senior team, he/she must remain with the
senior team for the remainder of the season.
 In instances where senior play-offs begin before the end of the junior season, junior players may be
called up to the senior team for play-off games and these games do not count towards the two game
maximum.
PLAYER ELIGIBILITY
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Player eligibility must be submitted no later than 24 hours prior to league play. Further additions to the
player list during the season must also be submitted 24 hours prior to participation in league play.
RULES
All games will be played according to the current FIBA rules with the following exceptions:
Type of ball: GIRLS (size 6) - inflated size of ball must be a minimum of 72 cm in circumference to a
maximum of 74 cm in circumference. BOYS (size 7) - inflated size of ball must be a minimum of 75
cm in circumference to a maximum of 78 cm in circumference.
Dunking the basketball in any dead ball period is not allowed. Dead ball periods are: prior to the game,
quarter-time, half-time, three-quarter time or post-game as well as during the game when there are
stoppages in play or time-outs. The MJHSAA demands ALL basketball coaches to strictly enforce
this rule with their teams.
In basketball, grade nine athletes are allowed to begin practicing two days before the official start of
the season in order to help with team selection and better facilitate the scheduling process. Final
decision as to the starting date will be made at the MJHSAA level taking into consideration the
recommendations of the junior & senior basketball coaches.
Each team may dress a maximum of fourteen players for any one game.
The designated home team will be expected to change uniforms in the event of a color conflict of team
uniforms.
 The home team is expected to wear their light coloured uniforms and the visiting team their dark.
Junior & senior basketball players may wear tailored t-shirts of the same main jersey color under their
jersey.
The MJHSAA will allow play to occur on courts that have either the old trapezoid key or the new
rectangular key. If both keys are available, the rectangular key should be used.
The MJHSAA has not adopted the new FIBA three-point line
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LEAGUE STRUCTURE
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The league format and schedule shall be discussed at the annual pre-season basketball coach’s meeting
and voted on at the MJHSAA level.
Schools may request specific considerations for playing dates prior to the time of finalizing the schedule,
based on:
Tournament commitments
Pre-established school functions - Ex. - dances, drama nights, parent/teacher interviews, etc
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Games may only be rescheduled by permission of the MJHSAA based on the following criteria:
 A conflict of school activities or unforeseen circumstances.
 Be cleared through the Athletics Commissioner and/or the MJHSAA basketball league Commissioner.
 Be declared one week in advance so that other schools and league officials can be notified.
 Be mutually agreed to by the two schools concerned.
 The league Commissioner is to inform all coaches of rescheduling protocol prior to start of season.
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Game Start Times: 6:15 and 8:00 pm.
 Games will start at the assigned start time but if the first game runs late, the next game will start 15
minutes after the previous game ends and the floor has been cleared.
 When Assiniboia enters both a boys and a girls team, start times in games involving Assiniboia (both
home and away) will be bumped up to 5:30 & 7:15.
 The MJHSAA is to decide prior to the start of each season as to whether the boys or the girls will play
first or whether they will switch half way through the season.
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Teams are not allowed into gymnasiums for warm-up until 5:55 pm or twenty minutes prior to start of
the game.
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Game officials shall allow a pre-game warm-up of at least fifteen minutes. The half-time break shall be
ten minutes.
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Minor officials, a top quality game ball and gate attendants shall be provided by the host school.
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A signed copy of the score sheet with all information clearly legible shall be provided to the visiting
team.
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The home team is responsible for reporting the score to the Times Herald and CHAB. Also, to
forward score sheet to league Commissioner.
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For exhibition games, each school is responsible for arrangement and payment of officials through the
MJBOA.
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Play-offs:
 All teams shall be included in the play-offs.
 The championship final shall be one game at the home of the higher league finishing team or mutually
agreed neutral site.
 The host (higher finishing) team shall supply gate attendants, gymnasium set-up and tear-down, game
ball and minor officials. If game is to be held at a neutral site such as SIAST, league Commissioner may
divide duties among participating schools. The league Commissioner also has power to consider using
neutral minor officials.
 The Athletics Commissioner shall attempt to book one practice per team at Siast prior to the league
final.
 All half-time activities must receive prior approval from the Athletics Commissioner and/or the
MJHSAA.
 All play-off games to be held in Moose Jaw.
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Protests:
 FIBA rules require that the protest of a game must be made to the game official. The opponents must
be made aware of the protest. The Captain of the protesting team must sign the score sheet indicating
the protest.
 Protests must be made in accordance with the MJHSAA Bylaws - Section B, Article 5.
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Records are maintained since 1970 for senior teams.
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See current edition of SHSAA Handbook for information on SHSAA Conference, Regional &
Provincial tournaments.
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Scheduled practices are for team players registered with the eligible school/team only. This means no
players from other high school teams or no elementary students are to attend other school’s scheduled
practices.
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At the senior level, each school may enter a maximum of one boys’ and one girls’ team into the
MJHSAA league.
SHSAA CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
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All Conference tournaments will occur on a SCDAA rotation.
LEAGUE DISCIPLINE
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The penalty for violations of the “Sports Activity Rules” may result in forfeit of game or games in which
violation occurred.
HOSTING RESPONSIBILITIES
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Book gymnasium for league games.
Ensure floor is swept prior to game and nets are in good shape.
Set out team benches, scorer’s table and chairs, score clock, possession arrow, 24 second timers and
spectator bleachers
Provide: change room for visiting team, properly inflated game ball plus basketballs for pre-game &
half-time warm-ups &, FIBA score sheets & game summary sheets.
Ice (for injuries) should be made available to the visiting team.
MINOR OFFICIALS
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The MJHSAA will pay the host school $45.00 per game for basketball minor officials at city finals and
SHSAA Conference & Regional tournaments.
INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENTS
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Each school involved in hosting/running an Invitational tournament in basketball or volleyball will
receive $300 when sharing responsibilities for individual school tournaments. MJHSAA individual 1st
& 2nd place medals will also be provided.
MJHSAA & Individual school tournaments MUST have a final written report including a financial
statement presented at t MJHSAA monthly meeting.
Maximum tournament entry fee set by the SHSAA is $250 per team.
JUNIOR BASKETBALL
Senior guidelines to be used with the following exceptions:
MJHSAA BASKETBALL GUIDELINES:
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Earliest Start Date for Practices to begin prior to SHSAA Provincials:
18 weeks
Maximum number of Junior games not including play-offs:
27
Limits per day:
96 minutes
A junior basketball player may play two senior games and attend 1 senior tournament. If a junior player
plays a third game or attends a second tournament with the senior team, he/she must remain with the
senior team for the remainder of the season.
 In instances where senior play-offs begin before the end of the junior season, junior players may be
called up to the senior team for play-off games and these games do not count towards the two game
maximum.
In basketball, grade nine athletes are allowed to start practices two days before the official start of
the season in order to help with the selection of junior and senior teams and better facilitate the
scheduling process.
PLAYER ELIGIBILITY
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In junior basketball, students in grades nine and ten are eligible to participate, however no player will be
allowed to play more than two years at the junior level.
Senior teams may be allowed to participate in junior leagues but are NOT eligible to participate in
league play-offs.
Grade 11 & 12 students may be allowed to participate on junior teams but any teams using grade 11 &
12 players are NOT eligible to participate in league play-offs.
LEAGUE STRUCTURE
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The maximum number of junior teams per school shall be two. If the teams are divided into two
leagues, we would have a Junior “A” league where the top grade nine and ten students from each school
would participate and a Junior “B” league where the players who failed to make the Junior “A” team
would play.
All teams make the play-offs.
Whenever possible, all schools will play an equal number of home and away games.
The length of the game is to be determined by the MJHSAA.
If a team is losing by 20 or more points in the second half of a league or play-off game, straight time
may be played, but only with the consent of the losing coach. If the losing team narrows the gap to less
than 20 points, stop-time will once again be played.
No full-court presses until after Christmas or as to a date decided on by the league Commissioner in
consultation with the junior coaches.
The home team is responsible for reporting the score to the Times Herald and CHAB. Also, for
forwarding score sheet to league Commissioner.
Game start time - 6:15 and 8:00 - or 15 minutes after completion of the first game. The boys will play
the early game for one-half of the season; the girls will play the early game the other half of the season.
Teams are not allowed into gymnasiums for warm-up until 6:00 pm or fifteen minutes prior to start of
the game.
Game officials shall allow a pre-game warm-up of at least fifteen minutes. The half-time break shall be
ten minutes.
MJHSAA JUNIOR BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
The MJHSAA will pay for minor officiating expenses at the junior tournament.