ICBA Tournament Rules
ICBA League rules for game play apply except to what is listed below and all league rules can be found on-line at www.icbabasketball.com
Girls & Boys: 8,9,10 – Two 12 minute halves
Girls & Boys: 11 TO 14 – Two 14 minute halves
TIMEOUTS - 3 one-minute timeouts per game
2 Minute half time
TWO FOUL SHOTS ON 10TH TEAM FOUL PER HALF. TEAM FOULS RESET AT HALFTIME. IN THE EVENT OF OVERTIME, TEAM FOULS CARRY OVER FROM SECOND HALF TO OVERTIME.
PLAYER FOULS OUT AT 6TH PERSONAL FOUL. IF A TEAM RUNS OUT OF PLAYERS, LAST FOULED OUT PLAYER CAN REMAIN AND THERE WILL BE A TECHNICAL (ONE SHOT) ASSESSED FOR EACH PERSONAL FOUL BY HIM OR HER THE REST OF THE GAME.
TWO TECHNICAL FOULS = COACH AND/OR PLAYER ARE OUT OF THE GAME. COACH or PARENT MUST EXIT BASKETBALL FACILITY DUE TO A EJECTION OR GAME WILL BE FORFEIT.
3 minute overtime until there is a winner. Timeouts do carry over into overtime. No timeouts added in overtime.
LEAGUE MERCY RULES APPLY during the game. CAN BE FOUND AT www.icbabaketball.com Running clock only if 8-10 year old teams are down by greater than 25 points and 11-14 year olds if down by greater than 35 in the 2nd half only.
***STRICTLY ENFORCED - TABLE SCOREBOOK IS OFFICIAL. NO TEAM SCOREKEEPER IS ALLOWED AT SCORER'S TABLE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES. TIME OFFICIAL AND TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS ARE ALLOWED AT SCORER'S TABLE***
TWO TEAM TIE-BREAKERS FOR PLAYOFFS AND OR CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES:
1. HEAD-TO-HEAD (WHEN APPLICABLE, TEAMS MUST HAVE PLAYED EACH OTHER)
2. POINTS ALLOWED
3. POINT DIFFERENTIAL
4. POINTS SCORED
5. COIN FLIP
3-WAY OR MORE TIE TIEBREAKER TO ADVANCE TO PLAYOFFS AND/OR CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES:
1. HEAD-TO-HEAD (ALL TEAMS IN SCENARIO MUST PLAY EACH OTHER AT LEAST ONCE, WINNING PERCENTAGE PREVAILS)
2. POINTS ALLOWED
3. POINT DIFFERENTIAL
4. POINTS SCORED
5. STRENGTH OF VICTORIES
6. COIN FLIP
5- TEAM DiVISIONS:
TWO TEAM TIE-BREAKERS FOR PLAYOFFS AND OR CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES:
1. HEAD-TO-HEAD (WHEN APPLICABLE, TEAMS MUST HAVE PLAYED EACH OTHER)
2. POINTS ALLOWED
3. POINT DIFFERENTIAL
4. POINTS SCORED
5. COIN FLIP
3-TEAM DIVISIONS: Playoffs are played within the bracket and the winner of the bracket advances to the Championship Game for that bracket, Playoff games are in 10-team brackets for the flight that has six teams (top two seeds play). Twelve team brackets have playoff games with the three top seeds and the wild card team advancing to one-game playoffs with the winners advancing to championship game.
Schedule has playoff matchups. Top two teams in one Flight bracket or two Flight winners will meet in finals for brackets without semifinals. Tie-breakers are in effect for teams with identical records to determine playoff outcome.