The games will be 3 on 3 half court. Max.team(5 players)

Section 1. Each team consists of 3-5 players, one of whom is the captain. A team must begin with at least 3 players, but if it has no substitutes to replace disqualified players it must continue with less than 5. A team may continue with as few as 2 players as long as they have a chance to win. Any fewer than 2 players will result in default, and no forfeit fee will be taken. Each team must have a representative at the scorers' table to act as a scorekeeper

Section 2. The captain is the representative of his/her team and may address an official on matters of interpretation or to obtain essential information, if it is done in a courteous manner. Any player may address an official to request a time-out or permission to leave the court.

Section 3. A substitute shall enter only when the ball is dead.

Section 4. Team shirts shall be of the same color.

Section 5. Game time is forfeit time. Teams must have at least three (2) eligible players at the game site signed in and ready to play at game time.

Basketball Rules

1. Each player will call their own foul but there will be an overseer to keep an eye on the game
2. Games will be up to 15 win by 2, or 21 straight. Each basket is worth one point.
3. Clear everything to the arch. This includes any steals,air-balls, ball only hits the backboard, etc.
4. When the ball is checked up from the top of the arch, the player must pass the ball in to a teammate. (One Pass-In)
5. Each basket is worth one point. There may possiblyÊbe two pointers.
6. Team can't pick or add player after the first game is played.
7. Top of the backboard is out
8. Each team can carry up to 5 players
9. No Make it, Take it.
10. Each team needs to wear same color t-shirt.
11. One time out per team allowed per game.
12. No cussing, arguing, fighting, of any kind or sort will be tolerated. The first time this occurs from any player on any team, they will get a Technical Foul and the other team will be awarded one point. The second time this happens w/ the same player, the player will be ejected. If any team gets 3 technical fouls, that team will automatically lose the game. The organizers have the right to throw any individual or team out of the tournament if they deem it necessary. (Read more about Fouls and Penalties below).
13. There will be refs for the playoffs and finals.

RULE 7. FOULS AND PENALTIES Section 3. The penalty for a technical foul is one point for the non-offending team and possession of the ball to the non-offending team. No free throws are shot when a technical foul has been called. Any team that receives three unsportsmanlike technical fouls in a game, the contest is immediately over and the opponent is declared the winner

A. TECHNICAL FOUL FORFEITURE: The referee or supervisor may forfeit a game if any player, squad member, or bench personnel fail to comply with any penalty, or repeatedly commits acts that make a travesty of the game. Three unsportsmanlike technical fouls in one game by the same team results in forfeiture of the game and the opponent declared the winner.

B. Section 1. A substitute shall not enter the court: (a) Without reporting to the scorers
(b) Without being beckoned by an official, except between halves
(c) Without his/her name appearing on the scorecard (players must be listed on the scorecard before entering the game).

Section 2. A player shall not:
(a) Participate after having been disqualified (penalty also includes ejection);
(b) Wear an identical or illegal number
(c) Grasp the basket, or dunk or stuff, or attempt to dunk or stuff a dead ball prior to or during the game or during any intermission. This item applies to all team personnel (exception: a player may grasp the basket to prevent injury).
(d) Slap or strike either backboard or cause either ring to vibrate while the ball is in flight during a try or tap or is touching the backboard or is on or in the basket or in the cylinder above the basket. A player may not place a hand on the backboard to gain an advantage
(e) Delay the game by such acts as: preventing the ball from being made alive promptly or from being put in play; attempting to gain an advantage by interfering with the ball after a goal; failing when in control, to immediately pass the ball to the nearer official when a violation is called; or repeatedly violate the throw-in provisions. Interfering with the ball following a goal is a team warning the first time and technical foul the second time the same team delays the game.
(f) Leave the court for an unauthorized reason or delay returning after legally being out- of-bounds.
(g) Commit an unsportsmanlike foul. This includes but is not limited to, acts or conducts such as:
(1) Disrespectfully addressing or contacting an official or gesturing in such a manner as to indicate resentment;
(2) Using profane or inappropriate language or obscene gestures
(3) Baiting or taunting an opponent;
(4) Obstructing the vision of an opponent not in control of the ball by waving hands near his/her eyes
(5) Climbing on or lifting a teammate to secure greater height to handle the ball;
(6) Knowingly attempting a free throw or accepting a foul to which the player was not entitled;
(7) Swinging elbows excessively whether or not contact is made
(8) Use tobacco or smokeless tobacco NOTE: Contact after the ball has become dead is ignored unless it is unsportsmanlike, flagrant, or intentional.
(h) Intentionally or flagrantly contact of an opponent when the ball is dead and such contact is not a personal foul
(I) Goal tends or commits basket interference during a free throw.
(j) Commit a violation following the warning regarding the throw-in boundary plane, or reach through the plane and touch or dislodge the ball prior to the warnings.
(k) Excessively swing his/her elbows, even though there is no contact with an opponent.
(l) BE CHARGED WITH FIGHTING. PENALTY: (all sections) 1st time-1 point. ÊIf flagrant, the offender is ejected and banished from the playing site. Sections (a) and (l) are flagrant. Section (a) is penalized if discovered while being violated. Section (b) is penalized one time if discovered prior to ball becoming alive for each designated starter and each substitute who enters.
Section 3. Any player may be ejected after receiving the first technical foul. He will be ejected after receiving a second technical foul. The second technical foul on any player is considered flagrant. A team that receives three unsportsmanlike technicals in the same game will forfeit that contest

For any additional information about the tournament, contact IMAN's Minister of Sports: Ambreen Parvez

This event is sponsored by IMAN, ISUM, and MSOFAU.

Last update 1/2004. Please send comments to iman_nsu@yahoo.com