| Court and Equipment |
| 1. |
It is permissible to have the school logo or mascot on the face of
the backboard.
False |
| 2. |
Sidelines and end lines shall be a minimum of two inches in width.
True
1-2-1 |
| 3. |
The 2-inch wide coaching box lines shall be off the playing court and
must contrast with the boundary lines.
False |
| 4. |
The ideal dimensions for the court are 84 feet by 50 feet.
True |
| 5. |
The lane space and neutral zone marks may be the same color as the lane
boundary lines.
True |
| Definitions |
| 6. |
A closely-guarded situation can occur when different defenders continuously
guard the player holding or dribbling the ball, provided the 6-foot distance
is maintained throughout.
True |
| 7. |
A flagrant personal foul is a common foul even though it is a disqualifying
foul.
False |
| 8. |
An airborne shooter is a player who has released the ball on a try for
goal and has not returned to the floor.
True 4-1-1 |
| 9. |
An intentional contact foul while the ball is dead is a technical foul
except for a foul by an airborne shooter.
True |
| 10. |
An unsporting technical foul may involve contact with an opponent.
False |
| 11. |
Continuous motion only applies if the defensive foul is committed against
the shooter.
False |
| 12. |
If there is less than 3 feet between the guard and a boundary line,
the dribbler has the greater responsibility for the contact.
True |
| 13. |
Kicking the ball only includes intentionally striking it with the knee
or any part of the leg or foot below the knee.
False |
| 14. |
Team A is in control during an attempt for a field goal by airborne
shooter A1 while the ball is in flight.
False |
| 15. |
The end lines and sidelines are the boundary lines of the court, and
the inside edges of these lines define the inbounds and out-of-bounds
areas .
True |
| Fouls |
| 16. |
A multiple foul is a situation in which two or more teammates commit
personal fouls against the same opponent at approximately the same time.
True |
| 17. |
An unsporting foul consists of unfair, unethical or dishonorable conduct.
True |
| 18. |
Contact after the ball is dead is ignored unless it is after a throw-in
begins.
Question doesn't make sense, the ball is not dead
after a throw-in begins. I'll say False. Stupid question |
| 19. |
Faking being fouled is an example of an unsporting foul.
True |
| 20. |
If airborne A1 passes the ball instead of shooting, he or she is still
an airborned shooter as it relates to a player-control foul.
True |
| Free Throws |
| 21. |
A free throw ends when it is certain the try will not be successful.
True |
| 22. |
Restrictions on players in marked lane spaces apply until the ball leaves
the free thrower's hands.
False |
| 23. |
The ball becomes live when it is at the thrower's disposal.
True |
| 24. |
The free throw awarded for a personal foul must be attempted by the
offended player, provided that player is not replaced because of injury
or disqualification.
True |
| 25. |
When the ball is bounced to the free thrower, it is at his or her disposal
when released by the official.
False |
| Fundamental Statements |
| 26. |
A ball in flight has the same relationship to frontcourt or backcourt,
or inbounds or out of bounds, as when it last touched a person or the
floor.
True |
| 27. |
If the first free throw violation is by the offense, the ball is dead
immediately.
True |
| 28. |
Continuous motion applies both to tries for field goals or free throws.
True |
| 29. |
If the ball goes through the basket before or after a player-control
foul, the goal cannot be counted.
True |
| 30. |
Whether the clock is stopped or running has no influence on whether
a goal counts.
True |
| Guarding/Contact Principles |
| 31. |
After obtaining an initial legal position, the guard must continue to
face the opponent to maintain legal position.
False |
| 32. |
B1 has established a legal guarding position and may maintain that position
even while airborne, provided he has inbounds status.
True |
| 33. |
Guarding is the act of legally placing the body in the path of an offensive
opponent.
True |
| 34. |
The guard is responsible for contact if the dribbler has been able to
get his or her head and shoulders past the guard's torso.
True |
| 35. |
While no minimum distance is required between the guard and opponent,
the maximum is 6 feet when closely guarded.
True |
| Live Ball - Dead Ball |
| 36. |
If there is a multiple free throw for a personal foul, the ball becomes
dead if the last throw is unsuccessful.
False |
| 37. |
The ball becomes dead if A1 has started a try for goal, but B1 fouls
A2 before the ball is in flight.
False |
| 38. |
The ball becomes dead immediately when airborne shooter A1 commits a
player-control foul.
True |
| 39. |
The ball becomes dead when a personal foul by A2 occurs while the ball
is in flight during a try for a field goal by A1.
False |
| 40. |
The ball becomes dead when B1 touches A1's free throw try while the
ball is in upward flight outside the cylinder.
Here's another great question... True |
| Officials' Duties |
| 41. |
A bookkeeping mistake can only be corrected by the officials if it
is recognized by the first dead ball after the mistake.
False |
| 42. |
An official shall notify the coach, request the timer to begin the replacement
interval, and then notify the player of his disqualification.
True 2-8-4 |
| 43. |
Any official has the authority to forfeit a game when conditions warrant.
False |
| 44. |
If the resumption-of-play procedure has resulted in a throw-in violation
for delay by Team A, the procedure will be repeated for Team B.
True |
| 45. |
The official should always hand the ball to the thrower for a throw-in
unless the throw-in is from outside an end line following a successful
goal or awarded goal.
False |
| 46. |
The official who makes the foul call must notify the coach of a fifth
and disqualifying foul.
False |
| 47. |
The officials' jurisdiction begins 10 minutes before the game is scheduled
to start.
False |
| 48. |
The officials shall prohibit practice between the first and second quarters
and between the third and fourth quarters.
True |
| 49. |
The officials shall signal a three-point goal by raising two arms extended
overhead.
True |
| 50. |
The referee shall decide if a goal counts if the officials disagree.
Here's another common problem... True |
| Penalty Administration |
| 51. |
Both the foul and the violation are penalized if, during a try for
field goal by A1, B1 fouls A1 and B2 commits basket interference.
True |
| 52. |
If bench personnel A6, A7 and A8 leave the confines of the bench when
a fight may break out, each is charged with a flagrant technical foul
and is disqualified.
True |
| 53. |
If requested, the throw-in following the free throws for a technical
foul may be at the division line on the side of the court on which the
scorers' and timers' table is located.
True |
| 54. |
No penalty is assessed if a player uses inappropriate language that
is not directed toward an opponent or an official.
False |
| 55. |
The coach or captain may designate who will attempt the free throws
awarded for a technical foul.
True |
| Scoring |
| 56. |
A free throw in the wrong basket counts for the team into whose basket
the ball was thrown.
False |
| 57. |
If A1, behind his three-point line, attempts to pass the ball to A5
and the ball goes through his goal untouched, three points are scored
for A.
True |
| 58. |
Score three points if A1 throws the ball from behind the three-point
line and the ball is legally touched by A2, who is also behind the three-point
line and the ball goes through A's basket.
True (brilliant question) |
| 59. |
The goal counts if a live ball enters from above and passes through
the basket while the clock is not running.
True |
| 60. |
The score of a forfeited game is always recorded as 2-0.
False |
| Substitutions |
| 61. |
A player who is replaced at the start of a charged time-out may return
before the ball becomes live following the expiration of that time-out.
False |
| 62. |
A substitute who enters the court illegally during a dead ball becomes
a player when the ball becomes live following his entry.
True |
| 63. |
A substitute who legally enters the game during a dead-ball period
may not be withdrawn during that same dead-ball period.
False |
| 64. |
A team must begin the game with five players.
True (another common problem) |
| 65. |
Bleeding A1 and B1 are directed to leave the game by an official; both
may stay in the game if a time-out is requested by and granted to both
Team A and B.
True |
| Technical Fouls |
| 66. |
A substitute who fails to report and enters without being beckoned is
charged with two technical fouls.
False |
| 67. |
A technical foul can be assessed to a head coach for using profane
language in the team huddle during a time-out.
True |
| 68. |
A technical foul charged to A1 does not count toward the total of five
fouls resulting in disqualification.
False |
| 69. |
Excessively swinging arm(s) or elbow(s) is a technical foul.
False
|
| 70. |
If the coach changes a designated starter five minutes before the game,
the technical foul is charged indirectly to the coach.
False |
| 71. |
It is a technical foul for a player to purposely obstruct the vision
of an opponent with or without the ball.
True |
| 72. |
It is a technical foul if a player leaves the court for an unauthorized
reason.
True |
| 73. |
It is a technical foul if Team A submits its roster to the scorer 10
minutes prior to game time, but fails to designate the starting lineup.
True |
| 74. |
It is a technical foul if the player attempting the throw-in carries
the ball onto the court.
False |
| 75. |
The technical foul for an excess time-out is charged to the player
making the request.
False |
| Throw-ins |
| 76. |
After A1's made basket, B1 attempts a throw-in from the end line and
the ball is intentionally kicked by A2. The throw-in following the violation
will be a spot throw-in.
False |
| 77. |
B1 is attempting a throw-in from the end line after A1's made basket
when A2 commits a common foul against B2 near the lane-line block before
the bonus. The throw-in for Team B may be anywhere along the end line.
True |
| 78. |
During a throw-in by A1, A1 must remain on or over the designated spot
until the ball is released, unless the privilege of using the entire end
line is in effect.
True |
| 79. |
If B1 scores and then commits a throw-in plane violation, following
the team warning, Team A will retain the privilege of making the throw-in
from anywhere along the end line.
True |
| 80. |
The throw-in is at the division line when A1, who is inbounding the
ball under B's basket, is the first to touch the ball near the division
line.
True |
| Time-outs |
| 81. |
A Team A player's oral request for a time-out should not be granted
unless the ball is dead, in control or at the disposal of a Team A player.
True |
| 82. |
A2's time-out request may be granted even though the official's backcourt
count on dribbler A1 is at nine seconds.
True |
| 83. |
B1's time-out request may be granted following a violation by A1.
True |
| 84. |
Either team may be granted a time-out following a field goal and before
the throw-in begins.
True |
| 85. |
No time-out is charged if a coach's request results in a correctable
error being prevented or rectified.
True |
| 86. |
Players may be seated during a 30-second time-out provided they do not
cause a delay in resuming play.
False |
| 87. |
Successive time-outs shall not be granted at any time.
False |
| 88. |
The head coach or any assistant coach may orally or visually request
and be granted a time-out.
False |
| 89. |
The official should not grant a player's request for a time-out until
after an injured player has been replaced when a substitute is available.
True |
| 90. |
The time-out is not charged if the request was granted because the player's
shoelaces became untied.
False |
| Uniforms - Player Equipment |
| 91. |
If both the home and visiting teams are wearing dark-colored jerseys,
the referee should request the home team to change to light-colored jerseys.
True |
| 92. |
Commemorative or memorial patches are not permitted on the jersey.
False |
| 93. |
If worn, an undershirt must be similar in color to the torso of the
shirt .
True |
| 94. |
Only one visible manufacturer's log/trademark is permitted on the team
jersey .
False |
| 95. |
The home team must wear white jerseys when playing at home beginning with the 2007-08 season.
True,
3-4-6 Note |
| Violations |
| 96. |
It is a violation if A1 dribbles, fumbles and then dribbles again.
False |
| 97. |
It is a violation on A1 when a five-second closely-guarded count is
reached in A's backcourt.
False |
| 98. |
It is a violation when B1 uses any part of the leg to intentionally
deflect a pass by A1.
True |
| 99. |
It is not a violation on a throw-in if A2 jumps from A's frontcourt
and while airborne, catches the throw-in and then passes to A2, who is
standing in A's backcourt.
True |
| 100. |
Thrower A1 violated if he passes the ball so it is touched by A2, who
is inbounds while the ball is on the out-of-bounds side of the throw-in
boundary plane.
False |