Basketball Leagues
MEN: The 8-team League plays from October to March on Tuesday.
YOUTH: Northminster Sports Ministry is proud to be partner with the Christian Center to offer
Youth Basketball Leagues for ages 5-18.
League Schedules
Basketball League Rules
Men's Tuesday League
- All players are requested to attend one service at their respective church each month.
- Before games begin, both teams gather for group prayer at half court.
- Official team rosters will be submitted to Mike Illuzzi by the Holiday break. These are the rosters that team will use for the year-end tournament.
- Game length is four 10-minute quarters with “Twos and threes” as the scoring system.
- Game begins with a jump ball at half court.
- Clock is running at all times except the last two minutes of each half.
- Clock will be stopped for each dead ball during the last two minutes of each half.
- Each team gets one timeout per quarter and per overtime. Time outs do not carry over.
- Substitutions are to be made during dead balls only.
- A player has fouled out of the game on his 5th foul.
- A team will shoot one and bonus at the 7th team foul of each half.
- A team will shoot double bonus (two fouls shots) on the 10th team foul each half.
- On foul shots, 3 players will line up on each side starting above the block.
- On fouls shots, players may move into the lane on the release.
- A player can receive a technical foul if he swears out loud. Two techs and you are kicked out of the game.
- Technical foul= 2 shots and ball.
- Teams cannot pull players from another team to avoid a forfeit.
- A team may play with four players.
- 1st overtime is two minutes in length with clock stopping at dead balls.
- 2nd overtime and beyond is one minute in length with clock stopping at dead balls.
- Overtimes begin with a jump ball at center court.
