Rules – Basketball Tournament

1. GENERAL

St John’s College hosts a highly competitive basketball tournament as well as offering great value to participating teams registered and spectators. For this reason, St John’s College (SJC) has drawn rules and regulations which must be followed by all participants in the tournament. These rules and regulations are aimed at ensuring fair play as well as an organised tournament for all to enjoy. The tournament will run over a period of four (4) days i.e. from Thursday, 20 February 2025, at 13h00 to Sunday 23 February 2025, in the afternoon.

2. PARTICIPATION

A total of twenty four (24) high school teams per category will be taking part.

Teams will be officially registered after full payment of registration fees and sending the proof of payment to [email protected]
Registration fees are non-refundable.

3. ELIGIBILITY

Under 15 players must be strictly born on or after the 1st of January 2010
Under 19 players must be strictly born on or after the 1st of January 2006
Each school may register twelve (12) players in this category.
The Headmaster must sign and stamp the team list that includes these players. All players must be students of the particular school registered and must be enrolled at a school participating in the tournament.
An age veriﬁcation process with original ID, passport or Commissioner of Oaths stamped copy (stamped & signed in 2025); at any time when need for same arises during the tournament. Team manager/coach is encouraged to carry the same every time that they will be playing. Age cheating is a serious offense and any team that transgresses this rule will be disqualified immediately from the tournament pending further action.
No document, No playing, and strictly no exceptions.

4. TEAM COACHES & MANAGERS

Each participating team must have a coach or manager on the bench during each game and ensure that they have at least one (1) Captain.
Each coach or manager is entirely responsible for making sure that their players fully understand the rules and regulations of the tournament.
By participating in this tournament, each coach or manager agrees to abide by the rules and regulations stipulated herein.
The coach or manager further understands that St John’s College is not responsible for any injuries or accidents that may occur during this tournament or for any lost, damaged or misplaced items. By participating in the tournament, the coaches, managers and players hereby waive any and all liability against St John’s College as a result thereof. For purposes of indemnity, this clause is applicable to any parents, fans or spectators who may come to the tournament.

5. KIT

All teams are expected to abide by Rule 3, Art 4.3 of the FIBA (OBR).
Please liaise with your opponents before your game to avoid colour clashes.

6. PLAYING FORMAT

Advancement from the pools to the top sixteen/ quarter-finals will be determined by a point system, that is:

WIN = 2 points
LOSS = 1 point
FORFEIT = 0 points

POOLS CROSSING UNTIL FINALS

TOP 16

1. 1 vs 16

2. 8 vs 9

3. 2 vs 15

4. 7 vs 10

5. 3 vs 14

6. 6 vs 11

7. 4 vs 13

8. 5 vs 12

QUARTER-FINALS	SEMI-FINALS	FINALS
QF 1 – Top 16 (1) vs Top 16 (8)	(Semi 1) W-QF 1 vs W-QF 4	W-Semi 1 vs W-Semi 2
QF 2 – Top 16 (2) vs Top 16 (7)
QF 3 – Top 16 (3) vs Top 16 (6)	(Semi 2) W-QF 2 vs W-QF 3
QF 4 – Top 16 (4) vs Top 16 (5)

CROSS -GROUP CLASSIFICATIONS

(FIBA 2022 Art D.4.1 – updated July 2023)
In order to classify teams across groups (e. g. to determine the best second or third placed teams), the following criteria shall be used.
If all teams in all groups have played the same number of games, the teams on the same position in each group shall be placed in one group and the following criteria shall be used in the following order
• Better win-loss record of all games played in their revised final group standings.
• Higher game points difference of all games in their revised final group standings.
• Higher number of the game points scored in all games in their revised final group standings.
If these criteria still cannot decide, the relevant FIBA ranking shall decide on the final classification.

7. PLAYING RULES

ALL games will be played according to the latest FIBA (OBR) unless stated in this document. In the event that there is a conflict between the FIBA rules and the Tournament rules, then the Tournament rules will supersede the FIBA rules.
Games will consist of four quarters of eight (8) minutes start stop clock. Each team will be allowed a maximum of two (2) timeouts in each half 30 seconds long.
Halftime interval will be strictly two (2) minutes for all the games.
In case of a tie at the end of regulation time, an overtime period of two (2) minutes will be played.

8. FORFEIT

A grace period of three (3) minutes from the scheduled time or the end of the previous game will be given. Any team that fails to be on the playing court with five (5) players ready to play at the scheduled time will lose the game by forfeit.
If, for any reason whatsoever, a team refuses to play, shows unsportsmanlike behaviour, or causes a game to be disrupted, the Chief Crew shall end the game and record it as a forfeit by default, and that team will immediately cease to participate in the tournament.

9. PROTEST

The correct procedure should be followed within ten (10) minutes after the game has ended. To make the protest valid, it is necessary for the team representative to provide conﬁrmation of this protest in writing. The team representative shall then deposit a fee of R1 000 as security to the Technical Director (TD) of the tournament. Protest in writing should be delivered to the TD no later than fifteen (15) minutes after the concerned game for it to be valid. The deposit shall be paid back only if the protest is found to be valid in favour of the protesting team.

10. TOURNAMENT DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE

The Disciplinary Committee will be comprised of the Head of Technical and two (2) members elected by the St John’s College Technical Committee.

11. SOCIAL MEDIA

All athletes and coaches are urged to apply serious caution to what is posted on all St John’s College social media platforms. Any serious offences or infringement of the rights of individuals, teams or even the institution can result in the expulsion or disqualification of a team or individual. Coaches/Managers are advised to monitor their athletes’ activity on social media. All teams should promote good spirit and sportsmanship throughout the tournament.

Kindly contact the Mr Kuda Zvareva, Head of Technical at [email protected] or 0746448288 for any clarity.

1. GENERAL

St John’s College hosts the U13 Prep basketball teams for four days of fun at the St John’s College Basketball Tournament in a Festival format. For this reason, ST JOHN’S COLLEGE has drawn rules and regulations which must be followed by all participants in the tournament. These rules and regulations are aimed at ensuring fair play as well as an organised tournament for all to enjoy. The tournament will run over a period of four (4) days, i.e., from Thursday 20 February 2025 at 13h00 to Sunday 23 February 2025 in the afternoon.

2. PARTICIPATION

A total of sixteen (16) primary school teams will take part.

3. ELIGIBILITY

Only players that are currently registered in Grade 6 or 7 at the participating school are eligible to play.
Under 14 players that are currently in Grade 7 are permitted to play. There is no limit to how many may be on the court at one time.
Coaches are asked to manage fixtures and rotate their squads and substitutions in the spirit of the game.

4. TEAM COACHES/MANAGERS

Each participating team must have a coach/manager on the bench during each game and ensure they have at least one (1) Captain.
Each coach/manager is entirely responsible for ensuring that their players fully understand the rules and regulations of the tournament.
By participating in this tournament, each coach/manager agrees to abide by the rules and regulations stipulated herein.
The coach/manager further understands that St John’s College is not responsible for any injuries or accidents that may occur during this tournament OR for lost/damaged/misplaced/stolen items. By participating in the tournament, the coach/manager/players hereby waive any and all liability against St John’s College as a result thereof. For purposes of indemnity, this clause is applicable to any staff or players who may be at the tournament.

5. PLAYING FORMAT

There will be two pools for the U13 Teams. Pool A and Pool B.
Teams will play a round-robin within their pools.
Each pool will play a total of seven (7) group games and one cross-pool match.
There will be no playoffs.
No awards will be given to boys. Only participation will be recognised.

6. KIT

All teams must abide by Rule 3, Art.4.3 of the FIBA (OBR).
The home team will always be featured ﬁrst on the ﬁxture and will wear a light colour, and the away team will wear a darker kit.
Please liaise with your opponents before your game to avoid colour clashes.

7. PLAYING RULES

ALL games will be played according to the latest FIBA (OBR) rules unless stated in this document. In the event that there is a conflict between the FIBA rules and the Tournament rules: then the Tournament rules will supersede the FIBA rules:
Games will consist of four-quarters of ten (8) minutes on the running clock. Each team will be allowed a maximum of two (2) timeouts in each half 30 seconds long. The game clock will be stopped during any time out.
The Halftime interval will be strictly three (3) minutes for all the games.
If the score difference is less than ten (10) points at any time in the final two minutes of the game, then the clock will change to start-stop.
In case of a tie at the end of regulation time, an overtime period of three (3) minutes will be played with the first two minutes running time.

8. FORFEIT

A grace period of three (3) minutes from the scheduled time or the end of the previous game will be given. Any team that fails to be on the playing court with five players ready to play at the scheduled time will lose the game by forfeit.
If, for any reason whatsoever, a team refuses to play, shows unsportsmanlike behaviour, or causes a game to be disrupted, the Crew Chief shall end the game and record it as a forfeit by default, and that team will immediately cease to participate in the tournament.

9. TOURNAMENT DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE

The Disciplinary Committee will comprise the Head of Technical and a minimum of two members elected by the St John’s College Technical Organising Committee.

10. SOCIAL MEDIA

All athletes and coaches are urged to apply serious caution on what will be posted on all St John’s College social media platforms.
Any serious offences or infringement of the rights of individuals, teams or even the institution can result in the expulsion or disqualification of a team or individual.
Coaches and Managers are advised to monitor their athletes’ activity on social media.
All teams should promote good spirit and sportsmanship throughout the tournament.