Substitutions

Question 1

When an entry onto the court is not legal by a substitute, when does the player become legal?

Answer 1

A substitute becomes legal when the ball becomes live.

Question 2

When does a substitute have to report to the scorers table in between halves?

Answer 2

Before the intermission horn; if they do not report before then, the 5 players that ended the previous quarter shall start.

Question 3

T/F - The timer shall sound the game clock horn when substitutes are ready to enter when the ball is deal or time is stopped.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

When must substitutes report to the scorers table during a timeout or during the intermission of the 1st & 3rd periods?

Answer 4

They must report before the warning horn.

Question 5

What are the exceptions to substitutions when the game clock has stopped after a successful field goal under 59.9 seconds of the 4Q or OT?

Answer 5

Injury, Blood, Violation, Foul, DQ, Timeout, or for a lost displaced contact lenses.

Question 6

T/F - There shall be no substitutions until instant replay results have been reported to both coaches.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

When a substitute is withdrawn from a game, when are they able to legally return?

Answer 7

They may re-enter the game only if the clock has properly started UNLESS the opposing team has committed a foul or violation before the clock has started.

Question 8

T/F - A player who legally enters a game during a dead ball may leave the game during that same dead-ball period without penalty.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

T/F - During FT’s for a technical foul, DQ, and intentional foul, substitutes must enter before the first FT or after the final FT if the ball is dead.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

T/F - If a team takes a timeout for a player who is injured, bleeding or has a blood saturated uniform, or lost contact lens and they are not ready to resume play when the final horn sounds, they will be permitted extra time.

Answer 10

False - a substitute must replace the player immediately

Question 11

T/F - If a coach/bench personnel comes onto the court to tend to a player that is injured, a substitute must be available to replace the player if the team does not take a timeout.

Answer 11

True - timeout to buy time or the player has to be replaced