Tournaments / Events

Game Format and Rules 

Hustle Basketball seeks to operate events at the highest level. To do so, fairness and enforcement of the rules is necessary. The rules listed below are meant to enhance the experience of everyone, and we say “thank you” in advance for following these guidelines. 

• All teams will be allowed a minimum of a three minute warm up
• KHSAA rules for any non-specified rules
• Only two coaches are permitted on each bench and one scorekeeper. Only one coach is permitted to stand or communicate with officials.
• Scoreboard:
  • Team wearing lightest colored jersey will be represented as the home team on the scoreboard
  • Team wearing the darker jersey will be represented as the away team on the scoreboard
• Game Duration:
  • 20 minute running clock, until the final two minutes of the game.
  • Halftime will be three minutes
• Timeouts: Four per game. Unused timeouts do not carry over to overtime.
• Defense: All forms are permitted.
• Foul Rules:
  • Players foul out at 5 personal fouls. Bonus rules are applied as standard.
  • Teams will shoot double bonus at 10 fouls per halftime.
• Running Clock: Applied when a team leads by 20+ points in the second half.
• First Overtime: 2-minute stop and go periods with one full timeout each. A 2nd Overtime will result in sudden death play. Each teams recieves one timeout each overtime period.
• Basketball Size:
  • Women and Boys (up to Grade 5): 28.5 size.
  • Boys (Grades 6-8): 29.5 size.
  • Boys (Grades 9-12): 29.5 size.