3-on-3 Basketball Rules INFORMATION & RULES 

• Team roster minimum is 3 players; maximum is 5 players per team.
• All players must wear non-marking athletic- type shoes. No black soles or street-worn shoes. (i.e., dirty-soled shoes, bare feet, socks, flip-flops, street shoes, slippers, crocs, boots, sandals, etc.).
• Players may only play on one team in any given division.
• Cost $195 per team

 Rules and Regulations 

• All games will be 15 minutes long.
• There will be 10 mins between games.
• Two points will be scored for each basket shot from within the 3-point arc; shots from behind the 3-point arc counting as three points.
• If the game is tied at the end of the 15 min. Period, rock,paper, scissors for first possession, first team to score wins.
• Teams will play rock, paper, scissors to determine who gets possession of the ball first.
• The team scoring a basket retains possession of the ball. (Winner's outs)
• After each made basket or change of possession, the ball must be taken back behind the volleyball line before a shot can be attempted.
• If a team scores a basket without taking the ball back, the basket will be disallowed but the offending team will retain possession.
• After a basket, out- of- bounds, violation, or foul, the offense must “check” the ball with their opponent before play resumes and the ball must be passed to start play.
• There are no free throws.
• Referees will call fouls and violations as necessary to keep the game under control.
• All held-balls are awarded to the defense first then they alternate for example on a jump ball or trying to stall to conserve time.
• Substitutions may be made at any time that play is stopped. (i.e., “check ball”, out of bounds)
• Teams are awarded one 30 second timeout per game.
• If a Referee calls an excessive contact intentional foul or a technical foul, the penalty will be one free throw for the offended team, and the ball awarded for a throw-in.
• A Referee may remove a player or coach from a contest without warning if the player or coach is behaving inappropriately.
• All decisions by the referee or NEST event staff are final.
• Team will be awarded a 5 minute grace period before the game is ruled a forfeit.
• After a game, the winning team must report results to the scorers table.
• Tournament winners will receive championship trophies.
• Each team will receive a T-shirt upon registration.