Fredericton Basketball Officials

New Rules Introduced in 2024

• Advancing the ball following a timeout in the last 2 minutes -- if original back court throw-in was a result of a made basket, offensive team has the CHOICE of which side of the court the front court throw shall occur.  If original throw-in was for any other reason, resulting front court throw-in shall occur on the same sideline as the original throw-in
• Correctable errors rewritten.  Correctable period expanded to be anytime prior to 2 minutes remaining for category 1 errors.  In last 2 minutes, must be corrected at the first whistle stoppage.
• New mechanic for player fouled in the act of shooting who subsequently passes off, thus voiding the free throw opportunity.

New Rules Introduced in 2023

• Shoes can now be different colours from each other

New Rules & Mechanics Introduced in 2022

• Playing Time -- for fouls committed at/near end of quarter, officials should determine the remaining playing time, which shall be at least 0.1 seconds (ie no longer have shots for shooting foul after time has expired)
• Team Bench -- Home team shall have the bench to the LEFT of the scorer's table; shall warm-up for the first half at the basket to the LEFT of the scorer's table (ie shoot toward bench in FIRST half)
• Alternating Possession  -- initial setting of possession arrow goes to the team that does not gain the first team control of a live ball after the jump ball  (no longer requires first "on-court" live ball)
• Throw-in foul -- throw-in foul is committed when, during the last 2 minutes,  a defensive player commits a foul during a throw-in prior to the ball being released.  Penalty: 1 free throw for the player who was fouled, plus possession at point nearest where the foul occurred.
• Unsportsmanlike Foul -- throw-in foul during the last 2 minutes is no longer considered an unsportsmanlike foul
                                      -- C4 options (clear path) clarified to include 1/ progressing player with possession; 2/ player progressing to obtain possession; or 3/ player progressing to receive a pass
• New mechanic - Jan , 2023:  on free throws, trail official no longer signals successful free throw, nor do they chop in time after unsuccessful final free throw.  After giving "1/2/3" free throw signal, hands are dropped to the side with no further signals.
• New mechanics for "illegal cylinder" foul,  "goaltending", and "coach's video challenge"
• New mechanic to have a "warning whistle" before putting ball back in play at start of every period, and following any "extended" stoppage (ie after timeout, or long delay)

New Mechanic Introduced in 2021

• ALL free throw violations are to be blown down, regardless of the free throw being successful
  • if the free throw is successful, the whistle is still to be blown (whistleas soon as shot is released), successful free throw acknowledged, violation noted, and ball put back in play as would normally happen following the successful free throw

Rule Differences from FIBA

Unless noted below, FIBA’s complete rule set is in effect. The following are the only modifications from the 2020 FIBA rule book to be used in games played at HIGH SCHOOL or LOWER classifications.

U11 - many differences -- see the BNB Mini Rules

U13/U14- no  half-court zone defense permitted; 10 second backcourt; 30 second shot clock; 5 minute halftime; 8 minute quarters;

Middle School -- All levels (Varsity, Tier 2, JV, Grade 6) will be following the U13/U14 BNB Rules

NBIAA High School -- MERCY RULE     NEW for 2021 
For all high school games, should a team achieve a 40 point lead at any point during the 4th quarter, the game clock shall be run straight time for the remainder of the game.   Once straight time starts running, it will not stop.   As shot clocks are attached to the main clock in most gyms, shot clocks will be turned off if playing straight time.
[Note in 2023... coach option to still play stop time has been ELIMINATED]

Intervals of Play
The half-time interval shall be 10 minutes at the High School level, and 5 minutes for lower levels.

T-Shirts under Uniforms
T-shirts may be worn under uniforms; undergarments may be worn under shorts.

At the HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, T-shirts & compression shirts must abide by the "colour rule".  Accessories of any colour are permitted.
For all levels below high school, there is no enforcement of either shirt colour, or accessory colour.

New court markings are not being adopted (restricted area, 3-point line, no-charge semi-circle). In cases where only the ‘new’ key is painted, this is to be used; otherwise, the trapezoid is still in effect.
**Never use the narrow rectangle key unless it is the only option.**

Throw-in in last 2 minutes when ball is advanced following time out
Since the “throw-in line” does not exist on provincial floors, a team advancing the throw-in due to a timeout shall take the resulting throw-in on the appropriate sideline at a point equal to the top of the existing 3-point line.

Shot Clock reset on offensive rebound
This rule has not been adopted; therefore, a team securing an offensive rebound shall receive a full 24 second reset of the shot clock.