Leagues
- Here are basic descriptions of levels of skill and competition within each league. Leagues may be combined or split at manager’s discretion. Champion t-shirts are awarded to all leagues in the basketball tournament. See ‘Number of Players’ section for how many t-shirts will be awarded.
- A League – Higher level of competition. Players may have played in high school or have a higher level of skill. Open to men and women with no male-to-female ratios.
- B League – Intermediate level of competition. Players’ main goal is to be active and have fun. Open to men and women with no male-to-female ratios.
- C League – Lower level of competition. Typically players have little to no experience playing and are just looking to try a new sport. Open to men and women with no male-to-female ratios.
- Co-Rec – An intermediate level league (approx B level competition) which has specific male-to-female ratios during play. See ‘Number of Players’ section for male-to-female ratios.
Game Play
- Games will consist of two 20-minute halves, with no more than 3 minutes for half time.
The clock will not stop except for the last two minutes of both halves.
It is the responsibility of one player on the sideline to keep the time and give periodic updates.
- Do not deliberately stall or attempt to freeze the ball.
- A player on the sideline should keep score from the sideline. Scoring is in units of 2 and 3s.
- The team that initially puts the ball into play will be determined by a coin toss or rock-paper-scissors. Possession will then alternate on jump balls and at the start of the second half.
- After team A scores, team B shall get possession at the top of the 3 point line.
- The person checking the ball needs to pass the ball in (he/she cannot just shoot it or dribble it in). He/she has 5 seconds to do so.
- The ball shall be cleared (both feet and ball) behind the 3 point line on any change of possession (ex: steals, air balls).
- Time permitting, overtime will be a single period of 3-minutes with time stoppage in the last minute; if the score is still tied, the game will be declared a tie.
- During a forfeit the winning team will claim a 15-0 victory in order to keep the point-diff standard for all forfeits.
Number of Players
- MIT intramural teams are open to men and women, and there are no male-to-female ratios that need to be adhered to, except in the co-rec leagues.
- All players must register on IMLeagues.com before playing in a game.
- Each team on the field shall consist of 3 players. A team must have a minimum of 3 players to start a game. A maximum of 6 champion t-shirts will be awarded per team.
Uniforms
- Teams should come with 2 sets of shirts; a white/light set and a dark set.
- All jewelry and watches need to be taken off.
Time-Outs
- Each team is allowed one time-outs per half. These do not accumulate and will be one minute in duration. One time-out will be granted for the over time period if necessary. Unused time-outs during the first half do not carry over to the second half.
- Time-outs must be called by someone on the court.
-Calling a time-out when your team no longer has any results in a two-shot technical foul and loss of ball.
Equipment
- Teams are encouraged to bring their own ball. If no one has a ball, one can be borrowed from the Z Center Vassar Desk in exchange for an ID card.
Fouls and Violations
- Player safety must be a priority in games. In general, IM Basketball follows NFHS Basketball regulations, except when a rule is explicitly explained above. A complete set of rules is available at this link: https://www.nfhs.org/activities-sports/basketball/
- Teams in games without a referee have to call their own fouls.
- The two captains are the ultimate arbiters of all fouls and violations. It is their responsibility to agree on the enforcement of fouls and violations.
- Teams in un-reffed leagues have the ability to call flagrant foul if they feel the foul was too hard and unnecessary. Flagrant fouls result in 2 free throws AND the ball.
- If a flagrant foul is called, the team who calls it must fill out this sportsmanship form to provide info to the sport manager and IM office.
- There are no foul shots in unreffed game, all fouls result in the ball being checked at the top of the 3-point line, except for any foul in the last 2 minutes of the second half, which will be considered shooting foul and 2 free throws will be awarded.
- On non-flagrant, intentional fouls under 2 minutes, teams have the ability to call fouls on themselves as well as the other team. The player intending to foul only needs to use two hands and audibly say “Foul”. He/She should do this to avoid having to make hard fouls and this must be accepted by the opponent
- Dunking is not allowed in any leagues.
- If the ball hits the top of the backboard and bounces behind the backboard then it is out. If the ball hits the top of the backboard and falls in front of the backboard it is in play.
- A ball that is kicked by a player intentionally will become the opponent’s ball for a throw in.
- A ball that is kicked by a player unintentionally is in play until it rolls out of bounds.
- Substitutions can only occur on a dead ball.
- A made basket is not a dead ball.
- The player must notify the other team of his or her substitution into the game.