IHSA Basketball Test Exam 2026|2027 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
A4 is disqualified after receiving his/her fifth foul. The coach of Team A does not have a
substitute ready to enter the game after the permitted 15 seconds. What is the penalty? -
Answer -The coach of Team A is assessed a direct technical foul.
With less than 10 minutes remaining before the start of the game, Team A changes the starting
lineup, adds a name to the squad list and changes a squad member's number. What is the
penalty? - Answer -Team A is permitted to make these changes and shall be assessed one
administrative technical foul for any or all of the infractions listed above
Which of the following is true regarding excessive swinging of arm(s)/elbow(s)? - Answer -player
may extend arm(s) or elbow(s) to hold the ball under the chin or against the body.
The score is tied. With one second left on the game clock in the fourth quarter, A1 releases a
jump shot from beyond the three-point arc. After the release, but before A1 returns to the floor,
B1 fouls A1 prior to the expiration of play. The foul is not intentional or flagrant. A1's shot goes
in the basket after the horn sounds. The correct ruling is: - Answer -Count A1's three-point
basket; charge a foul to Bl; and shoot no free throws.
Which of the following statements regarding a manufacturer's logo/trademark/reference on a
team jersey is false? - Answer -
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, A throw in after a goal or an awarded goal for basket interference or goaltending by a defense
player shall be made by - Answer -
For which of the following should a warning to a team be recorded in the scorebook by the
scorer and reported to the coach? - Answer -
If a correctable error is made during a dead ball, officials have until what point in the game to
correct the situation? - Answer -
The location (as it relates to frontcourt or backcourt status) of an airborne player who gains
possession of the ball on either a throw in or jump ball and returns to the floor possessing the
ball is: - Answer -
Being granted a timeout in excess of the allotted timeouts by rule counts against the offending
team in what manner? - Answer -
After the free thrower releases the ball, which of the following may occur? - Answer -the free
thrower may enter the lane
Players are lined up along the lane for first free throw by A2 of a bonus situation. After A2 has
the ball and begins his throwing motion, the lead official notices Team A's players are lined up in
the first lane positions, and Team B's players are lined up in the second lane positions. Lead
official blows his whistle - Answer -this is a double violation and ball the team entitled to the
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Detailed Verified Answers
A4 is disqualified after receiving his/her fifth foul. The coach of Team A does not have a
substitute ready to enter the game after the permitted 15 seconds. What is the penalty? -
Answer -The coach of Team A is assessed a direct technical foul.
With less than 10 minutes remaining before the start of the game, Team A changes the starting
lineup, adds a name to the squad list and changes a squad member's number. What is the
penalty? - Answer -Team A is permitted to make these changes and shall be assessed one
administrative technical foul for any or all of the infractions listed above
Which of the following is true regarding excessive swinging of arm(s)/elbow(s)? - Answer -player
may extend arm(s) or elbow(s) to hold the ball under the chin or against the body.
The score is tied. With one second left on the game clock in the fourth quarter, A1 releases a
jump shot from beyond the three-point arc. After the release, but before A1 returns to the floor,
B1 fouls A1 prior to the expiration of play. The foul is not intentional or flagrant. A1's shot goes
in the basket after the horn sounds. The correct ruling is: - Answer -Count A1's three-point
basket; charge a foul to Bl; and shoot no free throws.
Which of the following statements regarding a manufacturer's logo/trademark/reference on a
team jersey is false? - Answer -
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, A throw in after a goal or an awarded goal for basket interference or goaltending by a defense
player shall be made by - Answer -
For which of the following should a warning to a team be recorded in the scorebook by the
scorer and reported to the coach? - Answer -
If a correctable error is made during a dead ball, officials have until what point in the game to
correct the situation? - Answer -
The location (as it relates to frontcourt or backcourt status) of an airborne player who gains
possession of the ball on either a throw in or jump ball and returns to the floor possessing the
ball is: - Answer -
Being granted a timeout in excess of the allotted timeouts by rule counts against the offending
team in what manner? - Answer -
After the free thrower releases the ball, which of the following may occur? - Answer -the free
thrower may enter the lane
Players are lined up along the lane for first free throw by A2 of a bonus situation. After A2 has
the ball and begins his throwing motion, the lead official notices Team A's players are lined up in
the first lane positions, and Team B's players are lined up in the second lane positions. Lead
official blows his whistle - Answer -this is a double violation and ball the team entitled to the
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