NFHS Basketball Rules Exam Part I|
Latest Updated 2026 – Complete
Questions and Verified Answers
False
A manufacturer's logo is illegal on a leg compression sleeve
True
A red light behind each backboard or an LED light on each backboard is permitted to signal that
time has expired for a
quarter or extra period
False
A team may view a videotape replay of the first half play during the intermission as long as it is
done in the locker room.
True
A team's jersey may have a single visible manufacturer's logo/trademark/reference.
,A
All of the following are true statements regarding a leg compression sleeve, EXCEPT:
A. It must cover the knee.
B. It must be white, black, beige or a single solid school color.
C. It must be the same color for each team member.
D. It must be worn for medical reasons.
True
Contrasting colored floor areas may be used instead of the 2-inch boundary lines
True
If the ball provided by the home team is not legal, the referee may select for use a legal ball
provided by the visiting
team
True
If videotape replay equipment is available, it shall not be viewed by the officials to make any
decision if there is a
dispute as to whether a try is from the 3-point area or the 2-point area
True
Lane spaces on each side of the free-throw lane are marked only 8 inches deep but actually
extend out 36 inches
, toward the sidelines.
A
An alternating-possession throw-in results in all of the following situations, EXCEPT:
A. All double fouls.
B. Simultaneous free-throw violations.
C. A live ball lodges between the backboard and the ring.
D. A live ball comes to rest on the flange.
E. A held ball
True
During an alternating-possession throw-in by A1, B2 intentionally kicks the throw-in pass. A1
will be awarded a new
throw-in opportunity, but the arrow will remain pointed in the direction of A's basket.
True
If tapper A1 catches the referee's toss during the opening jump ball, Team B gains the first
possession and the arrow
is set toward A's basket.
False
It is an alternating-possession procedure after the ball touches the backboard support.
Latest Updated 2026 – Complete
Questions and Verified Answers
False
A manufacturer's logo is illegal on a leg compression sleeve
True
A red light behind each backboard or an LED light on each backboard is permitted to signal that
time has expired for a
quarter or extra period
False
A team may view a videotape replay of the first half play during the intermission as long as it is
done in the locker room.
True
A team's jersey may have a single visible manufacturer's logo/trademark/reference.
,A
All of the following are true statements regarding a leg compression sleeve, EXCEPT:
A. It must cover the knee.
B. It must be white, black, beige or a single solid school color.
C. It must be the same color for each team member.
D. It must be worn for medical reasons.
True
Contrasting colored floor areas may be used instead of the 2-inch boundary lines
True
If the ball provided by the home team is not legal, the referee may select for use a legal ball
provided by the visiting
team
True
If videotape replay equipment is available, it shall not be viewed by the officials to make any
decision if there is a
dispute as to whether a try is from the 3-point area or the 2-point area
True
Lane spaces on each side of the free-throw lane are marked only 8 inches deep but actually
extend out 36 inches
, toward the sidelines.
A
An alternating-possession throw-in results in all of the following situations, EXCEPT:
A. All double fouls.
B. Simultaneous free-throw violations.
C. A live ball lodges between the backboard and the ring.
D. A live ball comes to rest on the flange.
E. A held ball
True
During an alternating-possession throw-in by A1, B2 intentionally kicks the throw-in pass. A1
will be awarded a new
throw-in opportunity, but the arrow will remain pointed in the direction of A's basket.
True
If tapper A1 catches the referee's toss during the opening jump ball, Team B gains the first
possession and the arrow
is set toward A's basket.
False
It is an alternating-possession procedure after the ball touches the backboard support.
