NFHS Basketball Rules Exam Part
I – Questions and Correct Answers
False - answerA manufacturer's logo is illegal on a leg
compression sleeve
True - answerA 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 - answerA 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 - answerA team's jersey may have a single visible
manufacturer's logo/trademark/reference.
A - answerAll 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 - answerContrasting colored floor areas may be used
instead of the 2-inch boundary lines
True - answerIf 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 - answerIf 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 - answerLane 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 - answerAn 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 - answerDuring 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 - answerIf 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 - answerIt is an alternating-possession procedure after the
ball touches the backboard support.
False - answerIt is impossible for a second jump ball to follow the
initial jump which starts the game and each extra period.
I – Questions and Correct Answers
False - answerA manufacturer's logo is illegal on a leg
compression sleeve
True - answerA 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 - answerA 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 - answerA team's jersey may have a single visible
manufacturer's logo/trademark/reference.
A - answerAll 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 - answerContrasting colored floor areas may be used
instead of the 2-inch boundary lines
True - answerIf 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 - answerIf 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 - answerLane 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 - answerAn 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 - answerDuring 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 - answerIf 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 - answerIt is an alternating-possession procedure after the
ball touches the backboard support.
False - answerIt is impossible for a second jump ball to follow the
initial jump which starts the game and each extra period.
