IHSA BASKETBALL ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Which of the following acts DOES NOT constitute a foul against a
post player with the ball.
A. Placing two hands on the post player. (not A.)
B. Placing an unextended arm bar against the back of the post player
C Placing and keeping a hand on the post player
d. Placing a knee into the thigh of the post player. Answer: B. Placing an
unextended arm bar against the back of the post player
◉ Which of the following statements correctly describes the penalty to
be assessed when during a fight, bench personnel leave the team bench
area but do not participate in the fight.
A.No penalty for the non-participants
B. Head coach is NOT assessed a technical foul for the players who left
the bench and did not participate.
C. Head coach is assessed a maximum of one indirect technical foul.
D. Bench personnel are all assessed a technical foul and required to
remain seated on the bench. (Not D.). Answer: C. Head coach is
assessed a maximum of one indirect technical foul. *CHECK
, ◉ Prior to a throw-in on the end line near A's basket, A1, A2 and A3 line
up shoulder to shoulder parallel to the line and more than three feet from
it. Team B requests space between the Team A players. How is this
correctly handled by the officials?
A. The Team A players must move to make room for any Team B
players.
B. The players must be arranged in an A/b/a/b/a/b fashion.
C. The request is denied.
D. Both A and B are correct (not d). Answer: C. The request is denied.
*check
◉ After a TEAM CONTROL foul, where should the ball be inbounded?
A. Nearest to where the ball became dead.
B. At the division line opposite the scorer's table.
C. At the designated spot nearest the foul.
D. None of the above. Answer: C. At the designated spot nearest the foul
◉ A12 ends his dribble. Which of the following people or objects can
A12 bounce the ball off, recover the ball, and begin another dribble?
A. Player A14
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Which of the following acts DOES NOT constitute a foul against a
post player with the ball.
A. Placing two hands on the post player. (not A.)
B. Placing an unextended arm bar against the back of the post player
C Placing and keeping a hand on the post player
d. Placing a knee into the thigh of the post player. Answer: B. Placing an
unextended arm bar against the back of the post player
◉ Which of the following statements correctly describes the penalty to
be assessed when during a fight, bench personnel leave the team bench
area but do not participate in the fight.
A.No penalty for the non-participants
B. Head coach is NOT assessed a technical foul for the players who left
the bench and did not participate.
C. Head coach is assessed a maximum of one indirect technical foul.
D. Bench personnel are all assessed a technical foul and required to
remain seated on the bench. (Not D.). Answer: C. Head coach is
assessed a maximum of one indirect technical foul. *CHECK
, ◉ Prior to a throw-in on the end line near A's basket, A1, A2 and A3 line
up shoulder to shoulder parallel to the line and more than three feet from
it. Team B requests space between the Team A players. How is this
correctly handled by the officials?
A. The Team A players must move to make room for any Team B
players.
B. The players must be arranged in an A/b/a/b/a/b fashion.
C. The request is denied.
D. Both A and B are correct (not d). Answer: C. The request is denied.
*check
◉ After a TEAM CONTROL foul, where should the ball be inbounded?
A. Nearest to where the ball became dead.
B. At the division line opposite the scorer's table.
C. At the designated spot nearest the foul.
D. None of the above. Answer: C. At the designated spot nearest the foul
◉ A12 ends his dribble. Which of the following people or objects can
A12 bounce the ball off, recover the ball, and begin another dribble?
A. Player A14
