NFHS Basketball Rules Part I Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
False - ANS A manufacturer's logo is illegal on a leg compression sleeve
True - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS A team's jersey may have a single visible manufacturer's
logo/trademark/reference.
A - ANS 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 - ANS Contrasting colored floor areas may be used instead of the 2-inch boundary lines
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, True - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS It is an alternating-possession procedure after the ball touches the backboard
support.
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Questions and Answers
False - ANS A manufacturer's logo is illegal on a leg compression sleeve
True - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS A team's jersey may have a single visible manufacturer's
logo/trademark/reference.
A - ANS 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 - ANS Contrasting colored floor areas may be used instead of the 2-inch boundary lines
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, True - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS It is an alternating-possession procedure after the ball touches the backboard
support.
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