General Basketball Rules

1. The Walls (including the padding) under the basket are out of bounds.
2. iThe Wall with the door is out of bounds
3. There is no back court violation
4. There is no 8 second violation
5. There is 3 seconds in the key
6. There is 5 seconds closely guarded
7. A player has to have a C.A.C. (or CRFC) reversible jersey with a number at the start of the game, or a technical foul will result against that player starting in week 2 (see Fouls for Technical Foul details).
8. A player must have signed a C.A.C. Basketball Waiver to play in the league or fill-in.
9. Any 4v4 game played without a substitute on either side will be played with 18 minute halves
10. All games will start on time. Any team without enough players to start a game will be given until 10 minutes after the scheduled start time to have enough players. After 10 minutes, a forfeit will result if there aren't enough players.
11. Schedule requests can be made, but may not always be met
12. Clock will not stop in the last 2 minutes of a game if the point spread is more than 15 points

Game Rules

8. All games will start at their scheduled time
9. Any team that shows up more than 10 minutes late will forfeit the game. The game will still be played and stats kept, but the outcome predetermined
10. Each Half is 20 minutes in length, running time Time stops for each whistle with under :10 left in the first half, and under 2:00 in the second half
11. Overtime is 3 minutes in length, running time
12. Time stops for each whistle with under 1:00 left in overtime
13. In the event of a game where each team has the minimum 4 players, each half is 18 minutes in length, running time.
14. Each team gets 2 timeouts per half, no carry over
15. Each team gets 1 timeout in overtime

Players

16. Only players that are on a team's roster and that have paid the league fee are eligible to play in C.A.C. games
17. Any team that wishes to add a player to their roster must do so before the 5 th game of the season and that player must pay before that game as well
18. Roster additions cannot be made to any team after week five (5) of the season and
19. Players are only eligible for the playoffs if they have played in a minimum of four (4) games on a team, within the league in question
20. All roster additions are subject to League Office approval

Forfeit Rules

20. Any team that shows up with 2 or fewer players on the team roster forfeits the current game
21. Any game that is started with 2 or fewer players will be a forfeit regardless if another player shows up after the game has started
22. Every effort is made to ensure that each game is played, so other players will be added to the forfeiting team and the game will be played and stats recorded
23. If a team forfeits twice within the same season, they are ineligible for the playoffs at the end of the season
24. If a team shows up with only 3 players, a replacement player of similar skill level to the league will be added to the team (pending the opposition's approval) and no forfeit will result.

Fill-in Draft League Rules

25. In Any Draft League if a player simply does not show to any games, the team captain can replace that draft pick (by week 5)
26. The value of the replacement player must be approximately equal to a player that would have been taken the round after the player being replaced
27. For example, if a team loses a third round pick, the captain must replace the player with someone who would have been taken in the fourth round of that league.
28. A player that has been replaced may not play after he/she has been replaced

Playoffs

25. Only players that played in a minimum of four (4) games on a team, within the league in question, are eligible to play in the playoffs
26. A team is only allowed to acquire a fill-in player for a playoff game if it is cleared with both the League Offices and the opposing captain prior to the game with at least 24 hour notice
27. Playoff games can be played with a minimum of three (3) players on a side, meaning that an opposing captain is under no obligation to help grant a fill-in for the playoffs and does so of his or her own accord.
28. A League with 8 or more teams will have the top 8 teams in the standings make the playoffs
29. A league with fewer than 8 teams will have the top 4 teams in the standings make the playoffs
30. Any team that grants a fill-in player (a team cannot rescind the fill-in player once the game starts) forfeits the right to protest the outcome of that playoff game.

Tie Breakers

In the event that teams finish with the same record in a league, this is how the order of playoff seeding will be determined

1. Fewest # of forfeits during the season. If a team has 2 forfeits in a season they are ineligible for the playoffs
2. Head to Head (H2) record
3. Point differential (+/-) in H2H games
4. H2H record vs Common Opponents
5. Point differential (+/-) vs Common Opponents
6. Point differential for the season
7. Coin Flip

Officials

29. Each game has 1 official in attendance
30. All players will treat the official with respect and goodwill
31. It is up to the official to call fouls and technical fouls and they have full authority from the League Offices to do so at their discretion
32. The use of profanity towards officials will not be tolerated and can result in technical fouls, suspensions or expulsion from the Leagues

Unsportsmanlike Conduct

29. Profanity, vulgarity, taunting, confrontations, and verbal abuse towards referees and opposing players are strictly prohibited. Players may be penalized by the referees with a warning. If the problem continues, a technical foul may result
30. Referees are under no obligation to warn players first. If an official deems a confrontation, action or language severe enough, a technical may be assessed without a warning first.
31. If a player is given a second technical and is ejected from the game (see “Fouls”) the player must leave the court.
32. If an ejected player remains in the building and continues to be a distraction or determent to the game, including verbally abusing referees or opposing player, an official will instruct the ejected player to leave the gym.
33. If a player is asked to leave the gym, a second game suspension will be added to the player’s original suspension for getting ejected from a game (see “Fouls”)

Fouls

33. Each player gets five personal fouls per game The fifth foul results in fouling out and that player may not return to the game
34. If a team has only four players to play a game, or only four left that have not fouled out, and a player fouls out, which would leave a 3 on 4 situation, the player that just fouled out stays in the game. Each additional personal foul against that player (6 or more) will result in a technical foul
35. You can not sub in players that have fouled out A team is over the limit after 7 personal fouls in one half creates the 1 and 1 situation for the rest of the half
36. A team that commits 10 personal fouls in one half creates a 2 shot situation for the rest of the half
37. When the official determines a flagrant foul has been committed (a player not going for the ball, but rather the hard foul), the opposing team will receive 2 shots and possession of the basketball.
38. Both technical fouls and flagrant fouls also counts as a personal foul The result of a technical foul is 2 free throws by anyone on the opposition that is currently on the floor and that team retains/gains possession of the ball
39. A player is ejected after receiving a second technical foul (a called technical, not related to being over the personal foul limit) in the same game
40. An ejection leads to a one game suspension
41. 2 ejections lead to a suspension for the rest of the league
42. 2 league suspensions lead to a ban from the gym