BASKETBALL- RULE 10 FOULS AND
PENALTIES: SECTIONS 1-5 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2024 - 2025
Section,1:,Team,Technical-,Art.,1,,ANS,-,,A,team,shall,not:
Art.,1-
,Fail,to,supply,the,scorer,with,the,name,and,number,of,each,team,member,who,may,participate,and,desig
nate,the,five,starting,players,at,least,10,minutes,before,the,scheduled,starting,time.
PENALTY:,(Art.,1),One,foul,for,both,requirements.,Penalized,when,it,occurs.
Section,1:,Team,Technical-,Art.,2,,ANS,-,,After,the,10-minute,time,limit,specified,in,Article,1:,
a.,Change,a,designated,starter,unless,necessitated,as,in,3-2-2a.
b.,Add,a,name,to,the,team,member,list.
c.,Require,the,scorer,to,change,a,team,member's,or,player's,number,in,the,scorebook.
d.,Require,a,player,to,change,to,the,number,in,the,scorebook.
e.,Have,identical,numbers,on,team,members,and/or,players.
Section,1:,Team,Technical-PENALTY:,(Art.,2),,ANS,-
,,One,foul,only,per,team,regardless,of,the,number,of,infractions.,(Art.,2a),Penalized,if,discovered,before,b
all,becomes,live,to,start,game.,(Arts.,2b,,c,,d),Penalized,when,they,occur.,(Art.,2e),Penalized,when,discove
red.
Section,1:,Team,Technical-,Art.,3,,ANS,-
,,Use,television,monitoring,or,replaying,equipment,or,computers,(other,than,for,statistics),for,coaching,pu
rposes,during,the,game,or,any,intermission,or,use,a,megaphone,or,any,mechanical,sounding,device,or,an
y,electronic,transmission,device,at,courtside,for,coaching,purposes,,or,electronic,equipment,for,voice,co
mmunications.
Section,1:,Team,Technical-,Art.,4-5a,,ANS,-,,Art.,4-
,Fail,to,occupy,the,team,member's,bench,to,which,it,is,assigned.,
Art.,5-,Allow,the,game,to,develop,into,an,actionless,contest,,this,includes,the,following,and,similar,acts:
a.,When,the,clock,is,not,running,consuming,a,full,minute,through,not,being,ready,when,it,is,time,to,start,e
ither,half.
, Section,1:,Team,Technical-,Art.,5b,,ANS,-
,,Delay,the,game,by,preventing,the,ball,from,being,made,promptly,live,or,from,being,put,in,play.,See,7-5-
1,and,8-1-2,for,the,resumption-of-play,procedure,to,use,after,a,time-
out,or,the,intermission,between,quarters.,The,procedure,is,used,prior,to,charging,a,technical,foul,in,these
,specific,situations.
Section,1:,Team,Technical-,Art.,5c-d,,ANS,-,,c.,Commit,a,violation,of,the,throw-in,boundary-
line,plane,,as,in,9-2-10,,after,any,team,warning,for,delay.
d.,Contact,with,the,free,thrower,or,a,huddle,of,two,or,more,players,in,the,lane,by,either,team,prior,to,a,fr
ee,throw,following,any,team,warning,for,delay.
Section,1:,Team,Technical-,Art.,5e-f,,ANS,-
,,e.,Interfering,with,the,ball,following,any,team,warning,for,delay.
f.,Not,having,the,court,ready,for,play,following,any,time-out,after,any,team,warning,for,delay.
Section,1:,Team,Technical-,Art.,6-9,,ANS,-,,Art.,6-
,Have,more,than,five,team,members,participating,simultaneously.,
Art.,7-,Request,an,excess,time-out.
Art.,8-,Commit,an,unsporting,foul.,
Art.,9-,Fail,to,have,all,players,return,to,the,court,at,approximately,the,same,time,following,a,time-
out,or,intermission.
Section,1:,Team,Technical-,Art.,10-,PENALTY,,ANS,-,,Art.,10-
,Allow,players,to,lock,arms,or,grasp,a,teammate(s),in,an,effort,to,restrict,the,movement,of,an,opponent.,
PENALTY:,(Section,1),Two,free,throws,plus,ball,for,division-line,throw-
in.,(Arts.,3,,4,,5,,8,,9,,10),Penalized,when,they,occur.,(Art,6),Penalized,if,discovered,while,being,violated.,(A
rt.,7),Penalized,when,discovered.
Section,2:,Substitute,Technical-,Art.,1-2,,ANS,-,,A,substitute,shall,not,enter,the,court:
Art.,1-,Without,reporting,to,the,scorer.
Art.,2-,Without,being,beckoned,by,an,official,,except,between,quarters,and,during,time-outs.