CASE BOOK- RULE 3 PLAYERS, SUBSTITUTES AND
EQUIPMENT QUIZZES AND ACTUAL ANSWERS UPDATED
2024 - 2025
Number,of,Players,Required-,3.1.1,Situation:
After,six,players,have,been,disqualified,,Team,A,has,only,four,who,are,eligible,to,continue,in,the,game,as,p
layers.,In,a,gesture,of,fair,play,,the,coach,of,Team,B,indicates,a,desire,to,withdraw,a,player,so,that,each,te
am,will,have,four,players,on,the,court.,,ANS,-
,,Ruling:,This,is,not,permissible.,Team,B,must,have,five,players,participating,as,long,as,it,has,that,number,a
vailable.,If,no,substitute,is,available,,a,team,must,continue,with,fewer,than,five,players.,When,only,one,pl
ayer,remains,to,participate,,that,team,shall,forfeit,the,game,unless,the,referee,believes,this,team,still,has,
an,opportunity,to,win,the,game.
Rosters,,Starters,and,Numbers-,3.2,Situation,A:
Seven,minutes,before,the,scheduled,starting,time,for,the,game,,Team,A,presents,its,roster,and,its,starting
,lineup,to,the,scorer,and,then,,at,six,minutes,prior,to,the,game,starting,time,,Team,A,presents,two,additio
nal,names,to,the,scorer,for,the,team,list.,,ANS,-
,,Ruling:,Team,A,is,assessed,one,technical,foul,for,the,violation,of,not,presenting,its,team,member,list,nor,
designating,its,starting,lineup,at,least,10,minutes,prior,to,the,scheduled,game,starting,time.,Team,A,is,also
,assessed,one,technical,foul,for,the,two,names,which,were,added,to,its,team,roster,six,minutes,prior,to,ga
me,starting,time.,(10-1-1,,2)
Rosters,,Starters,and,Numbers-,3.2,Situation,B:
A1,,who,is,designated,as,a,starter,10,minutes,prior,to,the,scheduled,starting,time,of,the,game,,becomes,ill
,or,is,injured,before,the,game,starts.,,ANS,-
,,Ruling:,A1,may,be,replaced,without,penalty,as,illness,or,injury,is,considered,to,be,an,extenuating,and,una
voidable,situation,which,permits,a,substitution.,A1,would,be,permitted,to,enter,the,game,later.,(10-1-2a)
Rosters,,Starters,and,Numbers-,3.2.,2,Situation,A:
Team,A,properly,submits,its,team,member,list,and,designates,its,five,starters.,However,,the,number,for,e
ach,team,member,is,erroneously,indicated.,The,error,is,not,detected,until,after,the,game,has,started.,,AN
S,-
,,Ruling:,Only,one,team,technical,foul,is,charged,regardless,of,the,number,of,players,and,substitutes,not,w
earing,the,number,indicated,in,the,scorebook.,Each,player,must,wear,the,number,indicated,in,the,scoreb
ook,or,change,the,scorebook,number,to,that,which,he/she,is,wearing.,Any,substitutes,who,become,player
s,and,require,the,changing,of,the,number,indicated,for,them,in,the,scorebook,will,not,result,in,a,penalty,a
, s,the,one,maximum,technical,has,already,been,charged,to,the,team,for,an,administrative,infraction.,(10-
1-1,Penalty)
Rosters,,Starters,and,Numbers-,3.2.2,Situation,B:
Three,minutes,before,the,game,starts,,it,is,discovered:,
(a),two,Team,B,members,have,wrong,numbers,in,the,scorebook;,or
(b),two,Team,B,team,members,are,wearing,the,same,number.,,ANS,-
,,Ruling:,In,(a),,if,either,or,both,team,member's,number,is,changed,in,the,scorebook,,one,technical,foul,is,c
harged,to,Team,B.,If,there,is,no,request,for,change,or,if,neither,becomes,a,player,,thus,avoiding,the,chang
e,,there,is,no,penalty.,
In,(b),,a,technical,foul,is,charged,to,Team,B,upon,discovery,of,the,identical,numbers.,Only,one,team,memb
er,wear,a,given,number;,the,other,must,change,to,a,number,not,already,in,use,before,participating.,(10-1-
2)
Rosters,,Starters,and,Numbers-,3.2.2,Situation,C:
Team,A,substitute,No.,25,reports,to,the,table,for,the,first,time,with,approximately,one,minute,remaining,i
n,the,second,quarter,and,is,beckoned,onto,the,court.,
In,(a),,the,ball,is,put,in,play,by,a,throw-
in,from,A1,to,A2.,The,horn,sounds,and,the,scorer,informs,the,officials,that,No.,25,is,not,listed,in,the,scoreb
ook.,
In,(b),,No.,25,plays,the,remainder,of,the,second,quarter.,During,halftime,intermission,,the,official,scorer,r
ealizes,No.,25,is,not,listed,in,the,scorebook,and,informs,the,officials,when,they,return,to,the,court,before,t
he,start,of,the,third,quarter.,,ANS,-
,,Rulings:,In,(a),,No.,25,is,currently,in,the,game,and,became,a,player,when,he/she,legally,entered,the,court
.,Since,his,or,her,name,and,number,must,now,be,entered,into,the,scorebook,,a,technical,foul,is,charged,to
,Team,A.,
In,(b),,no,penalty,is,assessed,since,No.,25,is,not,currently,in,the,game.,If,No.,25,attempts,to,enter,the,gam
e,in,the,second,half,,his,or,her,name,and,number,will,be,added,to,the,scorebook,and,a,technical,foul,charg
ed,to,Team,A.,(3-2-2b;,10-1-2b)
Rosters,,Starters,and,Numbers-,3.2.2,Situation,D:,
It,is,discovered,that,all,Team,A,members,are,wearing,different,shirt,numbers,than,those,entered,in,the,sc
orebook.,This,discovery,is,made:
(a),three,minutes,prior,to,the,scheduled,starting,time;,or