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🏀 L’s 3v3 Basketball Tournament Rules

Location: Grant Park, Utica MI
Age Group: 17+
Team Size: 3 players (minimum), 4 max (1 sub)

🔸 Game Format:

  • Half Court (one basket)
     

  • First to 21 points OR 12-minute time limit, whichever comes first
     

  • Running clock, stops only in the last 2 minutes if the score is within 2 points
     

  • 1s and 2s scoring system
     

    • Shots inside the arc = 1 point
       

    • Shots behind the arc = 2 points

🔸 Fouls & Free Throws:

  • Referees will call fouls
     

  • 6 team fouls = bonus (1 free throw for non-shooting fouls; 2 for shooting fouls)
     

Technical or unsportsmanlike fouls may result in possession loss or disqualification

🔸 Substitutions:

  • Can only sub on dead balls
     

  • Teams must have 3 players on the court to continue playing
     

🔸 Timeouts:

Each team gets 1 timeout per game (30 seconds)

🔸 Overtime:

If tied at end of regulation, first team to score 2 points wins

🔸 Forfeit Rules:

  • 5-minute grace period from scheduled start time
     

  • Less than 2 players = forfeit

🔸 Sportsmanship:

  • Trash talk allowed — disrespect is not
     

  • Fighting = automatic ejection and possible team removal
     

Referee and event organizer decisions are final

🔸 Possession & Check Ball:

  • Coin flip decides first possession
     

  • After each made basket, defense gets the ball (no make-it-take-it)
     

  • All possessions start at the top of the key (“check ball”)
     

Ball must be cleared behind the arc after every defensive rebound, steal, or change of possession

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