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Section 5. Tournament Scheduling and Rules
A. Teams participating in the NJCAA Championship Basketball Tournament are limited to not more than sixteen (16) players. Each
player must be identified in the scorebook before the start of the first game. No deletions or additions may be made after this time.
Corrections in squad size will be made immediately when noted.
B. The Tournament Host, acting with the Board of Directors, may change the game schedule during the tournament if such action is
thought necessary.
C. Teams participating in the National Tournament must have both a light and dark jersey. The exact color of both jerseys must be
noted on their entry form.
D. For each game of the tournament, the team with higher seed (lower number) in each game will be the HOME TEAM and wear light
colored jerseys/uniform. The lower seed (higher number) will be the VISITOR TEAM and wear dark colored jerseys/uniform.
E. No team shall be required to play more than one game per day in the tournament.
F. The Spalding TF 1000 Legacy (Item #: 74-8199) basketball will be used by the NJCAA in postseason play.
G. The building of cheerleader pyramids or balance formations is not allowed at the National Basketball Tournament.
H. The official team party will not exceed twenty (20) people.
I. If a college acting as the host of the championship qualifies, their first contest/game can be moved into primetime evening slot to
increase attendance. Consultation with the NJCAA Sport Chair and NJCAA National Office is required to ensure integrity of
bracket/schedule for the championship.
Section 6. Rules and Officials
A. The NJCAA Championship Basketball Tournament Representative (see Article XI, Section 1) will have the authority to select the
tournament referees with recommendations from the NJCAA Committee on Basketball.
B. Member colleges and players shall be limited to 30 games plus NJCAA postseason play.
Note: Postseason play is defined as Regional Tournaments. Each college may play one foreign game during the current school
year without this game counting against the 30 game limit.
C. The official basketball rules to be used by the NJCAA will be the current NCAA Basketball Rules, with the exception of uniform
authenticating mark that requires pre-approval prior to production.
D. Game officials shall be rotated and shall not be employed more than two years in a row.
E. Any player ejected from a tournament game because of committing a flagrant personal foul or flagrant technical foul shall not be
allowed to participate in the next tournament game(s).
F. District Playoffs must have mutual agreeable officials selected by Regional Directors involved in the district game. In case the
Regional Directors cannot come to terms of agreement, the selection decision of officials will be arbitrated by the NJCAA National
Office.
Section 7. Awards
A. Awards shall be given to the first, second place teams.
B. Each individual player on the first-place team shall receive an NJCAA gold medal. There shall be 16 medals.
C. Each individual player on the second-place team shall receive an NJCAA silver medal. There shall be 16 medals.
D. A Coach of the Tournament Award shall be presented. It will be named the “Gary Cole” Coach of the Tournament Award.
E. A Most Valuable Player Award shall be presented.
F. Ten players will be selected to an All-Tournament Team by a committee appointed by the Tournament Director.
Section 8. Finances
A. Each college shall pay its own team expenses.
B. An entry fee of $500 shall be paid to the host by the 12 qualifying teams.
Section 9. All-American Nomination Guidelines
See procedure listed in the All-American Awards section of the NJCAA Handbook & Casebook.
Section 10. Substance Abuse
The use of all tobacco products by any coach, player, official or other individual involved in the conducting of any NJCAA sponsored
regular season or postseason play is prohibited within the confines of the playing area. Any individual not in compliance shall be
disqualified from further participation in that contest. Current NCAA procedures will be followed unless in conflict with NJCAA policy.
Section 11. Open Wound Policy
Under circumstances when constant or profuse bleeding occurs, the participant shall be immediately removed from that contest by the
official and cannot return until the bleeding has been stopped.
Section 12. Tournament Lodging
Should the Tournament Host/NJCAA National Office choose to assign lodging for this event, all participating colleges must honor that
assignment or pay for those rooms.
Section 13. Code of Conduct
All coaches, athletes and support personnel are expected to be familiar with and follow the NJCAA Code of Conduct. This code may be
found under Article XVI of the NJCAA bylaws.
Section 14. Dress Decorum
Anyone in the team travel party must be in team suits or business casual attire (no denim, no t-shirts) when at the arena or any official
tournament function. Coaches must be in a minimum of business casual attire for their own games.
Definition of business casual attire:
A. Business casual dress is a middle ground between business formal wear and street wear.
B. For men, a combination of collared shirt (golf shirt or dress shirt), cotton trousers (such as khakis) and shoes (such as loafers or
dress sandals) with socks are generally acceptable.
C. Violators of dress decorum will be asked by either the Tournament Director or NJCAA Representative to alter dress to comply with
the stated dress decorum. If they don't comply, the incident will be referred to the Standards and Ethics Committee for possible
sanctions.