The jr. NBA/WNBA league games have specific formats which are listed below.
Rosters will be between 8 and 10 players per team
All players registered will take part in player evaluations in which age division appropriate drills will be conducted. These drills will be observed and conducted by coaches. Shortly thereafter, coaches will complete a fair selection process of players to fill out their roster.
Each season is packed with 8 weeks of games....which is more than any other league! All games will take place on Saturday mornings/afternoons. The number of teams in each division will determine whether a two week playoff format or a one week championship format will be used to end the season.
Time slots are available for team practices during the week, but exact time and location of the practice will be determined by the team coach and provided to parents as soon as teams are finalized.
Rookie Division (Ages 7-8)
- Four 6 minute quarters.
- Can be co-ed, if necessary
- Ball size 5, 27.5 and played on 8 foot baskets, and will play cross court.
- Two 60 second timeouts per half (do not carry over)
- Overtime is two minutes with one extra timeout provided
- Equal playing time
- Man to man defense starting at half court is the only defense permitted
- No pressing, nor double teaming, nor stealing the ball is permitted
Starter Division (Ages 9-10)
- Four 7 minute quarters
- Can be co-ed, if necessary
- Ball size 6, 28.5 and played on 9 foot basket and will play cross court.
- Two 60 second timeous per half (do not carry over)
- Overtime is two minutes with one extra timeout provided
- Coaches discretion on play time during the entire game
- Any type of defense is permitted.. Pressing stops at 25 point lead.
- Double teaming and stealing is permitted throughout the game
All-Star Division (Ages 11-12)
- Four 8 minute quarters
- Can be co-ed, if necessary
- Ball size 6, 28.5 for girls and size 7, 29.5 and on 10 foot basket, played on full court
- Two 60 second timeous per half (do not carry over)
- Overtime is two minutes with one extra timeout provided
- Equal playing time in first half. Coaches discretion in second half
- Man to man defense. Full court man to man defense is permitted in the second half and overtime. Pressing stops at 25 point lead
- Double teaming and stealing is permitted
MVP Division (Ages 13-14)
- Four 8 minute quarters
- Cannot be co-ed
- Ball size 6, 28.5 for girls, and size 7, 29.5 and on a 10 foot basket played on full court
- Two 60 second timeous in the first half (do not carry over) and three 60 second timeouts in the second half
- Overtime is four minutes with one extra timeout provided
- Equal playing time in quarters 1-3, Coaches discretion in quarter 4.
- Man to man defense. Full court man to man defense is permitted in the fourth quarter and overtime
- No double teaming, however stealing is permitted
*If a particular age groups lacks the number of players to field at least four competitive teams then a potential combination of age divisions may occur. A potential three division league would be ages 7-9, 10-12, and 13-14.
Only coaches who have been approved and completed a background check by our league are allowed to be on the bench. and only two coaches max per team are allowed
All team balls will be provided by our league and must be official jr. league balls.
All uniforms and coaching shirts will be official jr. League NBA/WNBA attire and will be provided by our league as part of the registration.