There is at least one, moi.

And you now have a HUGE advantage over most coaches: you're reading this forum so you have a better understanding of the rules and what we do, AND now you have a great "ahead by 143 with only one player" end-of-game strategy that no one else knows about!

Are you saying that Coaches don't come here to learn the rules? I don't believe it.

I don't know about the other coaches, but I only come here to verify my feeling that all refs are arrogant pri&*s who are only out there to show us coaches "who da man is".

Just kidding just kidding.

This will be quite useful in Michigan now that they have done away with their mercy rule. :)

From a FIBA perspective - this sitch can't possibly happen.

Under FIBA rules a team MUST have two players on the court, or else they forfeit (regardless of score).

Which leads me to ask - has anyone had a game where one team has been left with just one player? I had a game a few years ago that went into 5 periods of extra time and both teams were left with 3 players on the court (one team started with 8, one with 9 players). Thankfully a player hit the winning free-throw with about 2 seconds to go, thus preventing it from going into a 6th OT!

Anyone had something similar? Does anyone know what the record is for periods of OT?

Indiana high school record is 9.

I don't remember the team, I just know I drive through it on the way to Indianapolis and it is on their city limit sign. I think it is Swayzee, Indiana. Good old Indiana, before the say the population or the mayor's name or the actual city limits sign they tell you how many state championships their high school has won in basketball.

I had an intramural game where one team started with 4 players (the fifth player had been ejected previously, but was allowed to come back and "coach" this game).

End of the 2nd half, the 4-man team has guys start fouling out. With just a few seconds left, I call a shooting foul, the 4-man team shoots FT's, and ties the game up.

Beginning of the OT, another guy fouls out, and they're now down to 2 players. The score was either tied, or the 4-man team was down by 1 or 2 with 1.5 on the clock, when yet another player fouled out - the 4-man team was now a 1-man team, and I called the game.