Free Throw Shooter

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Originally Posted by Camron Rust

I do now realize that what I thought was a citation is his opinion...however I do still agree with it. I've not seen and NFHS interp that says otherwise. Post it if it really exists.

Rule 3 does say: Question - May a team play with fewer than five players? Answer - A team must begin with five players, but if it has no substitutes to replace disqualified or injured players, it must continue with fewer than five.


This rule dosn't comment on the restrictions on when a substitute may enter the game...it just says they only continue with less if they have no more subs.

You are correct that this rule doesn't say anything about the sub. You have to read the substitution rule that I, and several others, have previously posted. Since this player was just taken out of the game, he/she is NOT an ELIGIBLE sub. Of course this is BY RULE. As JR is famous for saying, it's not up to us to determine on the floor whether the rule is fair or not.

As to the case that Mark references about the coach wanting to withdraw the player...First it doesn't say whether the player was off the floor. Second, it is not a substitute situation since no player went into the game for him/her.