Shot Clock (NCAA).

[JRutledge]

What do you do or what would you have done if during your game the shot clock went dead?

I did a tournament this weekend and that very thing happen. The officials had the table keep the clock at the table and when the clock was at 10 seconds, the announcer would count down the clock from 5 seconds, until it ran out. Is this what you would have done? The rulebook to my knowledge does not specifically cover this situation. Would this have been the way you would have handled it?

Peace

[Mark Dexter]

My first call is to bring out the backup clock!

I think what you did was reasonable. A player/coach certainly can't claim that they were unaware of the time remaining at the buzzer (which they could if they weren't looking at the clock). (BTW, how long was the shot clock period?)

Assuming NCAA rules, this seems legal (at least by last year's book) 1-18 requires two visible shot clocks, but mandates that some alternate timing device be available. If one wanted to be anal about this, they could say that the alternate timing devices must also be visible and, therefore, the game could not be played.

If the scoreboard allows, and if it is in a location such that it would be visible to all, you could use an empty score/foul count/etc spot to count up to 35/30.

If the shot clock console is completely burnt out, we have no stopwatches, and no announcer, I would probably say that we're going by the game clock - the shot clock operator could (hopefully) subtract the shot clock period from the game clock, and call out the time at which the "shot clock" would expire. He could also provide a countdown from 10 or so.

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by Mark Dexter
My first call is to bring out the backup clock!

I think what you did was reasonable. A player/coach certainly can't claim that they were unaware of the time remaining at the buzzer (which they could if they weren't looking at the clock). (BTW, how long was the shot clock period?)

It was not my game. This was a game following my game. I would have handled it that way, but I have never (thank God) been put in that situation. Just wanted to see what others would do.

I also left before I found out what they ultimately happen with the shot clock. I did stay to see it was out for sevaral minutes, but I had a clinic to help run the next morning and left.

Peace