One player left

[just another ref]

Originally posted by rainmaker
Before this discussion goes any further, let's ask this:

What difference does the discussion make? Has anyone EVER had to deal with this? Has anything anywhere near this situation happened? What are the odds of my ever having to understand this aberration?

I've had a team get down to one player several times at the elementary level, but always called the game at that point because that team was behind and had no chance to win.
A local jr. high girls team a couple of years ago in a consolation game of a tournament got down to their last player and had a 6 or 8 point lead. They continued to play.
Coach called time out and told his remaining player to try to get in their way as much as possible, then when they scored grab the ball, step slowly out of bounds, hold it for a 4 count, and then heave it toward the other end of the court. Unfortunately the other team tied it up just before the buzzer and the game was called. In a good display of sportsmanship the winning team gave its consolation trophy to the one girl who was left from the losing team.

One other thing: If it did come down to a team with only one player left, and still with a chance to win, good chance there wouldn't be any free throws to worry about, because the last thing that team would need is for that one player to foul out.