Shot clocks

[Clark Kent]

A friend and I were chatting about high school basketball and he said that he thought our state (Utah) was one of the few around the nation that didn't have shot clocks. I disagreed with him and said that probably only some five to ten states have them. So I ask all you out there who work in the other states!

[jdw3018]

No shot clocks in KS, SC, or OK.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by jdw3018

No shot clocks in KS, SC, or OK.

None in OR.

[Welpe]

Texas does not use the shot clock.

California does.

[CDurham]

None in North Carolina, but would like to see it at the Varsity level

[Clark Kent]

yea none in ID or WY either, and I know Cali and NY have them at some level.

[dsqrddgd909]

None in MI

[MTref]

None in MT

[chseagle]

Washington State has 30 sec. Shot Clock for Girls', 35 sec. Shot Clock for Boys'.

[rockchalk jhawk]

I think I've heard that MN has them, but that is only hearsay.

[doubleringer]

None in Iowa, but I'd love to see it happen. As I understand it, the large school girls coaches have brought up the idea, but it hasn't gotten anywhere yet. Maybe it'll be experimental for non-conference games in the near future. We can only hope.

[luvernebbref]

Originally Posted by rockchalk jhawk

I think I've heard that MN has them, but that is only hearsay.

MN can only use them in non-conference games if both teams agree. They are not used in tournament play.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

None in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut.

I don't want to see a shot clock and the only thing worse that a shot clock is AP.

MTD, Sr.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

None in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut.

I don't want to see a shot clock and the only thing worse that a shot clock is AP.

MTD, Sr.

Your comments on the AP are, IMO, completely ridiculous. I know you've said this before, repeatedly (so you're consistent at least), but still...

Jump balls have to be the most idiotic way to settle a tie up. You have a 5'4" player make a great defensive play and tie up a player who's 6'2" tall and those two are supposed to "jump it up" in order to determine the next possession?

Never mind the fact that we'd have 10-20 jump balls in just about every lower level girls game.

You want to eliminate the held ball in the NCAA, fine. I can almost go along with that. But in NFHS rules? You're just not willing to see what it would be like if we went back to the old way (which, BTW, is probably 30 years ago now -- I started officiating 25 years ago and we had the arrow then).

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

None in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut.

In the Constitution State, prep school varsity games, both boys, and girls, use a shot clock. Prep schools use a hybrid version of NFHS, and NCAA, rules.