max number of timeouts

[constable]

Originally Posted by Chris Whitten

Had a game recently that went into multiple OTs. With each OT each team got an "additional" timeout, and one team eventually was back at 5 available. A senior official in our association who heard about our game said we need to be aware that 5 was the maximum allowable. I couldn't find anything in the book to back up his assertion. Anybody know where this can be found? Or was this a rule in days gone by?

Without my book handy, I believe they get an additional TO plus all of their remaining timeouts. I can't recall seeing anything about a cap.