Below please find the main rules to be used during the Independence Cup tournament to be held between Friday 20th and Sunday 22nd September 2019.
- (Men) The teams are divided into two groups. The teams in each group will respectively play each other on a one round system and the top two classified teams in each group will qualify for the cross semifinals.
- (Women) All teams will play each other on a one round system. The top two classified teams, after the round robin stage, will then play the final.
- If two or more teams finish with the same number of points (in the first stage), the final classification will be calculated as per FIBA rules.
- Two (2) halves of 15 minutes (playing time)each will be played.
- Non registered players can participate in this tournament
- Every team will have to abide with its respective category league rules as regards the entitlement of the use of foreign players. ***
- Time Outs: One (1) time-out or each team in the first half and two (2) time-outs in the second half
- Team Fouls: A Team is in Team Foul Penalty Bonus after seven (7) team fouls per half.
- Personal Fouls: A player is fouled out after four (4) personal fouls
- Should a game end level, an overtime period of 3 minutes will be played. There will be one time-out for each team in an overtime period. If further overtime periods are needed, these will also be of 3 minutes duration each and with one time out for each team.
- Direct disqualification of a player / coach / team official will automatically entail a minimum of one game suspension (next game). (Non-direct disqualification of a player / coach due to an accumulation of two major (Technical or Unsportsmanlike) fouls will bear no suspension). This is similar to the normal season.
- All MBA and FIBA rules apply for this tournament except for the ones mentioned above
- *** Division 1 teams can make use of a maximum of two foreign players on the court at any time. The Amateur League team and the visiting Italian team will then abide to their league rules