Queen City Classic Basketball Tournament
Rules and Regulations
- All games will be played with four 9-minute quarters (running clock) with a 4-minute half time break and two 1-minute quarter breaks. Each team will receve two 30 second timeouts per game. Overtimes are 2 minutes with each team allowed one 30-second timeout (time outs from regulation do not carry over). Sudden death will be implemented should the game go to a 3rd overtime period. The clock will only stop on timeouts and the last 2 minutes of the 4th quarter. The clock will remain running in the last 2 minutes if the score exceeds 15 points.
- For divisions 6th grade and younger a team may only full court press the final two minutes of the 4th quarter and if the score is within 15 points. If the score exceeds 15 points, only the team that is down may full court press.
- Each team will provide basketballs to warm-up with and the best ball as determined by the referees will be used as a game ball. Intermediate basketball will be used by all girls’ teams and for boys 4th through 8th grade teams.
- Zone defenses are not allowed for divisions 6th grade and younger.
- All unsportsmanlike technical fouls and intentional fouls will result in the automatic awarding of two points plus the ball out-of-bounds.
- All other South Dakota high school rules will apply.
- Home team provides a person to keep the official scorebook and the visitor team provides a timekeeper. (Home team is the bottom team in the bracket.)
- Officials will be assigned to the games.
- A team not ready to play 10 minutes after the scheduled game time will result in a forfeit. All teams must start the game with 5 players. No game will start early. A forfeit will be counted as a guaranteed complete game.
- Only paid teams will be considered registered at time of committee draw meeting.
- No boys will be allowed to play in the girl’s tournament and no girls will be allowed to play in the boy’s tournament.
- Players must compete in their own classification, with the exception of younger players, who may participate in older divisions.
- A player can only play on one team per age division in the tournament.
- All teams should have two distinct colored jerseys. Reversible jerseys are preferred.
- Each team is required to provide their own first aid kit.
- In case of tie, points allowed will be the tie breaker for further bracketing.
Mail To: Mark Gould, Spearfish Booster Club, PO Box 853, Spearfish, SD 57783
Refund Policies
Event Cancellation Policy
- 25% of the entry fee will be retained in the case the tournament should be cancelled due to inclement weather or any other situation.
- Should the tournament be postponed, half of the entry fee will be retained for those teams that can not participate on the make up date for the tournament.
Registration Cancellation Policy
- $25 of entry fee will be retained if a team request a refund after registering for the tournament and prior to the deadline.
- 50% of the entry fee will be retained shall a team request a refund after the deadline but prior to brackets being prepared.
- 100 % of the entry fee will be retained for teams who cancel after the brackets have been prepared and posted and for teams who do not show up to participate.
Updated January 2025
Rules for 2025!