- PLAYER ELIGIBILITY: Players must be of Greek Orthodox
descent/culture. A team can have Two "Philhellenes" players. A
"Philhellenes" is a player not of Greek Orthodox descent that is close
to the community. If ever the rules change concerning # of
“Philhellenes” or Greek Orthodoxy, a “grandfather clause” will be issues
to players that participated in the league before the rule changes
A. All players shall be at least 19 years of age and/or out of high
school on January 1st of that year. No exceptions!!
B. All players must sign a waiver and release of liability form.
C. No player shall play on more than one team the same night/day unless
authorized by an official of the league.
D. There shall be a maximum of twelve (12) players on each team roster.
E. The team captain shall submit to the League before the first
scheduled game an official roster with all the players on his team.
Changes, additions, or deletions can be made one day after the FOURTH
scheduled game of the season. These changes must be called to Demetri
Papoulias at (240) 353-8072. It is the team's captain's responsibility
to make sure that all rosters and changes have been submitted.
F. Each team is allowed to have a substitute roster in case they will
not be able to come up with enough players in a certain week. These
players must be of Greek Orthodox descent/culture. These players are not
eligible for playoffs and must be called in to the League before games
are played on Sunday.
G. A player must participate in a minimum of four (4) league games to be
eligible to play in the playoffs. A player who has not participated in
the minimum number of games because of an injury shall be eligible to
play in the playoffs upon approval of the League Commissioner. A written
notice must be given to the commissioner one week prior to the start of
the playoffs. Documentation brought on the day of the playoffs will not
be accepted!
H. Any team using an ineligible player shall automatically forfeit all
games in which the ineligible player participated. If a team is
expelled, all games played and all scheduled games not played shall be
forfeited to the opponents. Ant player who participates under an assumed
name will automatically be suspended from all Greek Basketball League
activities for a period of one season from the date of the incident.
I. Protests regarding player eligibility must be submitted to Demetri
Papoulias (240) 353-8072. It will then be reviewed and dealt with ASAP.
J. All fees paid to the league are non-refundable after the season
starts!!
- PLAYER RULES
A. Unless modified by these rules, all games of the League shall be
played in accordance with the current National High School Federation
Basketball rules (except for release on free throw).
B. All teams must have 4 players to start a game. A team must start a
game at the scheduled starting time if the minimum number of players is
present. (NOTE: Once a team has met these requirements, a team may
finish the game with as few as 3 players providing the team has a chance
to win the game.)
C. Each team shall be allowed 6 Team Fouls per Half before the
one-and-one rule shall apply. One-and-one takes effect on the 7th team
foul and continues until the 10th team foul at which time two (2) shots
will be taken on all common fouls.
D. All games shall consist of two 20-minute halves. There will be four
(4) one-minute time-outs that can be used at ant point in the game. The
clock will stop on time-outs only, except during the final 2 minutes of
the first half and second half when it will be stopped for all whistles.
E. Overtime periods shall be 4 minutes. Stopped clock will be in effect
for the final minute of overtime. The second overtime will be sudden
death meaning the first team to score a point wins the game. (In playoff
games there will be no sudden death rule)
F. The first team on the schedule will be the home team.
G. Technical fouls are counted as personal fouls.
H. Teams are responsible for knowing the schedule and the time they are
supposed to be at the gym. It is recommended that a team show up 15
minutes prior to the game scheduled. A team must start the game at the
scheduled starting time if the minimum numbers of players are present.
The subsequent games that evening shall start at the scheduled starting
time or within 5 minutes after completion of the previous game,
whichever is later.
I. The team captain shall be the only person allowed to register
complaints, in a normal manner, to the referee concerning play of the
game.
- DISCIPLINARY ACTION
A. A player, manager, coach, or spectator, who receives a technical by
an official and gets a second technical during that game, shall get
suspended from the game. They may get suspended for the next week’s game
or more based on the referee's suggestion to the Greek League Board. A
player cannot appeal a suspension to the league.
B. Any player, manager, coach, or spectator who approaches an official
in a negative manner after the conclusion of a league game shall be
suspended for a minimum of one game based on the referee / Greek League
Board judgment.
C. Anyone who makes physical contact with/or threatens an official shall
be suspended for at least one season from the date of the incident and
must apply for reinstatement with the management committee.
D. Any unsportsman like conduct may result in barring the player(s) or
the team from further participation in the League.
E. The Greek League Board, the League Director, and the Commissioner
shall deal with all decisions regarding disciplinary action.
- MISCELANEOUS
A. Inclement Weather Policy: In case of inclement weather on the day of
the game your team captain will be notified 1 hour prior to the start of
games. You may also call Demetri Papoulias @240-353-8072 or check the
website, www.greekleague.com, for updates.
B. No Smoking or Drinking: Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages are not
allowed in facilities the Greek league plays in. Teams reported, as
violating this policy will be dropped from the League. We must maintain
good with the church and gym or we may lose the use of them.
C. Playoff Tournament: All teams make the playoffs for the last three
weeks of the season. Seeding will be based on W-L record. In case of
ties, the tiebreaker procedure will be as follows:
PLAYER PROTEST
PLAYER ELIGIBILITY: Players must be of Greek Orthodox
descent/culture. A team can have Two "Philhellenes" players. A
"Philhellenes" is a player not of Greek Orthodox descent that is close to
the community. If ever the rules change concerning # of “Philhellenes” or
Greek Orthodoxy, a “grandfather clause” will be issues to players that
participated in the league before the rule changes.
1) Protests regarding player eligibility must be submitted to
[email protected]
or Demetri Papoulias (240) 353-8072.
2) Protests will remain anonymous.
3) If there is a protest against a player the team captain will be
notified and then given a specific “timetable” to come up with a baptismal
form for that particular player or players.
4) Failure to come up with documentation will result in a forfeit for
games that that player has participated in. Games will not be forfeited
unless there is failure to come up with documentation.
5) All documentation brought to the league will be reviewed by the Greek
League Board for verification. The Greek league Board will make a decision
regarding the protest.
6) A player, coach or team may not protest an entire team or the entire
league.
7) No protest over orthodoxy will be taken once the regular season is over
and the playoffs begin. Only situations where the team might be playing
with someone that is not on their roster.
The Greek Basketball League will be strictly enforcing player eligibility.
PLAYOFF
TIEBREAKERS
More than two teams
ties: As soon as one or more teams are eliminated at any step, then begin
process again from step 1 of either A (two teams remain tied) or B (more
than two teams tied).
1. Better record among all head-to-head games involving tied teams (only
if all teams have played each other)
2. Better RPI Rating
3. Better record against all teams with a .500 or better record*
4. Coin Toss
Two-way tie: In order to break a tie, the following criteria will be
utilized in this order:
1. Better record in head-to-head games
2. Better RPI Rating
3. Better record against all teams with a .500 or better record*
4. Coin Toss
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