Basketball Question # 7.

[Lighthouse]

Which are true regarding reducing the length of a timeout?

A. If the calling team is ready to play before the timeout is over, the length may be reduced.
B. If both teams are ready to play before the timeout is over, the length may be reduced.
C. A media timeout may never be reduced in length.
D. No timeouts may be reduced in length.

[KevinHall]

B and C......

[Chaz]

I believe all except "D"

[TrueblueCATfan]

Which are true regarding reducing the length of a timeout?

A. If the calling team is ready to play before the timeout is over, the length may be reduced.
B. If both teams are ready to play before the timeout is over, the length may be reduced.
C. A media timeout may never be reduced in length.
D. No timeouts may be reduced in length.

I will say A and B

[Lighthouse]

bttt......

[Lighthouse]

The Correct Answer to Basketball Question # 7

is A, B & C for NCAA and B for HS.

RULE 5; Scoring and Timing Regulations.

Section 14. Timeouts Granted and Charged.

Art. 14. Shortened timeouts:
a. The team that requests a timeout may shorten that timeout when the captain/
head coach notifies the official of the team’s intent. (Exception: The first
team-called timeout of the second half or extra period in a game involving
electronic-media timeout format as in Rule 5-14.10.d).
b. When a request is made to shorten any timeout for a substitution(s), the signal
for shortening a timeout shall be given and play shall be resumed immediately.
c. In games involving the electronic-media timeout format, when a timeout has
been recognized to be shortened for the sole purpose of making substitutions
and the timeout causes the first dead ball after one of the specified time marks
for electronic-media timeouts (15-, 10- and 5- or 16-, 12-, 8- and 4-minute
marks), that timeout shall become an electronic-media timeout.
d. When a request has been made to shorten any timeout for a purpose other
than for substitution(s), a warning horn shall be sounded immediately and 15
seconds later another signal shall be sounded to resume play.

[gerntz]

Just love how "media" are part of basketball rules. Talk about corruption of sports.