Game Format
- All Basketball Leagues are single-opponent; teams will play one game per week.
- All Basketball Leagues use a Games Coordinator (GC)
- All Basketball Leagues use a weekly time slot of 1.00 hour.
- The total floor time consists of a warm-up, two 25 minute halves and a 5 minute half time.
- In regular season games, ties are allowed. There is no overtime period.
Season Length
- All 9 Week Basketball leagues use the following structure:
- 7 weeks of regular season games.
- 2 weeks of playoff games.
- All 8 Week Basketball Leagues use the following structure:
- 6 weeks of regular season games.
- 2 weeks of playoff games.
- There may be instances where byes are scheduled due to facility availability, meaning the season may be played over 9-12 total weeks.
- In rare cases, games may be played on long weekends or holidays.
Playoffs
- Playoff Format:
- All teams are guaranteed 2 playoff games.
- Only the top 4 teams will compete for the league championship.
- League champs will receive t-shirts that can be picked up from the Season-end Party.
- There are no ties in playoffs.
- Due to the possibility of overtime, halves are shortened to allow for a 5 minute overtime period.
- A tip-off at centre will start the overtime period.
- The first team to 2 baskets (4 points) wins the game.
Rosters
Format | Ideal Roster Size (F) = Female |
Total # of Players Required on the Court |
Min # of Females Required on the Court |
Max # of M/X Allowed on the Court |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 vs. 5 | 10-11 (4 F) | 5 | 2 | 3 |
- When registering a full team, there is no limit to the maximum number of players you can have on the roster.
- Prior to the first game of the season, teams must have 5 players confirmed on the roster in MyESSC. This number is equal to the total number of players required on the court in the above chart.
- If the minimum amount of confirmed roster players is not met, the team will receive a loss for every game played until the requirement is met.
- Minimum female requirements are inclusive of anyone who identifies as female (i.e. players who identify as M or X do not count towards F minimums).
- Prior to the first playoff game, teams must have all players who are playing in the playoff game(s) displayed as part of the confirmed roster in MyESSC.
- If this requirement is not met, teams will receive an automatic loss and will not be eligible for the championship.
- A team may bring in subs that are not listed on the roster. To learn more about the sub policies, click here.