RULE NO. 3—PLAYERS, SUBSTITUTES AND COACHES
Section V—Substitutes
a. A substitute shall report to the scorer and position himself in the 8' Substitution Box located in front of the scorer’s table. He shall give his name, number and whom he is to replace. The scorer shall sound the horn as soon as the ball is dead to indicate a substitution. The horn does not have to be sounded if the substitution occurs between periods or during timeouts. No substitute may enter the game after a successful field goal by either team, unless the ball is dead due to a personal foul, technical foul, timeout or violation. He may enter the game after the first of multiple free throws, whether made or missed.
b. The substitute shall remain in the Substitution Box until he is beckoned onto the court by an official. If the ball is about to become live, the beckoning signal shall be withheld. Any player who enters the court prior to being beckoned by an official shall be assessed a technical foul.
c. A substitute must be ready to enter the game when beckoned. No delays for removal of warm-up clothing will be permitted.
d. The substitute shall not replace a free throw shooter or a player involved in a jump ball unless dictated to do so by an injury whereby he is selected by the opposing coach. At no time may he be allowed to attempt a free throw awarded as a result of a technical foul.
e. A substitute shall be considered as being in the game when he is beckoned onto the court or recognized as being in the game by an official. Once a player is in the game, he cannot be removed until the next dead ball.
EXCEPTION: Rule 3—Section V—f and Comments on the Rules —P.
f. Any substitute may be removed after a successful free throw attempt which is to remain in play, if the offensive team requests and is granted a regular timeout.
g. A substitute may be recalled from the scorer’s table prior to being beckoned onto the court by an official.
h. A player may be replaced and allowed to re-enter the game as a substitute during the same dead ball.
i. A player must be in the Substitution Box at the time a violation occurs if the throw-in is to be administered in the backcourt. If a substitute fails to meet this requirement, he may not enter the game until the next dead ball.
EXCEPTION: In the last two minutes of each period or overtime, a reasonable amount of time will be allowed for a substitution.
j. Notification of all above infractions and ensuing procedures shall be in accordance with Rule 2—Section VII.
k. No substitutes are allowed to enter the game during an official’s suspension of play for (1) delay of game warning, (2) retrieving an errant ball or (3) any other unusual circumstance.
EXCEPTION: Suspension of play for a player bleeding. See Comments on the Rules —P.
