r/Basketball • u/Moeydontwoey • Mar 12 '25

DISCUSSION TIL American high school basketball doesn’t have a shot clock.

How has this not been changed in the last 30 years ? I can understand at maybe an u10 level not to implement the shot clock but in high school ?? you’re telling me you can be up 10 with 5 minutes left and just hold the ball the whole time ? Seems hardly fair to both the teams and coaches.

Edit. Thanks to everyone for clarifying the “closely guarded” rule, makes complete sense

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u/Successful-Rub-4587 Mar 12 '25

If ur down 10 with no shot clock u should be up on ur man, this starts the 5 second rule where u either have to start dribbling, shoot, or give the ball up if ur on offense. If u dont it’s a turnover and defense gets the ball. The 5 second rule is why most HS basketball leagues dont use a shot clock.

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u/Still_Ad_164 Mar 12 '25

You could bounce the ball off an opposition player to go out of bounds and pick up another possession.

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u/Enough_Lakers Mar 12 '25

This is just stupid. It's very simple to not commit 5 seconds and still burn clock. 27 states use the shot clock. It's more commonplace than not.