Basketball (Boys) - Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association

NFHS Approves Exception to Backcourt Violation in Basketball

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — An exception to the backcourt violation and a clarification regarding specifications of the ball comprise the changes approved for the 2018-19 high school basketball season.

Rule 9-9-1 states that “a player shall not be the first to touch the ball after it has been in team control in the frontcourt, if he/she or a teammate last touched or was touched by the ball in the frontcourt before it went to the backcourt.”

An exception was approved to note that any player who was located in the backcourt may recover a ball that is deflected from the frontcourt by the defense. Theresia Wynns, NFHS director of sports and officials, said the committee approved the exception to ensure that a team is not unfairly disadvantaged on a deflected pass.

Winter Team Tournament Sportsmanship Award Winners Named

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, in cooperation with Rural Mutual Insurance, has chosen the recipients of the team Sportsmanship Awards for the 2018 winter State Tournaments. The winners of the prestigious sportsmanship recognition are Valders in boys basketball, Marshall in girls basketball, D.C. Everest Co-op in girls hockey, Hudson in gymnastics and Ellsworth in team wrestling.

Bangor, Roncalli, Prescott, Kaukauna, Oshkosh North Win Boys Basketball Titles

Ryan Steffes of New Holstein Wins 3-Point Challenge

Oshkosh North & Brookfield East Advance to Division 1 Title Game

Kaukauna, Milwaukee Washington to Meet in Division 2 Title Game

Bangor & McDonell Central Catholic to Play for Division 5 Title

Prescott & Valders Advance to Division 3 Title Game

Roncalli & Marathon Advance to Division 4 Title Game

State Boys Basketball Tournament Preview

The 103rd Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys Basketball State Tournament will take place Thursday-Saturday, March 15-17, at the Kohl Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis.

Ticket prices for the tourney are $10 per session (two games in a session) for all seating purchased at the Kohl Center. Ticket windows are available one hour prior to the start of any session. Tickets are available online for $12. All online tickets are print at home or available at the Will-Call window.