Black River Valley Basketball League
The 2024-2025 season is underway. Please see below for additional information.
Please see the game schedule for the 2024-2025 season.
Please note that week 1 games scheduled for Beaver River will take place at the South Lewis Elementary gym.
Week 2 Standings
League Rules
High school rules apply, unless otherwise stated.
Clock - Two 24 minute halves of running time. Clock stops for foul shots, timeouts and injuries. It also stops for every whistle blown during the last two minutes second half.
Time Outs - 5 timeouts per team per game. 1 extra per overtime. All timeouts are 60 seconds.
Eligibility - Players must be 18 years of age AND no longer in high school. Players are only allowed to play for one team each season.
Playoff Eligibility - Players must attend 5 of their team’s games to qualify for the playoffs.
Fouls - A player will be disqualified from a game once they are charged with a 6th foul.
Technical Fouls - Players sit for 2 minutes after their first Technical Foul. If a 2nd Technical Foul is charged to a player, that player is ejected from the game and must leave school premises for the remainder of the night. That player is also disqualified from playing in their team’s next game. If a player is ejected from two games during the season/playoffs, they are no longer eligible to play any more games during the season or playoffs.
Fighting - If a player gets into a physical fight with anyone on school property, they will not be allowed to play for the rest of the season or playoffs.
Free Throws - The shooter and anyone behind the free throw line extended must wait for the ball to hit the rim. All other players may enter the lane on the release. The low block must be left empty. The first block must be occupied by two players of the non-shooting team.
Swearing - First infraction for swearing is a warning. Second infraction is a Technical Foul and team warned. Automatic Technical Fouls from then on. Swearing at a referee is an automatic Technical Foul. We want to attract families to come and watch clean games.
Game Jerseys - All players need to have the same color shirts with numbers on the back by the 3rd game. Technical foul will be charged to any team that doesn’t comply with this rule.
School Usage - Please clean up garbage after your games. Any intentional or negligent damage done to school property will be the sole responsibility of the individual who damaged the property. If anyone intentionally damages school property, they will be disqualified from playing the remainder of the season/playoffs and possibly in future years. Children are to be supervised at all times and cannot be out in the school hallways without an adult.
Scorebooks and Scoreboard - Double Play will provide an official scorebook at every game. Teams may use it if they don’t want to use their own scorebook (home team has priority). The home team is responsible for operating the scoreboard and scoreclock.
Contesting Games - games will not be contested or replayed.
Refunds - Money paid for the league fee will not be refunded under any circumstances.
Game Cancellations - Games cancelled less than 24 hours before the scheduled game time will be forfeited. If you need to cancel, please contact the other coach and Matt Olmstead. Matt will notify the referees.