NAC386.718. Basketball: Class 1A teams.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a pupil who is enrolled at a Class 1A school and who participates in basketball as a sanctioned sport may, during the same day, participate in a basketball game for junior varsity players and a basketball game for varsity players. A coach of a basketball team at such a school shall not:

     (a) During the same day, allow a pupil who is a member of the team to participate in:

          (1) A basketball game for junior varsity players and a basketball game for varsity players if the sole reason for allowing the pupil to participate in the game is to win the game;

          (2) A basketball game for junior varsity players if the pupil is a starting member of the basketball team for varsity players at the school; or

          (3) More than five quarters during a basketball game; or

     (b) Allow a pupil who is in the 12th grade and who is a member of the team to participate in a basketball game for junior varsity players unless, before the game:

          (1) The school notifies the Executive Director and the opposing school that the school proposes to allow the pupil to participate in the game; and

          (2) The Executive Director approves, in writing, the pupil’s participation in the game.

     2. If a pupil participates in a basketball game for junior varsity players and a basketball game for varsity players during the same day, the school where the game is conducted shall ensure that the game for junior varsity players is conducted before the game for varsity players.

     3. If a team of a Class 1A school participates in a basketball game and the membership of that team consists of junior varsity players and varsity players for the game pursuant to this section, the coach of the team shall, at least 10 minutes before the game:

     (a) Identify at least five varsity players who are members of the team for which he or she is a coach who will not participate in a basketball game for junior varsity players during the same day; and

     (b) Submit the name of each pupil identified pursuant to paragraph (a) to the scorekeeper for the game.

     4. If a pupil who is a junior varsity player participates in a basketball game for varsity players pursuant to this section, the pupil shall, during the period in which he or she participates in the game, wear a jersey that displays a number that is distinguishable from the numbers displayed on the jerseys of the varsity players who participate in the game.

     5. If a dispute arises between two schools relating to a provision of this section, each school shall submit the dispute to its principal or athletic director. If the dispute is not resolved after it is submitted to those principals or athletic directors, the schools shall submit the dispute to the president of the class in which the schools participate. If the dispute is not resolved after it is submitted to the president, the schools shall submit the dispute to the Executive Director.

     (Added to NAC by Nev. Interscholastic Activities Ass’n by R206-03, eff. 11-2-2004; A by R105-06, 9-18-2007)