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Tournament Schedule (updated 6/4/08 @3:37pm, adjustments in red)
Welcome to the 2008 Thoroughbred Summer Classic. This year’s event sold out quite quickly and we are very excited to provide you and your team with a great weekend of basketball in beautiful Saratoga Springs. The schedule is tight and we have done our best to accommodate each of your requests. The attached schedule is final and will not be changed unless an error is found. If you have any questions please contact us at information@saratogasparks.org  or contact our Tournament Director at sedick@nycap.rr.com. Please remember to take advantage of all that Saratoga has to offer when planning your day. We have done our best to alert everyone of your arrival.

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Tournament Rules
  • 16 minute halves (stop time)
  • 10 second backcourt, no shot clock
  • 5 Minute half-time
  • 3 Minute OT
  • There will be a 5 minute warm-up before each game. If games are behind schedule, the clock will be set for 5 minutes at the conclusion of the previous game.
  • The game clock will run during the last five minutes of a game if a team has a twenty point lead.
  • Play the "release" on foul shots (NCAA rules).
  • No one & one at 7 fouls. Double bonus at 10 team fouls.
  • 2 full, 2 thirty, to be used at anytime. No carry-over to OT
  • 1 full time-out per Overtime.
  • Head coach may call time-out from bench
  • Clock will not stop on a made basket in the last minute of play.
  • Home team supplies game ball.
  • Home team provides official scorer and book unless waived by the Head Coach .  Official scorer must sit at scorer's table. Visiting team may also have unofficial scorer and book keeper at scorer's table.
  • Each team will be responsible for bringing pinnies or reversible jerseys that are different in color from their team uniforms.
  • All other New York State/NCAA rules apply.
  • Jewelry rule fully enforced.

 

Venue Addresses:
Skidmore College 815 North Broadway - Saratoga Springs, NY 12866  (518) 580-5000
Saratoga High School 1 Blue Streak Blvd - Saratoga Springs, NY 12866  (518) 583-4700
Maple Avenue Elementary School 515 Maple Avenue - Saratoga Springs, NY 12866  (518) 587-4551
Saratoga Spa Catholic High School 247 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866  (518) 587-7070
Gavin Park Community Center 10 Lewis Road - Saratoga Springs, NY 12866  (518) 584-9455

 

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