Article 39
Disqualifying foul
A disqualifying foul is any flagrant unsportsmanlike action by players, substitutes, head coaches, assistant coaches, excluded players and accompanying delegation members.
A1 and B1 come together after the play is stopped for an out-of-bounds. B1 then aggressively swings an elbow and hits A1’s neck.
B1 shall be disqualified for flagrant unsportsmanlike behaviour. The nature of the action and the severity of the contact exceed the limits of a flagrant foul. A1 shall be awarded 2 free throws without a line-up. The game shall be resumed by a team A throw-in from the throw-in line in its frontcourt opposite the scorer’s table. Team A shall have 14 seconds on the shot clock.
A1 and B1 come together after the play is stopped for a shot clock violation. With the head B1 hits A1 in the face.
B1 shall be disqualified for flagrant unsportsmanlike behaviour. The nature of the action and the severity of the contact exceed the limits of a flagrant foul. A1 shall be awarded 2 free throws without a line-up, followed by a team A throw-in from the throw-in line in its frontcourt opposite the scorer’s table. Team A shall have 14 seconds on the shot clock.
Any disqualified person is no longer a person permitted to sit on the team bench. Therefore, that person may no longer be penalised for any unsportsmanlike behaviour.
A1 is disqualified for a flagrant unsportsmanlike behaviour. A1 leaves the court and verbally abuses a referee.
A1 is already disqualified and may no longer be penalised for the verbal abuses. The crew chief or the commissioner, if present, shall send a report describing the incident to the organising body of the competition.
When a player is disqualified for a flagrant unsportsmanlike behaviour, the penalty shall be the same as for any other disqualifying non-contact foul.
A1 commits a travelling violation. Frustrated, A1 verbally abuses a referee. A1 is charged with a disqualifying foul.
A1 becomes a disqualified player. A1’s disqualifying foul is charged against A1, entered as a ‘D ’. Any team B player shall attempt 2 free throws with no line-up. The game shall be resumed with a team B throw-in from the throw-in line in its frontcourt opposite the scorer’s table. Team B shall have 14 seconds on the shot clock.
When the head coach is charged with a disqualifying foul, it shall be entered as a ‘D ’. When any other person permitted to sit on the team bench is disqualified, the head coach shall be charged with a technical foul, entered as a ‘B ’ or ‘BD ’. The penalty shall be the same as for any other disqualifying foul.
A1 is charged with a fifth personal foul. This is the second team A foul in the quarter. While going to the team bench,
With the fifth personal foul, A1 becomes an excluded player. A1 becomes a disqualified excluded player for verbally abusing a referee or for punching B2. A1’s disqualifying foul shall be entered on the scoresheet against A1 as a ‘D’ and against the team A head coach, as a ‘B ’.
Any flagrant unsportsmanlike action by a player or a person permitted to sit on the team bench is a disqualifying foul. The disqualifying foul can be a result of their actions
- directed towards a person from the opposing team, referees, table officials, commissioner or spectators.
- directed against any member of the own team.
- for intentionally damaging game equipment.
The following flagrant unsportsmanlike actions may occur:
If a player is disqualified and on the way to the dressing room acts in a manner that is consistent with a flagrant or disqualifying foul, these additional actions shall not be penalised and shall only be reported to the governing body of the competition.
A1 is charged with a disqualifying foul for verbally abusing a referee. On the way to the dressing room
After A1 is disqualified, A1’s additional foul cannot be charged and penalised. A1’s action shall be reported by the crew chief or commissioner, if present, to the governing body of the competition. In both cases, team B shall be awarded 2 free throws with no line-up for A1’s disqualifying foul. The game shall be resumed with a team B throw-in from the throwin line in its frontcourt opposite the scorer’s table. Team B shall have 14 seconds on the shot clock.