The game will be played on a 3×3 playing court with 1 basket. A regular 3×3 playing court is 15 m (width) x 11 m (length). The court shall have a regular basketball playing court sized zone, including a free throw line (5.80 m), a 2-point line (6.75 m) and a “no-charge semi-circle” area underneath the basket. Half of a traditional basketball court may be used.
Each team shall consist of no more than 5 players (3 players on the court and 2 substitute). The game shall be managed by up to 2 officials, 3 table officials and a sports supervisor, if any.
A coin flip shall determine which team gets the first possession. The team that wins the coin flip can either choose to benefit from the ball possession at the beginning of the game or at the beginning of a potential overtime.
The game cannot begin if one of the teams is not on the playing court with 3 players ready to play.
Every shot from inside the arc (1-point field goal area) shall be awarded 1 point.
Every shot from behind the arc (2-point field goal area) shall be awarded 2 points.
The regular playing time shall be 1 period of 10 minutes. The game clock shall be stopped during dead ball situations and free throws. The game clock shall be restarted when:
-During a check-ball, the ball is at the disposal of the offensive player after the check-ball has been completed.
-After a successful last free throw, the next offensive team is in possession of the ball.
-After an unsuccessful last free throw and the ball continues to be live, the ball touches or is touched by any player on the playing court.
The first team to score 25 points or more wins the game if it happens before the end of regular playing time. This “sudden death” rule applies to the regular playing time only (not to a potential overtime).
If the score is tied at the end of regular playing time, an overtime shall be played. There shall be an interval of 1 minute before the overtime starts. The first team to score 2 points in the overtime wins the game.
A team shall lose the game by forfeit if at the scheduled starting time of the game the team is not present on the playing court with 3 players ready to play.
A team losing by default or a tortuous forfeit shall be disqualified from the competition.
A team is in a penalty situation after it has committed 6 fouls. Players are not excluded based on the number of personal fouls subject to Art. 16
Unsportsmanlike and disqualifying fouls are counted as 2 fouls for team fouls purposes. The first unsportsmanlike foul of a player shall be penalized with 2 free throws, but no ball possession. All disqualifying fouls (including the second unsportsmanlike of a player) shall be penalized with 2 free throws and ball possession.
All technical fouls shall be always penalized with 1 free throw
If the defensive team steals or blocks the ball, it must return the ball behind the arc (by passing or dribbling).
In the event of a jump ball situation, the game shall be resumed with a check-ball for the last defensive team. The shot clock shall be reset to 12 seconds.
Stalling or failing to play actively (i.e. not attempting to score) shall be a violation.
An offensive player, after the ball has been cleared, shall not dribble inside the arc with his back or side to the basket for more than 3 consecutive seconds.
11.1. Each team shall be granted one timeout. Any player or substitute can request a timeout when the ball becomes dead prior to a check-ball or free throw. Timeouts will work as follows: 2 30-second timeouts or 1 full minute.
A player shall be disqualified for the remainder of the game when he is charged with 2 unsportsmanlike fouls. A player disqualified from the game may be further disqualified from the event by the organizer. Independent thereof, the organizer shall disqualify player(s) concerned from the event for acts of violence, verbal or physical aggression, tortuous interference in game results, a violation of FIBA’s Anti-Doping rules (Book 4 of the FIBA Internal Regulations).