The Binghamton Premier Basketball League Handbook
Season Dates: September 5th - October 27 (League is 17 and over).
Registration Dates: August 10th, 2018
League Fees:
$75.00 per player paid prior to June 1 (BPBL team shirt is included in this price)
$5.00 ref fee per player per game.
Submit payment via paypal (sales@binghamtonbulldogs.com), via venmo (Jimmyball33) or via debit/credit card @ https://squareup.com/store/the-binghamton-bulldogs/item/binghamton-premier-league
Teams:
*8 teams maxiumum in the league.
*Every team must have a minimum of 8 players.
*Captains must pay a deposit of 5 roster spots for a total of $375.00 ($75 league fees X 5 roster spots) to secure your team. Remaining balance of all registered players is due by 8/22/18 or each player shall incur a $20.00 late registration fee.
Regular Season: 10 regular season games. Each team will play every team once and the teams in your division twice.
Playoffs: Top FOUR (4) teams make playoffs. Playoff format will be best of 3 semifinals and best of 3 finals.
Referee Fees: $5 per player paid in cash to your captain prior to tipoff. Captain will pay full amount at the scorers table once they have collected from their players.
Locations: Davis College
Game nights: Mondays and Wednesdays (flex scheduling).
NEW - ELAM ENDING. Fall2018 will be played with the Elam Ending. If you don't know what it is, google it.
NEW - Jersey rule: If you don't have your current Fall2018 jersey, you will have 2 options:
- Rent a shirt for $3.00 (You will be charged $20.00 if not returned)
- Take a 2 shot technical (2 shots per missing shirt)
We have sponsors, they pay to have their name on them....so BRING your shirts
Clock stops last 30 seconds of the first half.
Top 4 teams make the playoffs. Since we have shrunk down to 8 total teams, we will be taking the Top 4 (2 from each division) to the playoffs for a semifinal best of 3, championship best of 3 series.
Now the best part - Sell a team name to a local business and make yourself $250.00!!!
We are selling Team names for the Summer 2018 season for $500.00. Go out to your local businesses and try to sell a team name. They get their business name on the back of your team jersey AND on our website. This is great advertising for businesses and a tax write-off for them….And the best part is you get paid $250 cash for your efforts. Thats right folks, sell your bpbl team name and make a cool $250 in your pocket. First 8 sold only! **Selling a team name does not effect anyone's League fees responsibilities, it is strictly for advertising purposes for the business, and a way for players to make money through the Premier League.
First come first serve registration!
Referee Fees - League fees do not include ref fees. Ref fees are $5.00 (CASH ONLY) per game per player, paid to your team captain prior to tipoff. Captain shall collect ref fees from all players on his team and pay full amount owed for the team to the scorers table. Ref fees must be paid in full before starting each game (Not at halftime or after the game).
Sub Rules - Teams are eligible to use subs for regular season games only. Sub fees will be $5.00 per player per game (plus $5.00 ref fees). Subs may not be brought in for postseason games. No monetary cap on sub fees, and they are not eligible for postseason play.
Late registration - Any player that registers AFTER the June 1st deadline, may still register, but they will incur a $20.00 late registration fee.
No Full-time players will be added after game 6.
League Rules
Player eligibility - Once a player plays in a game, they are ineligible to play for any other team during that season.
Game rules:
*20 minute running halves.
Elam Ending - Clock stops at first whistle under 4 minutes and 7 points added to team leading to create target score for both team.
3 minute warmup time before games.
2 minute halftime.
Each team gets Three timeouts per game.
Personal/Technical fouls - We use the NCAA format for Any players who have fouled out, except we allow 6 fouls. Two technical fouls and a player is ejected for the remainder of that game. If a player is ejected twice during a season, they are suspended 1 game.
Champions - League champs for the Fall season will each be getting a BPBL Championship Dryfit T-shirt.
Standings tie-breaker:
Overall record
Head to Head
Record against other playoff teams
Least points allowed (Avg. allowed per games played)
Most points scored (Avg. scored per games played)
Coin Toss
Any outstanding disputes will be the ruling of league commissioner or lead supervisor working the table