USCAA Tournament Guidelines Basketball A. Awards 1. If tournament is a Championship i. USCAA provides: 1. Championship Trophy 2. Champions Medallions 3. Academic All-American Awards 4. Honorable Mention All-American Certificates 5. Championship Banner ii. Host provides: 1. All-American awards (10 for each division) 2. 2 nd Place Trophy 3. 3 rd Place Trophy at host s discretion 4. All-Tournament Plaques (5 All-tournament and 1 MVP) 2. If tournament is an Invitational i. USCAA provides: 1. Academic All-American Awards 2. Honorable Mention All-American Certificates ii. Host provides: 1. Championship Trophy 2. 2 nd place trophy at host s discretion 3. All-American awards (10 for each division) 4. All-Tournament Plaques (5 All-tournament and 1 MVP) B. Hotel Accommodations 1. Hotels should be selected by price, support of tournament, and quality C. Banquet 1. The Host College shall provide a banquet for the players, coaches, and USCAA officials the evening preceding the event. 2. The host site may request approximate numbers for the banquet from each participating school. 3. The banquet may include but is not limited to players, coaches, honorary guests, cheerleaders, and USCAA officials. 4. The program shall include: i. Guest speaker ii. Introduction of teams present iii. Introduction of honorary guests
iv. Presentation of All-American awards (to be presented by the USCAA representative). 5. A tournament packet will be made available to each team and will include: i. Passes for all coaches and official team members. ii. Locker room assignments. iii. An official program for each member of the team, including uniform colors, locker room assignments, and bench assignments for each game. iv. List of honorary guests for each team v. Other pertinent information as determined by the tournament host. D. Coaches Meeting 1. The coaches shall meet following the banquet or at an appropriate time prior to the event to answer questions and go over last minute details. E. Finances 1. A financial report shall be submitted to the Commissioner within thirty days following the tournament. 2. The tournament host has discretion whether to charge admission. If admission is charged, tournament director shall determine admission ticket prices. 3. The participating players, coaches, and USCAA officials shall not be charged an entry fee if applicable. F. Funding 1. The USCAA shall fund the cost of the Tournament per available funds and site needs. Any special funding requests must be made in writing to the Commissioner 90 days prior to the event. G. Media 1. The Host College shall be responsible to call the results to both the Commissioner s Office and news media immediately following each game. H. Officials 1. The tournament director shall select the officials with possible coordinating efforts by the Commissioner. 2. All officials must be college basketball certified and must have worked college level games during the season. 3. Each official may not work more than 6 games and may not work back to back games. 4. There shall be 3 officials presiding over each game.
5. The officials shall be paid the minimum expectation commensurate with current level of area officials. I. Practice Facilities 1. One hour of full-court practice time at the tournament site shall be provided for each team prior to their first game. The specific times will be worked out between the tournament director and each head coach to accommodate arrival times. J. Information for Championship Website The following information shall be sent to the USCAA national office as early as possible for inclusion in the championship section of the USCAA website. 1. Tournament Director Information (Phone, Email, Etc.) 2. All-inclusive schedule of events. 3. Map of Facilities (if possible) 4. List of area hotels 5. List of area dining 6. List of area medical facilities 7. Information needed from participating teams i. Coaches contact information ii. Rosters iii. School quick facts iv. Team pictures (if requested by host site) K. Pre-Tournament Information to participating schools 1. The tournament director shall send a pre-tournament packet to all participating USCAA teams no less than a week before the contest. 2. The following information shall be included in the packet: i. Facility/Locker room information ii. Available practice times iii. List of area motels w/ approximate rates iv. List of area dining v. List of medical facilities vi. Map indicating tournament site and directions vii. Tournament brackets, pairings and uniform colors viii. Request for team roster. 1. The tournament director shall receive team rosters within 48 hours of request. L. Requirements for Tournament Site 1. A minimum seating capacity of 600 2. A college sized floor. 3. Rectangular backboards (Preferably glass) 4. Two locker rooms (4 preferred)
5. Hospitality area for coaches and tournament officials 6. Electronic scoreboard and shot clocks with time properly displayed 7. Banquet facilities which will seat the maximum number planned for the event. M. Basketballs 1. 12 practice balls and 3 game balls shall be provided for each tournament at each site. 2. One game ball from the Championship game will be awarded to the tournament winner. 3. The tournament director shall obtain all remaining balls following the tournament. N. Tournament Date 1. Possible tournament dates must be submitted within the tournament bid. O. Statistics 1. Upon request, statistics for all games shall be available to the coaches and tournament officials. 2. Game statistics and outcomes shall be posted in a public place. 3. Game statistics will be provided to both teams no later than an hour after each game. P. Suggested Tournament Format 1. The tournament shall consist of no less than 6 and no more than 12 teams. 2. The tournament shall be a consolation tournament in which all places are played out as follows: 3. Seeding is based on USCAA coaches polls and input from a regionally represented seeding committee selected by the Commissioner. 4. Each team shall be guaranteed 20 minutes of warm-up time prior to each contest. Q. Miscellaneous Items 1. The following shall be provided by the tournament host: i. Towels- at benches during each game. ii. A certified athletic trainer to be present at all games. iii. Water and individual cups at the bench for each player and coach. iv. Other items, such as soft drinks, Gatorade, etc. may be provided at the discretion of the host. v. Tournament shirts may be made available by the host team. vi. It is suggested you provide post game meals for tournament teams.
R. Skills Contest 1. Competition- Slam dunk contest, free throw contest, and 3- point shooting contest will be held the day before the start of the tournament. 2. Awards for the skills competition will be made available by the tournament host and will be presented at the banquet. S. Workers 1. The Host College (site) shall provide all workers for the event. T. National Championship/ National Invitational 1. In order for the event to be considered a national championship, at least 6 member schools must attend, otherwise the event will be deemed, USCAA National Invitational. U. Cancellation of Two-year Hosting Commitment 1. If the national office determines that the host institution does not fulfill all required guidelines, the bid will be reviewed by the executive board for possible relocation after the first year. *All-American Selections A Committee shall be formed for the selection of All-Americans. The committee shall consist of the Commissioner s office along with no less than 3 coaches or athletic directors from member institutions (only 1 per school is permitted to participate). Each committee member shall be selected because of their experience and knowledge in the respected sport for which they are choosing All-Americans. Committee participants shall be selected regionally so that each member institution is represented as fairly as possible. All-American considerations shall be handled in the following manner: i. Nominations for All-Americans shall be presented by the head coach and accompanied by a copy of all game statistics. ii. Coaches shall be able to nominate up to 3 players. iii. Player s percentages shall include all regular season games (excluding post-season play). iv. All-Americans will be determined by system set out by the Stats/Power Ratings Committee. v. Each player will be ranked by in comparison to other candidates. The best all-around shall be designated as All- Americans.