The shot clock has made a return to the basketball scene, and the momentum is slowly picking up to pass.
The UIL Athletics standing committee has placed the shot clock as part of new business of the agenda in tomorrow morning’s meeting.
The move comes as the NFHS announced that states can add the 35-second clock to their regulations, starting in the 2022-23 season.
Only nine states in the nation that include California, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota and Washington are currently using the shot clock.
This is the second time in a year that the shot clock is a part of the discussion in the basketball community, as the topic got rejected by the committee.
There is a difference in this year’s proposal to add the item.
DID YOU KNOW: The average cost of purchasing a shot clock is $3,500.
The proposal to the UIL Legistative Council is that 6A & 5A boys and girls will primairly be affected by the structure of the game.
The UIL is a close follower of the guidelines and rules being set by the NFHS.
Prior to the item being tabled in UIL Legislative Council meeting agendas, the shot clock was used in three exclusive tournaments, which included the Gene Messer shootout in Wolfforth, the Cowtown Classic in the metroplex along with an additional tournament.
Of those tournaments, only boys teams got the feel of the clock, as no girls tournaments were a part of the pilot program launched by the UIL.
The meeting can be watched through the UIL Legislative Council page with the meeting starting at 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, June 15.
