Coaches info
The initial coaches meeting will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 18th, in Inky’s in Union Market.
The scores will be kept up-to-date on the main tournament page.
Event schedule
Click here for the event schedule.
Team photo schedule
Click here for the team photo schedule. Be sure to arrive at Woods Auditorium on time dressed in your uniforms or warm ups.
Tournament pools
Click here for men's and women's pool.
Tournament brackets
Uniform colors
Teams listed first (left column) on the schedule are considered the home team and will wear light uniforms and the teams listed second (right column) on the schedule are considered the away team and will wear dark uniforms.
Balls for warm-up
Teams are responsible for providing their own basketballs for warm-up.
Vote for awards (head coaches)
Each team's head coach should vote for both awards listed below.
Union Sportsmanship Award (team award)
The Union Sportsmanship Award will be presented each year to the team that best displays the values of positive Christian sportsmanship and demonstrates that commitment through the actions, words and attitudes of players, coaches and fans.
Nominations: Head coaches from each team participating in the tournament will be asked to nominate another team for the award.
All Tournament Awards (Individual Award)
The head coach from each team will nominate a single player from their team to receive the “All Tournament Award”. Awards will be presented immediately following the championship games in the Thunderdome.
Awards ceremony
All awards will be given out at the awards ceremony, which will be held in the Thunderdome on Saturday night immediately following the final championship game. All teams are expected to attend.
Additional Weekend information
Bus Parking
Bus Parking should be in the lot north of the AdventHealth Complex/Reiner Wellness Center. This lot is located next to #17 and marked with the blue parking pin on our campus map. The best way to access the parking lot is from Calvert Street.
Trainer availability
An athletic trainer is available free of charge in the Union College Thunderdome.
Team Pictures
Please be on time for your team photo time. Photos will be taken on the stage in the Thunderdome.
Photos from the tournament
A link to a digital album will be posted on the main tournament website a couple weeks after the event has ended.
Live streaming
Games will be streamed live on Union Live.
Free throw and three-point contest
Coaches may select two players from your team to participate in each event.
Free throw contest
Participants will have 30 seconds to make as many free throws as possible. The rules governing free throws apply.
Tie-breakers if there are multiple players with the same number of free throws made. A second round will be played. Participants will have 15 seconds to make as many free throws as they can among those players who are tied.
Winners of each contest will get Warriors gear/Swag
Three-point contest
Participants will have 30 seconds to shoot up to 15 times from behind the three point arc. There will be a total of five shooting locations with three shots at each spot. The rules governing 3-point shots apply.
Tie breaker: if there are multiple players with the same number of shots made, the tie breaker will be 5 shots, one from each shooting location.
Winners of the contests will get Warriors Gear/swag.
Tournament general rules
Clock and time rules
- Eight-minute quarters with stop time
- Time-outs: three full (60-second) and two halves (30-second)
Intermission
- 60 seconds after quarters one and three (There is a 60 second break in between quarters one and two and between quarters three and four).
- Five minutes at halftime
Overtime
Overtime will be a four-minute stop time period. If the score is tied after the first overtime period, any overtime period after the first will be two minutes each.
Game play rules
Games will follow the high school federation basketball rules, which DOES include a shot clock. Shot clocks will be set at 35 and reset to 35 on ANY rebound that hits the rim.
Shot clock rules
Shot clocks will be set at 35 seconds and start at the beginning of a possession. Shot clocks will reset after the following:
- Any change in possession
- Immediately after a shot has hit the rim and is possessed by either team
- A personal foul
Uniform colors
Teams listed first on the schedule wear light uniforms and the teams listed second on the schedule wear dark uniforms.
Warm-ups
Games will begin at their scheduled times. Scoreboards will reflect the remaining warm-up time before the next game.
A minimum of eight minutes will be allotted for warm-ups. (This will be the only time games would not start on time.)
Basketballs for warm-up
Teams are responsible for providing their own basketballs for warm-up.
Game Balls
Game balls will be supplied by Union Adventist University.
Tournament seed for playoff brackets
Seeding will be determined as follows:
- Pool play record
- Head-to-head
- Pool play free-throw percentage
- Coin toss
High school mercy rule
The mercy rule will go into effect any time a team holds a 25-point lead in the third quarter or a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter. At that point, the clock will run for the remainder of the game. It will only stop for time-outs, injuries, and intermission between the third and fourth quarters. Normal clock rules will not be restored, even if the lead shrinks below 25/20 points.
Unsportsmanlike technical foul policy
In February 2006, Mid-America academy coaches approved the revision for the Union Adventist University Basketball Tournament. This policy was put into place to improve sportsmanship and emphasize to the athletes that sportsmanship is paramount.
A player who receives an “unsportsmanlike” technical foul will be dealt with by the coach of that team. No other involvement will be administered.
A player who receives a second “unsportsmanlike” technical foul in the tournament must be removed from the game immediately.
A player who receives a third “unsportsmanlike” technical foul during the tournament must be removed from the game immediately and will not be allowed to participate in the remainder of the tournament.