When you touch the ball with both hands at the same time, or pick up the ball then start to dribble again.
What is a double dribble?
100
This is how the game is started, where a player from each team jumps to try and knock it towards their own player.
What is a tip-off?
100
You play with this many people on the floor at a time?
What is 5?
100
I am usually the tallest/biggest player on the team.
What is a center?
200
The center line which determines what side you are on for offense and defense is called this? It is also where you have your tip-off.
What is the Half Court Line?
200
When you make illegal contact with someone from the other team when they aren't shooting, and then their team gets the ball.
What is a personal foul?
200
If a game is tied after regulation time is done, they go into this extra time.
What is overtime?
200
You play this many halves against your opponent? (In most cases)
What is 2?
200
I usually play along the arc, because I shoot well and play really great defense on opponents outside players.
What is a shooting guard?
300
You are only allowed 3 seconds in this portion of the court when you are on offense, so don't set up camp there!
What is the lane?
300
Where a player either walks with the ball (not dribbling) or moves both feet while holding the ball.
What is traveling?
300
If a player from each team has possession of the ball for 3 seconds, the ref blows the whistle. Possession is awarded to one team. If it happens again, it's awarded to the other team.
What is a jump ball?
300
True or False: You are allowed to kick the ball.
What is false? You may not kick the ball.
300
Usually the fastest player on the team and most often the best ball handler.
What is the point guard? They also run the offense.
400
This is where you stand to take a shot with no pressure after you have been fouled while shooting or if you are in a bonus situation.
What is the Free Throw Line?
400
This is when you make contact while your opponent is shooting the ball.
What is a shooting foul?
400
After your team commits 7 fouls, the other team is in this. They get to shoot free throws no matter what type of foul is committed now.
What is BONUS?
400
True or False: Basketballs that touch any of the boundary lines are out.
What is True?
400
They play inside and on the block. Play defense down low.
What is a forward?
500
These are dimensions of the high school court.
What is 84 x 50 feet?
500
This is used when you make an unsportsmanlike move against an opponent, the other team gets to shoot free throws and gets the ball after the uncontested shots.
What is a technical foul?
500
This is a penalty in which a defender knocks the ball away (from above the rim) as it is being shot, the shooting team is awarded the points.
What is goal tending?
500
True or False: If you cross the half court line, you may go back over it if you need to.
What is false? You may not cross half court, or it's an over-back penalty and possession goes to the opposing team.
500
True or False: Teams switch which direction is "their hoop" each quarter of play.