2021-22 SCIAA MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Important Dates

*All dates are subject to change. 

**The Jamboree and All-Star Games will likely be eliminated from the 2021-22 schedule due to a variety of concerns.

THE FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE

Each student-athlete must have a completed Athlete’s Health Record (comprised of a cleared pre-participation physical examination, emergency information, informed consent, acknowledgement of risk and authorization to treat signed by parent/guardian) and the Tennessee State Concussion Law “Concussion Information & Signature Form” before he or she can participate in a try-out, practice, or game.

BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

TSSAA max number of games is 20.

All games must be turned in to the SCIAA and reflected on the SCIAA master schedule available at www.sciaa.digitalsports.com

The SCIAA does not reimburse schools for official’s fees for Non-league Games, Tournaments, or Junior Varsity games.  

TICKET PRICE

$5.00 Max

Pre-sale tickets cannot be sold by the Visiting team.

TIME OF GAME

Varsity girls will begin at 5:30pm.  Varsity boys will begin at 6:45pm.

All games will start at the designated time unless otherwise indicated in writing through the SCIAA. To make a game change the host team must notify the SCIAA, SCS security, and the assigning official three days prior to the contest.

INCLEMENT WEATHER

If a scheduled game is cancelled due to schools closing, the game will be rescheduled by the SCIAA office. If schools are closed on the day of a meeting, the meeting will be rescheduled by the SCIAA office.

SECURITY PERSONNEL

Security personnel will be assigned to home SCS middle school regular season contests, except tournaments/classics games. If you need security for additional contests, please call 416-5300.

SCORING AND TIMING

Home teams must provide responsible adults to be in charge of scoring and timing at each scheduled game.

PLEASE NOTE: Middle Schools not providing responsible adults for scoring and timing will FORFEIT the game and will not be reimbursed for paying the officials.

ASSIGNING OFFICIALS FEES- The officials should call the home school’s financial secretary by 12 noon on the day of the game. If they fail to do so, please call the assigning agent immediately!  Schools may also check Arbiter for official assignments.

PLEASE NOTE: Shelby Metro Basketball Association officials must be used for all middle school games.

The official’s assigning agent is Greg Mathis 901.230-7846 cell.

GAME CHANGES

To make a game change (dates and/or start times) contact the SCIAA office at minimum 3 days prior to the scheduled event.

SCIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Meeting

The Championship meeting will be Tuesday, January 4th, 2022 at the SCIAA office. The meeting will be mandatory. If the head coach cannot be in attendance, a school representative must be present.  The top 4 from each league will participate in the championship series.

Reporting Scores

All scores are to be must be recorded in LeagueMinder by noon the next day by the home team.  Contact Reed Willis for your login information.

How to Login from mobile site: http://sciaa.digitalsports.com/sports-information/how-to-enter-scores-in-leagueminder/

Tie Break Procedure

SCIAA Constitution and Bylaws;

103.2 Tie Breaking Procedure

1. Head-to-Head competition in league play. If teams have played each other during the season, the

outcome of these games will resolve the tie.

1. If a tie remains after (a), the tiebreaker will be determined by how teams have done against the next highest seeded teams in their respective league: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.
2. If the tie remains after (a) and (b), the overall win-loss record against teams within that classification will be used to break the tie. This only includes games played in your classification with member teams of TSSAA.
3. If the tie remains after (a), (b), and (c), the best overall record will be used to break the tie. The best overall record includes games and tournaments with all teams associated with the National

Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). Scheduled games must be on an Official SCIAA

Schedule to count for championship purposes.

1. If a tie remains, a coin will be tossed. A draw will be used to determine who will call the coin toss

ALL-STAR GAME INFORMATION

The All-Star Game will be held Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at the SCIAA Complex starting at 6pm and 7:15pm. The SCIAA Middle School All -Star teams will be comprised of 8^th graders who have performed at a high-level throughout the season. Performance measures could include team win-loss records, individual play, skill level and sportsmanship.  Every school is allotted the opportunity to nominate up to 2 student-athletes.  Students will be selected for the team via a Coaches Selection Committee from the season.

The nomination deadline is January 28^th. Click here to nominate.

Students selected to participate on the All-Star team should be allowed to wear his/her home or away uniform as applicable and submit his/her permission slip no later than February 18^th to the SCIAA.  More information will be provided to the Head Coach of that Student-Athlete at a later date.

2021-22 Classification and Area Alignment