IHSAA board of directors votes against shot clock for high school basketball
Proposal submitted by Indiana Basketball Coaches Association on shot clock voted down at IHSAA board of directors meeting.
The shot clock ran out on this possession. The Indiana High School Athletic Association board of directors on Monday voted against the 35-second shot clock proposal submitted on behalf of the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association . The IHSAA board of directors meets annually to vote on various proposals submitted by coaches associations, principals and the IHSAA.
The proposal had just one vote in favor and 17 against. There is more momentum for a shot clock in high school basketball than at any previous time, with 68% of the coaches – boys and girls combined – in favor, according to a survey conducted by the IBCA. However, the feedback from the principals and athletic directors on the shot clock was about the opposite, IHSAA commissioner Paul Neidig said .
The proposal would have put the shot clock into practice for the 2028-29 season. There is not a mandate from the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) to add a shot clock, though Indiana is now in the minority as one of the states not to utilize one. For the 2025-26 season, there are 32 states that use a shot clock in some form.
Prior to approval from the NFHS in 2021 to allow states to use a shot clock, there were only 10 states that used a shot clock. New Jersey approved a shot clock on Monday in a close vote, starting in the 2027-28 school year. The proposal would have called for a shot clock for varsity games only.