Bloomington area basketball coaches weigh in on the IHSAA shot clock debate

This year's debate over whether to add a shot clock to boys and girls high school varsity basketball games in Indiana has expired. Just as it apparently has in Ohio and North Carolina, leaving the number of states with a shot clock at 32 . But the Bloomington area's coaches are in little doubt it will be reset.

More a matter of when than if a 35-second shot clock is approved. Statewide, coaches were mostly in favor at 68% in a poll, while administrators were not so much (24%), so a 17-1 'no' vote by the IHSAA board nixed it. Just as the 3-point line and the elimination of the 1-and-1 free throws with bonus rule, the game is always evolving, so stay tuned.

Here's how several of our area coaches came down on the issue: More: The long, winding road for Bloomington's Mo Hirt to a national title Absolutely for it "I like it," Eastern Greene boys coach Jamie Hudson said. "I was able to play with it with my daughters' AAU teams. As a defensive guy, I like a 35-40-second shot clock, but I didn't care either way.

" Keylee, Jamie's daughter, walked into her parents' house as the phone interview took place, home after her second year playing hoops at Indiana University-South Bend. She wasn't expecting a pop quiz. Jamie asked if she liked playing with a shot clock in college.