Question

What are the duties of shot clock operator?

Answer 1

The duties of a shot clock operator are:

1. Started or restarted when:
   1. On the playing court, a team gains control of a live ball. After that, the mere touching of the ball by an opponent does not start a new shot clock period, if the same team remains in control of the ball.
   2. On a throw-in, the ball touches or is legally touched by any player on the playing court.
2. Stopped, but not reset: With the remaining time visible, when the same team that previously had control of the ball is awarded a throw-in as a result of:
   1. A ball having gone out-of-bounds.
   2. A player of the same team having been injured.
   3. A jump ball situation.
   4. A double foul.
   5. A cancellation of equal penalties against both teams.
3. Switched off:
   1. After the ball becomes dead and the game clock has been stopped in any period when there is a new control of the ball for either team and there are fewer than 14 seconds on the game clock.
   2. The shot clock signal does not stop the game clock or the game, nor causes the ball to become dead, unless a team is in a control of the ball.