Chop At The Tree Basketball League

Williams Sports Firm is excited to announce our partnership with Texas Wildcats to bring the first annual basketball fall league. The league is designed to provide a top-tier basketball experience for players, coaches, and fans. We will provide accurate weekly stats, warm-up music, starting line-up introductions, and weekly league recaps.

The league will offer two separate divisions to ensure all teams get what they are looking for. The divisions we will offer are Competitive and Development. Below are the differences, as both divisions will have different rules:

Competitive Division (2 Halves, Stop Clock, Mercy Rule(s) in effect): 

·         Full basketball play

·         Can add new players weekly until Week 3

·         MVP awards

·         Post-game interviews

·         Live DJ

Development Division (4 Quarters, Running Clock; clock stops on free throws and timeouts): 

·         Can add new players weekly until Week 3

·         Player awards

·         Live DJ

Grade Group Rules:

3rd/4th Grade: 

·         Man-to-man defense for the whole game

·         No full-court pressing

·         All players must play 2 full quarters

·         No zone defense for this division

5th/6th Grade: 

·         Man-to-man defense in the first half only

·         Can run a full-court press in the second half

·         All players must play 2 full quarters

·         If a team is up by 15 points or more, defense must be half-court only

·         No zone defense in the first half

7th/8th Grade: 

·         Man-to-man or zone defense for the whole game

·         Can run a full-court press at any time during the game (unless the team is up by 15 points or more, then half-court only)

·         All players must play 1 full quarter in the first half

·         Open play in the second half

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