Keeping the cost for out of state students in mind and also to show our gratitude to all the participants, it is our pleasure to announce that we are cutting registration fees for both men’s and women’s basketball teams. We are doing everything possible in our means to make your participation most comfortable and satisfying. As part of this effort

·         NNS has, as mentioned before, cut down the registration fees.

Men’s Team: $100 and Women’s Team: $50

·         Also made arrangement for discounted room price for the hotel stay.

2 queen beds room - $49.99/Night – Contact Sunita Baiju for reservation at 402-445-0400

Please check the following link for hotel information: http://www.comfortsuites.com/hotel-omaha-nebraska-NE074?promo=gglocal

·         To show our hospitality and keep the players stress free we are also providing dinner (on Saturday) and lunch (on Sunday) to our registered players.

To all the guys and gals around U.S. and A., who prides themselves on their basketball talent OR if you are a big time basketball fans …. It’s that time of the year again. For past 5 years we Nebraska Nepalese Society have been hosting one of a kind basketball tournament catering the needs of those who like to compete and win and feel alive in the basketball arena.

Joining us this year’s tournament are teams from Arizona, Minnesota, Kansas, Colorado and four teams from Nebraska.  To make it a bigger and better experience, we are making this event public to see if any other teams out there are interested in taking the challenge and wish to travel to Nebraska to meet, greet, have some fun and play the game of BASKETBALL.

If interested please contact:

Santosh Nepal – snepal23@hotmail.com – 402-980-6925

Program schedule:

Venue – Bellevue University

Games will be in a league format.

March 14 - 2 PM to 9 PM

March 15 – 11 AM to 3 PM

Registration Deadline Friday, March 6^th

Registration Fees: Men’s $100 Women’s $50

For more information go to: http://www.nnsociety.org

Registration Deadline is Friday March 6^th, 2009.

For registration you need to:

1. Make a payment using paypal account – snepal23@hotmail.com

https://www.paypal.com/

OR

Send check to the following address:

Santosh Nepal

7816 N 154 Street, Bennington, NE 68007

2. Email list of players to snepal23@hotmail.com .

Rules & Regulations (Men’s and Women’s)

The organizing committee intends to strictly enforce the NBA and WNBA rules (WWW.NBA.COM and WWW.WNBA.COM) and expects full co-operation from all of the teams involved.

1. Minimum 5 players and Maximum 10 players per team
2. GAME DURATION (Men*)
• Two 20 minutes periods, clock will stop on last 5 minutes of the second half, 5 minute half time. (March 14^th games)
• Two 20 minutes periods, clock will stop on last 5 minutes of each half, 10 minute half time. (March 15^th  games)
• Overtime 10 minutes until game is decided.
• Each team shall be allowed two time outs of 1 minute each per half (total 4).
3. GAME DURATION (Women*)
• Two 20 minute periods, 5 minute half time.
• 5 minutes overtime until the game is decided.
• Each team shall be allowed two time outs of 1 minute each per half (total 4).
4. No player is allowed to play from a different team within the same event.
5. All players of a team must have matching uniforms.
6. When in the opinion of the referee the jersey colors of the two teams are too similar, the team registered later is required to change.
7. Substitution is unlimited and it must be made with the consent of the referee.
8. Rules related to ball movements, body movement such as traveling, screens, dribble techniques, jump and rebounds, tip offs, shooting, shooting fouls etc., which are related to the game shall be followed according to the NBA (WWW.NBA.COM) rules and regulations.
9. Violation of conduct/ sportsmanship may lead to disqualification of the team.
10. One & one. If the team committing the foul has seven or more fouls in the game, then the player who was fouled is awarded one free throw. If he makes his first shot, then he is awarded another free throw.
11. Ten or more fouls. If the team committing the foul has ten or more fouls, then the fouled player receives two free throws.
12. A player is disqualified upon picking up his sixth foul.