NJCAA Region 16 Sport Code
 Men’s Basketball – Division II

  1. Selection of chair:  Region director selects chair.
  2. Selection of Coach of the Year.  The Region winner is Coach of the Year.
  3. Selection of Region competition site:  Westminster College is the site.
  4. Award policy:  First place team award.  Fifteen individual awards are given to the championship team.  Ten individual plaques for All Region team.
  5. All Region selections:  Coaches may nominate any their own players.  Voting takes place at seed meeting prior to tournament.  The top ten vote getters are selected.  Ties must be broken.
    1. Complete statistical information must be on the NJCAA site by January 2 in order for any player from a school to be considered for All Region honors.  A letter from the AD liaison will be sent to the coach, AD and President if not done.
    2. Complete statistical information must be kept up to date on the NJCAA web site.  Spring semester, when information is one week behind a letter of warning will be sent to the coach and athletic administrator.  The second offense will elicit a letter from the AD liaison to the coach with a copy to the athletic administrator and president.   The third offense will elicit a letter from the AD liaison to the coach, athletic administrator and president.  No players will be eligible for All Region nomination. 
    3. If a coach or his/her representative is not present for the voting, no players from that institution will be eligible for All Region honors.
       
  6. All-American nominations:  The top two vote getters are nominated, providing the institution supplies required documentation.
  7. Code of Conduct:  As appears in the NJCAA Handbook.  Addendum.  No cutting of nets.
  8. Regional Tournament
    1. Seeding:  Region XVI Division II conducts seeding.  All games played at Westminster.  Tie breaker criteria.

                                                               i.      Head to head

                                                             ii.      Winning percentage versus Division II opponents outside Region XVI.

                                                            iii.      Coin flip.

    1. Officials:  Region Director secures officials. 
    2. Type of play:  Single elimination.
    3. Site Selection:  Neutral site selected by coaches.
    4. Type of ball:  NJCAA approved ball.
    5. Pre-tournament practice:  Not permitted at the tournament site.
    6. Filming of opponent games:  Not permissible.
    7. Scouting information to outside institutions:  Scouting information to non-region institutions is prohibited.
    8. Financial arrangements:  Tournament expenses are pro rated by games played.
    9. Format: 

                                                               i.      Play in game-  Tuesday, 7:00pm

                                                             ii.      Semi-finals – Friday, 5:00 & 7:00pm

                                                            iii.      Finals – Saturday, 2:00pm