The Oregon Basketball Coaches Association approved a motion Monday to mandate the implementation of a 35-second shot clock at the varsity levels of boys and girls high school basketball starting with the 2023-24 season.
Of the 297 coaches who responded, 74.1 percent voted in favor of the shot clock, 16.5 percent voted no and 9.4 percent voted no preference.
Oregon joins California, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island South Dakota, Utah and Washington as the only states to use a 30- or 35-second shot clock.
In May of 2021, the NFHS urged the adoption of a shot lock across high school basketball with rule 2-14 which states that each state association may adopt a shot clock beginning in the 2022-23 season — according to guidelines outlined in the Basketball Rules Book — the standardization among states.
"We provided the committee with a lot of information regarding the shot clock, including responses to a 46-question survey sent to states currently using a shot clock," Theresia Wynns of the NFHS said in a statement. "The conversation among the committee members explore the pros and cons of enacting the proposal as a rule for all states and likewise for state adoption. The committee will continue to explore the shot clock issue."
Oregon is the third state to adopt the shot clock since the NFHS recommendation over a year ago, joining Minnesota and Utah.
Bordering states California and Washington both mandated a shot clock for girls basketball in the 1970s, while California added it for the boys in 1996 and Washington implemented it on the boys side in 2009.
Oregon foes Lake Oswego and Tualatin battle it out at the Les Schwab Invitational in 2021.
Photo: Brian Murphy
