WBCA Survey Shows Luke Warm Support For Basketball Shot Clock

Tuesday, December 27th, 2022 -- 10:22 AM

The Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association has provided results of a recent survey the organization conducted regarding support for a shot clock in high school basketball in Wisconsin, sending the information to all boys basketball coaches, girls basketball coaches, Athletic Directors, and District Administrators.

The survey, conducted in mid-December, asked schools to respond whether they supported a 35-second shot clock be adopted, or if they opposed it.

The WBCA sent the information to the head boys basketball coach, head girls basketball coach, Athletic Director, and District Administrator at every school. The Association encouraged all four key stakeholders to discuss the issue and coaches to provide input with their administration.

While all four received the survey, each school was asked to provide just one response, which represented the opinion of the District Administrator. 

A total of 339 schools responded to the survey, certainly enough to provide a viable perspective on how the schools feel on the issue.

Results of the survey show that just 45.7% of respondents (155) supported the implementation of a shot clock in Wisconsin high school basketball, while 54.3% (184) do not support the use of a shot clock.

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