Shot clocks approved for 2023-24 season

Minnesota boys and girls varsity basketball games will include a 35-second shot clock beginning with the 2023-24 season.
The motion was approved by the Minnesota State High School League Board of Directors on Thursday. The shot clock implementation is for all four classes.
The shot clock debate has long existed in high school hoops, with it most recently gaining national attention after stall tactics were employed during a 2018 girls playoff game between Marshall and Waseca.
Waseca won the game 17-4, with the Marshall Independent reporting only nine shots attempted by Marshall in the game. At times, Marshall held the ball for up to eight consecutive minutes.
Schools will have to pay for their own shot clocks, according to the MSHSL. The estimated cost of installing a shot clock is $2,500.
The proposal to add shot clocks to high school basketball earlier this year showed that 70 percent of boys basketball coaches polled in 2018 favored a shot clock, while a 2017 survey of girls coaches had 64 percent support.

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