District 11 Basketball Officials

June is here and that means summer basketball scrimmages. District 11 officials will cover close to 200 summer scrimmages in the month of June.

REMINDER: For all officials, there is a Zoom call tonight (Thursday) at 8 pm to discuss new rules and the upcoming summer league schedule.

Zoom info was sent in email Monday evening.

District 11 is sad to learn of the recent passing of official Mike Bell.

Mike was a great individual who worked hard to become one of the top rated officials in South Carolina. As a result of his dedication to the game, Mike earned his first state semifinal assignment this past March. He was also selected to officiate in the Beach Ball Classic in 2024 and 2025.

Services were held earlier this month in his hometown of Steubenville, Ohio. Our thoughts are with Mike’s family. He will truly be missed.

Rule changes for 2026-27 were highlighted in an announcement by NFHS yesterday.

The full text of the rule changes with corresponding case plays will be released later this summer.

🏀⛹🏼‍♂️ Attention coaches, players, parents, and officials:

The 2026–27 basketball rules updates are live!

Now’s the time to get familiar with what’s new so everyone hits the court prepared.

Get your 2026–27 updates: https://nfhs.org/stories/clock-adjustments-addressed-to-support-officials-in-2026-27-high-school-basketball-rules-changes

For our officials needing a new travel bag for next season, the Force 3 Weekender bag is currently on sale through a couple of the various vendors out there. (NOTE: this is the 23-inch MINI version, not the full-size.)

REMINDER: SCBOA camp registration is now open.

All officials should attend SCBOA camp once in the three-year cycle in order to obtain their five camp points towards their rating. This is year two in the current cycle (2025-27).

Camp in Myrtle Beach (sponsored by District 11) will be held at Coastal Carolina June 22 and 23. Cost of camp is $75.
Additional camps are being held in Florence (June 5-6), Charleston (June 6-7), Aiken (June 12-13), Rock Hill (June 13-14), Greenville (June 19-20), and Columbia (June 26-27).
Registration information for all camps is available at: https://www.scboa.net/camp-registration.html

It is important to know that the five points for SCBOA camp are automatically added to an official's rating score, and will only be deducted on the final year of a three-year cycle (and any subsequent years until SCBOA camp is attended) if the official does not attend a SCBOA-approved camp.​

For example, if an official attended camp in 2024 (part of the 2022-2024 cycle) they will have maintained their five points for the 2025-2027 cycle and will only have five points deducted in 2027-2028 (and beyond) if they do not attend camp at least once during the 2025-2027 cycle.

Thus, if you are not currently getting credit for camp because you didn't go 2022-24, go now! If you go now, you are receiving camp credit for 2025-27, which essentially means you don't have to attend through 2029. (You'd have to attend in 2030 to maintain your status before the end of the next period.)

Camp Registration Registration opens on 1 May 2026 and will close on 29 May 2026 5 June to 6 June 2026 (Friday-Saturday) Florence Area Location: Francis Marion University Contact: Eric McKnight (Click Here) SCBOA...

Congratulations to our own Ron McInnis, who was among the nine inductees into the SCBOA Hall of Fame this past Saturday night.

Candidates for the SCBOA Hall of Fame are those officials who have officiated for at least 20 years in the state of South Carolina and earned assignments in at least two state final games and at least one state-sponsored all-star game.

Congratulations, Ron!!!

SCBOA camp registration is now open.

All officials should attend SCBOA camp once in the three-year cycle in order to obtain their five camp points towards their rating. This is year two in the current cycle (2025-27).

Camp in Myrtle Beach (sponsored by District 11) will be held at Coastal Carolina June 22 and 23. Cost of camp is $75.

Additional camps are being held in Florence (June 5-6), Charleston (June 6-7), Aiken (June 12-13), Rock Hill (June 13-14), Greenville (June 19-20), and Columbia (June 26-27).

Registration information for all camps is available at: https://www.scboa.net/camp-registration.html

It is important to know that the five points for SCBOA camp are automatically added to an official's rating score, and will only be deducted on the final year of a three-year cycle (and any subsequent years until SCBOA camp is attended) if the official does not attend a SCBOA-approved camp.​

For example, if an official attended camp in 2024 (part of the 2022-2024 cycle) they will have maintained their five points for the 2025-2027 cycle and will only have five points deducted in 2027-2028 (and beyond) if they do not attend camp at least once during the 2025-2027 cycle.

Thus, if you are not currently getting credit for camp because you didn't go 2022-24, go now! If you go now, you are receiving camp credit for 2025-27, which essentially means you don't have to attend through 2029. (You'd have to attend in 2030 to maintain your status before the end of the next period.)

Camp Registration Registration opens on 1 May 2026 and will close on 29 May 2026 5 June to 6 June 2026 (Friday-Saturday) Florence Area Location: Francis Marion University Contact: Eric McKnight (Click Here) SCBOA...

REMINDER:

Zoom call this evening at 8 pm. Offseason rules review for all District 11 officials. Open forum for rule discussion.

Zoom information was sent via email Tuesday evening.

REMINDER:

IAABO dues are due this month for membership for the 2026-27 season. Please use the link below to pay your IAABO dues ASAP.

IAABO Dues District #411 2026-27 - Ref description