Dec. 2022 | Vol. 19 Iss. 12
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SHOT CLOCK ADDED TO HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL; HILLCREST COACHES WEIGH IN By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com
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his season, high school basketball will add a 35-second shot clock. Even though the decision was made by the Utah High School Activities Association last January, it has had some schools scrambling to purchase and install the clocks—or even find them amongst supply chain issues. However, Hillcrest will be ready when the girls host their home opener Nov. 22 against Provo High and the boys, Nov. 30 against Herriman High. “We had the foresight to install the shot clocks when we built our new gym,” Hillcrest athletic director Scott Carrell said. Coaches across the state have different opinions about the shot clocks, but girls’ head coach Alyssa Nielsen thinks “overall, it’ll be good.” “It’s going to be a bigger impact than then people realize,” she said. “It’ll speed up the game, especially on the varsity level, and it will be effective to keep the game going at a steady pace and give each team more opportunity to get shots up. As far as the JV and freshman level go, it might be a little bit tricky to get effective shots up in that amount of time, but I think with a little bit of practice and getting used to it, it’ll be just fine.” Nielsen, who served as interim head coach last year, said that the shot clock will level ball possessions. “In the past, teams were able to hold the ball if they do have a lead, but with the shot clock, it will make it more even,” she said. “It may favor a quick-tempo teams just because you can get out, run and get effective shots up before the clock goes Hillcrest High girls basketball coach Alyssa Nielsen expects strong team defense as seen by seniors Kay Erekson and Abigail Slama-Catron Continued page 5
defending a Brighton player’s shot. (Julie Slama/City Journals)
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