ATLANTA –- For the first time in the state of Georgia, the Georgia High School Association has approved the experimental use of a 30-second shot clock during six different basketball events this season. The first of these events is this year’s Hawks-Naismith Tipoff Classic, which will use an approved shot clock during nine of its 12 games. The event, presented by Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club and The Atlanta Tipoff Club, administrators of the national Naismith Awards, will feature a total of 12 high school basketball games.
“I am excited beyond belief about the progressive and collaborative efforts from both the Atlanta Hawks and The Atlanta Tipoff Club to implement a shot clock during the Hawks-Naismith Tipoff Classic,” said ESPN National Recruiting Director for Basketball Paul Biancardi.