Shot clock coming to Colorado high school basketball for varsity games beginning in 2026-27

LONE TREE — Stall ball is dead.

A shot clock is coming to Colorado high school basketball at the varsity level in 2026-27, passing by a vote of 40-30 at Tuesday’s CHSAA Legislative Council meeting at the DCSD Legacy Campus.

The 35-second shot clock applies to all classifications, boys and girls.

In other basketball news out of the meeting, there are a few changes to the sport’s postseason format. Most notably, Class 6A and 5A’s postseason bracket is expanding from 32 to 40 teams, with the top 24 teams earning a bye in the first round.

Also, the Class 1A regional seeding process will be tweaked; Class 3A and 2A districts are eliminated in favor of moving to a seeded regional format; and Class 4A will extend its season by one week to also move to a seeded regional format.

This story will be updated.

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