Shot Clock Coming To WY High School Basketball Starting December 2026

Another change is coming down the road in terms of how the game is played.

This past season the change was how many team fouls does it take per quarter, before the opposition can start shooting free throws.

Beginning in December of 2026, the shot clock is coming and it will last for 35 seconds.

Wyoming High School Activities Association Commission Trevor Wilson says there’s an upside and a downside to bringing in the shot clock.

“The negatives to it are costs, certainly an issue, and then the additional person that’s needed to run the shot clock, so those are a couple of negatives. The positive is just the flow of the game and you’ve been around long enough to see those games where a team might hold the ball, and as soon as they cross half court, hold it for 5 minutes, and then take the shot with 30 seconds left and they scored 2 points in the quarter.”

If you’re trying to figure out the math, those who just finished their freshman season, will have to deal with the shot clock, when they are seniors.

One such person is Mesa Hanft of Sheridan who says things are going to change in her senior season.

“It’s definitely going to change the game a lot. It’s just going to make the games go so much faster, and I don’t know if I’m really ready for the change, but I’m going to have to get used to it.”

Tongue River Girls Basketball Coach Amanda Cummins says the positives of a shot clock outweigh the negatives.

“I’m ok with the shot clock. I think it will help us to be more focused offensively, and honestly I’d rather take a quicker shot, than turn the ball over, so it’s going to make us mindful that we need to score, that we can’t just pass, we can’t just be lackadaisical, but there has to be a purpose that we want to end in a shot every time down the floor.”

Currently every state that borders Wyoming, except for Colorado, uses a shot clock.