Part-time Athletics Gameday Basketball Shot Clock Operator

Overview

The Athletics Department is accepting applications for a part-time Gameday Basketball Shot Clock Operator.

Auburn University at Montgomery reserves the right once interviewing has begun to stop accepting applications. Based on funding source, applicant cannot be or become an AUM student while working in this position.

Pay Rate: $20.00/hour

For full consideration upload a resume and a list of at least three professional references. 

Responsibilities

The qualified candidate selected for this position will assist in the following capacities:

Duties and Responsibilities:

 

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Overview

The Athletics Department is accepting applications for a part-time Gameday Basketball Shot Clock Operator.

Auburn University at Montgomery reserves the right once interviewing has begun to stop accepting applications. Based on funding source, applicant cannot be or become an AUM student while working in this position.

Pay Rate: $20.00/hour

For full consideration upload a resume and a list of at least three professional references. 

Responsibilities

The qualified candidate selected for this position will assist in the following capacities:

Duties and Responsibilities:

 

• Will serve as shot clock operator for all preseason, regular season and postseason men’s and women’s basketball home contests as scheduled.
• Will comply with all NCAA Division II and Gulf South Conference rules, regulations and policies.
• Will interact professionally with all officials, coaches, student-athletes, University personnel and spectators attending the games.

Come be a part of the AUM Warhawks game management team and enhance the experience of the game day atmosphere at AUM Athletics events. 

Requirements:  
Serve as shot-clock operator for all preseason, regular season and postseason men’s and women’s basketball home contests.  Comply with all NCAA DII and GSC basketball rules, regulations and policies, as listed below. 
1. Use a 30-second shot clock. 
2. Use the shot clock for the entire game, including overtime(s), except when there is less time remaining on the game clock than in a shot-clock period, in which case the shot-clock display shall not display.
3. Control a separate timing device with a horn that shall have a sound that is distinct and different from that of the game-clock horn. 
4. Have an alternate timing device available. 
5. Start the shot clock when: 
a An inbounds player legally touches the ball after the throw-in has been released; b. A team gains initial control following a jump ball or unsuccessful try for goal; or 
c. There is a change in team control. 
6. Stop the timing device and: 
a. No reset when play is stopped under the following circumstances: 
1. The ball is deflected or caused to be out of bounds by a defensive player; 
2. A player is injured or loses a contact lens; 
3. A charged or electronic-media time out has concluded; 
4. During team control as defined by Rule 4-8, a defensive player causes a held ball and the alternating-possession arrow favors the offense; 
5. After any double personal fouls, simultaneous personal fouls, or fouls with penalties of equal gravity when there is team control, unless the penalty for the foul results in a change of team control;
6. After an inadvertent whistle when there is team control as defined in Rule 4-8 or following an unsuccessful try that does not strike the ring or flange and the alternating-possession arrow favors the shooting team; 
7. After any administrative technical foul(s) is assessed to the team in control of the ball, or to the team entitled to the ball before it is at the disposal of the thrower-in, or to the bench personnel or followers of that team; 
8. After a simultaneous held ball as described in Rule 6-4.2 occurs during a throw-in or after an unsuccessful try that does not contact the ring or flange and the alternating-possession arrow favors the shooting team; and 
9. After the ball goes out of bounds and was last touched simultaneously by two opponents, 

both of whom are either inbounds or out of bounds, or when there is doubt as to who last 

touched the ball.

 

Note: The offensive team, upon being awarded the ball for the throw-in, shall have the unexpired time on the shot clock to attempt a try.

1. 
   Reset it to 30 seconds when: 
   1. There is a live-ball change in team control and the ball remains live, or following a successful goal by the opponents;
   2. Team control is reestablished in the backcourt after the team loses control of the ball; 
   Note 1: The mere touching of the ball by an opponent does not start a new shot-clock period when the same team remains in control of the ball during loose-ball situations.
   Note 2: When team control is reestablished in the shooting team's backcourt following a try that does not strike the ring or flange, the shot clock is not reset.
2. Aheld ball occurs or inadvertent whistle occurs when there is no team control and the alternating-possession arrow favors the defense of non-shooting team;
   4. A try for goal strikes the ring or flange and the non-shooting team is first to gain control of the ball;
   5. A single personal foul is committed by the defense/non-shooting team in the offense/shooting team’s backcourt; 
   6. An administrative technical foul is assessed to the defensive team or when neither team is in control of the ball; 
   7. A single player/substitute, team, or bench technical foul, a single flagrant 1 foul, or a single flagrant 2 foul is committed;
   8. Fouls are committed by opposing players, and one of the fouls is intentional or disqualifying.
3. A violation occurs, except as provided in Rules 2-11.6.a.1, 2-11.6.c.2, and 2-11.6.d.5;
4. An inadvertent whistle occurs when there was no player or team control at the time of the whistle in the shooting team's backcourt following a try that strikes the ring or flange and the alternating-possession arrow favors the shooting team.
5. Reset to 20 seconds or the time remaining on the shot clock, whichever is greater, when:
6. During team control, a single personal foul is committed by the defensive team in the offensive team's frontcourt before the bonus is in effect;
7. A violation of Rule 9-6 is committed by the defense during team control or by the non-shooting team following an unsuccessful try that does not contact the ring or flange;

Note: This rule applies only when the foul or violation occurs prior to a try for goal that hits the ring or flange.

1. A foul is committed by the non-shooting team in the shooting team's frontcourt during an unsuccessful field-goal attempt that does not strike the ring or flange but is not committed against a player in the act of shooting or an airborne shooter before the bonus is in effect.
2. Reset to 20 seconds when the following occurs:
3. The shooting team is first to gain control of the ball in their frontcourt after an unsuccessful field-goal or free-throw attempt that contacts the ring or flange and remains live;
4. A personal foul is committed by the non-shooting team before the bonus is in effect in the shooting team's frontcourt:
5. Following an unsuccessful field-goal or free-throw attempt that contacts the ring or flange and remains live; or
6. During a successful field-goal or free-throw attempt and until the ball becomes live, but is not committed against a player in the act of shooting or an airborne shooter.

Note: When the foul occurs in the backcourt, Rule 2-11.6.b.5 applies.

1. The shooting team is awarded the ball for a throw-in after the ball goes out of bounds in its frontcourt following an unsuccessful field-goal or free-throw attempt that contacts the ring or flange and remains live;
2. The shooting team is awarded the ball for a throw-in after a simultaneous held ball or inadvertent whistle in its frontcourt when the alternating-possession arrow favors the shooting team following an unsuccessful field-goal or free-throw attempt that contacts the ring or flange and remains live;
3. The non-shooting team commits a violation of Rule 9-6 in the shooting team's frontcourt following an unsuccessful field-goal or free-throw attempt that contacts the ring or flange and remains live;
4. The offense/shooting team commits a personal foul or violation in its backcourt, and play resumes with an awarded throw-in to the opposing team;
5. A player located in their team's backcourt violates the provisions of the jump ball at the start of the game or any overtime;
6. The alternating-possession procedure is used to determine which team shall be awarded the ball following a held ball or other stoppage that occurred in the offense/shooting team's backcourt, and the alternating-possession arrow favors the opposing team;
7. Following a dead-ball change of team control, a team is awarded the ball for a throw-in in its frontcourt.
8. Sound the shot-clock horn at the expiration of the shot-clock period. The shot-clock horn shall not stop play unless recognized by an official's whistle. When the shot clock indicates zeroes but the shot-clock horn has not sounded, the shot-clock time has not expired.
9. Turn off the shot-clock display when a reset situation occurs and the game clock shows less time than that of a shot-clock period.

10. Allow the timing device to continue during a loose-ball situation when the offense retains control, when a field-goal try is attempted at the wrong basket, or when a field-goal try fails to strike the ring or flange.

11. Allow the game officials to make the final decision when there is doubt as to whether a score was made within the shot-clock period or whether a try for goal contacted the ring or flange.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:      

• High School Diploma
• Available on nights and weekends
• Minimum of one (1) year experience as basketball table crew official at NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA, AHSAA or AISA institution

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Two (2) years’ experience as basketball table crew official at NCAA institution

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of applicable University, NCAA and Gulf South Conference rules, practices and procedures
• Positive attitude and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work with individuals from various backgrounds

Why Work at AUM?

Located in Alabama’s vibrant state capital, Auburn University at Montgomery is a fast-growing university on the rise. Don’t just take our word for it: The Princeton Review rates us as one of the best colleges in the Southeast, while U.S. News & World Report recently ranked us No. 22 among regional universities in the South for the quality of undergraduate teaching and 38th among all public institutions in the region.

Equal Opportunity Compliance Statement

AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. It is our policy to provide equal employment and education opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable law. The Office of Human Resources/ Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity (AA/EEO) strives to ensure an inclusive and equitable working, living, and learning environment for members of the AUM community.

Posted Date

10/2/2026

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