Basketball Shot Clock App

• 14 & 24 second running reset (Default)
• Customisable time buttons for alternative timings
• See it on court side screens!
• Built in horn
• Also ideal for other sports such as Korfball with a running shot clock.

• Downloadable Windows Shot Clock version
• Update August 2015
  • iOS Shot Clock timer from AppStore
  • iOS Shot Clock Screen from AppStore
  • Android Shot Clock timer from Google Play
  • Android Shot Clock Screen from Google Play

Shot Clock App Introduction / Background

One of my hobbies is basketball and I am a qualified basketball referee.  For a long time Shot Clocks used to be 30 seconds, then they became 24 seconds and then recently either 24 or 14 seconds

This change under FIBA rules in 2014/2015 season mean that a shot clock reset for an offensive rebound (for example) is 14 seconds only, while a defensive rebound provides a 24 second clock. This causes a problem for a number of existing shot clocks that are set only for a single time setting.

Shot clocks are also rarely seen at local league games due to the cost of the equipment making it hard for new table officials to get experience of doing this duty.

The solution

My solution to costly equipment and need to have two reset times was to create a new application that turns your device into a Basketball Shot Clock.

Updated Aug 2015: Android and iOS links above and Windows and Mac OS X available too..

There are two applications.  The Timer and Screen.

1. Basketball Shot Clock – Timer
2. Basketball Shot Clock – Screen

The Timer application is used by the table to run the shot clock, the Screen application turns your Android TV, phone or tablet into a remote display to replace your existing shot clock.

Shot Clock Timer Application

Shot Clock Screen Application

How the Shot Clock Apps work together?

First, make sure the devices running each app are connected to the same WiFi network.

The Timer (App 1 above), is used to manage the Shot Clock. There is then an optional remote display (App 2 above) that can be used on Android Phone, Tablet, TV, PCs etc to show the Clock at court side.

As long as all the apps are connected to the same network, the screens will  auto discover the Timer application (as long as the ports used are not blocked: 2020 to 2040)

If you want, you can also have each team have their own device that is connected, you don’t need to be limited to just two screens at court side.

Fitting your device

As there are so many different sized devices, you can scale the font using the application options. Hint – for the best result, set the time on the Timer application to a value just under 10 seconds and then adjust the display.

Running multiple courts

If you want to run more than 1 Shot Clock Timer on the same network, then you should change the password in the app settings. This will enable the Timer App to ensure only the correct screens find and are able to connect to it.

Technologies used

The application is built using Embarcadero Delphi. This is why its available for Android, Windows, Mac OS X and iOS (or will be once I have my apple account sorted).  The auto discovery is managed through a cool technology called App Tethering with the data passed using standard resources that are mirrored from the main application.