Intramural basketball registrations closed early on Wednesday, which resulted in a waiting list for some teams.

Organizers placed 65 teams on the waiting list, including 45 mens teams, 17 corec teams, and three womens teams.

Registered teams that failed to attend the managers meeting last night will lose their spots to teams on the wait list.

Organizers will contact teams on the list if they receive a spot.

The program already increased the number of available slots this season because the pre-holiday tournament had above-capacity registration.

Kitley Jewell, Lawrence freshman, was on a team that was cut from that tournament.

He made sure his team registered early this time around. It signed up on Tuesday morning and received a slot.

This year marks the first time that a waiting list has been implemented for intramural basketball, said Kurt Schooley, assistant director of sports programs.

Jewell said he would not be opposed to lengthening the season to accommodate more teams.

The season has expanded once already this year. Sunday play begins earlier in the afternoon this year to avoid taking up all available courts at any given time.

The shortage of spots will not affect the Rock Chalk Classic basketball tournament, which will be held on campus from March 18 to 20.

Teams will pay a $250 registration fee for the tournament. The winning team will receive free entry into the National Intramural Basketball Championships in Atlanta.

This is the first time the University of Kansas has hosted the tournament, which will attract top intramural teams from across the Midwest.

That tournament will be “soft-capped” at 36 entries, meaning it can expand if there is high demand, Schooley said.