Change is coming to high school basketball in the state of Kentucky.

In a 13-5 vote on Wednesday, the KHSAA Board of Control will add a 35-second shot clock in high school girls' and boys' basketball, beginning with the 2027-28 season. A motion to add the shot clock in 2026-27 was defeated, while the second option was approved by the KHSAA.

George Rogers Clark High School boys basketball coach Josh Cook, who led the Cardinals to a state championship in 2022, is happy the KHSAA adopted the measure.

"I personally like it,” he said.

Cook and the Cardinals have played with a shot clock in the past, which gave the GRC coach a chance to compete with shot-clock.

"We played with it at the Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach," he said. "It was a great experience."

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