[devil58]

Well here you go, get a rule book out, here is what is says word for word, you decide.
NFHS Basketball Rules
Rule 3-4-15
"A team jersey designed to be worn inside the shorts SHALL BE TUCKED INSIDE SHORTS and shorts shall be worn above hips and worn properly. A PLAYER NOT CONFORMING TO THIS POLICY SHALL BE DIRECTED TO LEAVE THE GAME."

There you go guys and gals...That is the RULE and not up to interpretation...It is not an add on for Kentucky...It comes straight from the NFHS rulebook and is black and white...Go to the state tournament and you will see that the refs are enforcing tucked in jerseys...Good refs are not going to stop the game for an untucked jersey and bring attention to it unless it becomes an ongoing issue...They simply will remind you and give you the time to get it tucked when there is a dead ball...

High school teams are wearing uni's from major companies like Rawlings, Nike, Addidas, Russell Athletic, etc...Look at any catalog that the team marketing rep sends you and you will see the uniforms are marketed with the shirts tucked in all the way around (men or women) whenever they are modeled in a picture...

If you want to go by the argument, "the way the manufacturer intended them to be worn" then there is no argument because they market them to the schools as being tucked in...Many companies go the GREAT lengths to have the design on the jersey merge into the design on the shorts as if it is one big design...Won't work if they are untucked...

As a high school coach we DO make our players not only keep their game jerseys tucked in but they also wear their practice gear tucked in as well...It IS the way they are intended...

It's about personal pride and respect...If you choose to play basketball you choose to follow a set of rules...One of those, while not paramount to the ability to play the game well or safely, is to tuck in your jersey...You have to follow rules your entire life...This is just one of thousands...Get used to it...