The play described below is provided for your review and discussion. The rulings given are based on NFHS rules. NCAA rulings may be different.
There is 0:00.6 seconds on the clock with the score tied. Team A has the ball in their frontcourt on the sideline between the coaching box and the scorer’s table for a throw-in. A-1 throws the ball towards the basket where A-5 jumps up, catches the ball with one hand while the ball is inside the imaginary cylinder and dunks the ball. Is this a legal play?
While this play is legal in the NBA as we saw early last week, it is not legal under high school rules. Touching a live ball inside the imaginary cylinder is basket interference. It does not matter how the ball gets there. A player can have contact with the ball inside the imaginary cylinder only if such player has contact with the ball before the ball enters the imaginary cylinder. Under high school rules it is offensive basket interference which results in awarding the ball to Team B for a designated spot throw-in on the end line. The clock should be reset to 0:00.6 seconds since no time should have run off the clock. (References: Rule 4-6-2, 9-11, 9-11 Penalties 2, 5-10-1)
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