Rule 4: Definitions Flashcards
A.R. 82:
A1 is in the air on a jump shot in the lane. A1 releases the ball on a try and is fouled by B1, who has jumped in an unsuccessful attempt to block the shot. A1’s try is:
(1) Successful; or
(2) Unsuccessful.
RULING: A1 shall be an airborne shooter when the ball is released until he or she returns to the floor. An airborne shooter shall be in the act of shooting. B1 has fouled A1 in the act of shooting. A1 shall be awarded one free throw in (1), and two in (2).
(Rule 4-1-1, 4-1-2)
A.R. 83:
The ball is touching the side of the ring of Team A. B1 jumps and contacts the net. The ball is not touching the top of the ring.
RULING: No violation. The ball shall remain live.
Rule 4-5-2.a
A.R. 84:
While the ball is touching the top of the ring on a field-goal attempt, a player emphatically grasps the ring.
RULING: Double infraction. Both basket interference and a (Women) player/substitute or (Men) a CLASS B technical foul shall be called. The moment the hand touched the ring, it was basket interference. When the player emphatically grasps the ring, a (Women) player/substitute or (Men) CLASS B technical foul shall be assessed.
(Rule 4-5-2.a, 10-3-3 and 10-6-1.f)
A.R. 85:
During the act of shooting and before the ball is in flight for a two-point try, A1 is fouled. A1 continues the shooting motion and the ball enters the basket. A2 touches the ring while the ball is in the basket.
RULING: Basket interference on A2. The goal shall be canceled. A1 shall be awarded two free throws because of the foul.
(Rule 4-5-2.a and 10, Section 1 Penalty d.1)
A.R. 86:
A1 rebounds the ball while part of the ball is in the cylinder and, in the same continuous motion, dunks.
RULING: Basket interference. The ball shall be ruled dead when A1 contacts the ball in the cylinder, and the dunking of the dead ball shall be ignored. The basket shall be disallowed.
(Rule 4-5-2.b)
A.R. 87:
B1 is standing directly behind the backboard before A1 jumps for a layup. The forward momentum of airborne shooter A1 causes A1 to displace B1.
RULING: This is an offensive foul on A1.
Rule 4-12-1, 4-29-2.a.1, 4-56
A.R. 88:
(Men) The bonus is in effect; and, while the ball is in flight during a try for a field goal, A1 charges into B1, which is Team A’s seventh foul in the half. After this, there is a basket-interference violation by:
(1) B2; or
(2) A2.
RULING: (1) Both the personal foul by A1 and the violation by B2 shall be penalized, but in the reverse order of occurrence. First, two points shall be awarded to Team A because of the violation by B2; B1 shall be awarded a one-and-one, and the ball shall remain live when the last throw is not successful and it touches the ring or flange. When A1’s foul is Team A’s 10th or higher foul in a half, including any combination of those described in Rule 4-10-2, award two shots and the ball remains in play. Beginning with the 10th foul in a half, including any combination of those described in Rule 4-10-2, two shots shall be awarded for each common foul (except a player-control foul or team-control foul).
(2) The violation caused the ball to become dead. Ordinarily, the ball would go to Team B at the designated spot nearest to where the foul occurred. However, this penalty shall be ignored because of the penalty enforcement for the foul by A1. Had the bonus rule not been in effect, the ball would be awarded to Team B at a designated spot nearest to where the foul occurred.
(Rule 4-10-1 and 4-10-2, and 4-5-1, 4-5-2, 4-5-3)
A.R. 89:
Team A is not ready to take the playing court after the second signal sounds indicating the end of the halftime intermission.
RULING: The referee should ask the timer to start the digital device used to time timeouts. When Team A is not ready to play at the expiration of one minute, Team A shall be assessed an administrative technical foul for delay of game. Team B shall be awarded two free throws and play shall be resumed at the point of interruption. When Team A is entitled to the alternating-possession arrow, it shall not lose control of the arrow until the throw-in ends.
(Rule 4-17-1.b, 6-2-4 and 10-2-5.a)
A.R. 90:
A5 is fouled during an unsuccessful try for goal. As A5 goes to the free-throw line, A5 is assessed an unsportsmanlike technical foul, which is A5’s fifth and disqualifying foul. The scorer:
(1) Informs the official that A5 has been disqualified; or
(2) Does not inform the official that A5 has been disqualified until after A5 attempts the free throws.
RULING: (1) A Team B player or team member shall attempt the free throws for the technical foul assessed to A5. Play is resumed at the point of interruption and the substitute for A5 would then attempt the free throws awarded when A5 was fouled in the act of shooting.
(2) Since A5 and A5’s coach were not notified of the disqualification until after A5’s free throws, the result of A5’s free throws shall stand.
(Rule 4-20-4, 8-2-2.c, 2-9-4 and 4-53-1.e)
A.R. 91:
B1 commits a fifth foul [any combination of personal and (Men) CLASS A technical fouls and (Women) all technical fouls], which results in two free throws for A1. The official scorer and official timer fail to notify any of the game officials that a fifth foul has been committed. When the scorers realize the mistake, they inform the official timer to sound the game-clock horn. The official timer sounds the device as the first free throw is made or missed. The referee asks the scorers’ table personnel to explain the problem. The referee is advised that B1 has committed five fouls, after which the referee advises the coach and player of Team B that B1 has five fouls. The coach replaces B1.
RULING: Play shall be resumed with the second free throw by A1. There is no additional penalty assessed for the official scorer’s and timer’s mistake in failing to notify the officials of B1’s fifth foul.
(Rule 4-20-3 and 2-9-4)
A.R. 92:
A player who has committed a fifth foul [any combination of personal fouls, (Men) CLASS A technical fouls and (Women) all technical fouls] continues to play because the scorers have failed to notify the officials.
RULING: As soon as the scorers discover the irregularity, they should sound the game-clock horn after (or as soon as) the ball is in control of the offending team or is dead. The disqualified player shall be removed immediately. Any points that may have been scored while such a player was illegally in the game shall count.
(Rule 4-20-1 and 2-9-4 )
A.R. 93:
In the front court of Team A (the back court of Team B), A1 passes the ball to A2. B1, in an attempt to secure the ball, deflects it down the playing court toward B’s basket. The ball bounces several times before B1 can recover it in B’s front court. B1 dribbles to B’s basket and scores.
RULING: Legal. The deflection of the ball by B1 shall not be considered part of the dribble. B1 does not have control of the ball until securing it after deflecting it.
(Rule 4-21-1)
A.R. 94:
A1, while advancing the ball by dribbling, manages to keep a hand in contact with the ball until it reaches its maximum height. A1 maintains such control as the ball descends, pushing it to the playing court at the last moment; however, after six or seven bounces, A1’s hands are in contact with the ball and the palm of the hand on this particular dribble is skyward.
RULING: It is a violation when the ball has come to rest on the hand while the palm and the fingers are facing upward and a player then continues to dribble, because the dribble has ended when the ball came to rest on the palm when it faced upward.
(Rule 4-21-4.a)
A.R. 95:
Is a player considered to be dribbling while touching the ball during a jump, when a pass rebounds from the player’s hand, when the player fumbles or when the player tips a rebound or pass away from other players who are attempting to get it?
RULING: No. The player is not in control under these conditions and therefore is not dribbling.
(Rule 4, Section 21 and 4-15-1)
A.R. 96:
A1 dribbles and comes to a stop, after which A1 throws the ball:
(1) Against the opponent’s backboard and catches the rebound; or
(2) Against the official, immediately recovering the ball and dribbling again.
RULING: A1 has committed a violation in both (1) and (2). Throwing the ball against an opponent’s backboard or an official constitutes another dribble, provided that A1 is first to touch the ball after it strikes the official or the backboard.
(Rule 4-21-4.a and 9-7-1)
A.R. 97:
A1 is dribbling the ball when:
(1) A1 bats the ball over the head of an opponent, runs around the opponent, and before the ball touches the playing court he/she bats the ball again and then continues to dribble; or
(2) A1 fumbles the ball (the ball slips from the player’s grasp) and the ball rolls out of reach so that A1 must run to recover it.
RULING: (1) Violation, because the ball is touched twice during a dribble, before the ball touches the playing court.
(2) It is illegal to continue to dribble, but A1 may recover the ball.
(Rule 4-21-3, 4-31-2 and 9-7-1.c)
A.R. 98:
A1, after:
(1) Receiving a pass; or
(2) Ending his/her dribble, passes the ball to A2. Before receiving the pass, A2 leaves the area on a cut to the basket. A1 goes to the area vacated by A2 and recovers the ball.
RULING: In order for a pass to occur, the thrown ball must be touched by another player. This did not occur in (1) or (2).
(1) A1’s attempted pass was the start of his/her dribble. When he/she recovered the ball and started another dribble, he/she would have committed a violation. (Had A1, after releasing the pass, which was the start of the dribble, not recovered the ball but rather continued to dribble, it would not have been a violation.)
(2) A1 had previously ended a dribble before his/her attempted pass to A2. A1’s release of the ball on his/her attempted pass to A2 was the start of a second dribble. A1 committed a violation after he/she touched the ball.
(Rule 4-21-2 and 9-7-1.c)
A.R. 99:
After ending a dribble, A1 leaves the playing court to attempt a try for goal. While airborne, A1 fumbles the ball and:
(1) Recovers the fumble while airborne, returns to the floor and dribbles the ball; or
(2) Recovers the fumble after returning to the floor and then dribbles the ball.
RULING: It is a violation In both (1) and (2), A1 is permitted to recover the ball but after recovering the ball is not allowed to start another dribble. However, if a fumble is touched by another player and then recovered by A1, while airborne or after a return to the floor, A1 is allowed to start another dribble. If A1 had not previously dribbled the ball, and while airborne fumbled and recovered the ball (while airborne or after a return to the floor), he/she is permitted to start a dribble.
(Rule 4-21-4.a, 4-31-2 and 9-7-1.c)
A.R. 100:
A1 is dribbling the ball in the front court when the ball momentarily gets away from him or her. While the dribble is interrupted:
(1) A1 pushes B2 while trying to retrieve the ball;
(2) A2 is in the lane for four seconds; or
(3) A1 calls a timeout.
RULING: (1) Team-control foul on A1.
(2) Three-second violation on A2.
(3) A timeout shall not be acknowledged during an interrupted dribble.
(Rule 4-21-6.b, 9-9-1, 4-21-5 and 4-15-2.d)
A.R. 101:
A1 ends the dribble, passes the ball to A2 and then charges into B2:
(1) While the ball is in the air; or
(2) After A2 has control.
RULING: The foul on A1 in both (1) and (2) is not a player-control foul since A1 was not holding or dribbling the ball and was not an airborne shooter in either situation. However, in both cases, A1 has committed a team control foul.
When the official is in doubt as to whether the foul occurred before or after the ball was released on the pass, the foul should not be ruled a player-control foul but shall be ruled a team control foul.
(Rule 4-15-2.a, 4-29-2.a.1 and .2)
A.R. 102:
(Women) Is it possible for airborne shooter A1 to commit a foul that would not be a player-control foul?
RULING: Yes. The airborne shooter could be charged with a personal foul, a flagrant 1 personal foul, a flagrant 2 personal foul or with a flagrant 2 noncontact technical foul. None of these fouls can be a player-control foul. When an airborne shooter commits a foul that is not a player-control foul, the infraction shall be penalized as dictated by the type of foul.
(Rule 4-29-2.a.1.b)
A.R. 103:
(Women) Airborne A1 is fouled by B1 during a try for a field goal. The official blows the whistle for this foul. A1 releases the ball then illegally contacts B2 in returning to the floor after the shot. The ball goes through the basket.
RULING: This shall be a false double foul. Although the clock stopped when the official blew the whistle for the foul by B1, this did not cause the ball to become dead since A1 had started the trying motion. However, airborne shooter A1’s foul against B2 shall be a player-control foul that causes the ball to become dead immediately. No goal can be scored on a player-control foul even when the ball goes through the basket before the foul. Since the try is disallowed because it was a player-control foul, A1 shall be awarded two free throws for the foul by B1. No players shall be allowed in lane spaces since Team B shall be awarded the ball after the last free throw. When the last free throw is successful, the throw-in shall be from anywhere along the end line. When the last free throw is unsuccessful, the throw-in shall be from a designated spot; in this case, the end line.
(Rule 4-29-4)
A.R. 104:
Before a free throw by A1 is in flight, A2 pushes B2, then A3 steps into the free-throw lane too soon. The bonus is in effect for both teams.
RULING: The foul by A2, which created a false double foul, is a team-control foul and causes the ball to become dead immediately. Consequently, A3’s violation shall be ignored. A1 shall attempt the free throw(s) with no players on the lane and when the last try is successful, Team B shall have the privilege to run the endline. When the last try is unsuccessful, play shall be resumed by awarding Team B the ball for a throw-in at a designated spot closest to where the team-control foul occurred.
(Rule 4-29-4 and 8-6-1)
A.R. 105:
After a field goal by B1, Team A leads Team B, 61-60. A1 has the ball for a throw-in with four seconds remaining in the game. While A1 is holding the ball, B2 crosses the boundary line and contacts A1.
RULING: A flagrant 1 personal foul shall be charged to B2. The time remaining to play is not a factor. (Women) In addition to the flagrant 1 personal foul, this circumstance shall require a delay-of-game warning to Team B for crossing the boundary.
(Rule 4-29-2.c.5 and 10-1-16, Penalty d[2], 4-17-1.g)
A.R. 106:
B1 commits a common foul against A1 before the bonus is in effect for either team. The ball is awarded to Team A at a designated spot nearest to where the foul occurred. During the throw-in but before the clock is started, A2 fouls B2. Team B is in the bonus.
RULING: A2’s foul is a team-control foul since it occurred during the throw-in. The foul shall be charged to A2 and the ball shall be awarded to Team B at a designated spot nearest to where the foul occurred.
(Rule 4-29-2.a.2 and 7-4-1.f)
A.R. 107:
B1 deflects the ball away from A1 while:
(1) A1 is dribbling the ball; or
(2) A1 is passing the ball to A2.
A1, in an attempt to recover the ball, fouls B1.
RULING: In (1) and (2), A1 has committed a team control foul. The foul shall be charged to A1, and the ball shall be awarded to Team B at a designated spot nearest to where A1’s foul was committed.
(Rule 4-15-2.a and.b, 4-29-2.a.2 and 7-4-1.f)
A.R. 108:
A1 is entitled to a one-and-one free throw. Before the ball is handed to A1, Team A’s coach is assessed a (Women) direct or (Men) CLASS A technical foul.
RULING: The technical foul creates a false double foul. Team B shall be awarded two free throws because of the technical foul on Coach A. After Team B shoots the free throws for the technical fouls, A1 shall attempt the one-and-one since that was the point of interruption.
(Rule 4-29-4 and 8-6-2)
A.R. 109:
A3 and B3 commit a double personal foul, neither of which is a flagrant foul, while:
(1) A1’s pass is in flight; or
(2) A1’s try is in flight.
RULING: Charge the fouls to A3 and B3.
RULING: Charge the fouls to A3 and B3.
(1) The ball shall be awarded to Team A, the team in control, at a designated spot nearest to where the ball was last in contact with a player or the playing court with no reset of the shot clock.
(2) When the try is successful, Team B, the team not credited with the score, shall be awarded the ball anywhere along the end line. When the try is unsuccessful and since there is no team control, play shall be resumed by using the alternating-possession procedure. The throw-in shall be awarded at a designated spot nearest to where the ball became dead, as a result of the unsuccessful try, with a reset of the shot clock.
(Rule 4-15-2.b, 4-15-4.c, 4-53-1.d, 7-5-8 and 7-5-9)
A.R. 110:
B1 maneuvers to a position in front of post player A1 to prevent A1 from receiving the ball. A pass is made over the head and out of reach of B1. Post player A1 moves toward the basket to catch the pass and attempt a try for goal. As the pass is made, B2, moves into the path of A1, in a guarding position.
RULING: B2 has switched to guard a player who does not have the ball. Therefore, B2 must assume a position outside the restricted area arc and must give A1 enough time and distance (not more than two strides) to avoid contact to be in a legal guarding postion. When A1 has control of the ball (provided that A1 is not in the air at the time), time and distance shall be irrelevant.
(Rule 4-35-4 and 4-35-5)
A.R. 111:
B1 slips to the floor in the free-throw lane. A1 (with his/her back to B1, who is prone) receives a pass, turns and, in his or her attempt to drive to the basket, trips and falls over B1.
RULING: Foul on B1, who is not in a legal guarding position.
Rule 4-35-4.a
A.R. 112:
B1 takes a spot on the playing court before A1 jumps to catch a pass.
(1) A1 returns to the playing court and lands on B1; or
RULING: In both (1) and (2), the foul shall be on A1. In (1), B1 is entitled to that spot on the floor provided he/she gets there legally before the offensive player becomes airborne. However, in (2), when A1 possesses the ball then lands on the floor, no time and distance is required.
(Rule 4-35-4.c and .d, 4-35-3 and Exception 4-35-7)
