Rule 7 - Out of Bounds and the Throw-in Flashcards
Out-of-Bounds Player, Ball
A.R. 165. A1 deflects a pass near the end line. The ball falls to the floor inbounds but A1, who is off balance, falls outside the end line. A1 returns to the playing court, secures control of the ball, and dribbles.
RULING: Legal. A1 has not left the playing court voluntarily and was not in control of the ball when leaving the playing court. The same is true when A1 makes a try from under the basket and momentum carries A1 off the playing court. It is legal when the try is unsuccessful, and A1 comes onto the playing court and regains control of the ball.
(Rule 7-1.1, 4-24.1.a and 9-3)
Out-of-Bounds Player, Ball
A.R. 166. The ball rebounds from the edge of the backboard and across a boundary line. Before the ball touches the floor or any obstruction out of bounds, it is caught by a player who is inbounds.
RULING: The ball is inbounds. (Rule 7-1.2 and 7-2.1)
Out-of-Bounds Player, Ball
A.R. 167. The ball touches or rolls along the edge of the backboard without touching the supports.
RULING: The ball is inbounds. (Rule 7-1.2)
Out-of-Bounds Player, Ball
A.R. 168. A throw-in by A1 strikes B1 who is inbounds, rebounds from B1 directly into the air, then strikes A1 who is still out of bounds.
RULING: A1 shall be considered to have caused the ball to go out of bounds. The ball shall be awarded to Team B at a designated spot nearest to where the violation occurred.
(Rule 7-2.2)
Ball Caused to Go Out of Bounds
A.R. 169. A1, while dribbling, touches a nearby chair or the scorers’ table while A1’s feet are inbounds.
RULING: A1 is out of bounds because A1 touched an object that is out of bounds; hence, the ball shall be considered to be out of bounds.
(Rule 7-2.1 and 7-1.1 and .2)
Ball Caused to Go Out of Bounds
A.R. 170. A ball passed by Team A touches an official and goes out of bounds.
RULING: Out of bounds violation. Team B’s ball. (Rule 7-2.1)
Ball Caused to Go Out of Bounds
A.R. 171. (1) A1, while dribbling, touches B1, who is standing on a sideline; or (2) A1 is dribbling when the ball touches B1 who is standing out of bounds.
RULING: (1) Legal, A1 is inbounds. Touching an individual who is standing on the sideline is not an out-of-bounds violation.
(2) When the ball in control of A1 touches B1, the ball is out of bounds and shall be awarded to Team A at a designated spot nearest to where the violation occurred.
(Rule 7-2.2 and 7-1.1)
Out of bounds, Ball in Play from
A.R. 172. Team B has scored a field goal, and A1 has the ball along the end line for a throw-in. Team A is not in the bonus.
(1) B1 fouls A2 inbounds, near thrower-in A1;
(2) B1 fouls A2 at the division line; or
(3) B1 fouls A2 beyond the division line.
RULING: (1) Team A, the team not credited with the score, may make a throw-in from the end of the court where the goal was made and from any point outside the end line since that was where the foul occurred.
(Rule 7-4.6.a.1)
In (2) and (3), the ball shall be awarded to Team A at a designated spot nearest to where the foul occurred.
(Rule 7-3.1.g and 7-4.4)
Out of bounds, Ball in Play from
A.R. 173. After a goal by Team B, Team A has the ball for a throw-in from the end of the playing court at which the goal was made and attempts to pass the ball inbounds.
(1) B1 kicks the ball along the sideline; or
(2) B1 kicks the ball along the end line from where the throw-in was attempted.
RULING: (1) The kick is a floor violation and the ball shall be awarded to Team A at a designated spot nearest to where the violation occurred.
(Rule 7-4.1 and 9-6)
(2) Kicking the ball is a floor violation. Consequently, Team A shall retain the privilege to the throw-in from anywhere along the end line.
In (1) and (2), the throw-in was not legally completed since the kick is not a legal touch. As a result, neither the game clock nor the shot clock shall be started because of the violation.
(Rule 7-6.5, 7-4.6.a.2 and 9-6)
Out of bounds, Ball in Play from
A.R. 174. Team A scores a field goal. Team B requests and is granted a charged timeout.
RULING: When the timeout ends, Team B may make the throw-in from anywhere behind the end line. Team B’s charged timeout does not eliminate the privilege of a throw-in from anywhere behind the end line. The same applies to a timeout after a successful free throw.
(Rule 7-4.6.a.3)
Out of bounds, Ball in Play from
A.R. 175. After a score by Team B, A1 has disposal of the ball for a throw-in. A1 starts a throw-in to A2 but notices that A2 is defensively covered. While losing her balance, A1 passes the ball along the end line. A1’s forward momentum carries her onto the playing court. A1 leaves the playing court, returns out of bounds and recovers the ball along the end line. Is this legal?
RULING: No. A1 failed to pass the ball directly into the playing court or pass the ball along the end line to a teammate. When A1 touches the ball, she has violated the throw-in provisions.
(Rule 7-4.6.a and .b and 9-4.1.b)
Out of bounds, Ball in Play from
A.R. 176. The coach from Team A is assessed a direct technical foul:
(1) During a try for goal while the ball is in flight;
(2) During a throw-in by Team A; or
(3) During a jump ball.
RULING: Any player from Team B shall attempt the two free throws for the technical foul.
(1) Since there was no team control when the whistle was blown, when the try is successful, play shall resume with the awarding of the ball to the team not credited with the score. When the try is unsuccessful, the ball shall be put back into play with the use of the alternating-possession arrow.
(Rule 7-4.6, 7-4.7 and 7-5.1.d)
(2) The ball shall be put back into play by Team A at the spot of the original throw-in with no reset of the shot clock.
(Rule 7-4.7)
(3) Since there was no team control when the whistle was blown, play shall resume with another jump ball.
(Rule 7-4.7, 6-1.1 and 6-3.5)
Out of bounds, Ball in Play from
A.R. 177. A1 fouls B1. Team B is in the bonus. During the dead ball period following the foul, B2 makes an unsporting comment to A1 and is charged with a player/substitute technical foul.
RULING: Any Team A player will shoot the free throws for the player/ substitute technical foul charged to B2. Play resumes at the point of interruption, which is B1’s two free throws for A1’s personal foul.
(Rule 7-4.7 and 8-6.3)
Out of bounds, Ball in Play from
A.R. 178. A1 fouls B1. Team B is in the bonus. During the dead ball period following the foul, B2 makes an unsporting comment to A1 and is charged with a player/substitute technical foul followed by A2 making an unsporting comment to B2 who is also charged with a player/substitute technical foul.
RULING: The technical fouls committed by A2 and B2 are committed during the same dead-ball period and have penalties of equal gravity (two free throws). Fouls of equal gravity, when they occur during the same dead-ball period, are charged and cancelled in the order in which the fouls occur. Play resumes at the point of interruption, which is B1’s two free throws for A1’s personal foul with players in marked lane spaces.
(Rule 7-4.14 and 10-12.1)
Out of bounds, Ball in Play from
A.R. 179. Team A scores a field goal in the last few seconds of a game. Before the ball is at the disposal of Team B for the throw-in:
(1) A1 commits an unsportsmanlike foul by grabbing and holding B1 near the end line; or
(2) A1 commits a disqualifying foul by punching B1 near the end line.
RULING: (1) Any eligible player or team member from Team B may attempt the two free throws for the unsportsmanlike foul and the ball is awarded to Team B at a designated spot at the division line opposite the scorers’ table.
(Rule 7-4.9 and 10-13)
(2) A1 is ejected. Any eligible player or team member from Team B may attempt the two free throws for the disqualifying foul and the ball is awarded to Team B at a designated spot at the division line opposite the scorers’ table.
(Rule 7-4.9 and 10-14)
