Rule No. 6 - Putting Ball In Play - Live/Dead Ball

Question 1

How and where shall the game and overtime periods start?

Answer 1

With a jump ball in the center circle

Question 2

Who will put the ball into play at their opponent’s basket endline to begin the fourth period?

Answer 2

The team which gains the first possession

Question 3

Who will put the ball into play at their opponent’s endline at the beginning of the second and third periods?

Answer 3

The team that does not gain the first possession after the jump ball

Question 4

When putting the ball into play at the start of a period, following a successful free throw or field goal - what is the thrower-in permitted to do?

Answer 4

They are allowed to run the endline or pass it to a teammate who is also out of bounds.

Question 5

After any dead ball, what are the three methods on how play can be resumed?

Answer 5

A jump ball, a throw-in, or a free throw

Question 6

List the 13 infractions where the ball shall be awarded to the opposing team OOB on the nearest sideline at the FT line extended.

Answer 6

1. Three Seconds (Offensive)
2. Defensive three seconds (offensive team retains possession)
3. 5 second back to the basket
4. Ball entering basket from below
5. Ball passing directly behind backboard
6. Ball hitting horizontal basket support
7. Punching Foul
8. FF Penalty (1) and (2)
9. Looseball fouls inside FT line extended
10. Jump ball violations FT circle
11. FT Violation by Offensive Team
12. Illegal assist in scoring
13. Offensive Basket Interference

Question 7

List the 4 infractions where the ball shall be awarded to the opposing team on the baseline at the nearest spot outside the three-second area extended.

Answer 7

1. Ball OOB on baseline
2. Ball hitting vertical basket support
3. Defensive goaltending (all privileges remain)
4. During a throw-in violation on the baseline

Question 8

List the 7 infrac. tions where the ball shall be awarded to the opposing team on the sideline at the nearest spot but no nearer to the baseline than the free throw line extended.

Answer 8

1. traveling
2. dribbling violations
3. striking or kicking the ball on any situation except for a throw-in
4. swining of the elbow
5. shot clock violations OOB
6. Offensive player illegally OOB

Question 9

What is the resumption of play if a ball is kicked or punched during a throw-in?

Answer 9

the ball is returned to the original throw-in spot with all privileges, if any, remaining.

Question 10

What is the resumption of play when a timeout is called while the ball is ALIVE?

Answer 10

Ball awarded OOB on the sideline at the nearest spot upon resumption of play.

Question 11

List the THREE times when the ball becomes LIVE.

Answer 11

1. When the ball is at the disposal of the offensive player for a thrower-in
2. When the ball is at the disposal of the FT shooter
3. When the ball is tossed by an official on any jump ball

Question 12

List the THREE times when the ball becomes ALIVE.

Answer 12

1. When the ball is legally tapped by one of the participants of a jump ball
2. When it is released by the throw-in
3. It is released by the FT shooter on a FT which will remain in play

Question 13

List the FOUR times when the ball becomes dead and/or remains dead?

Answer 13

1. Official blows his/her whistle
2. FT which will not remain. in play (FT followed by another FT, technical, flagrant, etc.)
3. Following a successful field goal or FT that will remain in play, until player possession OOB. Contact which is NOT considered unsportsmanlike or unnecessary shall be ignored.
4. Time expires at the end of any period (EXCEPTION: If a FG attempt is in flight, the ball becomes dead when the goal is made, missed, or touched by an offensive player)

Question 14

If a field goal attempt is in flight, when does the ball become dead?

Answer 14

When it is made, missed, or touched by an offensive player.