Basketball Referee

Basketball Referee

Rndballref

20 Years Experience

Chicago, IL

Male, 60

For twenty years I officiated high school, AAU and park district basketball games, retiring recently. For a few officiating is the focus of their occupation, while for most working as an umpire or basketball referee is an avocation. I started ref'ing to earn beer money during college, but it became a great way to stay connected to the best sports game in the universe. As a spinoff, I wrote a sports-thriller novel loosely based on my referee experiences titled, Advantage Disadvantage

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Last Answer on September 20, 2019

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On a fastbreak Player A has stolen ball and is going in for a layin, his teammate B is trailing the play and is run into by defensive #1- A foul called on player 1 as A makes layin. Basket good. How many Free throws would player B get?

Asked by SLBEND almost 9 years ago

Ok, so A1 is going in for a layup. After the ball leaves A1's hands, A2 is fouled by B1. Count A1's basket. The foul by B1 is a common foul, meaning one and one free throws are attempted only if Team B has 7, 8 or 9 fouls. If Team B has 10+ fouls, two free throws are attempted. If Team B has 6 or less fouls (in this half for all of these) then A gets the ball out of bounds with no free throws.

Time expires while shot in air. Ball bounces before going through hoop, untouched by a player. Does it count?

Asked by Matt over 8 years ago

A try (rulebook jargon for a shot) ends when it is clear that it will not go directly in the ring. So if a try goes up in the air and then bounces on the floor, the try ended, and in your example time ran out. No basket.

JV, late, we are +25. 1 man backcourt press; he flattens their pick. Their kid was ready to fight; 5 of ours left the bench, kept them apart, and were ejected. Is there discretion or zero tolerance? Those kids stopped the fight before it began. Tx

Asked by Rodk almost 9 years ago

Yes, there is no discretion in the rulebook for this. Coming off the bench to join a fight is immediate ejection. But, the refs could have used some common sense - for example in Illinois an ejection also means the player sits out the next game. So if the refs could have inferred that they came onto the court and were not going to fight, maybe they could look the other way. This is strictly my opinion, as the rulebook is clear ... ejection.

How many players are allowed to suit up for a regular season NCAA D3 men's basketball team? In addition, a NCAA D3 tournament game?

Asked by Delta Cook about 9 years ago

I am not conversant with current ncaa rules. Sorry.

just wanted to say thank you for answering my questions !! Your Awesome!!! Thanks again.

Asked by Doug over 8 years ago

You are welcome!

If the game is a point away and a player makes a buzzer beater that wins the game but the referee says it does not. Can he review the play on video which was provided to him on the spot?

Asked by Amalia over 8 years ago

In Illinois, video replay is limited to the state playoff series. Each state makes its own video rules.

What are the rules relative to Asst Coaches standing during a game? Live Ball/Dead Ball to address his own Team.

Asked by Brent Stewart over 8 years ago

Only the head coach can stand in the coach's box during a live ball. The asst coach should only stand during extended dead balls (injuries) or time outs.