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If you are in posession of the ball while in front court, and the opponent tries to snatch the ball and thus hits the ball but the ball hits you before the ball bounces off to backcourt, and you run and regain the posession is it a backcourt?

Asked by JT about 8 years ago

If the defender knocks the ball away and the offense player loses possession (and therefore team possession) then there is no backcourt violation even though the ball bounces off the offensive player.

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player is directly under the hoop as shot clock is expiring. player throws the ball & hits the rim from directly under the hoop. the ball never had a real chance to go in & is not "really" a shot. does the shot clock get reset? thanks

Asked by midd44 over 8 years ago

There is no shot clock in nfhs except by state authorization. But yes, where a shot clock.is used any contact between ball and ring resets the shot timer.

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So watching a game in a women's basketball game and a player take a knee and gives the ball to the ref. In this scenario what qoils happen

Asked by Zacg about 8 years ago

In NFHS rules, if you are not dribbling and your knee touches the ground it is travelling.

575 Votes

On inbound is it a violation if ball touches net before touching player

Asked by Ref almost 8 years ago

No violation.

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I just wanted to confirm your answer. LEGAL
1. I am dribbling right handed from half court down to about the right elbow with the defender in front. I drive to the right of defender and while keeping my dribble I slightly raise my right knee with a slight hop off my left foot and then crossover right hand to left hand in front of me and drive to the leftside for a layup.

My Question: Is it ok to raise my right knee up and do a slight hop with my left foot while keeping my dribble ?
• (LEGAL ) You cannot travel in the middle of legally dribbling. So yes you can!

Asked by Doug over 8 years ago

You can hop, skip or jump in the middle of a dribble as long as you dont palm the ball or double dribble.

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So if I catch the ball on the three line and pump fake a shot then I side step to the left or right without dribbling and after he jumps is that a travel. take two steps after a fast break when you catch the ball to lay up it in.

Asked by Jordan about 8 years ago

The travelling rules are built around your pivot foot. If you have a pivot foot, you can step with the other foot and lift your pivot but it is travelling if your pivot foot touches the floor after lifting it, it is travelling. As far as the three point goes, your position is where your feet were when you jumped. So if a foot is touching the line when you jump it is a try for 2.

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When does the 5 seconds for inbounding commence after a made basket under HS rules? We had a steal and a breakaway layup while the opposition was giving each other stinkeyes in front court. Thx.

Asked by Rodk over 8 years ago

The rulebook says that the count starts when the ball is at the throw in team's disposal.

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If you are in posession of the ball while in front court, and the opponent tries to snatch the ball and thus hits the ball but the ball hits you before the ball bounces off to backcourt, and you run and regain the posession is it a backcourt?

player is directly under the hoop as shot clock is expiring. player throws the ball & hits the rim from directly under the hoop. the ball never had a real chance to go in & is not "really" a shot. does the shot clock get reset? thanks

So watching a game in a women's basketball game and a player take a knee and gives the ball to the ref. In this scenario what qoils happen

On inbound is it a violation if ball touches net before touching player

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So if I catch the ball on the three line and pump fake a shot then I side step to the left or right without dribbling and after he jumps is that a travel. take two steps after a fast break when you catch the ball to lay up it in.

When does the 5 seconds for inbounding commence after a made basket under HS rules? We had a steal and a breakaway layup while the opposition was giving each other stinkeyes in front court. Thx.

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Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

If you are in posession of the ball while in front court, and the opponent tries to snatch the ball and thus hits the ball but the ball hits you before the ball bounces off to backcourt, and you run and regain the posession is it a backcourt?

player is directly under the hoop as shot clock is expiring. player throws the ball & hits the rim from directly under the hoop. the ball never had a real chance to go in & is not "really" a shot. does the shot clock get reset? thanks

So watching a game in a women's basketball game and a player take a knee and gives the ball to the ref. In this scenario what qoils happen

On inbound is it a violation if ball touches net before touching player

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So if I catch the ball on the three line and pump fake a shot then I side step to the left or right without dribbling and after he jumps is that a travel. take two steps after a fast break when you catch the ball to lay up it in.

When does the 5 seconds for inbounding commence after a made basket under HS rules? We had a steal and a breakaway layup while the opposition was giving each other stinkeyes in front court. Thx.

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