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Missed these references in my last post, rainmaker. I think the answer is clearly yes.
"Rule 4 SECTION 36 REBOUNDING
ART. 2 . . . To obtain or maintain legal rebounding position, a player may not: (. . .)
d. Violate the principle of verticality"
"Rule 4 SECTION 44 VERTICALITY
Verticality applies to a legal position. The basic components of the principle of verticality are:
ART. 1 . . . Legal guarding position must be obtained initially and movement thereafter must be legal.
ART. 2 . . . From this position, the defender may rise or jump vertically and occupy the space within his/her vertical plane.
ART. 3 . . . The hands and arms of the defender may be raised within his/her vertical plane while on the floor or in the air.
ART. 4 . . . The defender should not be penalized for leaving the floor vertically or having his/her hands and arms extended within his/her vertical plane.
ART. 5 . . . The offensive player whether on the floor or airborne, may not "clear out" or cause contact within the defender's vertical plane which is a foul.
ART. 6 . . . . The defender may not "belly up" or use the lower part of the body or arms to cause contact outside his/her vertical plane which is a foul.
ART. 7 . . . The player with the ball is to be given no more protection or consideration than the defender in judging which player has violated the rules."
The front player has a legally established a legal position on the floor. By the rebounding rule, it seems that they now have a right to the vertical plane as described in Section 44. F has not caused contact outside of that plane. Therefore, contact, if it occurs and is considered to be a foul, is the fault of the player who jumped over and violated that plane.
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