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Old Fri Nov 07, 2003, 12:22pm
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Originally posted by Mark Padgett
My best guess here is that you really mean the 10 second backcourt count. It begins when there is team control on the floor. Team control is established when a player establishes player control. Player control is defined as a player holding or dribbling a ball inbounds.

So, if you really mean the 10 second backcourt count, it starts when an offensive player on the floor receives (not just touches, as in a deflection) the ball and is in that team's backcourt.
Mark -- The ball could be coming in under team A's (offensive) basket, rather than backcourt.
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