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Originally posted by BigDave
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Originally posted by Bradley Batt
A player can return from OOB and be the first to touch the ball provided he is not touching anywhere OOB. That is, as long as he is touching inbounds and is not touching OOB, he is legal.
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I'm gonna go out on a limb and disagree with you, Brad. Since the player had control before going OOB, I believe this is a violation. If I'm wrong, I owe you a soda.
Someone please post the rule reference to either validate my opinion or prove I'm a dumbass. 
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It's only a violation if the player has control while being out of bounds. This can only happen on a non-interrupted dribble. That's the meaning of the note in 9-3.
A few years ago it was also a violation if it was an interrupted dribble (as in this case). The NFHS recognized the error and removed the case play (4.15.5) from the book. You can find this in the '97-98 rule book, revised interpretations, play 31 (page 9).