Interesting. That is how I would have answered it. I have an NFHS video from 2003. It shows the exact situation that I described and indicates that it is a backcourt violation. The video does not explain why that is. My only gues is that the fumbled ball in the front court creates a ball with front court status. No player may pick up that ball while in the backcourt. However, without team control, I'm not sure about this. Anyone else have any ideas here?
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