Reaching through the basket and touching the ball IS basket interference. See FIBA rule 31.2.4.
Other than that, I am 100% sure that the hands are "part of the ball" per FIBA rules (only when a defender is trying to play the ball). It is not specified in the rulebook nor the casebook (at least I can't find it) but I recall reading an answer from the FIBA Rules Interpreter at http://www.fibaamericas.com/rc_us.asp that said so.
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Last edited by QuebecRef87; Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 01:20am.
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