[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

If the thrown ball is not at the basket, it is a pass, by definition..."to another player". Even if a defender interferes with the ball, it is a pass. When that defender redirects the ball, it is still a pass. That defender is the player who has tapped the ball into the basket...even accidentally...(the defender's touching of the ball doesn't end a try, however).

But doesn't a pass imply that the ball was thrown? That's the only requirement for this rule.