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Just for reference...fwiw...
The 2004-05 rule book has a POE on the closely-guarded count. The POE lists the situations that warrant the ending of a closely guarded count. They are:
-when no defensive player is within six feet.
-when a closely guarded player completes a dribble anywhere in his team's frontcourt.
-when a closely guarded player starts a dribble in his own frontcourt and ends it anywhere in the frontcourt(a new five second count will start if the player hold the ball).
- loses possession of the ball for any reason in the team's own frontcourt.
- has his/her dribble interrupted.
- if a closely guarded player beats the defender(s) by getting head and shoulders past the defensive player, the count has ended.
That's it for ending a five-second count. Note that a screener coming between the defender and the player with the ball is not mentioned.
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