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					Originally Posted by  zeedonk
					 
				 
				2 guys said it was not a violation because all three points were not in the frontcourt. 
			
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 This is the only rationale I'm hearing for not calling a BC violation.
As others have pointed out, this provision of the rule applies only to a dribbler. The player in your case was holding the ball, so when he picked up the foot in the backcourt, he had frontcourt status.