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Don't count the basket, even if the deflection happens first!
Here's the relevant definition:
NCAA Rule 4-66. Try for Field Goal/Act of Shooting
Art. 1. A try for field goal is an attempt by a player to score two or three points by throwing or tapping the ball into his or her basket.
A2's accidental deflection of the ball is clearly not a try. Therefore, the ball is dead immediately when the foul occurs (whether or not the ball was deflected first) and no goal should be scored.
The following may be of some help as well:
A.R. 38. A1 becomes confused and shoots the ball at the wrong basket. A1 is fouled while trying to shoot and the ball goes in the basket. Is this a goal? If A1 missed, should A1 be granted two free throws for the foul by the Team B player? RULING: No goal. The ball became dead when the foul occurred. When a player shoots at the opponent?s basket, it is not a try. When Team A is in the bonus when the Team B player fouls A1, A1 shall be awarded a one-and-one. When Team A is not in the bonus, the ball shall be awarded to Team A at the designated spot.
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