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Originally Posted by Snaqwells
Now, I don't do college, so I might be off. But under what scenario can they go within the arc without the ball hitting anything?
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It's in both codes.
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NFHS 9-1-4 (The restrictions in 9-1-3b through g apply until the ball touches the ring or backboard or until the free throw ends)
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NCAA 9-1-2g (Players not in a legal marked lane space shall remain behind the free throw line extended and behind the three-point field-goal line until the ball strikes the ring, flange or backboard, or until the free throw ends).
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Part of the definition of when the free throw ends includes...
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NFHS 4-20-3 (...when it is certain the try will not be successful, when the try touches the floor or any player...)
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NCAA 4-30-3b (...when it is certain the try will not be successful) and 4-30-3c (when the try touches the floor or any player)
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Essentially, if a shooter throws up an airball the free throw is over and everyone's restrictions are removed. That's why I said in my earlier post the non-shooting team wouldn't be put at a disadvantage by saying "let it hit" since if it doesn't it means the thrower violated.
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