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Originally Posted by bob jenkins
Yes he does regain FC status -- foot on floor in FC, nothing touching the BC before he touches the ball.
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Originally Posted by Toren
It's close, I see back foot touching in backcourt at time of touching of the ball.
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But, If it was a dribble (and I think the initial release was a dribble) he does not return to the FC until the both feet touch entirely in the frontcourt. The back foot in the air, due to the 3-points clause, is still in the backcourt.
Of course, that doesn't change the fact that it should have been a foul to start with.
This brings up an interesting question. We know that a dribbler who steps on the OOB line has violated even if they are not touching the ball at the time they step OOB. What about the division line? It doesn't specify that. Does the mere fact that a dribbler steps on the division line give the ball backcourt status? I think it does, indirectly through the 3-points rule.