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Originally Posted by splitveer
Pre-game warm-up; player dunks at the 12 minute mark. Coach was informed of the player and that he would lose his coaching box.
10 minute mark; official book is checked and approved.
Start of game; coach of the team who is shooting free-throws wants a substitute to shoot the technical foul shots.
I understand anyone can shoot a technical foul.
Can you substitute for a starter other than for injury before the game starts?? And if so, does the substitute have to stay in and start the game instead of the original starter.
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By 10-1-2a, a team shall not change a designated starter unless necessitated as in 3-2-2a. By 3-2-2a, one of the reasons that necessitates changing a designated starter without charging a team technical foul is to attempt a technical foul free throw. The substitute may shoot the technical foul free throws.
By 3-3-3, the substitute becomes a player when he legally enters the court. His replacement (who, in OP's situation, was a designated starter) becomes bench personnel at that time. By 3-3-4, that team member shall not re-enter before the next opportunity to substitute after the clock has been properly started following his replacement.
In plain English, the team member who shot the technical foul free throws is not required to remain a player following the completion of the division-line throw-in his team will be awarded -- he may be substituted out of the game following his free throws -- but he may not be replaced by the team member whom he replaced.