Backcourt violation per NCAA rules

[smmarsh12]

Hey everybody,
1st post here--I have a question for everyone. I was officiating a men's league game--using NCAA rules and had a disagreement with another official. Team A had the ball in their front court and A1 attempted to make a pass to A2 who was in the backcourt. A2 left his feet while the ball was in the air and landed in the frontcourt, established himself with both feet and then caught the ball from A1, who again, was already in the frontcourt. The official I was working with called it a backcourt violation stating that "since A2 jumped in the air after the ball was already in the air, that it was a violation." I told him that my understanding of the rule was that as long as A2 established himself in the frontcourt with both feet before catching the ball, it didn't matter when he left his feet and therefore should not have been a violation.

Can anyone offer their expertise on this matter?