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Old Wed Dec 23, 2015, 04:27pm
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Should This Free Throw Count? (Video)
In high school varsity basketball, should this free throw count?

Either way, can you please cite the rule? Thank you.



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Old Wed Dec 23, 2015, 04:32pm
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Why wouldn't it?
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Old Wed Dec 23, 2015, 04:47pm
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Why wouldn't it?
It was not counted. A ref blew the whistle after the ball bounced to the top of the backboard and no point was recorded.
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Old Wed Dec 23, 2015, 05:01pm
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NFHS 7-1-2a&b: The ball is out of bounds when it touches or is touched by... the supports or back of the backboard....(or)...when it passes over a rectangular backboard.
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Old Wed Dec 23, 2015, 06:03pm
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It was not counted. A ref blew the whistle after the ball bounced to the top of the backboard and no point was recorded.
Maybe the official thought it hit the middle support wire?
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Old Wed Dec 23, 2015, 06:37pm
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The shot counts in HS and NCAA.

The ref bought into the same myth as 90% of the fans and 45% of the coaches.
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Old Wed Dec 23, 2015, 08:21pm
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Had to educate a coach on the rule the other night. Think he was the only one in the gym that didn't know...or at least the only one the vocalize his belief.
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Old Wed Dec 23, 2015, 09:00pm
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The ref bought into the same myth as 90% of the fans and 45% of the coaches.
The front, top, sides, and bottom of the backboard are all in play. The ball cannot legally pass over a rectangular backboard from either direction. The back of a backboard is out of bounds, as well as the supporting structures.
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Old Fri Dec 25, 2015, 06:12pm
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The shot counts in HS and NCAA.
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Old Wed Dec 23, 2015, 04:33pm
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Yes. The ball didn't go over the backboard or hit a support or wire.

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Old Wed Dec 23, 2015, 04:43pm
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I concur. Didn't go over. Shot giod


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Old Sun Dec 27, 2015, 09:02pm
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Isn't anyone gonna mention Mr. Disrespectful walking along the baseline during the FT? LOL, I was hoping he would stumble or something.
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Old Mon Dec 28, 2015, 10:18am
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Took looking at a video of the same school on Youtube to figure this out.

It is definitely an issue of angles looking at the OP video. It's the wire that raises and lowers the backboard. That wire extends in a path from just behind the top middle of the backboard straight over the rim and cylinder. The ball could (not in this case) even hit it bouncing straight up with out ever even getting close to the back board.

I'm guessing that this wire gets hit often that the refs are used to looking for it. This contact didn't seem excessive, but the ball was definitely close enough for it to be considered and called. I'm pretty sure the T wasn't calling the ball bouncing on the top of the backboard, because in this spot it couldn't due to the wire.
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