Travel or not?

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

It is traveling under all three rules sets: NFHS, NCAA Men's, and NCAA Women's. This has been traveling going back prior to the National Basketball Committee of the United States and Canada split into the NFHS and NCAA Men's Rules Committees. Nothing in the definition of Traveling has changed going back over well over 55 years.

It is, however, legal under FIBA Rules if my memory serves me correctly.

MTD, Sr.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

It is traveling under all three rules sets: NFHS, NCAA Men's, and NCAA Women's. This has been traveling going back prior to the National Basketball Committee of the United States and Canada split into the NFHS and NCAA Men's Rules Committees. Nothing in the definition of Traveling has changed going back over well over 55 years.

It is, however, legal under FIBA Rules if my memory serves me correctly.

MTD, Sr.

There is nothing in the current NCAA-Men's rule or case books that make the OP's play a travel.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

There is nothing in the current NCAA-Men's rule or case books that make the OP's play a travel.

NCAA Mens Rule Book: Rule 9, Section 5, Art. 7. It is traveling when a player falls to the playing court while holding the ball without maintaining a pivot foot.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

NCAA Mens Rule Book: Rule 9, Section 5, Art. 7. It is traveling when a player falls to the playing court while holding the ball without maintaining a pivot foot.

There was no pivot foot to maintain in this play.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

There was no pivot foot to maintain in this play.

Exactly. The player didn't meet the requirements to avoid the travel. To avoid a travel when falling, the player must maintain a pivot foot. Not having one, the player clearly didn't maintain one. Therefore, the player traveled.

[Adam]

NFHS, this is a travel. I'd have to double check the wording tonight, but touching the floor with anything other than the feet or hands is a travel. The exception is when a player gains control of the ball while already on the floor. An airborne player who gets control prior to falling does not qualify for the exception, so it's a travel.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Exactly. The player didn't meet the requirements to avoid the travel. To avoid a travel when falling, the player must maintain a pivot foot. Not having one, the player clearly didn't maintain one. Therefore, the player traveled.

Maintain means you've already attained or gained something. You can't maintain something you never had.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Maintain means you've already attained or gained something. You can't maintain something you never had.

Exactly. And that means it is a travel since it required to maintain a pivot foot when falling to the floor in order for it to not be a travel. It is impossibe to mee the requirement if there is no pivot foot to be maintained.