Old, Old Issue

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Freddy

10.6.1 SITUATION E: B1 attempts to steal the ball from stationary A1 who is holding the ball. B1 misses the ball and falls to the floor. In dribbling away, A1 contacts B1's leg, loses control of the ball and falls to the floor. RULING: No infraction or foul has occurred and play continues. Unless B1 made an effort to trip or block A1, he/she is entitled to a position on the court even if it is momentarily lying on the floor after falling down.

Thanks Freddy. I love this citation. Forum members have discussed this many times. Now we have a citation to use to settle the debate. However, why did it disappear in 2005-06? Was there a rule change? Did the casebook ruling change?

I've always told new officials that there's a difference between being tripped, and tripping. The former (a player intentionally sticking out their leg) is a foul, the later is not a foul.

Note: I believe that the NCAA ruling may be different, but I know more about vascular surgery than I do about NCAA rules, so take it with a grain of salt.