PLay With Five, Or Sit A Tick ...

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Team A only has five players, one eligible substitute, and no timeouts. Before the first free throw of a one and one, A-6 replaces A-5. The first free throw is successful but A-1 is seriously injured during the rebounding action. Of course, the clock hasn’t started. Case play 3.1.1 states “must have five players participating as long as it has that number available”. May A-5 reenter without “sitting a tick” to replace injured A-1 fulfilling the “five players participating” requirement, or is A-5 not “available” because he must “sit a tick”?

I just realized that the number of timeouts has no relevance above because under the circumstances in this situation the coach can't "buy" A-5 back into the game with a timeout even if he had a timeout and wanted to use it (unlike the "injury, beckon, timeout to stay in game" situation). A-5 wasn't injured, he was just part of a regular substitution and A-5, under almost all circumstances, maybe even under all circumstances, would have to "sit a tick".

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

There's a case / interp where A5 can return in this specific instance.

I thought so, but I can't find it, casebook or annual interpretation.

Can anybody help out here and find a citation that allows A-5 to get back into the game as a fifth player without having to "sit a tick""?

Nevadaref. This is right in your wheelhouse.