Michigan D2 Championship

[chapmaja]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

I didn't see the game, but as described (foul on a three-point attempt) the number of FTs is correct. Releasing the ball before / after the buzzer only affects the counting of the try (so, in this instance, if the ball had entered the basket, the try would NOT count and the player would still be awarded three FTs).

I agree. Since the shooter started the try for goal before the foul occurred, the foul occurs on a shooter attempting a three. The ball becomes dead at the point the point the buzzer sounds, meaning the three could not count. That doesn't absolve the defender of the foul he committed on a player in the act of a three point shot.