West Virginia-Gonzaga

[Danvrapp]

Originally Posted by SC Official

In slo-mo it looks like the defender is legal before the shooter goes airborne. Right foot may be in the RA but it's very close.

Does "foot on the line" equate to "in the RA?" If he is on the line, its by a very miniscule amount. From the angle that the L has, I'm not positive he would have known for sure anyway.

[SC Official]

Originally Posted by Danvrapp

Does "foot on the line" equate to "in the RA?" If he is on the line, its by a very miniscule amount. From the angle that the L has, I'm not positive he would have known for sure anyway.

Yes. The RA is treated the same as the sideline or endline (i.e. if any part of the foot is touching, you are in). The RA is more restrictive in that even if a foot is hovering over the line, you are considered in.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by SC Official

The RA is more restrictive in that even if a foot is hovering over the line, you are considered in.

Wow. So it doesn't follow the high school creed of, "You are where you are until you get where you're going".

Although there is at least one exception in high school to the high school creed: The three second count continues if this player lifts the foot in the lane so that neither foot is touching inside the lane. To stop the count this player must have both feet touch the court outside of the lane.