Backcourt rule on a throw-in

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Mingram

NCAA rules. Team A inbounds under team B's basket. The throw goes long but not before a team A player tips it in the front court. The balls goes to the back court where a team A player retrieves it. Official calls a tipped ball, no backcourt violation. Did he get it wrong or does team A first have to establish themselves in the front court (two feet and the ball)?

Correct call (and the "two feet and the ball" metric is used ONLY when dribbling the ball from the BC to the FC, so it has no bearing on this play)