Backcourt ???

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

The general consensus was to treat this as if the ball had hit the backboard ...

bob jenkins simplified this for me, but I'm still struggling with the interpretation, so I'll make it even simpler by taking the backboard/basket out of the equation.

A1 receives a pass from a teammate while both are in in A1's backcourt. A1 catches the ball then throws the ball across the plane of the division line with backspin such the ball hits the floor in the frontcourt, and bounces back toward A1, who catches the ball while A1 is still in his backcourt.

I've got backcourt? Am I wrong?

The four elements for having a backcourt violation are: there must be team control (and initial player control when coming from a throwin); the ball must have achieved frontcourt status; the team in team control must be the last to touch the ball before it goes into the backcourt; that same team must be the first to touch after the ball has been in the backcourt.