Pass to self

[ChuckS]

I read some older posts on this topic, but they were inconclusive on this scenario, which did occur to me today:

A1 in the frontcourt, having ended his dribble, attempts to pass, but the ball slips out of his hands and goes straight up. He catches the ball without any of his feet having moved.

I did not call a travel or illegal dribble, because what happened did not fit those definitions. (of course everyone screaming for something) Tonight I saw in the rules that a pass is defined as to another player...but there are no Rule 9 violations for an illegal pass.

So.....??