Substitute

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Zoochy

After a made basket, Team A calls a Time Out. During the Time Out B1 is substituted by B6. During the Throw-in, and before the clock starts, B6 fouls A1. B1 comes to the table to report in. A1 makes the Free Throw. The official beckons in B1. The table crew informs the official that B1 is allowed to be substituted. As they get ready to shoot the 2nd Free Throw, Team B calls a Time Out. Even though the official allowed B1 to reenter the game can they remove him from a player status back to a substitution status?

3-3-3: A substitute becomes a player when he/she legally enters the court. If entry is not legal, the substitute becomes a player when the ball becomes live. A player becomes bench personnel after his/her substitute becomes a player or after notification of the coach following his/her disqualification.

My personal interpretation, even though the player was legally beckoned, and subsequently entered the court, because his entry was "illegal" (not eligible), and since the ball never became live, one could send him back to the table.

However, I would entertain other interpretations because this is not the hill I want to die on, notice that I said "could" not 'should" to cover myself.

"Real game" versus a test question? I wonder what the test question answer "should" be.