Two- or Three- Point FGA per NFHS and NCAA Men's/Women's Rules.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

...a great example of the need to know the most important Rule in the Rules Book: Rule Four, Definitions.

It's not a waste of time to try to interpret this play.

Extreme situations will always test one's knowledge of rule definitions.

NFHS 4-4-3: A ball which is in flight retains the same location as when it was last in contact with a player or the court.

NFHS 5-2-1: A successful try, tap or thrown ball from the field by a player who is located behind the team’s own 19-foot, 9-inch arc counts three points.

NFHS 4-35-1: The location of a player or non-player is determined by where the person is touching the floor as far as being: c. Outside (behind/beyond) or inside the three-point field-goal line.

NFHS 4-35-3: The location of an airborne player with reference to the three factors of Article 1 is the same as at the time such player was last in contact with the floor or an extension of the floor, such as a bleacher.

Treat it as a pass, a hand off pass, and count it as three points.