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Originally posted by Camron Rust
The correct call was made.

There were two UCLA players involved in the play. Not sure of the numbers but here was the situation:

A1 bringing the ball up the court. A2 running just ahead of A1. A1 passes the ball to A2 just as A2 crosses the line and starts coming back to the ball. A2 is only touching the frontcourt (both feet even) when he catches the ball while his body (to complete the mental picture) was leaning towards and over the backcourt. A2 immediately dribbles the ball on the backcourt side of the line. What happens next is irrelevant but for completeness, A2, IIRC, then steped into the backcourt while continuing to dribble.

This is a backcourt violation.

1. Team A had team control
2. The ball gained FC status when A2 initially touched it (on the catch).
3. A2 was the last to touch the ball before the ball returned to the backcourt (on the dribble).
4. A2 was the first to touch the ball after it went to the backcourt (the next bounce of the dribble).

CR, your observation of the play makes sense and I didn't observe A1's part in this scene. Given this sequence, Center should have made his backcourt violation call immediately upon A2's catch and first dribble. What sucked me in was that it appeared that he made his call coincident with A2 was returning all the way into backcourt on the next dribble. Another situation that will make me better. Thanks.