backcourt violation

[mick]

Originally posted by bounty12
I made a call the other day that I am not sure about. A1 was advancing the ball down the right side of the court. While A1 was still in the backcourt B1 applied pressure. A1 broke through the pressure, made it to his frontcourt and B1 retreated to key area. A1 dribbled across court when B1 and B2 applied pressure causing A1's foot to cross to the backcourt, but the ball never came close to crossing over to backcout.

The coaches screamed backcourt, but I never made that call. At the time-out I explained the the ball too had to cross the line. What is the call?

bounty12,
Consider a similar scenario near the sideline with the dribbler stepping OOB, but the "ball never came close to crossing over to" out-of-bounds.

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mick