IAABO refresher test question # 48

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I agree with Mr. Pilo in this sense:

When Team A enters the frontcourt, imagine in your mind that there IS NO BACKCOURT AT ALL, and the division line is out of bounds.

Now, think as if this same scenario happened near an end-line. If A-2 caught the ball before the ball struck out-of-bounds, the ball would be last touched by Team A, and Team B would be awarded the ball out of bounds.

In that same sense, think about that as if it were deflected into the backcourt. The backcourt is really considered out-of-bounds territory for Team A until it is touched by Team B and the ball STRIKES THE FLOOR.

If A-2 were to catch the ball before the ball strikes the backcourt.... My Call:

Backcourt Violation: Team B's ball.

Just what I think.

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Zachary "Chunk" McCrite
Indiana High School Official