Dazed and Confused

[ChuckElias]

Originally posted by Jake80
1. Dushe picked up her pivot foot and she did not release the ball. Official immediately whistled a travel. Is the NCAA rule different than the NFHS?

Nope. Same ruling. If it happened as you describe, bad call.

2. Whistle blows and official calls ???. No foul or violation was called. Official just said something to the players and one of the benches. Ball was put in play by the team A from the side. Is there any provision for this in NCAA rules?

Sure, it's called an inadvertant whistle. I doubt that this was actually inadvertant, but that's how you treat it. If the whistle was intentional to settle the players down, then that's not how I'd personally choose to handle it. But I know other officials who might use this technique.

3. Jubilant visiting player take three dribbles after the horn and executes a tremendous dunk. Could this have been called a technical foul under NCAA rules? Would you call it?

Yes it could and no I wouldn't.

4. I am certain the ball hit the shot clock because it changed direction. Is this a violation under NCAA rules? If so which official has the responsibility to make the call?

Yes, it should be a violation. Either the T or C can call it, but I would expect the T to have it (C may be focused on bodies during rebounding).

5. Now for the mechanics question. When a foul was whistled the calling official would always go to the table with the information but then stay as trail at table side. I thought in 3 person the calling official went opposite to the C position. What is the proper mechanic?

The calling official does not always become Trail (that's the NBA mechanic), but you are right in that s/he stays table-side (with rare exceptions).

Men's officials started doing this for the current season; women's officials started it last season, I believe. It does generate discussion, but that's the whole reason for doing it. FED still sends the calling official opposite.