Hi, my name is Matt Zahler. I am a 1st year basketball official in Ohio. I had a discussion with a fellow official concerning the 3-point line and whether to declare a shot if a player has his/her toes on the line, but not over the line. Is this considered as a 3-pointer?

Thanks,
Matt

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Touching the line results in a 2 point shot.....

Rule 5, Section 2, Article 1
 

A successful try or tap from the field by a player who is located BEHIND the 19-foot, 9-inch line counts 3 points.....

Stepping on a line is bad.

If you step on a line, you can:

- commit a jump ball violation
- go out of bounds
- commit an over and back violation
- commit a free throw violation
- commit a free throw lane violation
- shot a 2 instead of a 3 from pretty much the same distance

(This is of course assuming you have the ball in certain circumstances.)

Did I miss any? :)

..Mike