Over and back??

[TimTaylor]

Originally posted by BBallfanatic

I forgot also if A1 (who is in the front court) passes to A2. A2 is jumping to get across the division line. A2 catches the ball BEFORE he/she lands in the front court... That is BC too right? So yeah Tim you're right it is a bit more trickier than that.. I just remembered that...

That one's actually pretty vanilla as A1 clearly has possession in front court satisfying requirements 1 & 2, and A2 has back court status because s/he last touched the court in backcourt and so had not yet established front court status prior to touching the pass from A1. A2 doesn't have to catch the ball to violate, just touch it.

Here's what I was referring to:
A1 inbounds the ball after made basket by B and is bringing ball up when s/he is double-teamed in backcourt by B. A1 passes ball to A2 who is standing in front court just past the division line. Ball bounces off hands of A2 & lands in backcourt...everything's OK so far. Now A2 steps into backcourt & touches the ball - whistle, backcourt violation. Even though the ball itself neither touched in front court nor was ever in player control in front court, it gained front court status immediately when it touched A2, who was in front court. I actually had this happen in a JV game recently - vehement reaction from A's coaching staff when I made the call, but they settled down when I explained it.. .