Yes. It is a push AND a PC foul. A PC foul is one of the basic personal fouls that is commited by the player with the ball. It could be a push, hold, block, illegal hands, or hand check. The PC foul is just a further categorization. Officials Signal: PC foul only.

There is an illegal act and a type to consider on all fouls. A push is an illegal act. Other illegal acts include block, hold, hand-check and illegal use of hands.

Types of fouls include common (the norm), intentional, flagrant, double, multiple, and player control. The type of the foul determines its penalty.

So the act the player commited was a push. Because the player was in control of the ball at the time, the type of foul is PC.

I am joining this thread just to inject a historical note.

A long time ago (in a galaxy far away, LOL) the proper signal mechanics for both NFHS and NCAA when a player control foul was committed required the official to signal the specific type of foul first (pushing, charging, or holding) and then give the player control foul.

When it comes to the holding (hooking) foul being discussed in this thread that I find myself referring to the old mechanic of giving the hold foul followed by the player control foul when I report the foul to the table.

MTD, Sr.

Thank you Mark! I don't know how long you have been at it, but 18 years for me. I knew I was not totally off base here.