two steps before shooting?

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally posted by BktBallRef

It doesn't.

Typically, what happens in a layup is that the player catches the ball or ceases to dribble while both feet are off the floor. The next foot to touch the floor is the pivot. The second step is by the non-pivot foot. It's then legal for the player to pick up the pivot foot and jump off the non-pivot foot and shoot, prior to returning the pivot to the floor.

What Bkk Ref said is found in NCAA R4-S60-A3.a.2 and A4a, NFHS R4-S43-A2a.2 and A3a, and FIBA R7-A38.2.2.2.2 and A38.3.1.1. Unfortunately, the NCAA, NFHS, and FIBA do not have any casebook plays pertaining to this exact play but A.R. International, Inc., publishes a casebook for FIBA rules that is recognized by FIBA and in its latest (1998) publication it as this exact play (Play 38-8) and the ruling is that it is not traveling.