point of interruption

[ChuckElias]

Originally posted by jritchie
is dunking before the game considered unsporting??? it is indirect on coach, but direct to person doing it,so would it be out of bounds or jump ball??

In NCAA, dunking in pre-game is not an unsporting T. It's an indirect T (in MEN'S, but not in women's, I believe). That means it doesn't count toward the team fouls, it doesn't count toward a player's 5 for DQ and it doesn't get charged to the coach. After an indirect T, play resumes at the POI.

Let's ignore the double foul for a moment. If a player dunks in pre-game, you shoot 2 FTs and resume at the POI, which is a jump ball to start the game.

Ok, now let's add the double foul back in. B1 dunks in pre-game. A1 is holding the ball for his 2 FTs. A2 and B2 foul each other at the same time. Double personal foul.

In college, double personal fouls are put in play by giving the ball to the team in control. . .

Hmmmm. . .

Team A has control. So do we give the ball to Team A after the FTs? Wow, now I'm not sure what the NCAA administration would be. Seems like by rule, Team A gets possession. Jeez, am I overlooking something obvious?

In HS, it's easier. Pre-game dunk is a T; 2 FTs and the ball. So when the double personal occurs, we just continue with the FTs (that's the POI) and then give A the ball just like we would after any other T.

That NCAA thing is bugging me now. Somebody chime in on this, please?