Continuous Motion or Not

[assignmentmaker]

Originally posted by Sven
NFHS boy's game tonight:

A1 driving to basket for uncontested layup. Just as he begins his try but clearly before the ball is released, trail official whistles a contact foul on B1 against A2 near mid-court. A1 completes his successful shot. It's really a bang bang play.

Confusion ensues. Coach A is pleading for the basket to count. Officials confer and wave off the basket, verbally indicating that "the ball had not left his (A1's) when the foul occurred."

I think the question to be answered is actually this: Had A1 begun the motion which customarily signals the start of a try (or words to that effect) when the whistle blew?

I'm not faulting the officials cuz Lord knows I kick my share of calls and, as mentioned, the shot and the foul were very close in sequence.

As described, should team A get the basket and the ball at the spot of the foul?

Sven

4-11-1 & 2