Correctable error with substitution

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by tjchamp

Team a is in the bonus (1 + 1) when a1 gets fouled. However, the officials are not notified/aware of the free throw situation. A6 enters as a sub for a1. Ball is inbounded, then A coach realizes he is in bonus situation and calls timeout so he can get his free throws.

1. Does a1 come back into the game at that point to shoot his ft's?
2. Does you answer change if a1 picks up a T on his way to the bench (he was bench personnel at this point) for his 5th foul?

#1. Yes, A1 is the player who should shoot the FTs.

#2. Yes. If A1 is now disqualified, the coach may chose a sub to shoot for A1. This is no different than if A1 recieved a disqualifing foul in a normal situation. However, I believe it could be argued that A6, who has already entered the game for A1, should be the shooter but that would be complicated by the possibility that A7 and A8 may have entered at the same time...making it impossible to determine which one was A1's replacement.

And no, he is not bench personnel at this point. How do we know that A1 is really the player being replaced? Just as A1 gets to the sideline, the coach says, "No, you stay in, A3 was is supposed to come out." Until he is off the court, I'm treating him as a player.