This is an Men's and Women's NCAA Interpretation (See Rules for Refs: Basketball 2006-2007). This book is put out by Referee magazine and highlights all the rule differences between NFHS, Men's, and Women's rulebooks.

In the NFHS rules, this situation is listed as a technical foul. In the NCAA rules, it is not listed. The only one that comes close is (10.3.18), a technical for PURPOSELY delaying return, which, according to the original post, did not happen.

Overall, this is NOT a technical foul in the college game.

Overall, I completely disagree with you. This is <b>NOT</b> an NCAA Mens and Womens interpretation as it was <b>NEVER</b> put out by the NCAA rulesmakers. <b>NOTHING</b> put out by Referee magazine is <b>EVER</b> an official ruling. Referee magazine is noted for putting out completely wrong rulings of their own, and then having to retract them in later issues. Note the lack of the official NCAA logo on the book put out by Referee also.

Please see the NCAA <b>rulebook</b>. That <b>is</b> official. The rules differences between NCAA and NFHS rules are in Appendix V on pages 188-191. There is <b>NO</b> mention anywhere <b>in the NCAA rulebook</b> of there being any difference between NCAA and NFHS rules when it comes to the play being discussed. Also see the NFHS <b>rulebook</b>. The NCAA/NFHS rules differences are outlined in charts on pages 78&79 of the FED rulebook. Again, there is <b>NO</b> mention of there being any difference between NFHS and NCAA rules in those charts.

Overall, I'd say that it is isn't definitively covered in the NCAA rulebook, but seeing that both the NCAA and NFHS <b>rulebooks</b> do <b>NOT</b> list it as being a difference, it should be called the same way as the definitive NFHS ruling.