Can't find this one in either the case book or the rule book, so let me turn to you guys (generic term) out there.

Girls varsity scrimmage last Saturday and the three of us refs and both coaches were killing time during warmups, when one coach asked us our opinions. Situation is after a made shot when the inbound player can run the baseline. Everyone knows that inbounding A1 can pass the ball along the endline to teammate A2 who is also standing out of bounds along the baseline. Question is: can A1 bounce the ball to A2 as long as the ball doesn't touch the end line or any part of the court in bounds?

Followup question is: can a player on the spot before an inbound pass dribble the ball during the five second count?

Opinions appreciated. Have a great season, folks.

<I>can A1 bounce the ball to A2 as long as the ball doesn't touch the end line or any part of the court in bounds?</I>

Absolutely. There is no restriction on bounce passing the ball to your teammate.

<I>can a player on the spot before an inbound pass dribble the ball during the five second count?</I>

If they want to! :)

There is no restriction on dribbling or traveling, etc. on a throw-in since the ball is not in play on the court. The player can bounce the ball, catch it, bounce it again, dribble it, etc. -- as long as all that and the throw-in itself is done within the 5 second limitation, they're fine.

I concur, from memory this is actually specifically allowed in the FIBA rules.

Yo, Duane.
 

Duane,
Northern Michigan University, which is about a hundred miles South of me, is starting on their men's team: Three Australians, one West German and one Yooper... and a partridge in a fir tree.
mick

As Dwayne the Super on "One Day At A Time" would say, "Always remember and never forget" that a player can run the endline after a made or awarded score.

And yes - they can bounce or even roll the ball to another OOB teammate prior to the throw-in pass as long as the ball does not touch inbounds.

And BTW - the ball can touch the endline, since the endline is OOB.

And also BTW - so can the player.

mark, I disagree (what a suprise!).

The player (or ball) cannot touch the endline. The lines are considered to be or zero thickness. that is, if you are out of bounds, the line is part of the court, if your are on the court, the lines are OOB.

Re: Yo, Duane.
 

Mick, there is no doubt that Australia is definitely becoming one of the more successfull basketball nations (at least with individual players, if not as a team). For example, Lauren Jackson - No1. draft in the WNBL.

What are the names of the Aussies? And what on earth is a Yooper?

BTW - the other player is a German, there is no such thing as a West German anymore (as a nationality that is, he may be from the western part of Germany). :)

Re: Re: Yo, Duane.
 

Steve Watts F 6-6 205 Sophomore Perth
Adrian Whitten G 5-9 150 Sophomore Perth<li>Faster than lightning; drives and dishes in the trees.
Damian Matacz C 6-9 235 Senior Perth<li> Continually hustles and dives for loose balls anywhere, blocks shots but won't take a 15' jumper

<i><u>Please note</u>: The above numbres are not metres, kilograms, hands, stones or other alien measures </I>

Yes, I kicked the German description. Thanks for opening my eyes in order for me to be Germanically correct.

Yooper is from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. A peninsula with Lake Superior on top and Lake Michigan below (that is, unless your perspective is the "wrong way to".

mick

Hey Mick
 

I recognise Damian Matacz's name, I think he may have got a bit of press here about his move to the US.

Another player to watch is Anna Crosswhite - playing at Unversity of Virgina, not only is she a pretty good ballplayer, but she's quite easy on the eyes, plus a really nice girl ;)

As far as the German bit, I only mentioned it cause my old man was born in (then West) Berlin, so I sort of notice that sore of thing.

great to see so many players from Down Under make in the US - in the future I think you will see heaps more in the NBA/WNBA

Re: Hey Mick
 

Yeah, I noticed that on your site. Cool!

Re: Re: Hey Mick
 

What people actually read my site? Double Cool!!

Nope - not in NF. The endlines and sidelines are always OOB. As I said in an earlier post, the only line in NF that is weird is the division line. It's in both team's backcourt at the same timebut it never moves!!!

[Edited by Mark Padgett on Nov 19th, 2001 at 10:29 PM]

This other Mark is going to have to disagree with you, Oz.

Maybe things are different with the whole metric system :) but in NF and NCAA rules, the inside (courtside) edge of the line is what counts - specifically the plane formed at the boundary.

The easy way to remember this is to remember that if a court has the 8 inch "band" of paint, the player is allowed to stand on that for a throw-in, a regular line is no different.

he's just teasing with you.
 

He's talking line (no depth, no width, only length).
College kids....

Re: he's just teasing with you.
 

However, a true line is imaginary, and cannot be displayed in our real world.

For a good one, you should see a discussion I was part of 2-3 seasons ago on the McGriff board about the "top" of a fan backboard.