Question from a FB Official-Inbounds Play

[BoBo]

Was watching an NCAA game yesterday and after a made basket late in the game. Team A scores and puts on a frantic press Team B taking the ball out of bounds.

B22 running baseline can not get ball in bounds.

B44 steps out of bounds on the baseline.

B22 passes the ball to B44 who has established himself out of bounds

B44 then passes in bounds to B12 who is fouled.

This play is legal i know.

MYQUESTION IS

B22's pass to B44 was a bounce pass.

Is it legal to throw a bounce pass or does it have to be a chest pass???

Guess my question is the pass touching the ground.


Secondly is there any difference between Fed and NCAA on this

Thanks

[Scatmaster]

Legal play

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BoBo

Secondly is there any difference between Fed and NCAA on this

Thanks

Nope, same rule.

Peace

[Nevadaref]

One may NOT throw a bounce pass to a player who is inbounds, but throwing one to a teammate who is out of bounds is allowed. The reason is that the first is the throw-in pass, while the second is not.

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

One may NOT throw a bounce pass to a player who is inbounds, but throwing one to a teammate who is out of bounds is allowed. The reason is that the first is the throw-in pass, while the second is not.

Huh?? That's news to me.

[Scrapper1]

You can't throw a bounce pass (which touches out of bounds) to an inbound player.

If the bounce pass is bounced only inbounds, then it's legal. Nevadaref knew that, but was responding to the original context where the bounce occured out of bounds.

[Nevadaref]

Scrapper clarified what I meant.