Over the backboard

williebfree · #1 (**permalink**) Mon Dec 03, 2001, 02:42pm

After a made basket, from the endline, B1 inbounds the ball OVER the rectangular Basket. The ball does not contact any of the "hardware". Is it legal?

co2ice · #2 (**permalink**) Mon Dec 03, 2001, 03:11pm

NO!! The ball is dead once it passes over the backboard whether it comes from infront or behind the basket. Case Book 7.1.2 Sit.A

dblref · #3 (**permalink**) Tue Dec 04, 2001, 08:05am

According to the casebook, if a "fan-shaped" backboard is being used, the ball remains live. It is dead if a rectangular backboard is used. Does anyone still use a "fan-shaped" backboard?

Mark Dexter · #4 (**permalink**) Tue Dec 04, 2001, 09:09am

Quote:

Originally posted by dblref
According to the casebook, if a "fan-shaped" backboard is being used, the ball remains live. It is dead if a rectangular backboard is used. Does anyone still use a "fan-shaped" backboard?

Nope.

Hawks Coach · #5 (**permalink**) Tue Dec 04, 2001, 11:08am

We have some old gyms with old equipment in our area, some of them in middle schools. So amazingly, we still have some fan shaped backboards - but not many! None for HS level.