ruling on an inbounds pass???

jasonboom · #1 (**permalink**) Wed Feb 02, 2000, 06:11pm

This is something ive never seen before and never thought of until i saw it. A team is inbounding the ball against a press. The inbounder throws a length of the court inbounds pass that actually goes in the basket, somebody from his own team grabs it out of the net and puts it in again. Should this count? What is the proper ruling?

Tim Roden · #2 (**permalink**) Wed Feb 02, 2000, 06:28pm

Rule 9.2.7 it is a violation for a throw in to enter the basket before being touched by another player.

kevin · #3 (**permalink**) Wed Feb 02, 2000, 06:42pm

The basket does not count for it has to touch or be touched by another player. The opposing team gets the ball at the spot of the violation.

Bradley Batt · #4 (**permalink**) Thu Feb 03, 2000, 02:31am

quote:
Originally posted by kevin on 02-02-2000 05:42 PM
The basket does not count for it has to touch or be touched by another player. The opposing team gets the ball at the spot of the violation.

This is true, of course, but it should be pointed out that the spot of the violation is the throw-in spot not underneath the basket that the ball entered.

Just in case we have any newbies out there...