Inadv. Whistle Question

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This happened during a game at camp a couple weeks ago....wanted to get y'all's opinion on it.

Team A is shooting a one-and-one FT. AP Arrow belongs to A. First shot hits the back of the rim and bounces high. A1 and B1 both tap the ball simultaneously trying to knock the ball into the backcourt for their team. Ball bounces once close to the division line. After the bounce, A2 jumps from the backcourt, catches the ball, and lands in the frontcourt.

Trail blows his whistle anticipating a backcourt violation, and then realizes that there is not one because of no team control. On the inadvertant whistle, the crew gets together and decides to give the ball back to Team A on account of the AP arrow.

I found out that the crew's thinking was that since no team control existed due to the missed FT and the simultaneously tapped ball, no team control existed at the time the "violation" occurred. Thus, no team control at the POI -- go with the AP.

The clinician on the game was of the opinion that Team A should have received the ball not because of the AP, but because team control started the moment A2 caught the ball, followed by the inadvertant whistle -- POI gives the ball to A. Thoughts?