Legal Play
 

Player from team A steals the ball at half court on a pass from team B, as the team A player is then dribbling the ball towards his basket and while he is very close to his sideline he looses posession of the ball and his momentum carries him out of bounds, then re-enters the court and is the first to touch the ball and regains his dribble and goes in for a layup.

Was the team A player allowed to leave the court, be the last one to touch the ball, go out of bounds, and then return to the court and be the first to touch the ball? Is this a violation or a legal play?

As long as you aren't playing some version of basketball that uses football rules, I don't see a problem here. As long as he wasn't in contact with the ball while he was out of bounds or he didn't leave the court for an unauthorized reason (gaining an advantage by going around a defender), as long as he came back in bounds I'm cool with it.

This became legal a few seasons ago.

Not sure about US football rules, but there are 4 ways to be OOB legally in Canadian amateur football:

• blocked OOB
• missed blocking someone and you ended up OOB
• slippery field
• fielding a kick

:p

Basketball wise, I agree. ;)

Another Myth Bites The Dust ...
 

If a player's momentum carries him or her off the court, he or she can be the first player to touch the ball after returning inbounds. That player must not have left the court voluntarily and must immediately return inbounds. That player must have something in and nothing out. It is not necessary to have both feet back inbounds. It is a violation for a player to intentionally leave the court for an unauthorized reason.

It did??? As far as I know, its always been legal. The only thing that happened recently was the creation of a case play to ensure that everyone knew that it was legal.

I just made the point because I think the idea that this is illegal is a byproduct of football rule that prevents a player that has been OOB illegally from being the first to touch the ball on a pass or kick. But then again I think you realize that was the point I was making. :rolleyes: