FIBA backcourt
 

A1 is dribbling in his backcourt for 6 sec when there is a double foul by A2 and B2. Does team A get a new 8 sec or are they left with 2 sec to get over center?

Two seconds (28.2.2)

Ciao

thanks, knew there was no new 24 sec, but was not sure about the 8 seconds

The 8 second and 24 second rules used to be different in this respect: the 8 seconds used to be reset at any dead ball. Now they aren't; the only exception is when there is a throw-in at the division line (who knows why:confused:).

If your case happens during the last two minutes of the fourth period (or an overtime) and team A's coach calls a time-out, the throw-in is made at the division line. If the throw-in passage is to a teammate in the backcourt, team A will have eight seconds to take the ball in the frontcourt.

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If the ball is moved to the division line after a time out in last two minutes, they do get a new 8 sec. Since they can straddle the line and throw both ways, they for some reason have given a new 8 sec. could be a huge advantage in the last two minutes. maybe the thinking is that it has cost a time out, who knows

Two counts?
 

Further to this question, can anyone tell me what the mechanic (two officials) is when there is a closely-guarded situation in the backcourt? How does one have both an 8-second count and a 5-second count going at once?

Also, I read somewhere that, when counting in FIBA, the fingers (on the hand of the counting arm) should be used to indicate the count -- but how do you do that up to 8?

Regards,
Andrew

Surgery?

I use the same one twice and count one and another one and another one

Can you have that in FIBA? You can't in FED or NCAA (there's no closely guarded in the backcourt in FED or NCAA-M, and no 10-second count in NCAA-W)

A player can be closely guarded in the backcourt; but it is something very rare and there is no indication of a mechanic for this.

@Four-Oh: Count always with extended fingers.

When counting in the back court, I do not show the finger count, I chop my hand sideways from the chest whilst counting to myself. cheers- Nick