Break-away dunk - off the backboard. Legal?

[rlarry]

Legal. off your own backboard, I consider it a shot.

[ma_ref]

I would also say legal in NFHS...

I was about to say illegal now in NCAA with the rule change this year about the ball being considered in downward flight after it touches the backboard...but you could argue that the player throwing it against the backboard isn't a legal try-for-goal, in which case it's legal there also.

[rfp]

Does case play 9.5 (a) imply that player A1 who has ended his dribble can throw the ball against his backboard (clearly not a shot attempt), retrieve the ball and dribble again?

[CMHCoachNRef]

rfp,
One of the challenges you face here is how can you tell for sure? I have seen some unbelievably ugly shots over the years. To keep it simple, if a player puts something in the direction of his own basket, consider it a shot.

[ma_ref]

Originally Posted by CMHCoachNRef

To keep it simple, if a player puts something in the direction of his own basket, consider it a shot.

What about an alley-oop pass? If it's a shot, then the player who catches and dunks has committed an offensive goaltending violation.

[26 Year Gap]

If it hit the backboard and was on the way down, could be offensive GT.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

If it hit the backboard and was on the way down, could be offensive GT.

But for GT, the ball must have a chance to go in. For a "self-pass" off the bb to go in, wouldn't the ball need to be in the cylinder, for the chance to go in provision to be possible. Because, once the ball is past the cylinder, it no longer has a chance to go in.