FIBA - division line throw-in violation

[eg-italy]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

FIBA - Inbounds to start the half they have the right to straddle and go either way. Inbounder proceeds to throw the ball directly out of bounds on the front court baseline. Violation, obviously, ball comes back to mid-court, does the new inbounder have the right to go either way?

A citation is appreciated.

FIBA Official Interpretations 2008; article 17, statement 4

There are additional situations to those listed in Art. 17.2.3 in which the subsequent throw-in shall be taken from the centre line extended, opposite the scorer’s table:
(a) A player making the throw-in from the centre line extended opposite the scorer’s table commits a violation and the ball is awarded to the opponents for a throw-in at the place of the original throw-in.
(b) … (fighting) …

Interpretation: In all the above situations the thrower-in can pass the ball to either the frontcourt or the backcourt.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Juggling Referee:

I will try to help you out with citations. The rules are unclear but it has always been my understanding that any throw-in that requires the thrower to straddle the division line extended can throw to either his team's frontcourt or backcourt.

You might want to read FIBA R4-A10 and A11, and R5-A22 and A30.

MTD, Sr.

Originally Posted by NICK

Yes, JR. BTW, team control starts as soon as player has ball ready for throw-in- cheers

Originally Posted by eg-italy

FIBA Official Interpretations 2008; article 17, statement 4

Thanks to each of you.

So then the throw-in spot remains to be "straddling the division line" when B gets a throw-in because A violated.

[eg-italy]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

So then the throw-in spot remains to be "straddling the division line" when B gets a throw-in because A violated.

Yes. These should be all the cases in which a throw-in is from the division line extended (and the ball can be thrown in the BC):
(1) start of a period, except the first but including overtimes;
(2) after a technical foul;
(3) after an unsportsmanlike foul;
(4) when the ball is advanced after a time-out in the last two minutes of the fourth period or overtimes;
(5) when penalties offset after a fight;
(6) when there is a throw-in violation during a throw-in from the division line.

During such a throw-in the player is allowed to move (1 meter), but this does not change the character of the throw-in, so the ball can be thrown in the BC even if both feet of the player are adjacent to the FC because of this movement. However, officials should hand the ball only to a player who is straddling the division line, thus making clear the character of this throw-in.

Similarly, if the spot throw-in is near the division line but in the FC and the player moves in the allotted space ending with both feet adjacent to the BC, they're not allowed to pass the ball in the BC: it's the original spot that counts.

Ciao