Couple of questions

[bas2456]

[QUOTE=Ref_in_Alberta;578401]Did A2 have control of the ball and illegally move his pivot foot? From your description of events, I'd say no, therefore there cannot be a traveling violation.

A2 was in the air when he initially touched the ball. From my perspective, it looked like he had control and made a try at the goal. The ball didn't hit anything, and the same player caught it. Hope that clears it up a bit.

[Ref_in_Alberta]

[QUOTE=bas2456;578405]

Originally Posted by Ref_in_Alberta

Did A2 have control of the ball and illegally move his pivot foot? From your description of events, I'd say no, therefore there cannot be a traveling violation.

A2 was in the air when he initially touched the ball. From my perspective, it looked like he had control and made a try at the goal. The ball didn't hit anything, and the same player caught it. Hope that clears it up a bit.

Still no travel because of the try. Only in the NBA (nbe???) you cannot rebound your own "airball".

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by bas2456

A2 was in the air when he initially touched the ball. From my perspective, it looked like he had control and made a try at the goal. The ball didn't hit anything, and the same player caught it. Hope that clears it up a bit.

Under NFHS and NCAA rules a player can only be called for traveling WHILE HOLDING THE BALL (except for that one case book situation that prevents a player from circumventing the rule about getting up from the floor).

By your description, the player gained control of the ball while he was airborne. He is certainly allowed to return to the floor with the ball, so why would you think that he wouldn't be allowed to return to the floor without the ball and then get it afterwards? In short, whether the action constitutes a try for goal or not doesn't matter. The play is legal anyway.

[Nevadaref]

It's BktBallRef by a nose!

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by bas2456

A2 was in the air when he initially touched the ball. From my perspective, it looked like he had control and made a try at the goal. The ball didn't hit anything, and the same player caught it. Hope that clears it up a bit.

There's no rule against recovering your own missed shot in college or HS basketball.