Shooting from behind the backboard
 

I have read somewhere this is illegal.

I just couldn't find the rules on this.

Please can you confirm if any shot taken from behind the backboard can or cannot be validated?


Thanks

7-1-2: The ball is out of bounds... (b) When it passes over a rectangular backboard.

Thanks a lot !

For those of you who do not have a book handy.....or at all
 

BALL OVER BACKBOARD

7.1.2 SITUATION A: The ball strikes the side edge or top edge of the backboard or passes over the top of the backboard and the ball: (a) came from a throw-in from behind the plane of the backboard; or (b) from a pass or try from the front or back of the plane of the backboard. The ball does not touch any supporting brace. RULING: If a fan-shaped backboard is being used in (a) and in (b), the ball remains live. If a rectangular backboard is used in (a), the ball remains live after touching the side edge, but it is a violation if it passes directly over the backboard. In (b), the ball remains live if it touches a side edge or the top edge if it rebounds and comes down in front of the backboard. The ball becomes dead if it passes over the top of a rectangular backboard regardless of the action which causes it to pass over or whether it comes from the front or back of the plane.

Answers your questions as JR has explained.

And, note the difference between fan and rectangular backboards.

Thanks for the correction! ;)

Thanks guys

Who You Gonna Call ??? Mythbusters ...
 

The front, top, sides, and bottom of the backboard are all in play. The ball cannot pass over a rectangular backboard from either direction. The back of a backboard is out of bounds as well as the supporting structures.