NCAA rules - basket in and out

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Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Obviously, this doens't apply to the OP, however, as the ball did not remain in the basket.

That the rule accounted for that already occurred to me.

It does always seem freakish when a ball rolls most of the way down the rim and spins out, but that the net might do it seems to be exceedingly rare although I've heard of it happening twice in the same week. What I recall is the ball burying itself to the back of the net, and some strange action causing it to whip around and the new momentum of the ball then directed it out. How this happens would seem to be very much dependent on tiny little things, such as the age, stiffness, or precise shape of the nets.

Also - I remember seeing a missed free throw attempt last week that lodged itself between the rim and the backboard. It was strange too. It softly bounced on the front of the ring, then on the side of the ring, and finally just jammed itself into the side of the rim. Of course it was just a possession arrow situation, although I can't for the life of me figure out why it should be.