Working with a Veteran

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

When does the ball gain BC status? When it touches the floor or any person that is on the floor in BC?

Correct...but irrelevant.

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

Who is the first to touch it? Both things occur simultaneously. The ball gained BC status when touched by A1 who was standing in the BC. And A1 was the first to touch the ball once it has gained BC status.

Correct.

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

B may have been the last to touch it, but it did not change team control when he touched it.

Correct...but irrelevant.

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

4-4-3 A ball which is in flight retains the same location as when it was last in contact with a player on the court. [In this case, B was in the FC and touched it].
4-4-4 A ball which touches a player or an official is the same as the ball touching the floor at that individual's location. [In this case, A's touch of the ball in BC gave it BC status. Not B's touch in the FC. A was the first to touch it after it was given BC status by virtue of A's touch. They occurred at the SAME TIME.]

Correct...but irrelevant.

The real question is who was the last to touch the ball BEFORE it gained BC status. If it was A, violation. If it was B, no violation.