Rule 4-22 (Goaltending)

[BillyMac]

4-22: Goaltending occurs when a player touches the ball during a field-goal try or tap
while it is in its downward flight entirely above the basket ring level and has the
possibility of entering the basket in flight, or an opponent of the free thrower
touches the ball outside the cylinder during a free-throw attempt

9-12: A player shall not commit goaltending, as in 4-22. PENALTIES:
1. If the violation is at the opponent’s basket, the opponents are awarded one
point if during a free throw, three points if during a three-point try and two
points in any other case. See 10-3-9 for additional penalty for goaltending
during a free throw. The crediting of the score and subsequent procedure
are the same as if the awarded score had resulted from the ball having
gone through the basket, except that the official shall hand or bounce the
ball to a player of the team entitled to the throw-in.
2. If the violation is at a team’s own basket, no points can be scored, and the
ball is awarded to the opponents for a throw-in from the designated out-ofbounds
spot nearest the violation.

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