Scoring a basket by the other team

Hawks Coach · #1 (**permalink**) Fri Apr 14, 2000, 01:04pm

I frequently have to work the scorers table at tournaments. How do you enter a basket when Team A scores in Team B's basket by mistake? If no player gets credit for the basket, the book doesn't balance between inidvidual player points and the team total. But who would you credit?

Bart Tyson · #2 (**permalink**) Fri Apr 14, 2000, 01:07pm

I've seen it on TV before and they gave it to the closest off. player to the def. who made the bucket.

bsilliman · #3 (**permalink**) Fri Apr 14, 2000, 02:13pm

I believe that you just make an annotation at the bottom of the page to indicate a basket was scored.

Brian Watson · #4 (**permalink**) Fri Apr 14, 2000, 02:50pm

I have never had this happen in 10 years, knock on wood. But, I think you give it to the nearest opponent. Someone on an earlier thread said something about giving credit to the captain. Personally (from a non-ref view), I do not like giving credit to an induhvidual, it inflates stats and the points weren't earned.

Anyone have the rule book or case book in front of them?

Todd VandenAkker · #5 (**permalink**) Fri Apr 14, 2000, 02:55pm

quote:
Originally posted by bsilliman:
I believe that you just make an annotation at the bottom of the page to indicate a basket was scored.

I'm quite confident you are correct. When something unusual like this happens, you mark it with an asterisk without giving credit to any player.

Mark Dexter · #6 (**permalink**) Fri Apr 14, 2000, 04:11pm

Welcome to the wonderful world of scorekeeping, coach!

In both NCAA and high school rules, the basket is not credited to a player, but you make a footnote at the bottom of the book.

For example, Blue 32 scores in White's basket. On white's page, you would put a star next to the running score. At the bottom, you would redo the star, and write "Blue-32." I don't think that blue 32 gets any credit stats-wise, but you might want to check on that.

[This message has been edited by Mark Dexter (edited April 14, 2000).]

Hawks Coach · #7 (**permalink**) Fri Apr 14, 2000, 04:34pm

Thanks guys. Incidentally Brian, we came close in our first game last weekend. 11 year old AAU team, first tournament game, all hyped up, win the tip, sprint down to attempt to score but in the wrong basket, defense bails us out with a good play. The other team then turns around and begins to attack up court the wrong way and we knock it OOB - no points scored for either side. At that point, the refs decided (given confusion on both teams part) to go to the arrow and gave the ball OOB at half court to the other team. Probably didn't need to go to the arrow, but all worked out in the end, especially since that age group averages more jump balls than baskets per game.

Mark Padgett · #8 (**permalink**) Fri Apr 14, 2000, 06:54pm

quote:
Originally posted by Mark Dexter:
Welcome to the wonderful world of scorekeeping, coach!

In both NCAA and high school rules, the basket is not credited to a player, but you make a footnote at the bottom of the book.

For example, Blue 32 scores in White's basket. On white's page, you would put a star next to the running score. At the bottom, you would redo the star, and write "Blue-32." I don't think that blue 32 gets any credit stats-wise, but you might want to check on that.

[This message has been edited by Mark Dexter (edited April 14, 2000).]

Actually, blue 32 gets credit in the stats for a brain cramp.