Two whistle, I'm trail arced over the top looking for an angle. A1 has used up his dribble and is pressed. A2 is flashing to help out. A1's bullet pass unintentionally catchs me and bounds back towards A1. He gathers the ball and dribbles towards the baseline. I blow. Call DD. Coach is in my backpocket eating flesh. I tell him I'm part of the floor. The pass, unintentional or not, constitutes dribble. The book is vague. Help.

NCAA, Rule 4, Section 18, Article 4, A.R. 13

You were right, unless NFHS rule is different.

It's a violation in NFHS,too. Casebook play 4.15.4SitC(b) has the same explicit language.

[Edited by Jurassic Referee on Feb 20th, 2003 at 02:34 AM]

Case Book 4.15.4 SIT C: (b)
against the official, immediately recovering the ball and dribbling again

What if the player didn't dribble again as the Case Book states the player did to violate? ;)

I say still a violation since "throwing the ball against...an official constitutes another dribble, provided A1 is first to touch the ball after it strikes the official..."

Dude

It's a violation as soon as the ball is touched,as per the language that you quoted directly above..