Throw-in never touched legally inbounds

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by jdmara

After a made basket, A1 throws a pass into their FC to a wide open A2. The pass is caught by B2 who is OOB.

Many, many years ago, the ruling would be violation on A1 for not completing a legal throwin, and the ball would go to B at the spot of the original throwin. This very old, and now changed, interpretation may explain the confusion among some of the more "experienced" officials. This myth will probably "hang around" until all of us more "experienced" officials are dead, not that I'm volunteering for anything soon.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Many, many years ago, the ruling would be violation on A1 for not completing a legal throwin, and the ball would go to B at the spot of the original throwin. This very old, and now changed, interpretation may explain the confusion among some of the more "experienced" officials. This myth will probably "hang around" until all of us more "experienced" officials are dead, not that I'm volunteering for anything soon.

Billy, this happened in an NCAA game. And even though the rule is the same for NCAA-M and NCAA-W, Men's side is going with one interpretation and Women's side with the opposite. So it's not about myths. It's about a rule that is not clearly written and has no case play to guide us.

BTW, I'm agree with Nevada and NCAA-W, it should go to spot where the ball was caught since the thrower is not who violated.

[Scrapper1]

The problem with the NCAA rule is that it specifically says that the thrower-in must pass the ball so that it is touched by a player on the "playing court", which in Rule 4 is defined as the inbounds portion of the playing surface.

So, even though I don't like the rule, I think Mr. Hyland is interpreting it correctly.

IMHO, the NCAA should just change their rule to read the same as the NFHS rule.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

This myth will probably "hang around" until all of us more "experienced" officials are dead, not that I'm volunteering for anything soon.

I will, however, nominate Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. as a volunteer. Do you guys know that he actually uses a walker when he officiates games? It's true. If you know Mark T. DeNucci, Sr., then you're within two degrees of separation from Dr. James Naismith. It's true.