defender question
 

I play basketball on Thursday nights with some friends and tonight I had a situation that I needed some clarification on.

After a rebound, I run down the center of the court and a defender is coming across me from theright. I was expecting him to either run across me or play defense on Me. Instead, he just stops right in front of me, facing the other way and I barely had one step before colliding into him. Anything?

Thanks

It would depend on the judgment of the official, as this would be a screen. It would depend on if it was felt you had the proper time and distance based on your speed you were running. That being said unless both of you were somehow involved in the play, it might just be seen as a wash and nothing would be called. This again is based on what would happen in a real game, not what you were playing. ;)

Peace

hi
 

The play, as you describe it, is not a violation in any current rules of play — FIBA, NCAA, NBA, etc.. The point of the rule is that "Basketball is to be played with the hands" (a quote from the FIBA Rule Book). If you are trying to play the ball with your leg, it is a violation. We get a few variations between rule sets on what is part of the leg .

I think you got the wrong thread.

As for the OP's question...

Could be a foul on the defender or nothing. He is guarding you (putting his body in your path). It doesn't sound like you were given sufficient time & distance to stop. If it negatively affected your ability to be part of the play, it would be a block on the defender. It is not much different than screening but screening is typically an offensive action (although the rules don't require it to be so).

Were you cutting to the basket for a pass that was missed because you were stopped by the contact...block on the defender. Was the play away from you? If so, probably nothing.

Did you have the ball?

This is one of the better attempts to conceal a spam bot, that I've seen.

If so, it was remarkably close to being on topic.

Like I said, one of the better attempts:

Ask Ace About Violations — Non-Time Counts

Pardon this ignorant question. What is the purpose of this spam bot?

Ask, And Ye Shall Receive (Matthew 7:7) ...
 

sorry...
 

...for lack of response.

I didn't realize I didn't include that I rebounded the ball and started up-court with it in hand and dribbling. The defender stopped my chances of making it up court, causing me to lose my dribble to a teammate of his. Like I said, he barely gave me one step before the collision, with his back towards me.

Hope that clarifies things.

Charge.

As long as he was stationary (which it sounds like he was).

Agreed. That's how read his initial situation.