Offensive Leg Kick Out on 3pt Shot

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by rekent

Can someone more experienced please explain the rationale behind this call to me, I saw it in the first half of the Ok. St. vs. Va. Tech game today. I will do my best to explain it well:

A1 has both feet on the ground preparing to shoot a 3-pointer, B1 is running to contest the shot in an established path perpendicular to A1 that will run him across A1's face. A1 rises to shoot and kicks his leg forward into the path of B1, B1 hits the leg with no other contact and is called for the defensive foul.

Why is that not an offensive foul or a no-call?

Perhaps you could ask APG to post the play assuming you know approximately when it occurred in the game.