Back Court violation?

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by egj13

Asked a veteran official this question...
A1 inbounding from the endline in A's FC. Ball is thrown to A2 but it is too hot of a pass and deflects off his hands into the BC. A3 grabs the ball in the BC and play continues with no call.
The guy I asked said this was proper since A2 never had control of the pass. I thought it should have been backcourt because A2 was the last to touch the ball in FC and A3 was the first to touch the ball in the BC.
Is this play a BC vilation?

That "last to touch, first to touch" clause applies "after it has been in player and team control in the frontcourt" (9-9-1).
That didn't happen in your sitch.
Ergo, no "vilation".
Invite your veteran friend to belly up to the bar and buy him a nice frosty Fresca.

[APG]

NFHS 2011-2012 Basketball Interpretations

SITUATION 5: A1 has the ball for an end-line throw-in in his/her frontcourt. A1’s pass to A2, who is in the frontcourt standing near the division line, is high and deflects off A2’s hand and goes into Team A’s backcourt. A2 is then the first to control the ball in Team A’s backcourt. RULING: Legal. There is no backcourt violation since player and team control had not yet been established in Team A’s frontcourt before the ball went into Team A’s backcourt. The throw-in ends when A2 legally touches the ball, but the backcourt count does not start until A2 gains control in his/her backcourt. (4-12-2d; 9-9)

[APG]

Requirements for a backcourt violation:

1. Team control (and player control established at some point if coming from a throw-in)
2. Ball gains frontcourt status
3. Team in control is the last to touch the ball while the ball had frontcourt status
4. Team in control is the first the touch the ball after the ball gained a backcourt status.

[egj13]

thanks all!

[Loudwhistle2]

Not backcourt because a touch doesn't mean player control.