Player removal

[Oklahoma official]

A12 goes to the line for 2 shots, umpire steps in and tells A12 to tuck his shirt in, he refuses because as soon as he shots the free throws, he is being substituted for. He is told again, but does not do it, umpire steps in again and tell the coach that he needs a replacement to shoot the free throws because A12 is sent to the bench. Coach states that we as officials can not do that when they are to shot free throws, correct or incorrect and where in the case book or rule book does it state that?

[bainsey]

Technical foul to A12 for unsportsmanlike conduct. Clear the lane, A12 shoots his free throws, sub for A12, B shoots the technical free throws, B's ball at the division line.

If A12 still doesn't tuck in the shirt after the first T, a second T will put him on the bench, and his sub will shoot the free throws.

[rsl]

While a technical may be an appropriate response, the referee's response in the OP is not incorrect:

3-4-5

ART. 5 . . . A player not wearing the pants/skirt properly and above the hips and/or a player not tucking in a team jersey (front and back) designed to be worn inside the pants/skirt, shall be directed to leave the game as in 3-3-4; a charged time-out shall not alter this requirement.

[Camron Rust]

And a player who is due FTs with uniform sendoff is to shoot the FTs with the lane cleared and will then be sent out after the last FT. The ONLY times someone else shoots the FTs is when the shooter is injured or DQd.

3.3.5 SITUATION A: B1 fouls A1. Just before A1 goes to the line for a one-andone, the official observes: (a) A1 pull the shirt out of his/her pants; or (b) A1’s pants being worn below the hips. RULING: In both (a) and (b), A1 will be directed to put the shirt in the pants or pull up the pants, and must leave the game immediately following his/her last free throw(s). The lane is cleared for the free throw and Team B is awarded the ball for a throw-in, whether or not the last free throw is successful. COMMENT: A charged time-out by Team A does not alter the requirement for A1 to leave the game

[Sharpshooternes]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

And a player who is due FTs with uniform sendoff is to shoot the FTs with the lane cleared and will then be sent out after the last FT. The ONLY times someone else shoots the FTs is when the shooter is injured or DQd.

3.3.5 SITUATION A: B1 fouls A1. Just before A1 goes to the line for a one-andone, the official observes: (a) A1 pull the shirt out of his/her pants; or (b) A1’s pants being worn below the hips. RULING: In both (a) and (b), A1 will be directed to put the shirt in the pants or pull up the pants, and must leave the game immediately following his/her last free throw(s). The lane is cleared for the free throw and Team B is awarded the ball for a throw-in, whether or not the last free throw is successful. COMMENT: A charged time-out by Team A does not alter the requirement for A1 to leave the game

I assume (perhaps incorrectly) that in this scenario the player tucked in his shirt or pulled up his pants before shooting his free throws. What if he continues to refuse? Would you then issue a technical foul? Next question, after the player shoots his 1 or 2 FTs, can the other team run the end line? I again assume that if he makes it they can if he misses, they can't.

[JRutledge]

I would wait until it is all done and then take him out of the game. I guess you could give them a T for refusing to follow a request of an official, but that is too extreme to me in this situation.

I also think you could technically remove the player for not being ready too, but then again there are a lot of ways to send a message. Just wait until a dead ball (even after a basket) and take the player out of the game. Not sure you need to go through all that other stuff to make a point.

Peace