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phansen Wed Feb 19, 2014 12:27pm
shot attempt or travel
 
NFHS rules

A1 is dribbling the ball going for an uncontested layup. He picks up and gathers the ball. The ball unintentionally comes into contact with his knee/thigh and bounces up and off the backboard. A1 grabs the ball and puts it in the basket for 2 points. This is probably a HTBT moment, but what rules apply to determine weather this is a travel, or 2 points and play on?

Rules and casebook references always appreciated.

Scrapper1 Wed Feb 19, 2014 12:30pm
Sounds like a fumble to me. FED 4-21. It's always legal to recover a fumble.

Adam Wed Feb 19, 2014 12:49pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by phansen (Post 923584)
NFHS rules

A1 is dribbling the ball going for an uncontested layup. He picks up and gathers the ball. The ball unintentionally comes into contact with his knee/thigh and bounces up and off the backboard. A1 grabs the ball and puts it in the basket for 2 points. This is probably a HTBT moment, but what rules apply to determine weather this is a travel, or 2 points and play on?

Rules and casebook references always appreciated.
Whether it's a try or not, it's not a travel.

bob jenkins Wed Feb 19, 2014 01:21pm
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Originally Posted by Adam (Post 923589)
Whether it's a try or not, it's not a travel.
Why would this be a travel? The ball hit off his own backboard, not the opponent's backboard.

Heck, it's legal to intentionally throw the ball off the backboard and catch it and score - so why wouldn't a fumble off the backboard be legal?

(or, maybe I'm just misreading it)


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