FIBA backcourt

oc · #1 (**permalink**) Wed Aug 20, 2003, 08:15am

A ball OOB in the frontcourt. A1 passes to A2 in the backcourt. According to fed rules this is not backcourt because no team possesion while ball is oob. However I read a FIBA case play that seemed to say this was a backcourt violation. Is it?

Jay R · #2 (**permalink**) Wed Aug 20, 2003, 10:19am

Yes it is in FIBA. Team control exists on in-bounds play.

Jay

LDUB · #3 (**permalink**) Wed Aug 20, 2003, 10:49am

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Originally posted by Jay R
Yes it is in FIBA. Team control exists on in-bounds play.

Jay

So on a held ball, the possesion arrow would be switched before the ball was passed in? I don't know FIBA and by what you have described this makess sense to me.

bob jenkins · #4 (**permalink**) Wed Aug 20, 2003, 11:50am

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Originally posted by LDUB

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Originally posted by Jay R
Yes it is in FIBA. Team control exists on in-bounds play.

Jay

So on a held ball, the possesion arrow would be switched before the ball was passed in? I don't know FIBA and by what you have described this makess sense to me.

I don't think there's any "possession arrow" in FIBA -- a held ball is jumped.

Jay R · #5 (**permalink**) Wed Aug 20, 2003, 11:58am

Actually, there is a rule change for 2003-2004. FIBA will be going to alternating possession. According to the rule changes that I saw on their website, the arrow will be changed when the in-bounds play ends.