returning inbounds...

[bob jenkins]

NCAAW has a similar case play. I'd apply the same general logic.

A.R. 188. A1 is inbounding the ball along her endline. A1 fakes a pass to
player A2, which draws B2 airborne in an attempt to intercept the ball. B2
lands out of bounds. A1 releases the ball with a pass to player A2 who is on
the playing court;
(1) B2 leaves the floor from out of bounds, breaks the boundary-line
plane and while airborne, touches the pass to A2 after it crosses the
boundary-line plane; or
(2) B2, while out of bounds, touches the pass as it is released by A1 but
before it crosses the boundary line plane.
RULING: In (1) and (2), B2 has committed an out-of-bounds
violation because B2 was last in contact with the floor when
she was out of bounds and then contacted the ball before B2
touches the floor inbounds.
(Rule 9-5.2.b, 4-23 and 9-4.1)
In (2), B2 touched the ball before it crossed the vertical inside
plane of the boundary line. This is not a technical foul because the
ball was being passed to a player on the playing court and not to
a teammate who was out of bounds such as after a successful goal.
(Rule 4-23, 4-10.1.g and 10-3.8)