Ask a Ref: Pivot Foot & Traveling (Video)

[JeffM]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

If this play were a travel (step to the non-pivot, lift the pivot), it would be impossible to execute a layup.

The would be legal in all rule sets. The pro rules do allow more foot movement than HS or college in some cases but this is the same.

The only exception being "street ball" and "pick up" where nobody has actually read a rule book.

If this were to happen in a HS game, the officials would recognize it as legal and half of the fans would be going crazy wondering how the ref missed the call...