Shooting at the wrong hoop

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by rbruno

Should we have blown the whistle after Blue shooting at the wrong hoop and White passing in?

I can't find a citation, but the officials should have sounded the whistle, and stopped play, as soon as the officials become aware of the confusion, and when the ball was dead, or when there in was "pause" in the action. Nothing here is correctable, and points count for the ball entering the team's basket, no matter who shot it in the basket. Points, fouls, and time, count, and can't be part of a "do-over". Be careful if a player is fouled in the act of shooting because it isn't an act of shooting if it's attempted at the wrong basket (that doesn't seem to apply here). Also, when something like this happens, one team often goes the wrong way and creates a backcourt situation, which is a good time to stop play (that doesn't seem to apply here). If this happens immediately after a jump ball (that doesn't seem to apply here) to start the game, or an overtime, and it was caused by an officials error, then ignore the above, count everything as if the teams were going the correct direction, turn them around, and and play ball.

This (below) may apply to the throwin by White, but it's not a perfect match to the play (above) because of the confusion of Blue shooting at the wrong basket. Unlike my suggestions above, the caseplay includes canceling points, canceling (non-flagrant) fouls, and putting time back on the clock. So, maybe my suggestions (above) are wrong, and maybe there are "do-overs" in basketball:

10.1.8 SITUATION: Immediately following a goal or free throw by Team A, A1
inbounds the ball to A2 and A2 subsequently throws the ball through A’s basket.
RULING: The following procedure has been adopted to handle this specific situation
if it is recognized before the opponents gain control or before the next
throw-in begins: (a) charge Team A with an unsporting technical foul; (b) assess
a delay-of-game warning for interfering with the ball after a goal; (c) cancel the
field goal; (d) cancel any common foul(s) committed and any non-flagrant foul
against A2 in the act of shooting; and (e) put “consumed” time back on the clock.
COMMENT: If there is no doubt the throw-in was a result of confusion, the entire
procedure would be followed except no unsporting team technical foul would be
charged. A team technical would be assessed if the team had received a previous
delay warning. This procedure shall not be used in any other throw-in situation in
which an official administers the throw-in and a mistake allows the wrong team
to inbound the ball. (4-47-3; 7-6-6; 10-1-5d)