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rmr1119 said:
Both feet and the ball must have frontcourt status for this to have been a violation. Another way to say it is all three have to cross the division line in order to potentially have a backcourt violation.
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The "three points" reference does not apply here. It only pertains to a dribbler.
 
CedarBuck92 said:
There was a play in the OSU/Maine WBB game that drew some comments about the lack of Backcourt violation. Maine is inbounding after a made OSU basket. OSU is pressing. Inbounding player throws ball towards halfcourt. Player from frontcourt is coming back to get the ball. She catches the ball with both her feet just inside the frontcourt but the ball still in the backcourt and her momentum carries her to the backcourt. Should this have been called a violation?
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Were the player's feet touching the floor in the front court when she caught (possessed) the ball?
 
Cadetfan23 said:
This happened in a March madness game and caused a lot of confusion by the announcers. I think their rules official came back and said the call on the court was correct, but did not give much explanation.

Team A is inbounding the ball under their own basket. Throws the inbound out toward half court. Pass is too high and Player on team A tips the ball but can’t catch it. The ball goes into the backcourt. Team A goes and gets the ball in the backcourt. Should this be a backcourt violation? Or not because possession was never established in the front court?
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I was busting a gut listening to those fools lose their minds.
 
CedarBuck92 said:
Both feet making at least partial contact with floor in front court at the moment she possessed the ball.
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If it happened as you describe, and it was a Maine player who possessed the ball, then a back court violation has occurred.

However, if it was ruled that the Maine player was airborne when they possessed the ball and returned to the floor with one or both feet in the back court, this is a legal play even if the first foot to touch the floor is in the front court.

This rule/ruling is consistent along NFHS, NCAA Men's, and NCAA Women's rules.
 
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