Referee.Com Basketball Case Play of the Day Day 51
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Referee.com Basketball Case Play of the Day Day 51- Disqualified Player PLAY A1 is called for a common foul, and it is A5’s fifth personal foul. A1 properly leaves the game after receiving this fifth and disqualifying foul. Later in the game, A1 reports to the table to check back into the game. Neither the official scorer nor the officials recognize that A1 had previously been disqualified, and they allow A1 to re-enter the game. After a few minutes have run off the game clock and (a) after A1 had checked back out of the game, or (b) while A1 is still in the game, the scorer notifies the officials that A1 had been disqualified, but participated again in the game. What is the result? RULING Participating after being disqualified results in a technical foul. The technical foul is only penalized if it is discovered while being violated. Therefore, in (a), since A1 was no longer in the game, no technical foul shall be assessed. In (b), a technical foul shall be charged directly to team A’s head coach, A1 shall be removed from the game, team B shall receive two free throws and a division line throw in (10-6-3, 10.6.3). Day 50- Colors of Team Apparel PLAY Team A is wearing blue jerseys with gold trim. During pregame warmups, the officials notice A1 is wearing a black undershirt, blue wristbands and gold tights. Are those colors legal? RULING The color of the undershirt must be a single color similar to the torso of the game jersey, and thus a black undershirt is not legal. The color of wristbands and tights must be white, black, beige, or the predominant color of the jersey. Therefore, the blue wristbands are legal, but the gold tights are not legal (3-5-3b, 3-5-4a, 3-5-6). Day 49- Foul During Rebound PLAY A1 is shooting the second of two free throws, and B5 and A5 are lined up along the same lane line in the marked lane spaces closest to the basket. After A1 releases the ball, A5 and B5 begin jockeying for position while B5 is attempting to block out A5. A1’s free throw enters the basket and drops through the net, when A5 pushes B5 from behind, and the contact is too much to be ignored. The nearest official blows the whistle for the foul. What options do the officials have for this foul? RULING After the ball passed through the net for the successful goal, the ball is dead. Dead-ball contact that cannot be ignored can be either an intentional or flagrant player technical foul. The result is two free throws to any team B player and a throw-in at the division line opposite the table to team B. If the contact is deemed flagrant, A5 is disqualified (6-7-1a, 10-4-7). Day 48- Starting the Game Clock PLAY Team A has a throw-in on the endline in their frontcourt with 10.6 seconds remaining in the game, and B2 is defending thrower-in A1 just on the inbounds side of the boundary line. A1 releases the ball on the throw-in, and just after the ball passes through the boundary line, B2 slaps the ball downward, the ball lands on the endline, and the official blows the whistle for the out-of-bounds violation on B2. The timer started the game clock upon B2’s touching of the ball, and immediately stopped the clock when the official blew the whistle for the out-of-bounds violation. The game clock now shows 10.5 seconds remaining in the game. Shall any adjustment be made to the game clock? RULING The game clock properly started when an inbounds player legally touched the ball after the throw-in had been released, and stopped it when the official signaled the violation, so the game clock shall remain at 10.5 seconds (NFHS 5-8-1c, 5-9-1, 5-9-4). Day 47- Assistant Coaches Leaving the Bench Area PLAY A fight has broken out on the court, and both teams’ head coaches enter the floor to help restore order. In addition to the head coaches entering the court, one assistant from team A enters the court, and two assistants from team B enter the court. All assistants aid in keeping the fight from escalating any further. No team members from either team leave the bench area. What sort of penalty, if any, shall be assessed against the coaches for entering the floor during the fight? RULING There is no penalty, as a head coach and any number of assistant coaches may enter the court in a situation where a fight has broken out to prevent the situation from escalating (10-5-5 Note). Day 46- Fouls During Dead Ball PLAY A1 is fouled by B2 during a breakaway layup attempt. After the unsuccessful try, A1 gets in B2’s face and starts yelling at B2. Before B2 can respond in any fashion, B3 runs in and shoves A1 away from B2. The officials quickly close to secure the area and ensure no further unsporting activity or illegal contact occurs. What is the result? RULING B2’s foul of A1 during the unsuccessful try results in a personal foul to B2. A1 shall be charged with a player technical foul for yelling and taunting B2. B3 shall be charged with a player technical for the excessive and unnecessary contact with A1 during the dead ball. Since the fouls were not committed by players against each other at approximately the same time, the fouls do not offset. All free throws shall be administered in the order in which they occurred. A1 shall receive two free throws for B2’s personal foul. Any team B player shall receive two free throws for A1’s technical. Any team A player shall receive two free throws for B3’s technical, followed by a throw-in to team A at the division line (4-19-1, 4-19-5, 10-4-6c, 10-4-7, 10-7-1 Pen. 5.a). Day 45- Dribble or Not PLAY A1 passes the ball to A2, who is at the top of the key in team A’s frontcourt. A2 pivots and begins to lose his or her balance. A2 falls forward and stops his or her fall with the ball making contact with the floor while still securely holding the ball in both hands. This allows A2 to regain his or her balance, and no body part other than A2’s feet ever touch the ground. While still holding the ball and never losing control of it, A2 stands back up straight and pulls the ball back up to his or her chest. A2 then pushes the ball to the ground to begin a dribble. Has any violation occurred? RULING A traveling violation has not occurred since the pivot foot did not move and no body part other than A2’s feet were in contact with the floor. A dribble is started by pushing, throwing, tapping or batting the ball to the playing court. When A2 touched the ball to floor while maintaining control of the ball in his or her hands, that does not begin a dribble as A2 never released the ball. Therefore, when A2 later regaining his or balance and started a dribble by pushing the ball to the ground, that was A2’s first dribble, and no violation shall result (4-15-3). Day 44- Interfering With Play PLAY With time about to expire at end of the second half, A1 attempts a three-point try, and the try is successful to give team A a one-point lead. There are still 5 seconds left on the game clock after the ball passes through the net. Bench personnel A6, A7 and A8 all mistakenly believe the game is over, and run out onto the floor to celebrate. Meanwhile, B1 has the ball out of bounds along the endline for the ensuing throw-in, but B1 is unable to complete the throw-in because A6, A7 and A8 are in the way while celebrating in team B’s backcourt. What is the result? RULING When bench personnel enter the playing court before player activity has been terminated, and it causes a delay that interferes with play, the result is a technical foul. It is a single direct technical foul charged to the head coach regardless the number of offenders. Any team B player shall receive two free throws, and team B shall receive a throw-in at the division line (10-6-5). Day 43- Catching One’s Missed Try PLAY A1 attempts a try at team A’s basket after his or her dribble has ended. The shot is as airball, as it does not touch the backboard, the ring or flange, or any other player. A1 runs and catches the ball (a) before, or (b) after it touches the playing court before any other player is able to touch the ball. Is this play legal? RULING Although A1’s shot was an airball, it was a legitimate try for goal. The try ended when it was certain it would be unsuccessful, which would be the case as soon as it went below the height of the ring on its downward flight. A1 may recover his or her own try regardless whether the try hit the rim, and regardless whether the unsuccessful try touches the floor, as there is no team control after the ball is released on the try.