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2014-15 NCAA Women’s Basketball RULE & MECHANICS INTERPRETATIONS/CLARIFICATIONS As oF 2/4/2015 Prepared by Jon Levinson, Women’s Secretary-Rules Editor 2/4/2015 - Multiple Technical Fouls During a Dead Ball Period At the start of the 2000-01 season, the penalty for unsporting (direct) technical fouls committed by a player, coach or bench personnel was changed to the offended team being awarded two free throws and putting the ball back into play at the point of interruption. The following season, the penalty for an excessive timeout was changed to include awarding the ball to the offended team at the point of interruption. For the 2011-12 season, the penalty for a contact dead ball technical foul was expanded to include awarding the ball to the offended team at the point of interruption. These changes have created different penalties for technical fouls as it relates to how play is resumed after the free throws. The penalty for a foul includes the charging of the foul to the offender and/or awarding the ball to the opponent for a throw-in and/or awarding one or more free throws and/or ejection (Rule 4-25.1). Technical fouls for dead ball contact, flagrant 2 technical fouls and administrative technical fouls for an excessive timeout all award the ball to the offended team for a throw-in at the point of interruption; other technical fouls simply resume play at the point of interruption. These penalties are compounded when multiple types of fouls occur after the clock stops for the first foul. This is called a false double foul situation. A false double foul occurs when there are foul(s) by both teams that occur after the clock is stopped for the first foul. The following are the most common false double foul scenarios and how they are to be administered followed by plays that illustrate these scenarios. Scenario 1: When a personal foul is followed by a technical foul that does not involve awarding the ball to the offended team* a. shoot the free throws for the technical foul b. resume play at the point of interruption**. Scenario 2: When a personal foul is followed by a technical foul that does involve awarding the ball to the offended team* c. shoot the free throws in the order the fouls occurred d. resume play at the point of interruption** with the ball going to the team offended by this type of technical foul Scenario 3: When a personal foul is followed by multiple technical fouls, none of which involve awarding the ball to the offended team* a. shoot the free throws in the order in which the technical fouls occurred b. resume play at the point of interruption** Scenario 4: When a personal foul is followed by multiple technical fouls, one or more of which involve awarding the ball to the offended team* a. shoot the free throws in the order the fouls occurred. b. resume play at the point of interruption** by awarding the ball to the team offended by the last technical foul that requires that the ball go to the offended team. * The technical fouls that involve awarding the ball to the offended team are: • a contact dead ball technical foul, • a flagrant 2 technical foul and • an administrative technical foul for an excessive timeout. ** Point of interruption – the point in a game in which a stoppage in play occurs. When there is a personal foul involving free throws immediately followed by two or more technical fouls whose penalties are not exactly the same, the free throw penalties are to be administered in the order in which the fouls occurred (see A.R.s 114, 175 and 243). When the last technical foul involves the awarding of the ball, the ball is put into play as if this foul was the only one administered (i.e., contact dead ball technical foul, a flagrant 2 technical foul or an administrative technical foul for an excessive timeout); otherwise, the team offended by the last committed single contact dead ball technical foul, flagrant 2 technical foul or administrative technical foul for an excessive timeout will be awarded the ball for a throw-in at the point of interruption. PLAYS Scenario 1: A personal foul is followed by a technical foul that does not involve awarding the ball to the offended team: Play 1: A1 fouls B1 who is in the bonus. During the dead ball period following the foul, B2 makes an unsporting comment to A1 and is charged with a player/substitute technical foul. Ruling 1: Any Team A player will shoot the free throws for the player/substitute technical foul charged to B2. Play resumes at the point of interruption, which is B1’s two free throws for A1's personal foul. Scenario 2: A personal foul is followed by a technical foul that does involve awarding the ball to the offended team: Play 2: A1 fouls B1 who is in the bonus. During the dead ball period following the foul, B2 pushes A1 and is charged with a contact dead ball technical foul. Ruling 2: B1 will shoot her free throws for A1's personal foul, followed by any Team A player shooting the free throws for the contact dead ball technical foul charged to B2. Play resumes with a throw-in for Team A at the point of interruption (on the endline since the point of interruption was B1's free throws). Scenario 3: A personal foul is followed by multiple technical fouls, none of which involve awarding the ball to the offended team: Play 3: A1 fouls B1 who is in the bonus. During the dead ball period following the foul, B2 makes an unsporting comment to A1 and is charged with a player/substitute technical foul followed by A2 making an unsporting comment to B2 who is also charged with a player/substitute technical foul. Ruling 3: Any Team A player will shoot the free throws for the player/substitute technical foul charged to B2. Any Team B player will shoot the free throws for the player/substitute technical foul charged to A2. Play resumes at the point of interruption, which are B1’s two free throws for A1's personal foul with players in marked lane spaces. Scenario 4: A personal foul is followed by multiple technical fouls, one or more of which involve awarding the ball to the offended team: Play 4: A1 fouls B1 who is in the bonus. During the dead ball period following the foul, B2 pushes A1 and is charged with a contact dead ball technical foul followed by A2 pushing B2 and is also charged with a contact dead ball technical foul. Ruling 4: B1 will shoot her free throws for A1's personal foul. Any Team A player will shoot the free throws for B2's contact dead ball technical foul committed against A1. Any Team B player will shoot the free throws for the contact dead ball technical charged to A2. Team B will be awarded the ball for a throw-in at the point of interruption (on the end line because POI was B1's free throws) because this was the last contact dead ball technical foul that occurred. Play 5: A1 fouls B1 who is in the bonus. During the dead ball period following the foul, B2 pushes A1 and is charged with a contact dead ball technical foul followed by A2 making an unsporting comment to B2 who is charged with a player/substitute technical foul. Ruling 5: B1 will shoot her free throws for A1's personal foul. Any Team A player will shoot the free throws for B2's contact dead ball technical foul committed against A1. Any Team B player will shoot the free throws for the player/substitute technical foul charged to A2. Team A will be awarded the ball for a throw-in at the point of interruption (on the endline because POI was B1's free throws). Play 6: A1 fouls B1 who is in the bonus. During the dead ball period following the foul, B2 makes an unsporting comment to A1 who is charged with a player/substitute technical foul followed by A2 pushing B2 who is charged with a contact dead ball technical foul. Ruling 6: B1 will shoot her free throws for A1's personal foul. Any Team A player will shoot the free throws for the player/substitute technical foul charged to B2. Any Team B player will shoot the free throws for A2's contact dead ball technical foul committed against B2. Team B will be awarded the ball for a throw-in at the point of interruption (on the endline since POI was B1's free throws). Play 7: A1 try is blocked out of bounds by B1 on the endline. During the dead ball period following the out of bounds, B2 makes an unsporting comment to A1 who is charged with a player/substitute technical foul followed by A2 pushing B2 who is charged with a contact dead ball technical foul. Ruling 7: Any Team A player will shoot the free throws for the player/substitute technical foul charged to B2. Any Team B player will shoot the free throws for A2's contact dead ball technical foul committed against B2. Team B will be awarded the ball for a throw-in at the point of interruption (on the endline since POI was the blocked shot out of bounds). 12/1/14 - Restricted Area/Lower DeFensive BoX When the restricted area rule was implemented beginning with the 2011-12 basketball season, the intent of the rule was to eliminate collisions involving players trying to take charges under the basket.