Basketball Referee

playing d in a p.u. game. the off man jumped to shoot. i blkd the shot while it was in his hands causing ball to leave his grip. he re-gained control while in air, but, his feet touched the ground b4 re-shooting. isn't this a travel or jump ball?

Asked by Steve La Porta over 8 years ago

If, while blocking the shot, the offense and defense are pushing the ball in opposite directions then it is a held (jump) ball.  

However, if the defender blocks the ball out of the hands of the shooter and the shooter recovers, the shooter lost ball control (you cannot travel without ball control) and then regains ball control and lands - no traveling.

a player throws a 'pass to himself' off the backboard. assuming it does not hit the rim, and that he takes more than 2 steps before shooting, shouldn't this be a traveling violation?

Asked by petermeadow about 8 years ago

In NFHS rules a player can retrieve the ball even if it does not touch the ring or backboard as long as the shot was a legitimate try for a basket. However, the backboard is like the floor when there is no shot, so in your scrnario it would be travelling because it was not a legit shot at the basket.

It is a player technical foul to

Asked by NARDSR about 7 years ago

If a game can’t be finished because of power failure and there is time on the clock, what is the rule?

Asked by Nick about 8 years ago

I believe state rules and bylaws differ on this. Some states allow protests and replays, some do not.

wow....you are not allowed to put a hand in an opponent's face but you are allowed to fake a pass into their face!!! that needs to be looked at by the rules committee..thanks for your answer

Asked by midd44 almost 8 years ago

You are welcome!

The ball is being inbounded in a high school game. The inbound pass is tipped and goes out of bounds and the official fails to start the clock with his signal. This results in no time off the clock.How much time, if any, should be taken off the clock

Asked by Sonny Harmon almost 8 years ago

It depends. Did the tipped ball stay in bounds before exiting or did it got directly out of bounds?

end of regulation scoreboard shows 43-42 however both books agree score is 42-42 officials left floor wasnt discovered til after shake of hands officials were notified the ruled since we left floor area our jurisdiction scoreboard official not books?

Asked by Darrell Mossburg almost 8 years ago

Big mistake by the officials. The referee is supposed to check with the scorer before leaving the court at the end of the game. I am not sure what the remedy would be, because of conflicting principles : the game official score is the book maintained by the score keeper, the game is official when the referrees leave the confines of the court, and finally, most states do not have provisions for protesting the outcomes of gamed. For sure, the referee should be punished.