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Basket Interference and Goaltending
| Basket Interference
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Basket Interference occurs when a player:
- Touches the ball or basket (including the net), when the ball is on or within either basket (see exception).
- Touches the ball while any part of the ball is within the imaginary cylinder that has the basket ring as its lower base.
- Reaches through the basket from below and touches the ball before it enters the cylinder.
- Pulls down a movable ring so that it contacts the ball before the ring returns to its original position.
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| Exception |
There is no violation if a player has their hand legally in contact with the ball if contact continues after the ball enters a basket cylinder, or in such action, the player touches the basket.
Dunking or stuffing is legal and is not basket interference. |
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| Basket Parts |
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| Ball With In Basket |
In this situation basket interference can occur if a player touches:<
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| Ball On Rim |
In this situation basket interference can occur if a player touches:
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| Ball In Cylinder Wtih Rink as Lower Base |
In this situation basket interference can only occur if a player touches the ball. |
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| Goaltending |
Goaltending occurs when a player touches the ball during a field goal try or tap while:
- The ball is in downward flight,
- The entire ball is above the basket ring,
- The ball has a possibility of entering the basket in flight,
- The ball is not touching an imaginary cylinder that has the basket ring as its lower base.
Goaltending also happens during a free throw attempt when an opponent of the thrower touches the ball while the ball is outside the imaginary cylinder. |
Goaltending Diagram |
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| Penalties
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If the violation is at the opponent's basket, the opponents are awarded:
- One point if during a free throw and a technical foul.
- Three points if during a 3-point try.
- Two points in any other case.
The crediting of the score and the throw-in are the same as though the awarded score had resulted from the ball having entered the basket. The official shall hand the ball to a player of the team entitled to the throw-in. The player is entitled to run the baseline.
If the violation is at a team's own basket:
- No points are scored.
- The ball is awarded to the opponents for a throw-in at the designated out-of-bounds spot nearest the violation.
If the violation results from touching the ball while the ballis in the basket after entering from below:
- No points are scored.
- The ball is awarded to the opponents for a throw-in at the designated out-of-bounds spot nearest the violation.
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