ROUND 2

The clips below are taken from Division One Men, Division One Women and L Lynch Trophy games between Saturday 13 and Sunday 21 March.

Clip One

9 White attempts a reverse lay up when she is fouled by 5 Black which is called by the referee. 5 Black then hops from her right foot, and lands on her right foot again and releases the ball for a shot.

The referees consult with each other and decide that the foul was in the act of shooting, but the basket shall not be awarded as 9 White commits a travel violation.

Correct Outcome

Art 25.2.1

A player may not touch the floor consecutively with the same foot or both feet after ending his dribble or gaining control of the ball.

INT 25-5

Statement. If a player is fouled in the act of shooting, after which he scores, while he commits a travel violation, the field goal does not count and 2 or 3 free throws shall be awarded.

As 9 White has travelled in the attempt to score the basket, no basket can be awarded. However the player was still fouled in the act of shooting, so 2 free throws are correctly awarded.

Clip Two

10 White attempts to pass the ball to his teammate, when it is intercepted by 14 Black. 14 Black then attempts a lay up where there is contact from 10 White. The two referees who call a personal foul consult each other, and decide that the foul shall be upgraded to an unsportsmanlike foul.

Correct Outcome

Art 37.1.1

An unsportsmanlike foul is a player contact which, in the judgement of a referee is:

  • Excessive, hard contact caused by a player in an effort to play the ball or an opponent.

10 White attempts to block the ball, but in doing so, ‘winds-up’ and then swings through his opponent. This is hard, excessive contact on 14 Black and must be called as an unsportsmanlike foul.

Clip Three

As 12 Black cuts above the key, 35 Red steps into him and bumps him with hard, excessive contact. No call is made on the play.

Incorrect Outcome

Art 37.1.1

An unsportsmanlike foul is a player contact which, in the judgement of a referee is:

  • Excessive, hard contact caused by a player in an effort to play the ball or an opponent.

This is not a regular bump or re-route of the cutter and must be called as an unsportsmanlike foul. 

Clip Four

The White team steal the ball and 7 White begins a transition towards the opponents basket. 8 Black makes contact with 7 White during this transition and a personal foul is called. The referees consult and decide that this foul meets the criteria for an unsportsmanlike foul.

Correct Outcome

Art 37.1.1

An unsportsmanlike foul is a player contact which, in the judgement of a referee is:

  • An unnecessary contact caused by the defensive player in order to stop the progress of the offensive team in transition. This applies until the offensive player begins his act of shooting.

The contact by 8 Black stops the progression of the offensive team in transition and is not an attempt to steal the ball. Therefore this should be called as an unsportsmanlike foul.

Clip Five

PART ONE

The White team take a throw-in with 51.3 seconds remaining in the second quarter, and 14 seconds on the shot clock. A shot is attempted by 8 White, and a shot clock violation is called.

Correct Outcome

In the below image, you can see that when the LEDs are visible on the backboard, that the ball is still in the hands of 8 White.

PART TWO

The ball is awarded to the Black team for a throw-in with 35.8 seconds remaining.

Incorrect Outcome

INT 29/50-65

Example: With 25.2 seconds on the game clock, team A gains control of the ball. With 1.2 second on the game clock and with A1 having the ball in his hand(s), the shot clock signal sounds. The referee calls the violation with the game clock showing 0.8 second.

Interpretation: This is a shot clock violation by team A. As the violation occurred with 1.2 second on the game clock, the referees decided to correct the game clock. The game shall be resumed with a team B throw-in from its endline, except directly behind the backboard, with 1.2 second on the game clock.

As the team had 14 seconds on the shot clock, and the ball had not left the hands of the shooter before the shot clock buzzer sounded, the game clock should have been corrected to 37.3 seconds (51.3 seconds minus 14 seconds), even though the whistle is blown some time after the violation was committed.

Clip Six

9 White dribbles the ball towards her opponent’s basket during a fast break. There is contact between 9 White and 6 Black. Following the contact, 9 White continues her progression and successfully makes a lay up. The referee decides that the contact happens before the act of shooting begins.

Correct Outcome

Art 15.1.3

The act of shooting in a continuous movement on drives to the basket or other moving shots:

  • Begins when the ball has come to rest in the player’s hand(s), upon completion of a dribble or a catch in the air and the player starts, in the judgment of the referee, the shooting motion preceding the release of the ball for a field goal.

After the illegal contact between 9 White and 6 Black, 9 White dribbles the ball. This means that the act of shooting has not begun, and therefore the basket cannot be awarded.

Art 17.2.9

Whenever the ball enters the basket, but the field goal or the free throw is not valid, the game shall be resumed with a throw-in from the free-throw line extended.

The throw-in in this case is correctly taken from the free-throw line extended, with 20 seconds remaining on the shot clock.