Basketball Referee

Basketball Referee

Rndballref

20 Years Experience

Chicago, IL

Male, 60

For twenty years I officiated high school, AAU and park district basketball games, retiring recently. For a few officiating is the focus of their occupation, while for most working as an umpire or basketball referee is an avocation. I started ref'ing to earn beer money during college, but it became a great way to stay connected to the best sports game in the universe. As a spinoff, I wrote a sports-thriller novel loosely based on my referee experiences titled, Advantage Disadvantage

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Last Answer on September 20, 2019

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If a player and ref collide cause the player to miss a pass, is that a turnover

Asked by Sherrod over 8 years ago

Yes it is. The ref is considered part of the floor.

Team B gets and1 but I, a player of team A ask the ref before Team B shoots the free throw how many shots. The ref told me 2. The shot missed, Team B got the rebound, as I wasn't boxing out. The refs talk it out, Team B gets the ball. Whats the call?

Asked by Ryan over 8 years ago

There are 5 correctable errors related to free throws and none of them involve your situation. The ref made a mistake, but team b gets the ball.

does the clock stop after a made basket in the last minute in a high school game?

Asked by tim over 8 years ago

No.

During a free throw try by team A team B calls player B1 over to his sideline. Player A1 goes over to teams B sideline and listens in. Is this a violation?

Asked by coach jones over 8 years ago

Not a violation, but it unsportsmanlike. The ref should shoo the player away.

When a player his line up For a foul shot and he is moving just his upper body to get the other person to violate Can the player do that

Asked by Jacob the official over 8 years ago

It is unsportsmanlike and it should void the free throw.

On a fastbreak Player A has stolen ball and is going in for a layin, his teammate B is trailing the play and is run into by defensive #1- A foul called on player 1 as A makes layin. Basket good. How many Free throws would player B get?

Asked by SLBEND over 8 years ago

Ok, so A1 is going in for a layup. After the ball leaves A1's hands, A2 is fouled by B1. Count A1's basket. The foul by B1 is a common foul, meaning one and one free throws are attempted only if Team B has 7, 8 or 9 fouls. If Team B has 10+ fouls, two free throws are attempted. If Team B has 6 or less fouls (in this half for all of these) then A gets the ball out of bounds with no free throws.

Is it Outabounds if the ball hits the back of the backboard

Asked by Hodgkin over 8 years ago

Yes. Also on a rectangular backboard if yhe ball goes over the top it is out of bounds.