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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A team is in the double bonus, we commit a foul and a technical foul is also called. Does the team get to shoot the bonus, technical foul and receive the ball?

Asked by Cedrick about 7 years ago

Yes, the rule of thumb is that fouls are administered in the order they occurred. In your example, the offended player shoots 2 shots, then the technical foul is shot, then the ball is given to offended team at half court.

The only way technical fouls are not shot is if both teams commit an equal number of technicals and then they are not awarded, they offset each other.

Called time out after inbounding ball. Ref didmt grant until ball was close to top of key. Where do you inbound the ball? Spot of where called or granted ?

Asked by Coach V over 7 years ago

It is based on where the ball was when timeout was granted. Then draw a diagonal from the edge of the free throw line to the baseline sideline intersection. If the ball was toward the backcourt side of this area (trapezoid) then sideline throwin. If inside the trapezoid but not 3 seconds, draw a perpendicular to the endlibe.

So if you are dribbling at the paint like your also posting someone up. And you grab the ball to spin around them with your hands on the ball and your elbows out to the side, plus your reaching your leg around them to spin around them. Is that a foul

Asked by Jordan v about 7 years ago

As an offensive player, you are entitled to only your vertical space. If your elbows are outside your body's vertical space then any contact is a player control foul.

2 teams are in bonus situation/double bonus. An offensive foul is committed. Does the defensive man get to shoot free throws?

Asked by Robert over 7 years ago

No, you never are awarded free throws for player control fouls.

Does "hand on the ball is part of the ball" rule apply in FIBA as well as NBA?
I wasn't able to find any authentic source mentioning it in FIBA.

Asked by Afshin about 7 years ago

I dont know about fiba but in nfhs thst is true.

If a player has given up his dribble, but has dropped the ball, can he pick it up and pass it?

Asked by TJ about 7 years ago

Yes, if it is deemed unintentional. In the rulebook.it is called a muff.

Last question was about specific situation : shooter made a shot from FT line. I was in between him and a basket tried to block a shot and touched the ball slightly to change a trajectory of it and after that touched a wrist. Would you call foul ?

Asked by andrewd about 7 years ago

As you descibe it, no I would not call it a foul because if you did not hit the wrist the result would be the same...blocked shot.