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

Asked by TJ almost 7 years ago

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

If contact occurs that would be a foul if the ball were live occurs immediately after the clock expires at the end of a quarter, is it a foul?

Asked by Jim almost 7 years ago

If time has expired and the ball is dead, a personal foul is ignored unless flagrant. If flagrant, it is enforced at the start of the next quarter, unless the game has ended.

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 7 years ago

You are welcome!

Official erroneously says "2 shots" for A2 when it should be only one. No one moves except A3, who rebounds and scores. Then officials recognize mistake. Ruling?

Asked by scouttracker6 almost 7 years ago

This is one of the 5 correctable errors in the rule book when recognized before the next dead ball, but the remedy is to correct the error on the free throw, but lt keeps the subsequent results. If A2 would have made the free throw it could have been reversed, but in this case no free throw needs to be taken down and subsequent results stand. A3s basket counts. Ball gies to B.

Is it illegal for a defensive player to purposely start blowing in the offensive players face? I assume this would fall under an unsportsmanlike conduct foul, but not sure.

Asked by Alan almost 7 years ago

This is a new one for me! Yes, I would call it unsportsmanlike.

Team A shooting one and one ball is in the air push foul on team A, attempt is successful. What do you do?

Asked by Fenwynn1@gmail.com almost 7 years ago

Nulify the freethrow. Administer the common foul on team b

. My Question: Can I throw my feet/legs over the basketball while I am dribbling? 2+2+2 The Professor https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=The+professor+2%2B2%2B2&spf=1496056660209

Asked by Doug over 7 years ago

Yes, as long as you dont carry the ball. You cannot travel in the middle of a legit dribble sequence.