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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During an NCAA D2 game I was at an offensive player lost his shoe on the play, turned the ball over, picked his shoe up and played defense carrying his shoe and even took a charge carrying his shoe. Is playing D carrying an object not a violation?

Asked by Troy over 6 years ago

In NFHS rules a referee should stop the game immediately for an injured player in imminent danger or the loss of contacts or glasses. Otherwise, the offense is allowed to complete their play, and then the ref can stop the game.

What happen if at the beggining of the game duringbthe tip off when the referee throw the ball in the air nobody touches the ball and the ball start bouncing and nobody does anything ....is a stupid question but i will like to know....

Asked by Michael Romero over 6 years ago

Administer the jump ball again. If it occurs again, issue a warning to each player, and if it happens again issue a double technical. I have never seen that.

1)Player drives to the hoop,picks up dribble.2) Steps with right foot, then left foot (designating as pivot foot by planting it and not picking it up).3)Drops right foot on ground for balance.4) Pauses a second,then shoots the ball. Travel?

Asked by PhilB over 6 years ago

Yes travel as you describe it because if you pickup the dribble the first foot down is your pivot unless you do a jump stop (hop on one foot, land on both - neither is the pivot). So assuming no jump stop, your right foot should be the pivot, step on left and lift the right ok, but as soon as the right touches the ground ... Travelling.

Hi, and I wanted to know if a player is dribbling and stops. Is he allowed to pass the ball (not in the face or to hurt) off of the defensive player to regain his dribble again? Not sure if there is an official rule, & wanted to see if there was one.

Asked by Jason over 6 years ago

Yes as long as it is not deemed unsportsmanlike by judgement of the referees.

Does the home team have a right to "the last change" ie, the right to match the visitor's substitutions, as in hockey? If yes, is it a custom or a rule? How does it work on a neutral court, such as during a tournament? TY

Asked by RodK almost 6 years ago

There is no provision for last substitution, but preventive officiating would slow down when a sub is called in to allow the other team to counter. Remember, once in, a sub cannot come out until after the ball is live and the clock is started.

When an offensive player drives to the rim and imitates contact into a moving defender by dipping the shoulder, is it an offensive foul?

Asked by Yoh about 6 years ago

An important concept much misunderstood is that a defender is allowed to be moving as long as he is entitled to the space where contact is made. So, it is not a question of dipping a shoulder or even who initiates contact - it matters most which player is entitled to that spot.

A teammate passed the ball to me. The pass was high, so I needed to jump. The defender impeded my ability to jump. He didn't step on my foot, but his foot was above mine in a way that impeded my ability to jump and catch the ball. Is it a foul?

Asked by xian over 6 years ago

You have the right to your vertical space. If the defender steps in your space AND makes contact, it is a foul. Generally no contact no foul.