Article 14

Control of the ball

14-1Statement

Team control starts when a player of that team is in control of a live ball by holding or dribbling it or has a live ball at the disposal for a throw-in or a free throw.

14-2Example

Regardless of whether the game clock is stopped or not, a player deliberately delays the process of taking the ball for a throw-in or for a free throw.

Interpretation

The ball becomes live and team control of the ball starts when the referee places the ball on the floor nearest to the throw-in place or on the court at the free-throw line.

14-3Example

Team A is in control of the ball for 15 seconds. A1 passes the ball to A2 and the ball in the air moves over the boundary line. B1 tries to catch the ball and jumps from the court over the boundary line. B1 still airborne

(a) taps the ball with 1 or both hands,
(b) catches the ball with both hands or the ball comes to rest in one hand and the ball returns to the court where it is caught by A2.

Interpretation

(a) Team A remains in control of the ball. Team A shall have the time remaining on the shot clock.
(b) B1 gained team B control of the ball. A2 then re-gained team A control of the ball. Team A shall have a new 24 seconds on the shot clock.