8 seconds

28.1.1

Whenever:

• A player in the backcourt gains control of a live ball, or
• On a throw-in, the ball touches or is legally touched by any player in the backcourt and the team of that thrower-in remains in control of the ball in its backcourt, that team must cause the ball to go into its frontcourt within 8 seconds.

28.1.2

The team has caused the ball to go into its frontcourt whenever:

• The ball, not in control of any player, touches the frontcourt.
• The ball touches or is legally touched by an offensive player who has both feet completely in contact with the frontcourt.
• The ball touches or is legally touched by a defensive player who has part of the body in contact with the backcourt.
• The ball touches a referee who has part of the body in contact with the frontcourt of the team in control of the ball.
• During a dribble from the backcourt to the frontcourt, the ball and both feet of the dribbler are completely in contact with the frontcourt.

28.1.3

The 8-second period shall continue with any time remaining when the same team that previously had control of the ball is awarded a throw-in in the backcourt when:

• A ball having been caused to go out-of-bounds.
• A player of the same team having been injured.
• A technical foul is committed by that team.
• A jump ball situation.
• A double foul.
• A cancellation of equal penalties against both teams.