Ball returned to the backcourt

30.1.1

A team is in control of a live ball in its frontcourt when:

• A player of that team is touching the frontcourt with both feet while holding, catching or dribbling the ball in the frontcourt, or
• The ball is passed between the players of that team in the frontcourt.

30.1.2

A team in control of a live ball in the frontcourt has illegally returned the ball to its backcourt, if a player of that team is the last to touch the ball in the frontcourt and the ball is then first touched by a player of that team:

• Who has part of the body in contact with the backcourt, or
• After the ball has touched the backcourt of that team. This restriction applies to all situations in a team's frontcourt, including throw-ins. However, it does not apply to a player who jumps from the frontcourt, establishes a new team control while still airborne and then lands with the ball in the team’s backcourt.