The play described below is provided for your review and discussion. The rulings given are based on NFHS rules. NCAA rulings may be different.
Team A is leading by two points with under two minutes to go. While A-1 is attempting to dribble up the court in backcourt, the ball gets away from A-1. The ball is headed towards out of bounds when the Lead grants a timeout request to Team A’s head coach. The ball ends up out of bounds.
Handle the situation.
Granting the timeout request was a mistake. This is an inadvertent whistle and becomes a point of interruption play. Although the ball was loose, team control had not ended for Team A.
So, since the ball was in the backcourt, Team A will be awarded a designated spot throw-in nearest to where the ball was when the timeout was granted when play resumes. Although the timeout should not have been granted, once granted, Team A will get to use the timeout.
(References: 4-36-2a2, Case Book Play 5.8.3 Situation E (a))
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Very Good Play. We must be aware that the Team has the ball before granting timeout.
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