Wisconsin Inbounder Traveled

[okiezoni]

The inbounder on the game winning play for Wisconsin jumped up and down a couple of times then moved each foot once toward his right before passing the ball in bounds. It was a side line play, not an after-a-basket end line play. Should have been a turnover, Xavier's ball with 2 seconds to play.

 

[usedtobe1]

No you're wrong:

Any out of bounds play other than after a made basket – The person taking the ball out of bounds must stay within a three foot area of the place where the referee administers them the ball. The person inbounding the ball may move both feet, however, if they step beyond the three feet area, it is a violation

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[okiezoni]

Thanks. I guess I have always been wrong on this rule. Especially, when running the base line has been brought up perhaps even in this same game. I didn't realize that not running the base line was defined in that way. That is good to know. You CAN teach an old dog new tricks. Has it always been this way or did it change at some time, or is it different in high school or pros or soccer or something. Come on. Throw me a bone here....................

 

[usedtobe1]

It's always been the rule (I officiated 100's of games). Three feet isn't very big. Imagine a yardstick laying on the ground in front of the inbounder who has a 2 foot wide body. Different refs might interpret the allowable size of the step differently, too. I usually viewed it as if the inbounder was on the edge of the 3 foot "box" and gave them one step in either direction.

I honestly didn't see the play in the Wisconsin /Xavier game, and was just replying to your description. Remember the game against KU in Lawrence? On that late inbounds play? I wish Buddy would have taken a step in either direction.