Basketball Question # 11.

[Lighthouse]

Prior to A1's first free-throw for a one-and-one attempt, substitute A6 enters the game for A2. Then team A calls a timeout prior to the first free-throw. Before the 15-second warning horn for the timeout, A2 reports to the table to check back into the game. Which of the following are true?

A. A2 can replace A1.
B. A2 can replace A6.
C. A2 can replace another player besides A1 or A6.
D. Any other substitute can replace A1.
E. A2 may not check in since time has not come off the clock.
F. Any other substitute who checks in prior to the warning horn may replace A3, A4 or A5.

[KevinHall]

I'll go with E.

[Lighthouse]

The correct answer to question # 11

is E & F for all levels.

RULE 3; Players and Substitutes.

Section 6. Substitutions.
Art. 1. Procedural Requirements.
j. A player who has been withdrawn or replaced by a substitute may
re-enter the game at the next opportunity to substitute, provided
that the game clock has been properly started after the withdrawal
or replacement.
k. A player who legally enters the game during a dead ball may leave the game during that same dead-ball period without penalty.
Art. 2. Free Throws
a. An entering player shall not replace a free-thrower. When the substitute desires to replace a player who is to attempt a free throw, the substitute shall remain at the scorers’ table until the next opportunity to enter the game.