Basketball Question # 20. Last one for this season.

[Lighthouse]

During a free throw, when are the players in marked lane spaces first allowed to move into the lane?

A. When the ball is released by the free thrower.
B. When the ball touches the ring.
C. When the ball touches the backboard.
D. When the free throw ends.

This question is pretty easy, so here's a last question bonus.

What can happen when the ball touches the ring? Please type your answer/s.

[KevinHall]

I'll go with A.

Players can grab the rebound once its out of the cylinder.

[Lighthouse]

I'll go with A.

Players can grab the rebound once its out of the cylinder.

That's true, but not what I'm looking for. It has to do with the other players.

[Matt Dillon]

"A" is my answer. I have no idea about the bonus question.

[kr24]

My answer is "A" for the first question and for the second a player on the shooting team gets called for interference while the defending team is goal-tending?

[Lighthouse]

Any other guesses before the answer's tomorrow?

[Lighthouse]

The correct answer to question # 20,

is A for all levels.

RULE 9; Violations and Penalties.

Section 1. Free-Throw Violations
Art. 1. After the ball is placed at the disposal of a free-thrower it is a
violation when:
h. Any player occupying any of the legal marked lane spaces on each side of the lane breaks the vertical plane of a lane-space boundary before the free-thrower has released the ball.
i. Any player occupying a legal marked lane space has either foot beyond the vertical plane of the outside edge of any legal lane boundary
or beyond the vertical plane of any edge of space (2 by 36 inches)
designated by a legal lane space mark or beyond the vertical plane of
any edge of the lane before the ball is released by the free-thrower.

And the answer to the bonus question is also in Rule 9 Section 1.

c. The free-thrower breaks the vertical plane of the free-throw line with either foot before the ball strikes the ring, flange or backboard or before the free throw ends.
g. Any player not located in a legal marked lane space fails to remain
behind the free-throw line extended and behind the three-point fieldgoal
line until the ball strikes the ring, flange or backboard, or until the
free throw ends.

What I was looking for is, when can the other players including the shooter enter the lane.

I had fun doing this again and I hope you did also. We had a few new visitors this year and I hope everyone will continue when we begin Football Season in August.

GO CATS!!!

[Matt Dillon]

Although I don't know that much about the bb rules, I had fun participating and appreciate the time and effort you put into this Lighthouse.

[KevinHall]

Thanks for doing this gain this year! Hope to see it back next season.

[kr24]

Thanks for keeping us updated on the rules. Looking forward to next seasons questions.