Can you shoot an airball and get your own rebound?

“You can't rebound your own airball!”

It doesn't matter whether your shot hits the rim, the backboard, or just air molecules — as long as its an intentional shot, you can be the first person to touch it on a rebound.

Are you allowed to catch your own airball?

An airball occurs when you shoot the basketball and miss the rim and the backboard. As long as you are not in the NBA, you can catch or rebound your own airball as long as it is an intentional shot. In pickup basketball, high school, college, and international play, this is legal.

Does catching an airball count as a rebound?

A ball does not need to actually "rebound" off the rim or backboard for a rebound to be credited. Rebounds are credited after any missed shot, including air balls which totally misses the basket and board.

What constitutes a rebound?

A rebound is when a player gets the ball after it misses the hoop, hits off the backboard, or bounces off the rim. Two types of rebounds can occur in a game, offensive and defensive.

Can you get a rebound off a blocked shot?

If a player attempts a shot and it's blocked, that is a shot attempt. So whoever recovers the blocked shot should be rewarded a rebound just like they really do.

Can't Rebound Your Own Airball

Can you bounce pass to yourself?

NBA, NCAA and FIBA rules all state that you can touch a ball after making a pass if it first comes into contact with another player. As such, it is technically legal to complete a self-pass that involves deliberately bouncing the ball off an opposing player's body.

Is it a self pass if it goes over the rim?

Self Pass Off The Backboard

What is this? Passing it off the backboard is completely legal. The reason it's legal a pass toward the backboard or rim is considered a shot. The referee has no judgement if the player is trying to score or trying to pass the back to themselves.

Can a player dive out of bounds to save a ball and then be the first player to touch the ball when they return inbounds?

It is only a violation if a player steps out of bounds and then is the first player to touch it after coming back inbounds. If a player has the ball and steps out of bounds, it's a turnover and the other team gets the ball. If a player steps out of bounds without the ball, he can step back inbounds at any point.

Can you throw it off the backboard to yourself and land?

Are you allowed to throw the ball off the backboard, grab your own rebound and dunk it without landing? -- Blaise Bernie's answer: Yes. Under the traveling rule, a player who attempts a shot or pass may not be the first to touch the ball unless it touches the backboard, rim or another player.

Why is eurostep not a travel?

The NBA rulebook established a two-step rule in 2009, which permits a ball handler to take two steps in performing a layup or dunk. Since the Euro step is an offensive move that does not exceed the allotted two steps, it does not constitute a traveling violation.

Can you slide your pivot foot?

This is a traveling violation. Once the offensive player establishes a pivot foot, he may move his other foot as many times as he chooses, but the ball must be out of his hands to pass or shoot before he moves his pivot foot.”

Can a free throw shooter get his own rebound?

At all levels, the opposing team may choose any player who is currently on the court to shoot the free throws and is then awarded possession of the ball after the free throws. Since there is no opportunity for a rebound, these free throws are shot with no players on the lane.

Can you pick up your pivot foot to shoot?

Lifting the pivot foot alone does not constitute a travel; a player may pass, shoot, or request a timeout in that position. It is a travel once the foot is returned to the floor, or if a dribble is started.

Can you bounce pass after picking up dribble?

If the player had previously dribbled, he may not retrieve this pass until it's touched by another player. If the pass bounces, it's considered an illegal dribble.

Is off the backboard an assist?

According to NBA spokesman Mark Broussard, though, the league's position is that no pass off the backboard should count as an assist.

Can you take 2 steps without dribbling?

No, you cannot take two steps in basketball without dribbling the ball.

Can you take 2 steps after a pivot?

a. A player who receives the ball while standing still may pivot, using either foot as the pivot foot. b. A player who receives the ball while he is progressing or upon completion of a dribble, may take two steps in coming to a stop, passing or shooting the ball.

Can you jump stop then pivot?

When receiving a pass with a jump-stop, you can pivot after the jump-stop and either foot can become the pivot foot. A perimeter player can catch the ball with a jump-stop, and the pivot into triple-threat position if necessary and use the non-pivot foot for executing jab-step fakes or a drive step.

Is an airball on a free throw a violation?

A free throw attempt, personal or technical, shall be illegal if an official does not handle the ball. If multiple free throws are awarded, all those which remain must be attempted, if the first and/or second attempt is nullified by an offensive player's violation.

When can you go for a rebound on a free throw?

If a single free throw (or second of two free throws, or third of three free throws) is successful, the ball is put in play by opponents with a throw-in. If the free throw is missed (except on a technical foul), play is resumed with the recovery of a rebound.

Is it illegal to jump on a free throw?

You can jump when making a free throw. There is nothing illegal about jumping during this shot while playing basketball. It is not considered good form, though, and can cause you to get a violation if you accidentally jump over the free throw line.

Can you lift a player in basketball?

According to the NBA rulebook, it is not illegal for one player to climb onto his teammate's shoulders and play as one unit. This is a potentially game-changing discovery and I look forward to many accolades rolling in as I revolutionize basketball.