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Sorry Blackcat Alum and Strikeout King. You are both mistaken. This is a common misconception. Don't be hard on yourselves. The supposedly top 3 in the 16th region apparently didn't know the rule either. Nor did I.

This happened tonight when Scott County inbounded the ball in the front court. The ball grazed a SC players finger and bounced into the back court where SC retrieved it. The officials called over and back. I thought it was a good call too. SC coach Hicks called time out to inform the officials that SC would have had to have possession, not just a touch, to be over and back. We looked up the rule after the game. Coach Hicks was correct and couldn't believe none of the officials knew the rule. Below is the rule:

Player A1 has the ball for a throw-in under his basket. He tosses the ball to A2 who first touches the ball in his front
court. But he's unable to control the ball. It goes off his hand and into the back court where he retrieves it. Contrary
to popular belief, this is a legal play. One key element of the four requirements is missing: The ball was not controlled
by A2 before going into the back court. Therefore, this is not a back-court violation.