September 2022 OFFICIAL BASKETBALL RULES 2022 Page 33 of 104 Article 28 8 seconds 28.1 Rule 28.1.1 Whenever: • A player in the backcourt gains control of a live ball, or • On a throw-in, the ball touches or is legally touched by any player in the backcourt and the team of that player taking the throw-in remains in control of the ball in its backcourt, that team must cause the ball to go into its frontcourt within 8 seconds. 28.1.2 The team has caused the ball to go into its frontcourt whenever: • The ball, not in control of any player, touches the frontcourt. • The ball touches or is legally touched by an offensive player who has both feet completely in contact with his/her frontcourt. • The ball touches or is legally touched by a defensive player who has part of his/her body in contact with his/her backcourt. • The ball touches a referee who has part of his/her body in contact with the frontcourt of the team in control of the ball. • During a dribble from the backcourt to the frontcourt, the ball and both feet of the dribbler are completely in contact with the frontcourt. 28.1.3 The 8-second period shall continue with any time remaining when the same team that previously had control of the ball is awarded a throw-in in the backcourt, as a result of: • A ball having been caused to go out-of-bounds. • A player of the same team having been injured. • A technical foul committed by that team. • A jump ball situation. • A double foul. • A cancellation of equal penalties on both teams. Article 29 Shot clock 29.1 Rule 29.1.1 Whenever: • A player gains control of a live ball on the court, • On a throw-in, the ball touches or is legally touched by any player on the court and the team of that player taking the throw-in remains in control of the ball, that team must attempt a shot for a goal within 24 seconds. To constitute a shot for a goal within 24 seconds: • The ball must leave the player's hand(s) before the shot clock signal sounds, and • After the ball has left the player's hand(s), the ball must touch the ring or enter the basket. 29.1.2 When a shot for a goal is attempted near the end of the shot clock period and the shot clock signal sounds while the ball is in the air: • If the ball enters the basket, no violation has occurred, the signal shall be disregarded and the goal shall count. • If the ball touches the ring but does not enter the basket, no violation has occurred, the signal shall be disregarded and the game shall continue.
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