In basketball, if the ball goes through the hands of a player and hits the referee (who is out of bounds) and comes back in the court, is it a live ball, or out on last player to touch the ball?
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@Rt88 I've edited this question to explicitly specify the sport of basketball. If you were referring to a different sport, please edit the question.– Ben MillerJan 18, 2015 at 4:50
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If the referee is standing out of bounds, then the ball is out of bounds and dead as soon as it hits the referee. It is out on the last player to touch the ball.
From NCAA Men's Basketball 2013-14 and 2014-15 Rules, Rule 7 (Out of Bounds and the Throw-in), Section 1 (Out of Bounds - Player, Ball):
Art. 2. The ball shall be out of bounds when it touches a player who is out of bounds, any other person, the floor or any object on or outside a boundary, the supports or back of the backboard, or the ceiling or overhead equipment.
Section 2 (Ball Caused To Go Out of Bounds):
Art. 1. The last player to touch the ball before the ball goes out of bounds caused the ball to go out of bounds, provided that the ball is out of bounds because it touched something other than a player who is out of bounds.
answered Jan 18, 2015 at 5:10
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This is correct for NFHS, NCAA, and NBA. A ref inbounds is part of the (inbounds) court. A ref out of bounds is out of bounds. There are a few examples of advantages/disadvantages gained/lost from refs getting in the way of balls. Feb 13, 2020 at 16:06