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FIBA - Article - 36.3.2

  • FIBA - Article - 36.3.2

    Heading: Technical Foul     Sub Heading: Penalty


    "The opponents shall be awarded 1 free throw. The game shall be resumed as follows:

    • The free throw shall be administered immediately. After the free throw, the throw-in shall be administered by the team which had control of the ball or was entitled to the ball when the technical foul was committed, from the place nearest to where the ball was located when the game was stopped.

    • The free throw shall also be administered immediately, regardless of whether the order of any other possible penalties for any other fouls has been determined or whether the administration of the penalties has been started. After the free throw for a technical foul, the game shall be resumed by the team which had control of the ball or was entitled to the ball when the technical foul was committed, from the place where the game has been interrupted for the technical foul penalty.

    • If a valid goal or a last free throw is scored, the game shall be resumed with a throw-in from any place behind the endline.

    • If neither team had control of the ball nor was entitled to the ball, a jump ball situation occurs.

    • With a jump ball in the centre circle at the start of the first quarter."

  • RCA Explanation

  • RCA Explanation

Source & Governing Body Reference

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