Live Ball - As soon as a ball is given to a free-throw shooter or a thrower on a throw-in, it's live.
Loading the Gun - Placing the ball in the shootng pocket with the wrist cocked ready to shoot.
Live Ball: A live ball is a ball that is in play, i.e. when a player is dribbling it, about to throw it in, shooting a free throw, a jump ball, etc.
Loose-Ball Foul: A foul that happens when neither team has control of the ball.
Live ball - The term for play as soon as a ball is given to a free-throw shooter or a thrower on a throw-in, which marks the start of the five-second count.
Live Ball -- the ball is live after it’s given to the passer on a “Throw-in' or the shooter on a “Free Throw,' though the game clock doesn’t start again until the ball is “Alive' ...
A live ball commences when the ball is placed at the disposal of a free throw shooter or thrower-in or is tossed by an official on a jump ball. A live ball becomes alive when it is released or legally tapped.
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The player gained control of a live ball inbounds when they had front court status and then went into the backcourt. However, the NCAA put in an exception for this circumstance a few years ago.
Once a player gains control of a live ball, the offensive team has 10 seconds to cross over half court. If a team fails to do this, it is a violation and the ball is awarded to the opposing team.
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Whenever a player gains control of a live ball on the court that players team must attempt a shot within 24 seconds. If that shot hits the ring (but does not go in) the 24 second clock will reset.
A flagrant personal foul (or intentional foul) involves excessive or severe contact during a live ball.
A flagrant technical foul involves unsportsmanlike conduct that is extreme in nature, or excessive or severe contact during a dead ball.
Twenty-four (24) second rule: When a player gains control of a live ball on the court, a shot for goal must be attempted by his team within 24 seconds. Infraction of this article is a violation.
One of the basic tenets is that a player cannot travel unless that player is holding a live ball. A bobble or fumble is not "control" of the ball, therefore, it cannot be a traveling violation.
 See also: Ball, Violation, Basket, Touch, Throw-in
  
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