out of bounds rule

[husky8273]

multiple announcers have stated an player out of bounds cannot be the first person to the touch the ball even when the player did not have the ball. I thought a player without the ball who reestablishes himself on the court is ok to do so.

 

[ucp990411]

Yes. I think he just needs to get 2 feet back on the court before he can touch the ball. I could be wrong though

 

[navery12]

The difference is when going for a rebound or whatever happens in the normal course of the game you just need to re-establish a foot in bounds. What happened in the ISU/Wisconsin game is the offensive player ran out of bounds purposely to get separation from the defender, which is when you can't be the first to touch the ball

 

[husky429]

multiple announcers have stated an player out of bounds cannot be the first person to the touch the ball even when the player did not have the ball. I thought a player without the ball who reestablishes himself on the court is ok to do so.

They tend to get that wrong. I don't have my rulebook on me but basically you can't run out of bounds on purpose (say, to get around a screen)... otherwise as long as you establish yourself inbounds you're good.

Almost positive but not 100% on this rule