On an inbound pass a player steps on the line then pulls his foot back before his inbound pass Is this an infraction?
This example occurred recently in an NCAA Tournament game
between Marquette and Missouri. Near the end of the game, a
Marquette player took the ball for an inbound pass under his own
basket. Before making his pass in, he looked down and noted that
one foot was on the end line. He removed it and pulled it back and
out of bounds. Then, with both feet out of bounds, he threw his
pass. The ref blew his whistle and called an infraction that gave
the ball to Missouri. Is that correct? Or was the official in
error? carlpanek@aol.com