RULE NO. 10—VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
Section VII—Three-Second Rule
a. A player shall not remain for more than 3 seconds in that part of his free throw lane between the endline and extended 4' (imaginary) off the court and the farther edge of the free throw line while the ball is in control of his team.
b. Allowance may be made for a player who, having been in the restricted area for less than 3 seconds, is in the act of shooting at the end of the third second. Under these conditions, the 3-second count is discontinued while his continuous motion is toward the basket. If that continuous motion ceases, the previous 3-second count is continued.
c. The 3-second count shall not begin until the ball is in control in the offensive team’s frontcourt.
PENALTY: Loss of ball. The ball is awarded to the opponent at the sideline at the free throw line extended.
