Law 17: Throw-in

A throw-in occurs when the ball is passed on to the court by the out-of-bounds thrower-in.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.1.1 · recall

A throw-in ends when the ball touches, or is legally touched by, a player on the court.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.1.2 · recall

A throw-in ends when the team of the thrower-in commits a violation.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.1.2 · recall

A live ball lodging between the ring and the backboard during a throw-in ends the throw-in.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.1.2 · applied

The referee may toss or bounce the ball if no more than 4 m away and the thrower-in is at the designated place.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.2.1 · recall

A personal foul by the team in control, or entitled to the ball, leads to a throw-in from the place nearest the infraction.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.2.5 · recall

Unless stated otherwise, the throw-in is from the place nearest to where the ball was when the technical foul happened.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.2.6 · recall

A throw-in runs from the ball at the thrower-in's disposal to the first touch on the court.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.1.2, 17.2.1 · recall

The lodged ball ends the throw-in and is settled by alternating possession.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 12.4, 17.1.2 · applied

The throw-in is from the place nearest the infraction, except directly behind the backboard: B, on the endline beside it.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.2.2 · applied

He has one foot on either side of the centre line extended, opposite the scorer's table.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.2.3 · recall

He is entitled to pass the ball to a team-mate at any place on the court.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.2.3 · recall

Unless stated otherwise, it is from the throw-in line in the team's frontcourt, opposite the scorer's table.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.2.7 · recall

When the ball enters but the goal or last free throw is not valid, the throw-in is from the free-throw line extended.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.2.9 · recall

Any player of the non-scoring team throws in from any place behind that team's endline.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.2.10 · recall

He may move laterally or backwards and the ball may be passed between team-mates behind the endline.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.2.10 · recall

The 5-second count starts when the ball is at the disposal of the first player out of bounds.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.2.10 · recall

After a goal the non-scoring team may move and pass along its endline before throwing in.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.2.10 · applied

Every quarter after the first starts with an alternating possession throw-in from the centre line extended.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 12.6.3, 17.2.3 · applied

Quarters after the first start with a throw-in from the centre line extended, opposite the scorer's table.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.2.3 · applied

With 2:00 or less in the 4th quarter or an overtime, the head coach of the team taking the time-out chooses.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.2.4 · applied

He may restart from the throw-in line in the frontcourt or from the backcourt place nearest where play stopped.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.2.4 · recall

After a goal or successful last free throw, the head coach decides whether the throw-in line is on the table side or opposite.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.2.4 · applied

After a foul, violation or jump ball situation, the frontcourt throw-in is on the same side as the original throw-in.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.2.4 · applied

The rule covers 2:00 or less in the fourth quarter and in each overtime.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.2.4 · recall

In that period the referee uses the illegal boundary line crossing signal as a warning to the defender.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.3.3 · recall

After the warning, crossing the line to interfere with the throw-in is a violation that leads to a technical foul.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.3.3 · applied

The time-out gives the head coach the choice of a frontcourt restart.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.2.4 · applied

The warning comes first; crossing after it costs a technical foul.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.3.3 · applied

The choice is the throw-in line in the team's frontcourt (A, as the white caps attack left) or the original backcourt spot.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.2.4 · applied

The thrower-in shall not take more than 5 seconds to release the ball.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.3.1 · recall

Stepping onto the court with the ball in the hands is a throw-in violation.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.3.1 · recall

The thrower-in shall not cause the ball to enter the basket directly.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.3.1 · applied

He may move directly backwards from the boundary line as far as circumstances allow.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.3.1 · recall

Other players shall not have any part of their bodies over the boundary line before the ball has crossed it.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.3.2 · recall

Where there is less than 2 m to any obstruction, other players may not be closer than 1 m to the thrower-in.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.3.2 · recall

The ball goes to the opponents for a throw-in from the place of the original throw-in.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.4 · recall

A 5-second throw-in violation hands the ball to the opponents at the same place.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.3.1, 17.4 · applied

1 m, 2 m, 4 m.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.2.1, 17.3 · recall

He may move sideways by no more than 1 m in total (D's 0.4 m and back is 0.8 m), and straight back as far as there is room.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 17.3.1 · applied