Law 28: 8 Seconds

The count starts when a player in the backcourt gains control of a live ball.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 28.1.1 · recall

On a throw-in it starts when the ball touches, or is legally touched by, a player in the backcourt and the team keeps control.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 28.1.1 · recall

The team must cause the ball to go into its frontcourt within 8 seconds.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 28.1.1 · recall

The team has reached its frontcourt when the ball, not in control of any player, touches the frontcourt.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 28.1.2 · applied

The ball touching a defender who has part of the body in contact with his backcourt puts it in the attackers' frontcourt.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 28.1.2 · applied

The ball touching a referee with part of the body in the frontcourt of the team in control counts.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 11.2, 28.1.2 · applied

The touch counts only for an attacker with both feet completely in contact with the frontcourt; the centre line is backcourt.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 2.5.2, 28.1.2 · applied

The count runs from control in the backcourt until the ball reaches the frontcourt.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 28.1 · applied

3, 5, 8 and 24 seconds.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 26-29 · recall

A dribbler reaches the frontcourt when the ball and both his feet are completely in it; the centre line is backcourt.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 28.1.2 · applied

After a jump ball situation that gives the same team a backcourt throw-in, the count continues with the time remaining.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 28.1.3 · applied

An injury to a player of the same team is one of the cases where the count continues.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 28.1.3 · applied

The count continues only in the listed cases; a defensive foul is not one of them.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 28.1.1, 28.1.3 · applied

It continues when the same team that previously had control is awarded the backcourt throw-in.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 28.1.3 · recall

Feet over but the ball behind is not yet the frontcourt.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 28.1.2 · applied

It is a violation; the opponents throw in from the place nearest the infraction.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 22, 28 · recall

A technical foul by that team is a listed case: the count continues with the time remaining.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 28.1.3 · applied

After an out-of-bounds, the same team's count continues with the time left.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 28.1.3 · applied

Eight seconds in the backcourt with the ball is a violation.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 28 · applied

An out-of-bounds is a listed case: the 8-second count continues with the 3 seconds that were left.

Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 28.1.3 · applied