You Make the Call
This is what we call if an opponent gets their hands firmly on a ball and prevents an airborne ball handler from shooting or passing
What is held ball/jump ball?
This is contact with an opponent which is permitted and does not constitute a foul
What is incidental contact?
This foul is administered for reaching across the plane and touching the player attempting to throw in the ball.
What is an intentional foul?
This Wisconsin basketball great, originally from just over in La Crosse, now warms the bench for the Wizards
Who is Johnny Davis?
This NBA official spent a year in prison for point-shaving in the early 2000s
Who is Tim Donaghy?
This is what we call when a player begins their dribble after picking up their pivot foot
What is a travel?
Unlike when establishing legal guarding position, time and distance are a factor in setting one of these
What is a screen?
This is what we call if the player attempting the throw in reaches the ball across the plane (into the court) and a defender grabs firmly onto it
What is a held ball/jump ball?
Number 44 led Wisconsin to two Final Fours
Who is Frank Kaminsky?
This infamous Cuban MLB umpire retired in 2024, to the rejoicing of MLB fans everywhere, and proving that unfortunately, being a bad referee makes you more famous than being a good one.
Who is Angel Hernandez?
This is what we call if a player, under their own volition, goes out of bounds and then is the first to touch it after coming in bounds
What is an out of bounds violation?
This is the term for a fouls committed simultaneously by two opponents against each other
What is a double foul?
This is the only time, besides a ball touched legally inbounds, when we would switch the arrow on an alternation possession throw in
What is the throw-in team violating?
The undisputed GOAT Badger men's basketball coach
Who is Bo Ryan?
Nicknamed "The Extender," this NBA official allegedly has beef with Chris Paul
Who is Scott Foster?
This is what we call if a team is closely guarded for 5 seconds in their backcourt
What is NOTHING?
This is the technically correct term for a series of more than one free throw
What is a multiple throw?
This is who is allowed to attempt free throws for a flagrant foul during a dead ball.
Who is anyone, including substitutes?
This is Wisconsin's all-time scoring leader in men's basketball, who went on to be drafted by the Suns
Who is Alando Tucker?
This NFL official, who shares a first name with our nation's 40th president, will officiate the big game this year.
Who is Ronald Torbert?
This is what we call for catching your own airball and beginning to dribble again
What is NOTHING?
For committing certain illegal actions, such as not giving the ball directly to an official after a whistle, this is assessed. If a team commits another of these infractions during a game, they instead get a technical foul.
What is delay of game/warning for delay?
If a player is injured before they can attempt a deserved free throw, this is the only player who can attempt them.
Who is the injured player's substitute?
This forward played for the Badgers in the early 90s, later winning a ring with the Spurs
Who is Michael Finley?
This NBA and WNBA official, sharing her first name with a type of flower, became the first woman to officiate an NBA game.
Who is Violet Palmer?