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- Frontcourt: The area between a team’s endline and the nearer edge of the midcourt line, including the basket.
- Backcourt: The midcourt line and the rest of the court including the opponent’s basket.
- A ball:
- Is in the frontcourt when neither the ball nor player touches the backcourt.
- Is in the backcourt if either the ball or player touches the backcourt.
- The offense has:
- 10 seconds to advance the ball from backcourt to frontcourt (NFHS, NCAA)
- 8 seconds to advance the ball from backcourt to frontcourt (Pro)
- There are certain situations when teams will get a new 10 or 8 second count to advance the ball from backcourt to frontcourt in a single possession.