In order to be considered a gather, the player must possess the ball. The gather applies to ball status and player control. The gather is the moment a player gains enough control of the ball to:

• Hold it
• Change hands
• Pass
• Shoot
• Cradle it against the body
• For a dribbler, the gather occurs when:
  • Two hands are placed on the ball.
  • The ball comes to rest in one or both hands
  • The ball is otherwise controlled enough to stop the dribble.