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And highlights:
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I particularly like Carrington's Euro step at about 30 seconds in on the highlights.

DiJonai’s “Euro step” in the Tennessee game was an obvious travel to me.  Upon replay, the announcers referred to it as a "skip-to-my-lou".

She had the ball in two hands with her left foot down. She skipped forward and landed on the same (left) foot.   That’s a travel (at least by NCAA rules).  AFAIK, there is no way to have a single foot down and  move it (while the other foot is  up) without it being a travel.  For some reason that I still don’t understand, the refs did not call it.

So I reviewed the rules and the play. (Unfortunately, it appears that adding attachments doesn't work.  I had pictures from the replay showing the relevant portions of her move.  I will leave  the references to the pictures in, in case this gets fixed.)

Art. 4. The dribble ends when:
a.    The dribbler catches or carries/palms the ball by allowing it to come to
rest in one or both hands;
b.    The dribbler touches the ball with both hands simultaneously;
. . .

In the first picture, DiJonai, who had been dribbling, grabs the ball with both hands as  her right foot is on the floor. (Don’t  let the shadows fool you, her right foot is on the floor. She pushes off that foot immediately next.)  Touching the ball with two hands (or carrying the ball) ends her dribble.

Section 5. Traveling
Art. 1. A player shall not travel with the ball.
Art. 2. Traveling occurs when a player holding the ball moves a foot or both
      feet in any direction in excess of prescribed limits described in this section.
Art. 3. A player who catches the ball with both feet on the playing court may
      pivot, using either foot. When one foot is lifted, the other is the pivot foot.
Art. 4. A player who catches the ball while moving or ends a dribble may stop
      and establish a pivot foot as follows:
a.    When both feet are off the playing court and the player lands:
 1.    Simultaneously on both feet, either may be the pivot foot;
 2.    On one foot followed by the other, the first foot to touch shall be the
pivot foot;
 3.    On one foot, the player may jump off that foot and simultaneously
land on both, in which case neither foot can be the pivot foot.
b.    When one foot is on the playing court:
 1.    That foot shall be the pivot foot when the other foot touches in a step;
 2.    The player may jump off that foot and simultaneously land on both,
in which case neither foot can then be the pivot foot.

Art. 5. After coming to a stop and establishing the pivot foot:
a.    The pivot foot may be lifted, but not returned to the playing court, before
the ball is released on a pass or try for goal;
b.    The pivot foot shall not be lifted before the ball is released to start a
dribble.

Art. 6. After coming to a stop when neither foot can be the pivot foot:
a.    One or both feet may be lifted, but may not be returned to the playing
court before the ball is released on a pass or try for goal;
b.    Neither foot shall be lifted before the ball is released to start a dribble.

The travelling rules describes what is legal footwork. Everything else is travelling.
In DiJonai’s case, her left foot was down when she touched the ball with two hands.  (She would also have not been legal had she touched the ball with two hands while both feet were off the floor.)  In this case Article 4b applies.

She then jumps off that foot (picture 2) and lands on that foot again (picture 3). Her footwork does not satisfy 4b1 as she didn’t set her other (right) foot down.  Her footwork does not satisfy 4b2 because she did not simultaneously land on both feet. (In picture 4 you can see her continue on until her right foot lands.)

Since she was holding the ball and moving her feet in excess of the prescribed limits,  she travelled.


So, what variation of her move would be legal?
1) If she jumped off her left foot before either carrying the ball or touching it with two  hands.  Then she would have landed on one foot followed by the other (4a2).  It would be hard to jump without carrying the ball. Maybe something like a hard dribble that bounced the ball  over her head, so she went up and grabbed it, like an Alley-oop.  (Note that, IMO, a player should be called as carrying the ball if they grab it from above (with big, strong hands).)

2) If she landed with both feet simultaneously after the jump off her left foot, and then shot the ball before either foot moved on the floor (either or both feet can leave the floor as long as she doesn’t try to dribble).


Suppose she ended her dribble (by touching the ball with both hands) a little earlier, before she lifted her right (back) foot (this was close).  In that case, Article 3 applies  (apparently, even though the wording doesn't mention ending the dribble): Either foot may be her pivot foot.  The right foot is immediately lifted,  causing the left foot to become the pivot foot  (Art 3).  Article 5 applies to this  situation. She follows neither 5a (her pivot foot does touch the ground again) nor 5b.  This is still travelling.

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And highlights:
...
I particularly like Carrington's Euro step at about 30 seconds in on the highlights.

DiJonai’s “Euro step” in the Tennessee game was an obvious travel to me.  Upon replay, the announcers referred to it as a "skip-to-my-lou".

She had the ball in two hands with her left foot down. She skipped forward and landed on the same (left) foot.   That’s a travel (at least by NCAA rules).  AFAIK, there is no way to have a single foot down and  move it (while the other foot is  up) without it being a travel.  For some reason that I still don’t understand, the refs did not call it.

So I reviewed the rules and the play. (Unfortunately, it appears that adding attachments doesn't work.  I had pictures from the replay showing the relevant portions of her move.  I will leave  the references to the pictures in, in case this gets fixed.)

Art. 4. The dribble ends when:
a.    The dribbler catches or carries/palms the ball by allowing it to come to
rest in one or both hands;
b.    The dribbler touches the ball with both hands simultaneously;
. . .

In the first picture, DiJonai, who had been dribbling, grabs the ball with both hands as  her right foot is on the floor. (Don’t  let the shadows fool you, her right foot is on the floor. She pushes off that foot immediately next.)  Touching the ball with two hands (or carrying the ball) ends her dribble.

Section 5. Traveling
Art. 1. A player shall not travel with the ball.
Art. 2. Traveling occurs when a player holding the ball moves a foot or both
      feet in any direction in excess of prescribed limits described in this section.
Art. 3. A player who catches the ball with both feet on the playing court may
      pivot, using either foot. When one foot is lifted, the other is the pivot foot.
Art. 4. A player who catches the ball while moving or ends a dribble may stop
      and establish a pivot foot as follows:
a.    When both feet are off the playing court and the player lands:
 1.    Simultaneously on both feet, either may be the pivot foot;
 2.    On one foot followed by the other, the first foot to touch shall be the
pivot foot;
 3.    On one foot, the player may jump off that foot and simultaneously
land on both, in which case neither foot can be the pivot foot.
b.    When one foot is on the playing court:
 1.    That foot shall be the pivot foot when the other foot touches in a step;
 2.    The player may jump off that foot and simultaneously land on both,
in which case neither foot can then be the pivot foot.

Art. 5. After coming to a stop and establishing the pivot foot:
a.    The pivot foot may be lifted, but not returned to the playing court, before
the ball is released on a pass or try for goal;
b.    The pivot foot shall not be lifted before the ball is released to start a
dribble.

Art. 6. After coming to a stop when neither foot can be the pivot foot:
a.    One or both feet may be lifted, but may not be returned to the playing
court before the ball is released on a pass or try for goal;
b.    Neither foot shall be lifted before the ball is released to start a dribble.

The travelling rules describes what is legal footwork. Everything else is travelling.
In DiJonai’s case, her left foot was down when she touched the ball with two hands.  (She would also have not been legal had she touched the ball with two hands while both feet were off the floor.)  In this case Article 4b applies.

She then jumps off that foot (picture 2) and lands on that foot again (picture 3). Her footwork does not satisfy 4b1 as she didn’t set her other (right) foot down.  Her footwork does not satisfy 4b2 because she did not simultaneously land on both feet. (In picture 4 you can see her continue on until her right foot lands.)

Since she was holding the ball and moving her feet in excess of the prescribed limits,  she travelled.


So, what variation of her move would be legal?
1) If she jumped off her left foot before either carrying the ball or touching it with two  hands.  Then she would have landed on one foot followed by the other (4a2).  It would be hard to jump without carrying the ball. Maybe something like a hard dribble that bounced the ball  over her head, so she went up and grabbed it, like an Alley-oop.  (Note that, IMO, a player should be called as carrying the ball if they grab it from above (with big, strong hands).)

2) If she landed with both feet simultaneously after the jump off her left foot, and then shot the ball before either foot moved on the floor (either or both feet can leave the floor as long as she doesn’t try to dribble).


Suppose she ended her dribble (by touching the ball with both hands) a little earlier, before she lifted her right (back) foot (this was close).  In that case, Article 3 applies  (apparently, even though the wording doesn't mention ending the dribble): Either foot may be her pivot foot.  The right foot is immediately lifted,  causing the left foot to become the pivot foot  (Art 3).  Article 5 applies to this  situation. She follows neither 5a (her pivot foot does touch the ground again) nor 5b.  This is still travelling.