[BostonCard]

Per the announcers, I don't think the kicked ball has to be deliberate. It just doesn't count as a kicked ball if the player with the ball throws it into a defender's foot.

Yeah, that's what the announcers said, but they were wrong as best I can tell (the NCAA publication page is offline so I can't download the rulebook).  But everything I've seen, including the recent change to the shot clock after a kicked ball, is that the ball has to be intentionally kicked.  See, for example:

https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/med...basketball

Also, when the shot clock is below 20 seconds, it will reset to 20 seconds when the defensive team commits a single personal foul or when the ball is intentionally kicked or hit with a fist in the offensive team’s frontcourt. When the shot clock is at 20 seconds or above, it will not be reset in these situations.

I suppose it is possible that an inadvertent kick would result in a different outcome.

BC

[BostonCard]

Per the announcers, I don't think the kicked ball has to be deliberate. It just doesn't count as a kicked ball if the player with the ball throws it into a defender's foot.

Yeah, that's what the announcers said, but they were wrong as best I can tell (the NCAA publication page is offline so I can't download the rulebook).  But everything I've seen, including the recent change to the shot clock after a kicked ball, is that the ball has to be intentionally kicked.  See, for example:

https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/med...basketball

Also, when the shot clock is below 20 seconds, it will reset to 20 seconds when the defensive team commits a single personal foul or when the ball is intentionally kicked or hit with a fist in the offensive team’s frontcourt. When the shot clock is at 20 seconds or above, it will not be reset in these situations.

I suppose it is possible that an inadvertent kick would result in a different outcome.

BC