Q: A3 sets a screen at the top of the 3 point line on B3, who is guarding A1. A3 is in A1’s cylinder with two feet on the floor and is facing the basket when contact happens. Is this a legal screen?
A: Yes
FIBA Rules: 33.7
Screening is an attempt to delay or prevent an opponent without the ball from reaching a desired position on the playing court.
Legal screening is when the player who is screening an opponent:
- Was stationary (inside their cylinder) when contact occurred.
- Had both feet on the floor when contact occurred.
Illegal screening is when the player who is screening an opponent:
- Was moving when contact occurred.
- Did not give sufficient distance in setting a screen outside the field of vision of a stationary opponent when contact occurred.
- Did not respect the elements of time and distance of an opponent in motion when contact occurred.
If the screen is set within the field of vision of a stationary opponent (front or lateral), the screener may establish the screen as close to him as he wishes, provided there is no contact.