Shooting blocks2/18/2023 ![]() Largely due to their height and position near the basket, centers and power forwards tend to record the most blocks, but shorter players with good jumping ability can also be blockers, an example being Dwyane Wade, the shortest player, at 6'4", to record 100 blocked shots in a single season. Nicknames for blocked shots include "rejections," "stuffs," "bushed", "fudged", or notably "double-fudged" (two-handed blocks), "facials," "swats," "denials," and "packs." Blocked shots were first officially recorded in the NBA during the 1973–74 season. Goaltending is also called if the block is made after the ball bounces on the backboard ( NFHS excepted the NCAA also used this rule until the 2009–10 season). If the ball is heading downward when the defender hits it, it is ruled as goaltending and counts as a made basket. Also, on a shooting foul, a blocked shot cannot be awarded or counted, even if the player who deflected the field goal attempt is different from the player who committed the foul. For the shooter, a blocked shot is counted as a missed field goal attempt. A deflected field goal that is made does not count as a blocked shot and simply counts as a successful field goal attempt for shooter plus the points awarded to the shooting team. In order to be legal, the block must occur while the shot is traveling upward or at its apex. The defender is not allowed to make contact with the offensive player's hand (unless the defender is also in contact with the ball) or a foul is called. In basketball, a block or blocked shot occurs when a defensive player legally deflects a field goal attempt from an offensive player to prevent a score. ![]() Cliff Alexander blocks a shot during the 2013 IHSA playoffs.
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