Would it count in basketball, if a player found themselves directly under the hoop, threw the ball up through the hoop from underneath, and the ball fell back down, again through the hoop?
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In the NBA, Rule 6.I.e.2. shows
Ball entering basket from below
As an infraction that awards the other team possesion of the ball. So if this happens and the referee blows the whistle to call it out or even indicates that this infraction occurred after the fact, then the ball was dead and so the ball falling back in the basket does not count for points.
Same in NCAA and FIBA. The moment the ball enters the cylinder from below, it's the same as going out of bounds. Play stops and the ball is awarded to the team that did not touch the ball last.
Where is that in relation to the section saying dogs can't play?
Lame.
Not really.
I'm no basketball fan (not a sports fan at all), but imagine if this were permitted - you'd have a constant tussle under the basket, where all guys did was work on this technique.
The rules change to address how players adapt.
Just make the ball going up through the basket -1 point.
And then let the other team throw the ball up through your basket to decrease your score. Now you have to defend your net as well as try to make shots on it.
Why would players practice a technique that involves passing the ball through a hoop not much larger than the ball itself twice for no point advantage when it is easier to dunk or take an easy layup?
No one would be seriously "practicing" this technique. There are already "tussles" under the basket because it's the highest-percent shots on the court, and there is a three-second violation in place specifically so bigs can't camp out there.
This is a rule because it was made a rule. If the rule was removed, it would have no recognizable impact on the game. But, for that same reason, there's really no point in changing it.