Previous researches in rifle shooting have shown electroencephalograph (EEG) α asymmetry toward right brain dominance during the aiming period. This finding suggests an attention shift toward the nonverbal, visuospatial right brain mode of information processing. The current study intends to replicate the rifle study in basketball free throw. Fifteen male, skilled basketball players participated in this study. EEG were recorded at scalp of F3, F4, F7, F8, C3, C4, T3, T4, P3, P4, O1, O2, Fz, and Pz of the traditional 10-20 system. Eye movements were monitored using 2 bipolar channels. In addition, two EMG electrodes were attached on the surface of trapezius muscle to mark the onset of the shooting. The recorded EEG was segmented into four epochs, 0.5 second each, for the last 2 seconds prior to the initiation of free throw. Artifact-free EEG epochs were subjected to fast fourior transformation. The α power was derived and log transformed. The α asymmetry ratio was calculated using the formula of right/left for the pairs of F34, P78, C34, T34, P34, and 012. Although the performance, time, and site main effects and their interaction effects were not significant, examination of the means showed some interesting trends. The motor cortex (C34) showed a left hemispheric dominance prior to the basketball free throw. This result was consistent with the principle of contralateral control of the motor cortex. The frontal asymmetry toward right dominance was another interesting finding. Since the right frontal cortex has been associated with withdrawal related affects, the preponderance of negative emotions during the basketball free throw deserves further investigations. The findings that most homologous sites were bilaterally activated were also noteworthy. These results were consistent with other studies that suggested complex motor skills required involvement of both hemispheres for cortical processing. These findings were discussed in the context of attention.