Animated Basketball Plays

All of our free animated basketball plays have been designed using Plays In Motion Software

Click on the name of any of the plays on this page to see an animation of it. There is no danger to your computer in viewing these basketball plays.

The plays have come from many sources. Some are plays I have used, some have been submitted fom other coaches, and some I have not used

These animated basketball plays are run from a 1-4 high set. Give some thought to running all of your set plays from the same alignment.

That is tougher for your opponents to scout and is a consistent signal for your players that you are runing a set play.

We like the 1-4 high because it allows for four pressure release passes and it is difficult to deny all four of those passes without exposing the basket.

The following animated basketball plays are paired so that each play has a counter.

The naming system is using a college name with the nickname of that school being the counter. So, Jayhawk is the counter to Kansas. That is why they are grouped together.

Animated Basketball Plays

UCLA--Quick play to isolate any player on the low post
Bruin--Counter to UCLA for a weak side back door.

The plays are named with colleges and mascots not to imply that those schools run those plays, but to be able to pair the plays with their counters in a way that makes sense to our coaches and players.

The remaining plays do not have counters posted at this time:

Bethel--Diagonal upscreen with an America's play double screen for the original screener.

Carolina--Diagonal screen to isolate #3 in the post and finishes with a screen the screener.

Cincy--Double screen for a wing jumper, then a double back screen to isolate #5 in the post.

Down--1-4 low to allow an opportunity for the ballhandler to penetrate and create.

Drake--Double Ball screen with a screen the screener three point shot.

Louisville--Clear out for a lob to your point guard, followed by a little on big ball screen, finnished with a double down screen for a shooter.

Ohio--Isolate a #4 in the low post.

Penn--handback to your #1, clear out, and lob to #4.

Plymouth--a play to run against a man to man defense to get the last shot of the quarter.

Purdue--combination of Kentucky and Butler with the Kentucky cut and then 2 screen the scrreener actions.

Texas--Play with an option for two 3 point shots and a slip screen. Some coaches refer to this as "America's play" because it or a variation is run by most teams.

UMass--A ballscreen play to run after you run UCLA

Utah --upscreen to get your post into the low post finished with a flare screen for your point guard.

Wake Forest--ball screen from the wide wing with a staggered double on the opposite side of the floor.

Catch Up Offensive Mode

Think about adding something to your system to get quick shots if you are behind the last 2:00 of a game. Perhaps something quite different from what you normally run.

Many college programs go to a high ball screen set when the shot clock is running down. Duke is a basic movement to start your though process.

Diagrams of Man to Man Plays

Power is a diagram (not an animation) of box set play.

Cincy is effective against either a zone or a man to man defense.

Wake Forest is similar to our Kentucky play, but with a few more options late in the play.

More Diagrams of Man to Man Plays

Italy is a way to post a player by cutting him backdoor first and forcing the defense to get on the wrong side of where the feed is coming from.

LA Special is run from a 1-4 High Set

Away is a ball screen play with several other ways to score.

Lobo has multiple scoring options

West Virginia is a play for a quick ball reversal with a shuffle cut and then a screen the screener.

Argentina 4 Flair is a set to get you into a high low post feed.

MSU Green is a play with ball screen and an option to hit a post feed after a double screen into the post.

Billy is a play that features two staggered double screens.

Double Triple is run from a 1-4 high set, with a post feed option, a staggered double, then a staggered triple screen.

Corner Cut is a play run by Sean Miller at Arizona

Van Gundy is a lob play

Pro Loop 5 is a ball screen play that can be run as a continuity offense.

1 Up is a play to isolate a post player

Ball Screen Options is not a set play, but rather some options for types of screens that you can set within your man to man offense.

Videos of Man to Man Set Plays

For each of these plays, you will need to scroll to the bottom of the page that you are directed to and CLICK ON THE SAMPLE VIDEOS TAB.

Made Free Throw Fast Break is a link to a video of a play to run after your opponent makes a free throw.  CLICK ON THE SAMPLE VIDEOS TAB.

Double Tight is a video (not an animation) of a set play from a 1-4 high. The play features a ball reversall and a double back screen for a tight cut on the baseline. CLICK ON THE SAMPLE VIDEOS TAB.

Screen the Ball Screener Roy Williams demonstrates a transition option to screen the ball screener, then isolate a post player with a staggered double on the other side.  It could be adapted to your half court offense as well. CLICK ON THE SAMPLE VIDEOS TAB.

Tom Crean Staggered Double Ball Screen. Here is a ball screen play from Tom Crean that might interest you if you are looking to add some new wrinkles to your set plays. CLICK ON THE SAMPLE VIDEOS TAB.

Guard to Guard to Forward Outside Cut from John Wooden's UCLA offense. with 5/0 and then 5/5 demonstrations of each option from John Wooden's UCLA man to man offense. There is even a short segment narrated by Coach Wooden.

High Low Guard to Wing Option Another piece of John Wooden's UCLA Offense.

The Elevator Play Here is a video of a play that Florida runs in transition, but it could very easily be adapted into your halfcourt sets as well. CLICK ON THE SAMPLE VIDEOS TAB.

Crunch Time is a play to save to run at the end of a game in a must score situationCLICK ON THE SAMPLE VIDEOS TAB.

Wheel is a play to set a double baseline flex type of screen to get the ball into the post. CLICK ON THE SAMPLE VIDEOS TAB.