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Basketball Plays--West Virginia

This play is run against a man to man defense.

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Basketball Plays

O1 reversed the ball to O2, who quickly reversed it to O4.

O1 would cut off a screen from O5 and O2 cuts to the ball-side corner.

After setting the screen O5 steps out to the top.

Basketball Plays

O4 passes the ball to O5 at the top and O5 reverses the ball to O3 at the wing.

If O3 is denied then O3 has space to back-cut.

After reversing the ball O4 immediately cuts off a back screen from O1.

O3 must look inside to O4. O5 will set a down screen for O1, in a screen the screener action.

If O3 does not hit O4, then the next look is for O1 coming off the down screen.

After setting the down screen O5 must post up.

We have posted several other diagrammed plays, animated basketball plays, and videos of basketball plays here: animated basketball plays

For several of these plays, you will need to scroll to the bottom of the page that you are directed to.

Staggered Double Ball Screen. Here is a ball screen play from Indiana University's Tom Crean.

Roy Williams Screen the Ball Screener then isolate a post player with a staggered double on the other side.

Double Tight Set play from a 1-4 high with a double back screen for a tight baseline cut.

High Low Guard to Wing Option and Guard to Guard to Forward Outside Cut from John Wooden's offense. The clips feature 5/0 and 5/5 demonstrations anda short segment narration from Coach Wooden.

The Elevator Play Here is a video of a transition option used by the Florida men.

Here are a few more plays that Coach Burns has sent out

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

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

Lobo has multiple scoring options

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

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

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