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Huskie Pick and Roll Play

By Michael Lang

Huskie is a great pick-and-roll basketball play that gives the point guard multiple passing options off of the ball screen. O1 drives his defender into the on-ball screen being set by O4. At the same time, O2 cuts to the weakside corner, using O3 and O5 as a double screen. O1 attacks the lane and looks to pass to either O2 in the corner or O4 rolling down the lane after the screen. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Motion Offense Plays, Youth Motion Offense Plays Tagged With: Pick and Roll Plays

Box Pick-and-Roll Drive Option

By Hoops U.

This basketball play is part of our 2015 "12 Plays of Christmas". See all 12 basketball plays here. Box Pick-and-Roll Option is a fantastically simple basketball play from the box set formation. It is especially useful for a team that has a point guard who can penetrate and score effectively. It is also a good play in that it allows for other options should the point guard penetration get defended. Players set up in a box formation. As O1 brings ball across midcourt, O4 and O5 step up … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Box Set Plays Tagged With: Pick and Roll Plays, Plays for the Point Guard

Down Loop Hand Off Play

By Wes Kosel

This is another play from Senegal that they ran during the AfroBasket 2015 tournament (see 1-4 Stagger Away for the other). In this quick hitter, a perimeter hand-off leads into a pick-and-roll with multiple scoring options. 3 screens down for 5. 1 passes to 5. 3 cuts back up the lane line to loop around 5 for a hand-off. 4 sets a ball-screen for 3. 3 drives right looking for 4 on the roll or for 1 in the corner for a shot. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Motion Offense Plays Tagged With: Pick and Roll Plays

Barcelona Box Mid Pick-and-Roll Play

By Steve Hardin

This ball screen set that utilizes a mid pick and roll from the top begins in the box set formation. From the box set, this play will create a lot of open space for the pick-and-roll to be quite effective. From the box set formation, O4 cuts hard from the low block to the wing area. O1 passes to O4 and then cuts through to the ballside corner. As O4 receives the pass, O5 steps across the lane to set a screen on O2's defender. O2 curls around the screen and down the lane looking for a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Box Set Plays Tagged With: Pick and Roll Plays

Georgia Wing Pick-and-Roll

By Jeff Osterman

The Georgia Wing Pick-and-Roll play can be run as a quick hitter and even as a continuity. We won't categorize it as a continuity but it allows for continuity because as the ball gets reversed, the pick-and-roll can be executed from each side of the court. Ideally, however, it's going to create a scoring opportunity on the first or second screen. The players set up as shown (or O2 and O3 can set at the elbows and pop out to receive the pass). O1 initiates the play by passing to O2 on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Box Set Plays Tagged With: Pick and Roll Plays

Mac 4-Out Basketball Play

By Brian Rea

From the 4-Out 1-In set, this play creates multiple scoring chances off of a backscreen or pick-and-roll.     … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Motion Offense Plays Tagged With: 4-out 1-in Quick Hitters, Pick and Roll Plays

Fairfield Doublestack to Pick-and-Roll Play

By Jeff Osterman

This quick hitting basketball play starts in a low doublestack set with the first look for a corner jumper that moves into a high pick-and-roll from the top. The players start in a doublestack formation at the low block area. As the point guard dribbles to his right, O3 runs his defender into a doublescreen from O2 and O5. O1 looks to O3 in the corner, if open. As soon as O3 has cleared the screen, O2 breaks hard to the top of the key. If O3 was not open in the corner, O1 reverses … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Motion Offense Plays Tagged With: Pick and Roll Plays

Panathinaikos Curl Pick-and-Roll Play

By Steve Hardin

This pick-and-roll basketball play from the Athens-based Panathinaikos Basketball Club incorporates cutting movements to engage the defense while opening space to allow multiple options off the pick-and-roll. O1 passes to O2 and cuts through to opposite corner. O3 curls around O4 & O5 to ballside corner. O2 can hit O3 on the cut, if open. As O3 has cleared the painted area, O5 follows to set the pick-and-roll with O2. O2 uses the pick-and-roll to attack the middle for his own … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Motion Offense Plays Tagged With: Pick and Roll Plays

Maccabi Zipper Pick and Roll Play

By Steve Hardin

This pick-and-roll play from the top creates a penetration lane for an easy scoring opportunity along with a high-low option if the pick-and-roll is defended well. Players set as shown in the diagram. Play can be run to either side. As O1 dribbles to the right wing, O4 cuts to the ballside corner to screen for O2 and O5 slides over to replace O4. O1 swings the basketball over to O2, who is now at the top. O5 steps over to run the pick-and-roll with O2. O2 uses the screen to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Motion Offense Plays Tagged With: Pick and Roll Plays, Zipper Plays

Quinnipiac 1-4 High Ball Screen Play

By Jeff Osterman

This play from a 1-4 high set creates possible multiple scoring options. The high ball screen allows your point guard to attack the middle and look to score or create for a teammate. The players set up in a high 1-4, as shown. This play can be run to either side. The play is initiated with a pass from O1 to O4 at the elbow. As O4 receives the pass, O3 cuts through to the opposite corner. If open, O4 can make the backdoor pass to O3 for the layup. After passing to O4, O1 cuts over and behind … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 1-4 Set Plays Tagged With: Pick and Roll Plays

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