One of four common ball screens in the Villanova Four-Out Motion Offense is the DEUCE. Always get movement before setting ball screens. A DUECE is an inside high ball screen and is set in the slot. It is so named because of there are two perimeter players on the side of the ball screen. Villanova Playbook... See More
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The Houston Rockets ran this play early in the first quarter of their preseason game against the New York Knicks. This play utlilizes James Harden's (1) ability to draw attention and make reads off of the ball screen. 5 screens away for 4 to make it difficult to for x4 & x5 to help on the ball screens. As 1 turns the corner 3 sets a back screen for 5 going to the rim. 1 looks to make the pass to 5 for the lob. See More
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This two-man action has the five man set repeat step up ball screens for the point guard. The repeat action can allow the players to get a feel for how the defense is going to guard the ball screen. See More
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The Hoosiers use a "twist" action with two ball screens set for the point guard. See More
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Croatia uses a repeat ball screen action to get an open shot for the ballhandler in this play. 3 first gets open with a zipper cut then goes straight into consecutive ball screens from 5. See More
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The San Antonio Spurs summer league team ran an End of Game (EOG) play to beat the Warriors at the buzzer with a lob to Jonathan Simmons. The play showed how teams could take advantage of defenses that hard hedge (when the screener’s defender steps in the path of player coming off the screen) or switch off ball screens. Kyle Anderson is tasked with inbounding the ball, in the stronger side corner is the Spurs best shooter in DeJounte Murray. His job is not to move from that spot and keep the floor spread. Bryn Forbes is in the weakside corner and it appears as if CJ Williams and Simmons are setting a double staggered for Forbes. As Forbes comes off the first screen, Simmons’ defender jumps out early to hedge on the screen and make it a difficult entry pass to Forbes. As soon as the defender hedges Simmons slips right to the basket without ever setting the screen. Anderson throws the lob but it is a little off target but Simmons uses his athleticism to catch the ball, gather himself and goes straight up to score over the defense. Even if the defense switched in this situation Simmons would have the superior position as he has a direct lane to the basket and there would be no one in between him and the ball. The play above is a great example of a team slipping a screen to take advantage of teams See More
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The Syracuse Orange ran a version of the Princeton Offense in their NCAA Tournament game against Gonazaga. Here is a breakdown of this very dynamic set with movement to keep the defense off balance, down screens for the shooters, and two ball screens. Syracuse has a very athletic team and possesses a great ability with their three guards to knockdown the 3 pt shot. See More
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Oklahoma used high ball screens against Oregon's zone and man defenses. In this play, the Sooners roll the post into the lane and keep the other big in the short corner. As Spangler's defender steps up, he is wide open for a layup. See More
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Notre Dame used this play against Wisconsin using a box set into a blocker/mover (wheel) play. Instead of continuing the wheel action, Notre Dame pulls out the bigs to set ball screens. See More
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Syracuse will often go to this ball screen offense to work the ball side to side. They combine ball screens and handoffs as the ball moves. See More
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Here is a set that Indiana ran against Kentucky in the 2016 NCAA tournament as a way to counter the aggressive hedging of Kentucky on ball screens. See More
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This offense gets both big men into ball screens and the ball moving from side to side. The first ball screen is set from top to bottom and the second is set from bottom to top (inside out). See More
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Butler is a sentimental favorite come NCAA March Madness since their back-to-back runs under Brad Stevens. Head Coach Chris Holtmann has done a great job putting his own stamp on the program this year under trying circumstances off the court. The Bulldogs stuck together and made another strong showing in this years NCAA Tournament. This is a simple little sprint-to-screen action which makes the defense guard two ball screens in one possession. See More
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Ways to implement ball screens into four-out motion offense within the screening rules. For more on the step-by-step implementation of motion offense... See More
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In his first five seasons as head coach of the Boise State men's basketball team, Leon Rice has taken the Broncos to the NCAA Tournament twice and won at least 20 games four times. They have a very tall line-up and their guards & forwards can interchange in the Broncos Offensive schemes. This is a Motion look with backscreens, ball screens, lots of movement and ball reversal actions designed to move the defense into multiple rotations. See More
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