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Post Catch 1-2-2 Zone Attack

By Brian Williams on December 20, 2015

A set to run against a 1-2-2 zone defense to consider.

This action was included in the Xavier Men’s Basketball Coaching Newsletter.

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POST CATCH VS. 1-2-2 ZONE

Box set. 1 bends the ball to the left wing.

5 moves to the short corner, baseline area.

2 cuts to the opposite wing.

4 moves to the high post.

1 passes to 5.

On the catch by 5, 4 dives and 3 fills into the high post area.

5 skip passes to 2 opposite.

On the catch by 2, 4 continues into the ball side short corner area.

5 looks to get the ball to 4 along the baseline.

On the catch by 4, 3 dives and 5 cuts to fill the area in the high post.

Basketball Plays Zone Quick Hitters

By Brian Williams on January 14, 2015

A quick hitter against a 2-3 zone defense to consider adding as something that your upcoming opponents haven’t seen you run.

This set was included in the Xavier Men’s Basketball Coaching Newsletter Play Packet “Best of Zone Offense.”

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1 dribbles over and pushes 2 down to the corner and 3 all the way through.

Ball is reversed to 3 while 2 sprints off a baseline screen from 4.

5 screens center of zone as 4 curls around.

Sean Miller Zone Quick Hit

By Brian Williams on December 20, 2013

This is a short video of Sean Miller going through the counter to a lob play that he runs against a 2-3 zone. You can figure out what the initial play is as he runs through this counter.

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You can figure out what the initial play is as he runs through this counter.

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Sean Miller Zone Quick Hit and Counter

Basketball Plays Xavier Zone

By Brian Williams on January 9, 2012

This quick hitting play is from an old Xavier University Basketball Coaching Newsletter.

You can access their archvie at this link: Xavier Men’s Basketball Newsletter

Run this against a 2-3 zone as an entry into your zone attack., or as a set play to get the ball inside.

At the bottom of the page, I have listed some more links to other zone plays.

They call this play “Baseline Runner PT Thru”

The post is not intended to say that all programs should run this play as is.

But, hopefully it sparks some ideas for either incorporating a few of these movements (or a tweak that you make to them) into what you already do.

If you are looking for other resources you can click here to see our products that relate to attacking zone defenses. There are some sample videos included in these as well: Zone Offense Resources

Two guard front.

3 circles into the high post area.

1 passes to 3.

2 moves away.

1 then sprints to the opposite corner.

3 looks at 5 for a possible duck in first.

If not available, 3 passes to 2.

2 quickly passes to 1.

On the catch by 1, 4 slides up the lane.

5 sprints to the ball side block.

1 can pass to 4 at high post or 5 in low post.

If you are looking for other resources you can click here to see our products that relate to attacking zone defenses. There are some sample videos included in these as well: Zone Offense Resources