Man to Man Basketball Plays
OFFENSES vs MAN TO MAN
Half-Court
1-1-3 Set - Screen for 3
1-1-3 Set - Shot for 3
1-2-2 Set - Back Door for 1
1-2-2 Set - Back Door for 4
1-2-2 Set - Back Screen for 1
1-2-2 Set - Back Screen for 4
1-2-2 Set - Ball Screen for 1
1-2-2 Set - Ball Screen for 3
1-2-2 Set - Double Screen for 1
1-2-2 Set - Double Screens for 2 (option 1)
1-2-2 Set - Double Screens for 2 (option 2)
1-2-2 Set - Double Screens for 2 (option 3)
1-2-2 Set - High-Low
1-2-2 Set - High-Low (option 2)
1-2-2 Set - High-Low (option 3)
1-2-2 Set - Isolation for 2
1-2-2 Set - Lob to 3
1-2-2 Set - Lob to 5 (option 1)
1-2-2 Set - Lob to 5 (option 2)
1-2-2 Set - Lob to 5 (option 3)
1-2-2 Set - Motion Offense (option 1)
1-2-2 Set - Motion Offense (option 2)
1-2-2 Set - Motion Offense (option 3)
1-2-2 Set - Post Up for 1
1-2-2 Set - Post Up for 3
1-2-2 Set - Post Up for 4
1-2-2 Set - Post Up for 5
1-2-2 Set - Post Up for 5 (option 2)
1-2-2 Set - Screen and Re-Screen for 2
1-2-2 Set - Screen for 1
1-2-2 Set - Screen for 2
1-2-2 Set - Screen for 2 (option 2)
1-2-2 Set - Screen for 3
1-2-2 Set - Shot for 2
1-2-2 Set - Shot for 3
1-2-2 Set - Single Double
1-3-1 Set - Basket Cuts
1-3-1 Set - Double Screens for 2
1-3-1 Set - Post Up for 5 (option 1)
1-3-1 Set - Post Up for 5 (option 2)
1-3-1 Set - Shot for 1
1-3-1 Set - Shot for 2
1-4 Set - Back Screen for 1 (option 1)
1-4 Set - Back Screen for 1 (option 2)
1-4 Set - Back Screen for 2
1-4 Set - Ball Screen for 1 (option 1)
1-4 Set - Ball Screen for 1 (option 2)
1-4 Set - Back Screen for 4
1-4 Set - Back Screen for 5
1-4 Set - Dive for 5
1-4 Set - Dive for 5 (option 2)
1-4 Set - Double Ball Screen (option 1)
1-4 Set - Double Ball Screen (option 2)
1-4 Set - Double Screen for 1 (option 1)
1-4 Set - Double Screen for 1 (option 2)
1-4 Set - Double Screen for 2 (option 1)
1-4 Set - Double Screen for 2 (option 2)
1-4 Set - Double Screen for 2 (option 3)
1-4 Set - Lob to 3 (option 1)
1-4 Set - Lob to 3 (option 2)
1-4 Set - Lob to 3 (option 3)
1-4 Set - Post Up for 3
1-4 Set - Post Up for 4 (option 1)
1-4 Set - Post Up for 4 (option 2)
1-4 Set - Post Up for 5 (option 1)
1-4 Set - Post Up for 5 (option 2)
1-4 Set - Screen for 1
1-4 Set - Screen for 2
1-4 Set - Screen for 3 (option 1)
1-4 Set - Screen for 3 (option 2)
1-4 Set - Shot for 1 (option 1)
1-4 Set - Shot for 1 (option 2)
1-4 Set - Shot for 1 (option 3)
1-4 Set - Shot for 2 (option 1)
1-4 Set - Shot for 2 (option 2)
1-4 Set - Shot for 2 (option 3)
1-4 Set - Shot for 4
1-4 Set - Shot for 4 (option 2)
4 Low - Shot for 3
4 Out - Back Screen for 2
4 Out - Ball Screen for 1
4 Out - Ball Screen for 1 (option 2)
4 Out - Basket Cuts
4 Out - Basket Cuts (option 2)
4 Out - Ball Screen for 2
4 Out - Double Screen for 2
4 Out - Flex Variation
4 Out - Hand-off for 1
4 Out - High-Low
4 Out - Motion Offense
4 Out - Motion Offense (Option 2)
4 Out - Post Up for 2
4 Out - Post Up for 3
4 Out - Post Up for 4 (option 1)
4 Out - Post Up for 4 (option 2)
4 Out - Post Up for 4 (option 3)
4 Out - Post Up for 5 (option 1)
4 Out - Post Up for 5 (option 2)
4 Out - Post Up for 5 (option 3)
4 Out - Post Up for 5 (option 4)
4 Out - Post Up for 5 (option 5)
4 Out - Screen for 1
4 Out - Screen for 1 (option 2)
4 Out - Screen for 2
4 Out - Screen for 3 (option 1)
4 Out - Screen for 3 (option 2)
4 Out - Screen for 4
4 Out - Screen for 5
4 Out - Screen for 5 (option 2)
4 Out - Shot for 1 (option 1)
4 Out - Shot for 1 (option 2)
4 Out - Shot for 1 (option 3)
4 Out - Shot for 1 (option 4)
4 Out - Shot for 1 (option 5)
4 Out - Shot for 1 (option 6)
4 Out - Shot for 2 (option 1)
4 Out - Shot for 2 (option 2)
4 Out - Shot for 2 (option 3)
4 Out - Shot for 2 (option 4)
4 Out - Shot for 2 (option 5)
4 Out - Shot for 3 (option 1)
4 Out - Shot for 3 (option 2)
4 Out - Shot for 4
4 Out - Shot for 5
5 Out - Double Screen for 1 (option 1)
5 Out - Double Screen for 1 (option 2)
5 Out - Motion Offense
5 Out - Motion Offense (option 2)
5 Out - Post Up for 4
5 Out - Post Up for 4 (option 2)
5 Out - Post Up for 5
5 Out - Screen for 4
5 Out - Shot for 2 (option 1)
5 Out - Shot for 2 (option 2)
5 Out - Shot for 2 (option 3)
5 Out - Shot for 2 (option 4)
5 Out - Shot for 2 (option 5)
5 Out - Shot for 3
5 Out - Shot for 4
Flex Offense
Horns - Ball Screen for 1
Horns - Ball Screen for 2 (option 1)
Horns - Ball Screen for 2 (option 2)
Horns - Ball Screen for 3
Horns - Double Ball Screen for 2
Horns - Flex Offense
Horns - High Low
Horns - Post Up for 4
Horns - Post Up for 5 (option 1)
Horns - Post Up for 5 (option 2)
Horns - Post Up for 5 (option 3)
Horns - Screen for 1
Horns - Screen for 2
Horns - Screen for 2 (option 2)
Horns - Screen for 3 (option 1)
Horns - Screen for 3 (option 2)
Horns - Screen for 3 (option 3)
Horns - Screen for 4
Horns - Shot for 1 (option 1)
Horns - Shot for 1 (option 2)
Horns - Shot for 1 (option 3)
Horns - Shot for 1 (option 4)
Horns - Shot for 1 (option 5)
Horns - Shot for 1 (option 6)
Horns - Shot for 2 (option 1)
Horns - Shot for 2 (option 2)
Horns - Shot for 2 (option 3)
Horns - Shot for 2 (option 4)
Horns - Shot for 2 (option 5)
Horns - Shot for 3 (option 1)
Horns - Shot for 3 (option 2)
Horns - Shot for 3 (option 3)
Horns - Shot for 4 (option 1)
Horns - Shot for 4 (option 2)
Horns - Shot for 4 (option 3)
Line - Shot for 2 



















































































































































Baseline
3 High - Post Up for 5
3 High - Shot for 2
3 High - Shot for 2 or 3
3 Low - Dive for 3
3 Low - Shot for 2
3 Low - Shot for 2 (option 2)
3 Low - Shot for 2 (option 3)
3 Low - Shot for 3
3 Low - Shot for Inbounder
4 High - Dive for 5
4 High - Shot for 2
4 High - Shot for 2 (option 2)
4 High - Shot for Inbounder
4 Low - Lob for 5
4 Low - Screen for 2
4 Low - Screen for 4
4 Low - Shot for 1
4 Low - Shot for 2
4 Low - Shot for 2 (option 2)
4 Low - Shot for Inbounder
Box - Back Door for 2
Box - Back Screens
Box - Ball Screen for 1
Box - Dive for 2
Box - Double Screens for 1 (option 1)
Box - Double Screens for 1 (option 2)
Box - Double Screens for 3
Box - Give and Go
Box - Lob for 3
Box - Options
Box - Post Up for 3
Box - Post Up for 4
Box - Post Up for 4 or 5
Box - Post Up for 5 (option 1)
Box - Post Up for 5 (option 2)
Box - Post Up for 5 (option 3)
Box - Post Up for 5 (option 4)
Box - Screen Away
Box - Screen for 1
Box - Screen the Screener (option 1)
Box - Screen the Screener (option 2)
Box - Shot for 1
Box - Shot for 1 (option 2)
Box - Shot for 2 (option 1)
Box - Shot for 2 (option 2)
Box - Shot for 2 (option 3)
Box - Shot for 2 (option 4)
Box - Shot for 3
Box - Shot for Inbounder
Box - Shot for Inbounder (option 2)
Box - Single Double
Line (option 1)
Line (option 2)
Line, Shot for '3'
Staggered - Lob for 3
Staggered - Screen for 3
Staggered - Screen for 3 (Option 2)
Staggered - Shot for 1
Staggered - Shot for 1 (option 2)
Staggered - Shot for 2
Staggered - Shot for 3
Staggered - Shot for 4
Staggered - Shot for Inbounder 






















































Sideline
3 Low, Shot for 2
Back Door Screen
Ball Screen for 1
Box, Screen for 1
Box, Shot for 1
Box, Ball Screen for Inbounder
Double Screens for 1 and 2
Give and Go to Inbounder
Isolation for 2
Lob to 3 - One Pass
Lob to 5 - One Pass
Post Up for 4 (option 1)
Post Up for 4 (option 2)
Screen for 3
Shot for 1 (option 1)
Shot for 1 (option 2)
Shot for 1 or 2 - One Pass
Shot for 2 (option 1)
Shot for 2 (option 2)
Shot for 2 (option 3)
Shot for 2 (option 4)
Shot for 2 (option 5)
Shot for 3
Triangle
Y, Screen for '4'



















MAN TO MAN DEFENSES
** For simplicity we show all our plays in the traditional sense:
- 1 = point guard
- 2 = shooting guard
- 3 = small forward
- 4 = power forward
- 5 = center
However, we absolutely do not recommend staying in that box. If you see a play that we have illustrated for a shooting guard but you’d rather put your great shooting center in that role then that’s what you should do. Adaptability will be key to your success as a coach.