Indiana Box Loop vs. Southern Indiana
Special Situations

Indiana Box Loop vs. Southern Indiana

Watch Indiana’s box loop against Southern Indiana, track the returning screener, and download the editable play from this exhibition possession.

By · Published October 15, 2026 · 3 min read

5 makes the first loop. 4 comes back into the lane to receive the inbound.

Follow 4 after the first screen. In this exhibition possession, Indiana sends 5 across the lane before bringing 4 back inside for the inbound pass.

Watch Indiana vs. Southern Indiana (exhibition)

Game footage, narrated PlayDraw animation, then the possession again. Use the player controls to pause or replay a movement.

Indiana vs. Southern Indiana (exhibition), November 1, 2018. Numbers in the animation identify roles. Court spacing and timing are schematic.

Starting positions

1 has the baseline inbound. 2 and 5 begin low. 3 and 4 start high in the box.

Order of the action

  1. 2 clears to the opposite corner while 4 moves down to screen for 5.
  2. 5 loops across to the opposite low block. After 5 clears, 4 curls out toward the inbound-side short corner.
  3. 3 moves down for the return screening action. 4 turns back into the middle of the lane.
  4. 1 passes to 4. The film shows the returning screener catching and making a short right-hand shot.

This is exhibition game footage. The clock is unreadable and the second screening contact is partly hidden. The drawing follows the visible movement with approximate spacing.

The download is a PlayDraw JSON file for an editor that supports that format. The web drawing tool opens a blank court for drawing your own version.

Match the numbers to the film

The animation uses teaching numbers 1 to 5. The jerseys in the game use different numbers.

1 inbounder, jersey unclear. 2 jersey 23. 3 jersey 15. 4 jersey 3. 5 jersey 13.

Match the route, screener and pass recipient when comparing the diagram with the possession. The animation ends at the receiving position. The footage shows the shot attempt.

Read the narration

Watch Indiana bring the screener back to the rim. Two clears as four screens for five. Five loops to the opposite block. Four curls out to the short corner. Three comes down for the return screen. Four turns back into the lane. Three moves to the other side. One passes to four at the rim. Four finishes with the right hand. Watch it again.

Official Indiana game record.

More baseline plays on film

Compare the starting shapes in baseline out of bounds plays. The inbound plays guide covers baseline and sideline sets, and Special Situations collects the full section.

For the actions inside these plays, see basketball screens, dribble handoffs and pick and roll.