Press Break

11 Man Break

How to run 11 Man Break — a press breaker you can teach frame by frame and take to your next practice.

Online Basketball Playbook · Published May 30, 2026 · 2 min read
11 Man Break — frame 1 diagram
3 cuts to the right perimeter; 2 cuts to the left perimeter; 1 dribbles to the top
11 Man Break — frame 2 diagram
X2 screens near the top
11 Man Break — frame 3 diagram
Starting alignment (5 offense, 3 defense)
11 Man Break — frame 4 diagram
1 passes to 2; X2 cuts to the left perimeter; 1 cuts to the top; 3 cuts to the right perimeter
11 Man Break — frame 5 diagram
X2 cuts to the top
11 Man Break — frame 6 diagram
Starting alignment (5 offense, 3 defense)
11 Man Break — frame 7 diagram
2 passes to 1
11 Man Break — frame 8 diagram
Starting alignment (5 offense, 3 defense)
11 Man Break — frame 9 diagram
Starting alignment (5 offense, 3 defense)
11 Man Break — frame 10 diagram
X1 cuts to the left perimeter; 2 cuts to the left perimeter; 3 cuts to the right perimeter; 1 cuts to the right perimeter
11 Man Break — frame 11 diagram
X1 cuts to the right perimeter
11 Man Break — frame 12 diagram
Starting alignment (5 offense, 3 defense)
11 Man Break — frame 13 diagram
X2 cuts to the right perimeter; X1 cuts to the left perimeter
11 Man Break — frame 14 diagram
X1 cuts to the top
11 Man Break — frame 15 diagram
Starting alignment (5 offense, 3 defense)

Use the 11 Man Break to attack a full-court press with numbers. Your ball-handler pushes up the middle while wings sprint the sidelines, giving you three release valves before a trap can close. The repeated lateral cuts by your outlet man keep the press guessing and the floor wide open.

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