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3-0 Wave Cuts

How to run 3-0 Wave Cuts — a set play you can teach frame by frame and take to your next practice.

Online Basketball Playbook · Published May 30, 2026 · 2 min read
3-0 Wave Cuts — frame 1 diagram
Starting alignment (3 offense)
3-0 Wave Cuts — frame 2 diagram
3 passes to 1; 3 cuts to the left low post; 1 screens near the free-throw line; 1 cuts to the top
3-0 Wave Cuts — frame 3 diagram
3 passes to 1; 3 screens near the free-throw line
3-0 Wave Cuts — frame 4 diagram
1 dribbles to the basket; 3 cuts to the left low post; 2 cuts to the right perimeter; 2 cuts to the basket
3-0 Wave Cuts — frame 5 diagram
1 passes to 2; 1 cuts to the free-throw line; 2 passes to 1; 2 screens near the free-throw line; 2 cuts to the top
3-0 Wave Cuts — frame 6 diagram
2 screens near the free-throw line
3-0 Wave Cuts — frame 7 diagram
1 passes to 2; 2 dribbles to the basket; 2 dribbles to the lane; 3 passes to 2
3-0 Wave Cuts — frame 8 diagram
1 passes to 3
3-0 Wave Cuts — frame 9 diagram
2 cuts to the top; 2 cuts to the lane
3-0 Wave Cuts — frame 10 diagram
1 screens near the top; 2 cuts to the top

Run this wave series to train your players to cut in sequence and never stand still on the perimeter. Each pass triggers a screen and a new cut to the block or perimeter, so the action flows continuously rather than running one set option and resetting. Use it early in practice to build cutting habits and timing that carry into your half-court offense.

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