Set Plays

Box (3)

How to run Box (3) — 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
Box (3) — frame 1 diagram
1 passes to 4; 1 screens near the free-throw line; 3 screens near the basket; 2 cuts to the left corner; 5 cuts to the right wing; 5 cuts to the top
Box (3) — frame 2 diagram
4 passes to 5; 5 passes to 1; 3 cuts to the left wing; 4 cuts to the lane
Box (3) — frame 3 diagram
3 screens near the left low post; 5 screens near the left wing; 2 cuts to the top

Use Box (3) to generate a catch-and-shoot or quick-drive look from the top after working through two screening actions. You move the ball from 4 to 5 and back to 1 off staggered screens, while cutters clear through the lane to spread the defense. Call it when you want a controlled half-court possession that disguises the final shooter until the last exchange.

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