Defense

Half Court Defense 1 or 2

How to run Half Court Defense 1 or 2 — a defensive set you can teach frame by frame and take to your next practice.

Online Basketball Playbook · Published May 30, 2026 · 2 min read
Half Court Defense 1 or 2 — frame 1 diagram
Starting alignment (5 offense)
Half Court Defense 1 or 2 — frame 2 diagram
3 screens near the right perimeter; 2 screens near the right perimeter
Half Court Defense 1 or 2 — frame 3 diagram
1 passes to 2
Half Court Defense 1 or 2 — frame 4 diagram
3 cuts to the free-throw line
Half Court Defense 1 or 2 — frame 5 diagram
Starting alignment (5 offense)
Half Court Defense 1 or 2 — frame 6 diagram
Starting alignment (5 offense)
Half Court Defense 1 or 2 — frame 7 diagram
Starting alignment (5 offense)
Half Court Defense 1 or 2 — frame 8 diagram
3 screens near the right perimeter; 2 screens near the right perimeter
Half Court Defense 1 or 2 — frame 9 diagram
1 passes to 2
Half Court Defense 1 or 2 — frame 10 diagram
Starting alignment (5 offense)
Half Court Defense 1 or 2 — frame 11 diagram
Starting alignment (5 offense)

Call this defense when you want to disrupt rhythm with back-to-back perimeter screens on the same side. You force the ball handler to navigate two consecutive screens near the right perimeter, then hit the open guard coming off the action. Run it multiple possessions and the defense won't know which hand-off is the real one.

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