Set Plays

Iso Backdoor

How to run Iso Backdoor — 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
Iso Backdoor — frame 1 diagram
2 cuts to the right corner; 5 cuts to the left wing; 1 passes to 2; 3 cuts to the left corner
Iso Backdoor — frame 2 diagram
1 screens near the right wing; 4 cuts to the basket
Iso Backdoor — frame 3 diagram
3 screens near the left block; 4 screens near the basket; 2 cuts to the left low post; 5 passes to 3; 5 passes to 1; 1 cuts to the lane; 5 passes to 4

Use Iso Backdoor when the defense is overplaying the wing and giving up the back-cut lane. You set up the read with a screen on the weak side while your five looks to feed the cutter — if the defender jumps the passing lane, the backdoor is there for a layup.

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