Set Plays

New Jersey

How to run New Jersey — 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
New Jersey — frame 1 diagram
1 cuts to the left wing; 2 cuts to the top; 5 screens near the right block; 4 cuts to the right corner; 3 cuts to the free-throw line; 2 passes to 4; 4 passes to 5
New Jersey — frame 2 diagram
1 passes to 3; 4 cuts to the right low post; 3 passes to 4; 4 passes to 5
New Jersey — frame 3 diagram
2 screens near the free-throw line; 3 cuts to the right perimeter; 4 passes to 2; 3 cuts to the right wing; 4 passes to 5

Call New Jersey when you need to attack a set half-court defense with multiple entry options. You use a block screen to free your five and trigger a ball reversal chain that can hit the post, the elbow, or a cutter off a wing screen. The layered action keeps defenders guessing which pass is coming next.

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