Set Plays

Princeton

How to run Princeton — 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
Princeton — frame 1 diagram
1 passes to 2; 2 passes to 3; 1 cuts to the right corner; 2 cuts to the left corner; 5 cuts to the top
Princeton — frame 2 diagram
3 passes to 5; 5 dribbles to the left wing; 4 cuts to the lane; 2 cuts to the left wing; 4 dribbles to the left perimeter
Princeton — frame 3 diagram
4 cuts to the left low post; 5 cuts to the left corner

Run this to trigger your Princeton backdoor read off a dribble handoff look. Your five initiates at the wing while your four cuts through the lane to the perimeter, and if the wing defender cheats, your five dives straight to the corner for the easy pass. Call it when your opponents are playing you tight on the perimeter and you want to punish their aggression.

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