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Quick Free Throw Quick Hitter

How to run Quick Free Throw Quick Hitter — 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
Quick Free Throw Quick Hitter — frame 1 diagram
4 cuts to the right perimeter; 2 cuts to the right perimeter; 1 cuts to the right perimeter; 3 cuts to the left wing; 4 passes to X5; 2 passes to 1; X3 dribbles to the right wing; X4 cuts to the lane; X3 passes to 1
Quick Free Throw Quick Hitter — frame 2 diagram
5 cuts to the top; 3 cuts to the left perimeter; 1 cuts to the left perimeter; 1 dribbles to the left wing; 2 cuts to the right wing; 4 cuts to the lane; 4 passes to X5; 3 passes to 1; X3 passes to 1
Quick Free Throw Quick Hitter — frame 3 diagram
4 cuts to the right perimeter; 2 cuts to the right perimeter; 3 cuts to the left wing; 1 cuts to the right perimeter; X2 cuts to the right perimeter; 2 dribbles to the right perimeter; X1 cuts to the right wing; 1 passes to X1

Run this after a made free throw when the defense is scrambling to get back. Multiple players cut to the perimeter in sequence, creating confusion about who has the ball — the action is designed to find the open cutter, with each wave of movement opening a new passing lane to attack before the defense can recover.

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