Set Plays

Scramble

How to run Scramble — 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
Scramble — frame 1 diagram
2 cuts to the left low post; 1 dribbles to the free-throw line; 3 cuts to the right block; X2 passes to X1
Scramble — frame 2 diagram
Starting alignment (3 offense, 5 defense)
Scramble — frame 3 diagram
X5 cuts to the left perimeter; X1 passes to 1; X2 dribbles to the top; X2 passes to X3; X1 cuts to the left perimeter; X2 cuts to the top
Scramble — frame 4 diagram
X1 cuts to the right perimeter

Call Scramble when you need to get into your offense quickly against a transitioning defense. Your point attacks the elbow off a live ball, receives the pass, and the second group relocates to spread pressure across the top — the quick ball movement keeps the defense from setting.

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