Set Plays

The Shuffle Set

How to run The Shuffle Set — 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
The Shuffle Set — frame 1 diagram
5 cuts to the top; 1 passes to 3; 1 cuts to the right corner; 2 cuts to the right low post
The Shuffle Set — frame 2 diagram
3 passes to 5; 5 passes to 4
The Shuffle Set — frame 3 diagram
2 screens near the right low post; 3 cuts to the lane; 3 cuts to the basket; 4 passes to 2
The Shuffle Set — frame 4 diagram
3 cuts to the left corner; 1 cuts to the right low post; 5 screens near the right wing; 2 screens near the free-throw line; 2 cuts to the top; 4 passes to 5
The Shuffle Set — frame 5 diagram
5 screens near the left wing; 2 cuts to the lane; 3 cuts to the left low post; 4 cuts to the left perimeter; 1 dribbles to the right perimeter
The Shuffle Set — frame 6 diagram
2 passes to 1; 2 cuts to the right corner; 5 cuts to the free-throw line

Run the Shuffle Set when you need to generate an open look through sustained ball and player movement. You're chaining screens on multiple sides — five and two pin opponents away from the ball while three and four relocate — until the ball reaches five at the free-throw line as your finisher. Call it when the defense is winded or when you have athletes who execute the shuffle cut reliably.

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