Set Plays

Wave Away Screen

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

Run Wave Away Screen when you want to pin down your shooter off a quick swing and then attack the close-out. Your one gets the ball after a screen, swings it to your two who uses the free-throw line screen from five, and the catch comes with room to shoot or drive. Use it when the defense is scrambling on the perimeter and your shooter can punish a late contest.

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