Set Plays

X Series

How to run X Series — 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
X Series — frame 1 diagram
1 passes to 3; 2 cuts to the left corner; 1 cuts to the right corner; 5 cuts to the right wing; 3 passes to 5
X Series — frame 2 diagram
3 screens near the free-throw line; 3 screens near the right low post; 3 cuts to the right block
X Series — frame 3 diagram
Starting alignment (5 offense)
X Series — frame 4 diagram
5 passes to 3; 5 screens near the free-throw line
X Series — frame 5 diagram
3 cuts to the lane
X Series — frame 6 diagram
5 screens near the right wing; 1 cuts to the right wing; 1 cuts to the right corner; 5 passes to 1
X Series — frame 7 diagram
3 screens near the right low post
X Series — frame 8 diagram
3 cuts to the right low post; 5 passes to 3

Run X Series when you want a complete sequence that cycles through multiple scoring options off one set initiation. Ball moves to the wing, your five pops to receive, then a series of off-ball screens frees your cutters to the block and corner for late reads. This is a longer, multi-action set — use it when you have the right personnel to read and execute each option in order.

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