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Zone Offense
Table o f Contents
1.
Zone Offense
2
1.1
Push Base In (BYU)
2
1.2
Loop (Boise State)
3
1.3
Four (Wisconsin)
4
1.4
Jam 5 (Xavier)
5
1.5
Circle In (Saint Louis)
6
1.6
3 Man Rotation (Niagara)
7
1.7
Shallow Dive (Butler)
8
1.8
2 Hook (Arizona)
9
1.9
3 Through (Michigan State)
10
1.10
1 3 Fan
11
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BYU
Push Base I n (BYU)
Zone O
Zone O
Frame 1
Frame 2
2
5
3
4
3
4
1
1 passes i t t o 4 o n the left wing. 4 passes i t right back.
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5
1
As 3 cuts through t o the left wing, 1 dribbles t o the right wing
and 4 cuts behind h i m f o r a TOK catch.4 reverses the ball t o 3 o n
his catch. 3 will be played by the forward defender i n the 2 - 3
zone. 5 screens i n the middle zone defender as 2 comes o f f
lookinh f o r a shot.
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Boise State
Loop (Boise State)
Zone O
Zone O
Frame 1
Frame 2
3
1
5
5
4
2
4
3
2
1
1 passes t o 4 and cuts through.
2
On ball reversal t o the left wing (through 2 at the TOK), 5
runs into a position t o set a ball screen f o r 3 o n the left
wing.
Zone O
Zone O
Frame 3
Frame 4
4
4
1
1
5
3
5
2
3
3 dribbles o f f 5's ball screen. 2 has gone down t o touch the
left block after his pass and starts coming back u p the
court.
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3 throws back t o 2 o f f the ball screen. As the forward
defender i n the 2 - 3 comes t o play him, 2 makes the "one
more" pass t o 4 i n the corner f o r a shot.
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Wisconsin
Four (Wisconsin)
Zone O
Zone O
Frame 1
Frame 2
4
4
3
2
3
5
5
x2
1
1
1 passes t o 2 . 2 passes i t right back.
On 1's catch, 5 turns and sets an elbow angle ball screen.
X2 fights over the t o p t o stay i n front o f 1 .
Zone O
Frame 3
4
3
x2
x1
5
1
After his ball screen, 5 rolls into a screen f o r the other
guard defender (who would be situated at the nail). 2 comes
behind h i m f o r a shot.
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x2
x1
2
2
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Xavier
Jam 5 (Xavier)
Zone O
Zone O
Frame 1
Frame 2
5
x4
x5
x2
x1
1
3 and 4 start i n a low stack.
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4
5
x3
2
x4
x1
x5
3
4
x3
2
x2
1
4 (the t o p man i n the stack) screens x 5 while the bottom
man goes across t o screen the opposite forward defender
as 5 comes underneath the rim.
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Saint Louis
Circle I n (Saint Louis)
Zone O
Zone O
Frame 1
Frame 2
2
5
4
2
3
1
1 passes t o 2 and 2 passes i t right back. 2 cuts t o the
middle after his pass.
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5
3
1
1 passes i t t o 3 and gets i t back before taking a dribble t o
his left. As 2 curls 4 , the forward defender o f the 2 - 3 plays
h i m and 4 steps into x 5 as 5 comes underneath f o r a catch.
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Niagara
3 M a n Rotation (Niagara)
Zone O
Zone O
Frame 1
Frame 2
5
3
2
4
3
4
1
2
1
1 makes a dribble entry t o the left wing as 2 shallow cuts t o
the TOK.
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Ball reversal f r o m 1 t o 2 t o 4 . On his pass, 1 cuts into the
middle o f the floor.
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Butler
Shallow Dive (Butler)
Zone O
Zone O
Frame 1
Frame 2
4
4
5
5
3
2
2
1
3
1
1 passes t o 2 o n the left wing and begins cutting through.
Zone O
Frame 3
4
1
5
3
2
Because o f the shallow cut, the majority o f 2 - 3 zones will
play 1's catch with a forward defender, leaving 4 open o n
the baseline.
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2 dribbles u p as 1 completes his shallow cut. 5 has timed
his flash t o arrive at the FT line area as 1 catches.
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Arizona
2 H o o k (Arizona)
Zone O
Zone O
Frame 1
Frame 2
5
5
4
2
2
1
Zone O
Frame 3
x4
5
4
3
x2
x1
2
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3
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Michigan State
3 T h r o u g h (Michigan State)
Zone O
Zone O
Frame 1
Frame 2
5
4
5
4
3
2
3
2
1
1
1 passes t o 2 who takes a dribble t o the baseline before
throwing back t o 1 who has filled behind.
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4 and 5 set a double f o r 3 . 4 breaks o u t o f the double t o
flash into the high post.
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Pitt
1 3 Fan
Zone O
Zone O
Frame 1
Frame 2
5
4
5
2
3
4
2
1
3
1
1 passes t o 2 and cuts away (3 replaces). 4 flashes into the
high post.
On his pass t o 3 , runs the baseline t o the right corner. On
ball reversal t o 1 , 4 dives and 5 replaces h i m by flashing
into the high post. An overload is formed o n the right side
o f the court.
Zone O
Zone O
Frame 3
Frame 4
4
5
5
2
4
3
1
1
x2
2
3
On 1's pass t o corner, he cuts through t o the left wing and
2 dribbles u p t o pass t o 3 (who reverses the ball t o 1). On
3's pass, 5 dives t o ballside block. 3 cuts away after his
pass as 2 begins filling up.
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On 2's fill u p top, 4 lifts t o the high post area t o screen the
guard defender's back shoulder f o r a flare screen and a
shot f o r 2 .