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Zone Offense
Table o f Contents

1.

Zone Offense

1.1

Push Base In (BYU)

1.2

Loop (Boise State)

1.3

Four (Wisconsin)

1.4

Jam 5 (Xavier)

1.5

Circle In (Saint Louis)

1.6

3 Man Rotation (Niagara)

1.7

Shallow Dive (Butler)

1.8

2 Hook (Arizona)

1.9

3 Through (Michigan State)

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1.10

1 3 Fan

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BYU
Push Base I n (BYU)
Zone O

Zone O

Frame 1

Frame 2

3
4

1 passes i t t o 4 o n the left wing. 4 passes i t right back.

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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

5
4

3
2

1
1 passes t o 4 and cuts through.

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

1
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
3

5
x2

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

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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x1

x2

x1

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Xavier
Jam 5 (Xavier)
Zone O

Zone O

Frame 1

Frame 2

5
x4

x5

x2

x1

3 and 4 start i n a low stack.

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3
4

5
x3

x4

x1

x5

3
4

x3

x2

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

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 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

1
2

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

3
2

1 passes t o 2 o n the left wing and begins cutting through.

Zone O
Frame 3

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

4
2

Zone O
Frame 3

x4

3
x2
x1

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1

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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 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

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
3

1
1

x2

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 .