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Baseline Pop Entry Handoff Roll

A baseline out of bounds play against man-to-man: 2 steps with diagrams and coaching points.

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Half-court diagram of Baseline Pop Entry Handoff Roll, step 1 of 2: 5 offensive players; player 1 has the ball; lines: 1 screen, 1 cut, 1 pass.
2 screens inside for 4 who pops to the ball. 1 passes to 4.Credit: Ball Coach

How it works

BLOB action that screens 4 to the inbound pass, then flows into a handoff for the inbounder while 5 down-screens for 2. The ball handler can attack, find 2 off the screen, or hit 4 rolling to the rim.

When to use it

Baseline out of bounds under your basket, against man-to-man, when you want to get the ball in and then run a handoff action for the inbounder. It gives three options after the entry.

Personnel

1 is the inbounder who steps in after the pass. 2 screens inside for 4, then comes off a down screen from 5. 4 pops to the ball, receives the entry, and hands off to 1. 5 sets the down screen for 2. 3 stays on the weak side. 1 should be able to attack or pass.

Step by step

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    Step 1. 2 screens inside for 4 who pops to the ball. 1 passes to 4.

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    Step 2. 1 steps inbounds and received hand off from 4 and looks to attack. As the hand off occurs, 2 comes off down screen from 5. 1 has options to attack the rim, pass to 2 off down screen or hit 4 rolling to the rim.

Reads

  1. First read. 2 screens for 4 and 4 pops to the ball. 1 passes to 4 to get the ball in.
  2. Second read. 1 steps in and takes the handoff from 4. 1 can attack the rim if the defender is out of position.
  3. Third read. 2 comes off the down screen from 5. 1 passes to 2 if he is free.
  4. Fourth read. 4 rolls to the rim after the handoff. 1 hits 4 if his defender helps.

Counter

If the defense switches the handoff, 1 can attack the mismatch or pass to 4 rolling. If the entry is denied, 1 can hold the ball and reset.

Teaching cues

  • 1: pass to 4, then step in quickly for the handoff.
  • 4: pop to the ball, hand off, then roll to the rim.
  • 2: screen for 4, then use 5's down screen.
  • 5: set the down screen as soon as the handoff happens.

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1 (current), approved October 2, 2026
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Published by Ball Coach under its first-party license, credited to Ball Coach. Released as a fixed version; any later edit gets a new version number.
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