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Cross Screen Wing Ball Screen

A play against man-to-man: 2 steps with diagrams and coaching points.

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Half-court diagram of Cross Screen Wing Ball Screen, step 1 of 2: 5 offensive players; player 1 has the ball; lines: 1 pass, 2 cuts, 2 screens.
1 passes to 2 on the wing and cuts to opposite wing. 5 sets a cross screen for 4 who sprints to set a ballscreen for 2.Credit: Ball Coach

How it works

From a 4-high alignment, 1 enters to 2 and cuts through as 5 cross-screens for 4 to sprint into a wing ball screen. After screening, 5 seals deep while 2 and 4 play pick-and-roll, creating reads at the rim for the roll or the post seal.

When to use it

Against man-to-man in the half court when you want your wing on a ball screen with a second action behind it. Starts from a 4-high alignment. Needs a guard who can use a ball screen and a big who can seal deep.

Personnel

Four players start across the high line with 1 at the top. 2 takes the entry on the wing. 1 passes and cuts to the opposite wing. 5 screens across for 4, who then sprints to set the ball screen for 2. 3 clears to the baseline on the far side.

Step by step

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    Step 1. 1 passes to 2 on the wing and cuts to opposite wing. 5 sets a cross screen for 4 who sprints to set a ballscreen for 2.

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    Step 2. After 5 sets cross screen he seals him down low. 2 comes off ballscreen from 4 and they play 4 around 1.

Reads

  1. First: 2 off the ball screen. 1 passes to 2 and cuts through. 4 sprints up and screens for 2. 2 uses the screen and plays the pick-and-roll with 4.
  2. Second: 5 sealing deep. After the cross screen, 5 seals the defender down low. If the defense is busy with the ball screen, 5 can be the target at the rim.
  3. Third: the roll. 4 rolls to the rim after the screen. Pass to the roll if 4's defender helps or trails.

Counter

If the ball screen is switched, throw the ball inside to the sealed 5, or reset with 1 on the opposite wing.

Teaching cues

  • 1: pass to 2, then cut to the opposite wing.
  • 5: cross-screen for 4, then seal your defender deep.
  • 4: sprint off the cross screen to set the ball screen.
  • 2: set your defender up, use the screen tight.

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1 (current), approved October 2, 2026
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Ball Coach
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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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Topics

  • 4-high
  • Man-to-man
  • Ball screen
  • Cross screen
  • Roll
  • Seal