Entry Back Screen Wing Ball Screen
A play against man-to-man: 2 steps with diagrams and coaching points.
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How it works
From a 4-out-1-in alignment, 1 enters to 3 and cuts off 5 at the elbow, looking first for the cutter at the rim. If that is covered, 5 follows with a wing ball screen for 3 and rolls, creating a two-man pick-and-roll read.
When to use it
Half-court, against man-to-man, from a 4-out-1-in alignment, when you want a quick score at the rim first and a ball screen second. Fits a team with a big who can set a back screen, then screen the wing and roll.
Personnel
1 is the guard who passes and cuts. 3 is the wing who receives the ball and uses the screen. 5 is the big who sets the elbow screen, then the wing ball screen and rolls. 2 and 4 space the perimeter. 3 needs to be able to read the roll.
Step by step
Step 1. - 1 enters the ball to 3 and then UCLA cuts off of 5's screen
Step 2. - 5 sets a wing ball screen and rolls to the basket
Reads
- First read. 1 cutting off 5's screen to the rim after entering to 3. Pass to 1 if his defender is caught.
- Second read. 5 sets a wing ball screen for 3 and rolls to the basket.
- Third read. 3 attacking off the screen. If the screen defender stays back, take the space; if he steps up, pass to the roll.
Counter
If the cut is covered, the ball is already with 3. Move to the ball screen and the roll.
Teaching cues
- 1: enter to 3 and cut tight off 5's screen.
- 5: screen first, then go to the wing ball screen.
- 3: catch the entry, look at 1 first, then use the screen.
- 5: roll to the rim with your hands ready.
- 2 and 4: stay spaced so no extra help comes to the roll.
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- Version
- 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-out-1-in
- Man-to-man
- Ball screen
- Roll
- UCLA cut