Reverse and Dive
A baseline out of bounds play against man-to-man: 4 steps with diagrams and coaching points.
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How it works
A four-frame baseline play. 2 screens for 4, who comes off to the left block. The ball enters to 2, and 5 screens for 2, who comes off to the left corner. After the ball is reversed, 3 back screens 5 and 4 screens 3. The final read is 5 cutting to the rim, with 4 available as the release.
When to use it
Under your basket, against man-to-man, when you want to use the clock and get your big a cutting angle to the rim.
Personnel
5 is the finisher, cutting to the rim off the back screen. 3 sets that back screen. 4 is the release and a passer. 2 enters and comes off a screen from 5. 1 inbounds and reads the final action.
Step by step
Step 1. Use 2's screen to free 4 on the curl toward the basket.
Step 2. Inbound to 5, with 2 cutting through and 4 clearing hard to create space.
Step 3. Reverse the ball through 4 while 1 and 3 exchange along the baseline.
Step 4. From the right side, look first for 5 at the rim and then for 4 as the safety outlet.
Reads
- First read. 5 cutting to the rim off 3's back screen.
- Second read. 4 as the release if the cut is taken away.
Counter
If the dive is covered, the ball is already reversed: run your half-court offense from the top.
Teaching cues
- Back screen: set it at an angle toward the ball.
- 5: wait until the screen is set, then cut hard to the rim.
- 4: stay available for the release pass.
Use this play
- Version
- 1 (current), approved October 1, 2026
- Published by
- Ball Coach
- Source
- 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.
- Use
- Free to view, print and add unchanged to your playbook.
Topics
- Baseline out of bounds
- Man-to-man
- Back screen
- Post entry
- Screen the screener