Xavier Empty Backdoor - FastModel Sports

Published 03/18/2016 by Adam Spinella Favorite Send to FastDraw Print Embed

About This Play/Drill

Dummy screens in the paint can occupy help defense while a backdoor cut occurs. Xavier uses that principle well out of a spread formation, making help defenders far too elevated to snuff out a backdoor.

  • Basketball Play - Xavier Empty Backdoor
  • Basketball Play - Xavier Empty Backdoor
  • 1 dribbles up the side and barely comes off the ball screen from 4. Half-reversal to 5 at the top of the key

  • 5 pushes 3 thru the lane, and he cuts to seek out 4's defender to lay a potential cross screen on him. 5 continues to dribble toward the wing, and 2 goes backdoor