Baseline out of bounds

Indiana Box Loop vs. Southern Indiana

Follow 4 after the first screen. In this exhibition possession, Indiana sends 5 across the lane before bringing 4 back inside for the inbound pass.

Game film, breakdown and replay

28.0 seconds. Game footage, narrated animation and replay.
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Watch Indiana bring the screener back to the rim. Two clears as four screens for five. Five loops to the opposite block. Four curls out to the short corner. Three comes down for the return screen. Four turns back into the lane. Three moves to the other side. One passes to four at the rim. Four finishes with the right hand. Watch it again.

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Starting setup

1 has the baseline inbound. 2 and 5 begin low. 3 and 4 start high in the box.

Animation numbers are teaching roles. 1 inbounder, jersey unclear. 2 jersey 23. 3 jersey 15. 4 jersey 3. 5 jersey 13.

Teach the action

  1. 2 clears to the opposite corner while 4 moves down to screen for 5.
  2. 5 loops across to the opposite low block. After 5 clears, 4 curls out toward the inbound-side short corner.
  3. 3 moves down for the return screening action. 4 turns back into the middle of the lane.
  4. 1 passes to 4. The film shows the returning screener catching and making a short right-hand shot.

Coaching cue

Track the screener after the first cutter clears. 4 is the receiver on the return, while 5 stays on the opposite side.

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Play source

Indiana vs. Southern Indiana (exhibition), November 1, 2018. Official game record.

Film source: Indiana Hoosiers - Box Loop STS Lob, shared by Coach Cooper. Source excerpt: 0:01.20 to 0:06.43.

The animation follows the observed movement and pass order. Spacing and timing are for teaching. It ends at the receiving location. The game film shows the shot.

This is exhibition game footage. The clock is unreadable and the second screening contact is partly hidden. The drawing follows the visible movement with approximate spacing.

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Keep teaching the inbound

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