Playing Through The Five

As more teams transition to Five-Out offenses, it is imperative to have skilled bigs. When you do, it’s time to weaponize them by playing through them as the triggerman in offensive actions. In this piece we’ll provide examples of three such actions.   Dribble-At A simple dribble-at with your “5” as the triggerman is easy …

Five-Out Hybrid Princeton Offense Playbook

“Everything is a remix” – Kirby Ferguson The above statement is true in basketball as well. REMIX is exactly what we did in this playbook. We remixed the shapes of common early offense actions in Five-Out with classic Princeton Offense shapes and actions to create something “new” – a hybrid Princeton Offense attack!  In this playbook common Five-Out …

Playbook: Five-Out Early Offense Package

This project is all about early offense from five-out transition. In it I introduce the concept of “openings” and “combinations” as well as second, or reversal, side options. It’s all about “letting the ball call the play” and getting to your first action within the first four to six seconds of possession.  Bonus Content: Clinic …

Video Playbook: Furman Five-Out Offense

One team that grabbed my attention leading up to the 2023 NCAA Tournament was the Furman Paladins coached by Bob Richey. They employ a modern hybrid Princeton style with lots of Five-Out. I did a series of videos on their offense. In this post, I’ve organized their Five-Out possessions.  Reverse The Paladins use a lot …