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Princeton Point series

Point gets the ball to a high-post passer. The player who made that pass can go Over, Under or Away. These are alternative routes, not consecutive steps. Explain each route because team calls vary.

How it runs

Point Away: backcut into a ball screen

Point has different routes. Away is shown first; choose Over below. Under is not diagrammed here. Defenders are described, not drawn.

1–5 are players on offense. X1–X5 are defenders. Each number stays with the same player in every step; it does not lock that player into a position.

1. Wave 2 throughHalf court diagram, frame 1 of 10: 1. Wave 2 through. 5 players, showing dribble, cut.12345

Diagram 1 of 10

1. Wave 2 through

1 keeps dribbling. 2 cuts through to the opposite corner; 5 follows up to the high elbow.

Diagram key

  • Offense
  • Defense
  • Coach
  • Neutral
  • Ball
  • Cone
  • Cut
  • Dribble
  • Pass
  • Screen
  • Hand-off
  • Shot
  • Def. slide

Use Previous and Next beside the court, or choose a numbered step. Arrows on the court show where players or the ball move. CoachAssist drew this example; it does not show every way to run the scheme.

Watch & learn (1)

Clips may use a different version. Check each match note; links open in a new tab.

These are selected Princeton Point routes. Away, Over, and a denied-entry ball screen are separate choices. Under and other named versions are not fully diagrammed here.

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Establish the high-post receiver

Keep the entry and cutter’s path separate

Use the first two frames to identify the player clearing through, the intended high-post receiver, and the ball handler. Rehearse those movements with the pass withheld once. The receiver must not drag a defender directly into the clearing player’s route.

After the entry catch, freeze the court. Ask the passer which side will be used and which teammate will be screened for. The same high-post catch can begin different actions; it does not tell all four teammates to cut at once.

CoachAssist suggestion—not the source’s exact practice.

Choose a route after the catch—or a counter before it

Away and Over change the passer’s route

Away sends the passer away from the high-post ball to screen. Over sends that player above the post toward the other side. The screened player reads the defender; a backcut and a handoff are alternatives, not mandatory consecutive actions.

Source-backed summary; versions may differ.

Do not let the post catch become a traffic jam

Run the chosen route with two observers watching from the corners. Have them point out the first moment a defender could cover two receivers. Repeat only that interval. Move an outlet or delay the next cut rather than asking the passer to make an impossible delivery.

CoachAssist suggestion—not the source’s exact practice.

Read the problem before choosing the counter

Point Fist: the entry to 5 is denied

When: The ball has not reached the high post.

Do this: Hartman’s Point Fist sends the big out to set a high ball screen instead of receiving the entry.

Then: The handler keeps the ball to use the screen. This is not a dribble handoff; Hartman discusses handoffs in other Point clips.

Source-backed summary; versions may differ.

The cutter’s defender goes below the split screen

When: The defense takes away an inside route but leaves space above.

Do this: Hartman shows Point examples using a handoff above the screen.

Then: Treat that as a response after the post catch, not as another name for the denied-entry Fist action.

Source-backed summary; versions may differ.

The intended pass is not safe

When: A defender disrupts the entry before the next action begins.

Do this: Keep the dribble available if possible and call an already-practiced counter. Do not throw at the high post simply because the next diagram starts with 5 holding the ball.

Then: If the counter is also covered, use the team’s reset. The players must know that reset before testing pressure.

CoachAssist suggestion—not the source’s exact practice.

Basketball glossary

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What to emphasize

  • Point Away starting jobs (wave-through entry): 1 has the ball in the left slot; 2 is in the right slot; 3 is the left wing; 4 is the right wing; 5 starts at the left low post. 2 clears to the left corner while 5 lifts to the right high elbow. 1 feeds 5, 4 drops to the right corner, and 1 screens away for 3. These numbers match CoachAssist's court example; Sturtz also describes a reversal entry with different passing jobs.
  • The source starts with a walkthrough. Next, players identify the defender to watch. That defender practices blocking a pass, following a cutter or switching assignments before everyone plays live.

Correct the cue, not just the destination

Two teammates read different Point calls

Problem: One player expects Away while another begins Over.

Try this correction: Show both starting routes without a ball. Have the intended cutter name the passer’s destination, then add the entry and one defender.

Check: All five can state which side is active before speeding up.

CoachAssist suggestion—not the source’s exact practice.

The handoff is forced into a waiting defender

Problem: The receiver arrives without checking whether the defender has jumped the route.

Try this correction: Have the defender change position late at controlled speed. Let the offense keep the ball rather than completing the handoff.

Check: The ball remains protected and the next pass is visible.

CoachAssist suggestion—not the source’s exact practice.

Compare what changes

Over is a different route, not renamed Away

Changes: entry, read.

  • Use this example to trace the passer above 5 to the corner screen. Compare it with the default Away route before adding the handoff read.

When to use it: Teach this as a second choice once the first route’s timing is dependable.

CoachAssist suggestion—not the source’s exact practice.

Do not guess the missing Under jobs

Changes: continuation.

  • The public BFC Under prose repeats player numbers inconsistently. This guide does not turn that ambiguity into a confident five-player installation.

When to use it: If your coach uses Under, establish that coach’s complete entry, cutter, receiver, and opposite-side jobs before combining it with these examples.

Written variant · this option does not have its own walkthrough here.

CoachAssist suggestion—not the source’s exact practice.

How to teach it

Choose the level that matches what your players can do now. These steps work for boys and girls. Start simpler if players need more practice.

Build from one decision to a complete possession

Find a cutter and an outside teammate

Set it up: Adult-led passing game: one receiver near the lane, one cutter, one outside player, and a guided defender. No screens initially.

  1. Show two separate targets.
  2. Defender covers one target.
  3. Pass to the other and change roles.

Add more when: Players look up and recognize the available target.

Check it in play
  • Short controlled passes.
  • No crowded receiving spots.

CoachAssist suggestion—not the source’s exact practice.

CoachAssist wrote these teaching steps. They are not an exact copy of any coach’s practice plan.

What can go wrong and how to adjust
  • Ask which coach's Point terminology is being used. A label does not supply every player's route.
Coaches and teams that use it

We have not confirmed a specific coach or team using this version. Teams may use the same name for different plays.

Drills for this scheme · steps and diagrams

The level selector changes the teaching steps above. It does not change these drills. Check the number of players, equipment and difficulty before using a drill.

UCLA Cut to High-Post Entry — Supporting Breakdown
Court diagram · view the drill first

Basketball glossary

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Builds a skill used in this scheme: The actual drill starts with a screen behind the passer’s defender and a UCLA cut toward the basket, then a catch near the free-throw line. It does not document Point Over, Under or Away; teach those choices separately.

A guard-to-guard pass, a screen near the free-throw line for a basket cut, and a return catch by the screener prepare the next wing decision.

5–12 players · 8–14 minutes · basketballs

Purpose

A guard-to-guard pass, a screen near the free-throw line for a basket cut, and a return catch by the screener prepare the next wing decision.

Set it up

Five attackers: two guards, two wings and a high post, one ball. Start without defenders and review legal backscreen clearance before adding opposition. Spare balls and waiting players stay outside the active routes.

Run the drill

  1. Agree on a short timed interval and begin at walkthrough pace. Use one active ball and one group in the playing area; add controlled opposition only when players understand the routes and can stop safely.
  2. Pass guard to guard; the high post establishes a stationary backscreen for the original passer’s route.
  3. The passer uses the screen for a basket cut only after it is set, then clears if no safe pass is available.
  4. The screener opens back to the high post for the next pass.
  5. On the high-post catch, a wing reads whether to remain available or backcut into clear space.
  6. End the repetition on a controlled finish, dead ball or coach stop. Clear the ball and landing area before restarting; rotate roles and rest within the planned interval, without extending it to reach a target.

Scoring

Optional: within a short coach-chosen timed interval, count sound decisions, controlled catches or completed defensive possessions. Stop at the planned time or sooner; no required makes, winning streak or exercise penalty. Rotate roles and allow rest regardless of the score.

Coach the details

  • This is the legacy record’s actual UCLA-entry sequence, not a verified complete Point Over, Under or Away series.
  • A high-post catch is a read cue; it does not require every wing to backcut.
  • Use comfortable passing and shooting distances and an appropriate ball. Progress by demonstrated control, not speed: keep eyes on the play, leave stopping/landing space, and stop if a route or loose ball creates a collision risk.
  • Screens begin without contact. Establish a balanced, stationary position with the time and space required by the competition rules; keep arms in and do not lean, hold, shove or step into an approaching defender. Decline the action when legal clearance is unavailable.

Ways to adapt the drill

  • Original CoachAssist display adaptation: these edited steps, workload limits and optional scoring are coaching adaptations, not a claim that the cited author prescribed this exact version.
  • Displayed title and description correct an overbroad legacy Point-series label. No new Princeton branch has been invented.
  • The teaching-level selector does not automatically adapt these drills for age or ability. A coach must choose suitable roles, equipment, contact, space and progressions; simplify or defer anything the group is not ready to perform.
SLOB High-Post Split Read
Court diagram · view the drill first

Basketball glossary

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Builds a skill used in this scheme: Develops a central receiver choosing teammates’ cuts, a handoff, or keeping the ball in a sideline out-of-bounds setting. Its entry is not a Princeton Point entry and should not be relabeled as one.

Connect a sideline out-of-bounds pass to teammates cutting or using a handoff around a receiver near the free-throw line.

5–15 players · 5–12 minutes · basketballs

Purpose

Connect a sideline out-of-bounds pass to teammates cutting or using a handoff around a receiver near the free-throw line.

Set it up

Inbound beside the wing. A guard moves up from beside the paint near the basket; another receiver waits near the free-throw line, with teammates on the opposite side. Spare balls and waiting players stay outside the active routes.

Run the drill

  1. Agree on a short timed interval and begin at walkthrough pace. Use one active ball and one group in the playing area; add controlled opposition only when players understand the routes and can stop safely.
  2. Inbound to the guard, who passes to the receiver near the free-throw line.
  3. The guard and inbounder make the coach’s chosen cuts or use a handoff around that receiver; specify who screens and who cuts before starting.
  4. The receiver near the free-throw line reads the defense: complete the handoff, shoot, or fake the handoff and attack.
  5. End the repetition on a controlled finish, dead ball or coach stop. Clear the ball and landing area before restarting; rotate roles and rest within the planned interval, without extending it to reach a target.

Scoring

Optional: within a short coach-chosen timed interval, count sound decisions, controlled catches or completed defensive possessions. Stop at the planned time or sooner; no required makes, winning streak or exercise penalty. Rotate roles and allow rest regardless of the score.

Coach the details

  • Before starting, name who screens and who cuts.
  • Inbounder begins outside the sideline.
  • Keep a safe alternate receiver when the first action is denied.
  • Use comfortable passing and shooting distances and an appropriate ball. Progress by demonstrated control, not speed: keep eyes on the play, leave stopping/landing space, and stop if a route or loose ball creates a collision risk.
  • Screens begin without contact. Establish a balanced, stationary position with the time and space required by the competition rules; keep arms in and do not lean, hold, shove or step into an approaching defender. Decline the action when legal clearance is unavailable.

Ways to adapt the drill

  • Original CoachAssist display adaptation: these edited steps, workload limits and optional scoring are coaching adaptations, not a claim that the cited author prescribed this exact version.
  • The teaching-level selector does not automatically adapt these drills for age or ability. A coach must choose suitable roles, equipment, contact, space and progressions; simplify or defer anything the group is not ready to perform.
  • Provenance (source-based): Core teaching idea is supported by the linked public source. Coordinates, timings and rotation logistics are original SportsPlay teaching aids, not reproduced source diagrams. Coach review is required.
Sources and what we could confirm

The sources support the system guide. CoachAssist created the practice steps and checks; they are suggestions, not tested programs or a coach’s full playbook. The linked drills practice parts of the system.

Coaches run this in different ways. The sources below describe the versions covered here. These sources do not cover every possible version.

  • Princeton Offense Diagrams: Chin, Point, Low and Twirl

    Lee DeForest · Coach Princeton Basketball · 2026-05-11

    Public written coaching reference; undated unless specified. No linked paid video reviewed.

  • Teaching the Princeton Offense — Point Series

    Nate Hartman · Coach Nate Hartman · publication date not listed

    Public written coaching reference; undated unless specified. No linked paid video reviewed.

  • Effective Sets Out of the Princeton Offense: Point

    Championship Productions; teaching by Lee DeForest · Championship Productions · 2012-11-14

    Public written lesson summary checked for Point routes and continuation. Paid clinic not accessed; no transcript or source diagrams reproduced.

  • Princeton Offense—Point Series

    Chandler Sturtz · Hooper University · publication date not listed

    Public wave entry, Over and Away routes checked. Player numbers vary by entry; teaching examples retain consistent identities. No full-site collection or video-library review.

  • Princeton Basketball Offense – Basic Rules, Concepts & Play Diagrams

    Andy · The Hoops Geek · updated 2025-04-14

    Public Point Away and Over explanations support the previously reviewed sequences. The display credits Andy and lists its update date. Exact numbered diagrams are CoachAssist's; inconsistent Chin numbering and guaranteed success claims are not adopted.

  • Princeton Offense – Complete Coaching Guide

    Basketball For Coaches · Basketball For Coaches · publication date not listed

    Public Low Post entry checked in the preceding audit; citation metadata rechecked here. No individual byline or date established. Only a selected branch is illustrated; universal player requirements and claims about every team are not adopted.

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