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High Pick and Roll

Use this high pick-and-roll basketball play to turn the corner, find the roller, or kick out to a shooter.

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How to teach High Pick and Roll

How to run this play

  1. Start with 1 above the arc and three players spaced wide. 5 comes up from the elbow to screen on the right side of 1.
  2. 1 waits for the screen to be set, then dribbles tightly past 5 toward the right elbow.
  3. 5 rolls down the middle as 4 lifts to the left slot and the corners stay wide.
  4. 1 delivers a pocket pass to 5, or finds the open corner if help tags the roll.
  5. 5 catches on balance and finishes near the rim. Use the outlet if help closes the lane.

What it creates

A paint touch and a choice between the ball handler, the rolling screener, and the perimeter.

When to use it

Against man-to-man defense when you want the ball in your guard’s hands with space to read.

Key reads & teaching points

  • Space the other three players outside the driving lane.
  • Wait for the screener to be set, then attack close to the screen.
  • The roller shows a target; the guard reads the help before choosing the pass.

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