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While this is not a set play, these are a few options your team can use by using 5 in the high post.

When you pass, you must basket cut. The first and most basic rule of the 4-Out Offense is that when you pass, you must basket cut - every single time! As players develop, a coach may want to add rules or give options to this but, in the beginning, this rule must be followed to the letter. Cut to score! An important teaching point here is that players should be “cutting to score”. Players must cut every time as if they might get the ball back for a layup (and sometimes they will). This puts more pressure on the defense and the rim. It will also open up the floor for better spacing. Fill the empty spots. Once a player cuts to the rim, the other players fill the empty spots. This movement becomes a habit pretty quickly because it makes sense. Just cut to the open spot next to you. The original cutter simply fills into the open spot. You could literally run this as your entire offense - especially on a youth level - if you wanted to.

There are several alignment options available to coaches when running the 4-Out Offense as well. Each has their own advantages and disadvantages.

This set starts with the ball in the low post and utilizes a center with high b-ball iq.

Princeton Point - Over is one of the basic actions of the Princeton Point Series.

This is the basic action from the Chin Series in the Princeton Offense.

Princeton Point - Away is one of the basic actions of the Princeton Point Series.

This is an adaptation of principles from the Princeton Point Offense into 5-Out Offense

Here's one way to convert the Dribble Drive Offense into 5-Out Principles.

5 Out Flares uses flare screens (and slips) on both sides of the floor to spring players open.

5 Out Stagger is a simple double screen set out of the 5-Out alignment

5 Out Flex is a quick hitter to get flex action out of 5-Out.

Jeff Capel and Pittsburgh ran this play and had some success with it in ACC play. This is a good set if you have a shooter who you want to get the ball.

You can also use off-ball screens in the 5-Out Offense. The main rule here is this: * if the cutter goes to the rim, the screener pops back to the ball * if the cutter stays outside and goes to the ball, the screener rolls to the rim We always want to have a cut to the rim on every play.

The same rules apply to ball screens in the 5-Out Offense. You might give players the option to pass and follow with a ball screen. The roll to the rim acts just like a cut - and each player rotates accordingly.

There are a few ways to get post up opportunities in the 5-Out offense: * After you basket cut, duck in and seal your defender and try to get a post feed from a teammate * After a dribble at, go backdoor and then duck in and seal your defender

If the defense denies the ball reversal, it's an automatic backdoor cut every time. Use the 3 point line as a guide - if the defender crosses the line, you should be going backdoor.

If your teammate dribbles AT you, this is another time that you must go backdoor. Once you go backdoor, the offense goes back into flowing with the previous rules.

"Pass and Cut" is the simplest concept of the 5-Out Offense. Every time you pass, you must cut to the rim. After the pass, the other 5 players rotate to the closest available spot on the floor.

This classic baseline inbounds set helps to get your shooter (1) a clean look from 3.

"4 Low Clear" is an inbounds play that becomes an isolation set for a driver out of 4-low alignment. This is a simple set that can get the ball to one of your best playmakers and give them space to make a play.

This is a inbounds play run by Barcelona against a zone defense. This BLOB is a good way to put pressure on the zone in multipe areas.

This BLOB can be run by teams on almost any level - it's a very simple play to install.

Iowa ran this BLOB to try and get shooters open when they needed a 3. The over cut and elevator action is tough for defenses to defend.

The UConn women’s team ran this play several times at end-of-shot clock situations to get the ball going to the rim. It’s a simple, but effective set that puts your best athletes in a position make a play.

“Winner” is a play to run with limited time on the clock while you have a sidelines out of bounds opportunity. The multiple actions and movements will hopefully free up a player to get a decent look.

This sideline out-of-bounds play puts the ball into your point guard's hands and immediately leads into a ballscreen.