Spain PnR (Ball Screen + Back Screen)
Setup: Handler uses a ball screen from the big.
Actions And Plays
Iverson Back Screen (Tom Izzo / Michigan State)
Tom Izzo has run this play for 15+ years (documented back to 2010).
Direct answer
What is Iverson Back Screen (Tom Izzo / Michigan State)?
Tom Izzo has run this play for 15+ years (documented back to 2010).
Quick facts
| Category | Actions And Plays |
|---|---|
| Source volume | BASKETBALL_PLAY_VAULT.md |
What it is
- Tom Izzo has run this play for 15+ years (documented back to 2010).
How it works
- Setup: Starts with an Iverson cut motion
- Setup: Instead of flowing into a ballscreen, a player sets a back screen on the opposite side of the floor for the cutter
- Setup: Cutter curls off the back screen to the basket
- Arkansas plays aggressive defense — pressing up against elbows, pressuring cuts, heavy ball pressure
- Izzo counters: ball passed to the elbow
Bilingual terms
| English | Iverson Back Screen (Tom Izzo / Michigan State) |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | Iverson背掩护（Tom Izzo / Michigan State） |
| Traditional Chinese | Iverson 背掩護（Tom Izzo / 密歇根州立） |
Learn before and after
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Related concepts
Michigan State (Tom Izzo)
Iverson Back Screen Play: Run continuously since at least 2010
Iverson Actions
A wing-to-wing cut across high screens that moves a scorer before the catch and flows into handoffs, post entries, or ball screens.
Spain PnR (Ball Screen + Back Screen)
Setup: Handler uses a ball screen from the big.
Cross Screen
The Cross Screen is an off-ball screen set horizontally across the lane — from one side of the paint to the other — for a player posting up or cutting to the ball.
Ghost Screen Concept
A fake ball screen that manipulates switching rules by threatening contact, then slipping into space before the defense can settle.
Ram Screen
The Ram Screen is a clever two-screen action that creates confusion by using a guard to screen for a big, then having that big immediately turn and set a ball screen.