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Arizona Wildcats Offensive Playbook

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Overview

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This isn’t just another playbook.

This is the exact offensive system behind one of the most efficient teams in college basketball — the Arizona Wildcats men's basketball — validated by analytics and proven in March.

According to KenPom, Arizona finished the season as a:

  • Top 3 team in the country
  • Top 10 in Offensive Efficiency
  • Top 3 in Defensive Efficiency

👉 That combination is the blueprint for deep tournament success.

And they delivered — making a run to the Elite Eight by overwhelming teams with:

  • Elite shot selection and efficiency
  • Multiple scoring options (not star-dependent)
  • Constant paint pressure
  • High-level spacing and ball movement

Why This Offense Is Different

Most teams rely on:

  • One elite guard
  • Heavy play-calling
  • Isolation scoring

Arizona doesn’t.

Instead, they run a modern, read-based system built on:

  • Spacing that creates driving lanes
  • Paint touches that collapse defenses
  • Built-in counters vs help, switching, and no-middle
  • Multiple players who can make decisions

👉 This is why it translates to YOUR level.

What You’ll Get

Inside this playbook, you’ll learn:

✔ How to create paint touches without elite guards
✔ Arizona’s spacing system (why it works vs any defense)
✔ Their best actions for:

  • Attacking gap help
  • Beating switching
  • Punishing over-help

✔ How to build multiple scoring options in one possession
✔ The reads your players actually need (simple, teachable, repeatable)

The Real Value

This isn’t about copying plays.

It’s about installing a system that produces:

  • High-efficiency shots
  • Better decision-making
  • Balanced scoring
  • Consistent offensive production

👉 The same traits that carried Arizona to the Elite Eight.

If You’re a Coach Who…

  • Doesn’t have a 25 PPG guard
  • Faces packed-in defenses
  • Struggles to generate consistent offense
  • Wants something SIMPLE but HARD TO GUARD

This is for you.

Bottom Line

The Arizona Wildcats men's basketball didn’t just have talent.

They had a system — one backed by KenPom efficiency and proven in March.

Now you can run it too.

Syllabus

  • Table of Contents
  • Arizona Wildcats Offensive Playbook (View Online)
  • Arizona Wildcats Offensive Playbook (Download this Playbook Now!)
  • Arizona Wildcats Offensive Playbook (Full Video Clip)

Ball-Screen Series

  • BS - Duck In
  • Away - Thru Cut - BS Slip
  • BS - R&R High_- Low.
  • BS - TB Duck in - Flash - High - Low
  • BS - Fake Handoff - BS_Short Roll
  • BS - Duck In - Post Cutters
  • BS- Baseline Pin
  • BS - Flip - Post Cutters
  • BS - Backdoor
  • Continuity BS - Duck Ins
  • Continuity BS - Flash High_Low
  • Continuity BS - Flash High - Low (right into it)
  • Continuity BS - Hits Empty Side Roll
  • Continuity BS - Backdoor
  • Step Up Pop - Motion - Zoom
  • Step Up Pop - DHO - Twist BS
  • Step Up Pop - DHO - Backscreen
  • Step Up Pop - Backcut - DHO
  • Step Up Pop - Double Backdoors
  • Step Up Pop - Zoom - Elevator
  • Post Wing Stack - Step Up - Duck In
  • Flat BS - Hit Dive
  • Flat BS - Duck In
  • Flat BS - Short Roll - Baseline Cut
  • Flat BS - Short Roll - Backdoor
  • Flat BS - Baseline Cut - TB
  • Flat BS - Post Lift - Duck In
  • Double BS - Ghost - Slip
  • Double BS - Ghost -Slip
  • Double BS - Ghost - Slip - TB Middle BS
  • Empty Side BS - Pocket Pass
  • Empty Step Up - Look High - Low - Drive
  • Empty Step Up - Look High_Low -Drive
  • Empty Step Up - Roll & Replace High - Low Look - Reversal
  • Double Flip Series
  • Flip - Step Up
  • Flip - Step Up
  • Flip - BS - Post Entry
  • Flip - BS - Post Look - Twist BS
  • Dribble Weave - Side BS
  • Flip - Ram Screen - Slip - Baseline Pin
  • Post Chip
  • Post Chip - BS_Flip Up
  • Post Chip - Slip
  • Post Chip - Hammer - Side BS
  • Ram Screen - Doubles Reject - Slip - Pop
  • Post Chip - Flex - Duck In
  • Post Chip - High Post Entry - Zoom
  • Post Chip - High Post Entry - Thru Cut - Zoom
  • Post Chip - Seam Catch - Chin Action
  • Reversal Series
  • Reversal - BS - Weakside Duck In
  • Reversal - BS - R&R
  • Reversal - BS Reject (Vs Ice) - Skip
  • Reversal - Double BS - Baseline Cut
  • Reversal - Post Lift - Seal
  • Reversal - Zoom - Flare Screen
  • Reversal - Fake Handoff - DHO
  • Corner Cut - Reversal - Fake DHO - Backcut
  • Hand-off Series
  • Fake HO - Zoom
  • Fake Zoom - DHO - Flip Up
  • Zoom Reject - DHO

Thru Series

  • Thru Cut - BS Slip
  • Away - Thru Cut - BS Slip - Down Action
  • Thru Cut - Reversal - 45 Cut - DHO - Flip Up
  • Thru Cut - Reversal - Fake Zoom - DHO - Flip Up

Horns Series

  • Horns Pop - Zoom - Cross Screen
  • Horns Pop - Zoom - Cross Screen - Downscreen
  • Horns Pop - Zoom - Cross Screen - Downscreen Fade

UCLA Series

  • UCLA Rip
  • UCLA Rip - Step Up
  • UCLA - Down Action
  • UCLA Elevator

Miscellaneous

  • Box Misdirection
  • Stagger Wrap- Handoff - Backscreen - Crackback
  • Down Action
  • Rip Screen - Pin Down - BS
  • Rip Screen - Pin Down - Throw Ahead
  • Pin Down - Throw Back - Hit & Chase
  • Floppy - BS Slip - TB Post Duck
  • Shallow Cut - 45 Cut - DHO - BS - Duck In

Zone Series

  • Zone - BS - High Post Entry - High_Low
  • Zone - BS Dive - Duck In
  • Zone - Thru Cut - Post Flash - High_Low
  • Zone - DHO - Thru Cut - Post Flash - Skip
  • Zone - Thru Cut - Post Flash - Hits Corner

BLOB Series

  • BLOB - Double
  • BLOB - Double Reject
  • BLOB - Double Wrap
  • BLOB - Box- Screen the Screener
  • BLOB- Box to 4 Flat - 4 Man Iso
  • BLOB - Box to 4 Flat- 4 Man Iso - High_Low
  • BLOB - Box - Stagger
  • BLOB - Box - Stagger Reject
  • BLOB - Box - Rip Screen
  • BLOB - 4 Across - Triple Stagger - Side BS

Taught by

Scott Peterman

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