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Basketball Drills: Ghost Screens with Coach Tony Miller

Written by Tony Miller | Jun 27, 2022 9:00:00 PM

In this Dr. Dish drill, Coach Tony Miller demonstrates a great offensive drill to work on ghost screens. Check out the full breakdown below!

 

A popular offensive action in college basketball is the ghost screen. Instead of actually screening for the ball-handler, the screen sprints away from the ball, creating separation from his defender. The results is a long closeout from his defender and a relatively open look from 3.

Ghost screen drill

  • In this drill, Player 1 receives a pass from the Dish.
  • Player 3 will jog to the ball and then sprint away from the ball-handler.
  • Player 1 then throws a pass back to Player 3 who will shoot a wing 3.Want more from Coach Tony Miller? Check out his podcast, A Quick Timeout as well as his twitter/social media account @tonywmiller. We're so grateful to have him on our Dr. Dish team! Check out his other Dr. Dish Basketball Drills here.