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title: "Basketball Drills: Ghost Screens with Coach Tony Miller"
description: Coach Tony Miller demonstrates a team drill centered around ghost screens to create separation from defenders for open looks.
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# [Basketball Drills: Ghost Screens with Coach Tony Miller](https://blog.drdishbasketball.com/ghost-screens)

 Written by [Tony Miller](https://blog.drdishbasketball.com/author/tony-miller) | Jun 27, 2022

In this Dr. Dish drill, Coach [Tony Miller](https://www.bjubruins.com/staff-directory/dr-tony-miller/8) 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](https://aquicktimeout.com/) as well as his twitter/social media account [@tonywmiller](https://twitter.com/tonywmiller). We're so grateful to have him on our Dr. Dish team! Check out his other [Dr. Dish Basketball Drills here](https://blog.drdishbasketball.com/topic/coach-tony-miller).

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