PETE CARRIL´S PRINCETON

BACK DOOR OFFENSE

UNIVERSIDAD EUROPEA DE MADRID

13-14 NOVIEMBRE
DE 2006

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High
School:

• Liberty High School (Bethlehem, PA) (1944-48)

High School Playing

Highlights:

• All-State (1948)

College:

• Lafayette College (Easton, PA) (1948-52)

College Playing
Highlights:

• Four-year letter winner

• Earned All-State and Little All-America honors (1952)

High School
Coaching:

• Reading (PA) High School (1959-1966)

Highschool Coaching
Highlights:

• Reading record: 145-42

College
Coaching:

• Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA) (1966-67)

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 • Princeton University (1967-97)

College Coaching
Highlights:

• Overall college coaching record: 525-273

• Lehigh record: 11-12
• Princeton record: 514-261
• In 29 seasons at Princeton, his teams recorded only one losing season
• Led Princeton to 13 Ivy League championships and 13 postseason
tournament bids (11 NCAA, two NIT)
• Posted 10 seasons with 20 or more wins
• Princeton teams led the nation in defensive points allowed 14 times
• Coached 13 players that were drafted by the NBA or ABA
• Ended his career as the only Division I coach to record 500 wins without ever
providing athletic scholarships
• Earned his 500th victory following a 64-54 win over Cornell
• His 525th win came in the first round of the 1996 NCAA Tournament over
defending champion UCLA, 43-41
• Led Princeton to the National Invitation Tournament championship over
Providence College, the Ivy League's only NIT championship (1975)

Pro
Coaching:

• NBA Sacramento Kings, assistant coach (1997-present)

Pro Coaching
Highlights:

• The 1998-99 Sacramento team posted its first winning season in 15 years

Bio:

Born: July 10, 1930 in Bethlehem, PA.

One of the most likable and dedicated coaches in basketball history, Pete Carril
spent 43 years of his life committed to coaching excellence. After seven years at the
high school level and one season as head coach at Lehigh University, Carril took
over the basketball program at Princeton University in 1967. Upon his retirement at
the end of last season, Carril was the only Division I coach to record 500 wins (525-
273) without ever providing athletic scholarships. In his first season at Princeton,
Carril posted a 20-6 record, the first of ten 20-win-or-more seasons.

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Featuring players that were often overmatched physically by opponents, Carril
instilled a regimented, disciplined and fundamentally sound brand of basketball
that made the Tigers a difficult opponent to play. Carril's Princeton teams won with
textbook basics-an unselfish offense and team defense. A Bethlehem, PA, native,
Carril's Tiger teams led the nation in scoring defense 14 of the past 21 seasons,
including the last eight in a row. Over Carril's 29 seasons, Princeton won 514
games, recorded only one losing season, won 13 Ivy League Championships and
earned 13 postseason tournament bids (11 NCAA, 2 NIT). In 1975, Carril led
Princeton to the Ivy League's only NIT championship. Princeton's NCAA tournament
appearances have been memorable, including a near-victory over then-number-one-
ranked Georgetown in 1989 (50-49), and a thrilling last second victory over
defending national champion UCLA (43-41) in 1996. Carril currently serves as an
assistant coach with the NBA's Sacramento Kings.

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 PETE CARRIL´S PRINCETON BACK DOOR OFFENSE

“…offensive skills dictate what happens, but without skills the defense
dictates”

“ Players miss shots when they take bad shots, players miss shots when
they don´t think they can make the shot”

“…always trying to help someone out”

“when closely guarded, go back door”

“watch the person in front of you, they show you what to do”.

“good spacing creates scoring opportunities”.

“everybody with the ball is a point guard”

“el que no tira bien siempre esta desmarcado nadie le defiende”

Pete Carril

BASIC OFFENSE
1. CUTTING
2. SCREENING
3. PASSING
4. SHOOTING (ACCURATE)

BASICS
• DRIBBLING
• PASSING
• SHOOTING

BACKDOORS

SCREENING TECHNIQUES

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LOW POST PLAY.

PLAYS OFF THE SCREEN. 6 OPCIONS

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GETTING INTO THE OFFENSE

OPTION A OPTION B

Low Post play

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OPTION A

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GOING CROSS COURT

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SWING THE BALL

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 OPTION B
GETTING INTO A ONE GUARD FRONT

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GO BACK DOOR

SCREEN TOWARDS THE BALL

SCREEN AWAY FROM THE BALL

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SCREEN AWAY FROM THE BALL

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If the pass is denied to 4.

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If the pass is denied to 2 and 1 cannot scored

If the pass is denied to the post, swing it back up top; drive and pitch

Hit the center cutting Hit the corner if open Look to score first Throw it back to the passer

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SCREEN TOWARDS THE BALL

Option A Option B

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OPTION A

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OPTION B

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CHIN SERIES

OPTION A OPTION B

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OPTION A

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OPTION B

UCLA

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HIGH POST OFFENSE
• Using the high post spreads the defense.
• Hard for some centers to defend up top.
• Easier to reverse the ball.
TURN OUT CUT

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TURN-OUT CUT IF ENTRY PASS IS DENIED

Option

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DRIBBLE ENTRY

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DRIBBLE ENTRY CENTER POPS OUT

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DRIBBLE ENTRY WITH DEFENSE

back door cut

WHENEVER YOU CUT, LOOK FOR THE BALL

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FROM HIGH POST TO LOW POST

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FROM HIGH POST TO LOW POST
DRIBBLE ENTRY

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 and go on…

SAGGING DEFENSE

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