Princeton Chin Series
The back-cut continuity at the heart of the Princeton offense.
Chin Series is the continuity engine of the Princeton offense. The starting alignment: four players on the perimeter (point, two wings, one in the corner) and one big at the high post. The ball reverses wing-to-wing through the high post. Every defensive choice triggers a read.
The reads:
- Deny: if the wing defender overplays the pass, the wing cuts BACKDOOR to the rim.
- Loose: if the wing defender sags, the entry pass goes clean and the offense flows into a hand-off or pick-and-roll with the high-post big.
- Trap: if the high post is doubled, the big releases the ball to the weak-side wing for a quick reversal.
Coach DeForest installed Chin Series at Pace University in 2011 and won a state championship with it. The series rewards patient, intelligent players who can read coverage in real time. It punishes pressure defense brutally — every aggressive deny becomes a backdoor layup. For systems-oriented coaches, Chin is one of the most efficient continuity series ever drawn up.
See How to Install the Princeton Offense in 7 Days for the full install plan.
Key principles
- Four-out, one-in alignment with the big at the high post
- Wing-to-wing reversal triggers reads: deny → backdoor; loose → entry; trap → release
- High-post big runs the offense as a passer / facilitator
- Every action chains into the next — no called play, all reads