Box and One

noun · Defense · Advanced

1. A junk defense combining zone and man principles. Four defenders play a zone in a box shape while the fifth guards the opposing team's best scorer tightly, man to man, wherever they go.

“They threw a box and one at their opponent's leading scorer to shut them down.”

See also: Triangle and Two

Related: Play, Front, Gap, Deny, Dig

In the rulebook: Defensive Three Seconds

In basketball history: The NBA Allows the Zone