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###### 1 min read

# [Virginia ATO Excellence](https://blog.nhsbca.org/public-resources/basketball-plays/virginia-ato-excellence)

 By [NHSBCA](https://blog.nhsbca.org/public-resources/author/nhsbca) on April 17, 2019 at 2:20 AM

###### Topics: [Basketball Plays](https://blog.nhsbca.org/public-resources/topic/basketball-plays) [2019 NCAA Tournament](https://blog.nhsbca.org/public-resources/topic/2019-ncaa-tournament) [Virginia Cavaliers MBB](https://blog.nhsbca.org/public-resources/topic/virginia-cavaliers-mbb)

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**Play Summary**

Another one of our NHSBCA Play Breakdowns from the [2019 NCAA Tournament](https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball-men/d1), this time featuring [Virginia MBB](https://virginiasports.com/index.aspx?path=mbball) in the[Elite 8](https://www.ncaa.com/game/basketball-men/d1/2019/03/30/purdue-virginia) against [Purdue MBB](https://purduesports.com/index.aspx?path=mbball).

Kyle Guy curls off the staggered screens of Jack Salt and Mamadi Diakite for the inbound catch in the corner, giving him a step on his primary defender and driving past the interior help who anticipated an off-ball cut and got caught on his heals.

  

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