Basketball Action Shots

It might be interesting to see shots with the hoop (they're looking in that direction) included...but I admittedly know nothing about that kind of photography.

That's how I typically compose mine, as that's when the action is at it's peak.

Thanks for the tips guys I appreciate it. I have a question about focusing in basketball.

Do you guys use center AF point and then AI Servo and make sure the player is in the center of the frame - otherwise it will be OOF, correct?

You've got it.

Center point will be your most accurate point on your camera. AI Servo is the only way to go.

If you use a wide angle lens, you can actually shoot at a slower shutter speed. I shot with my Tokina 12-24, but then I had better light(so I stopped it down a decent amount).

But yeah, the good advice here. ISO 1600 or 3200 + RAW(if you can) wioll be the process you want to take.