Basketball Plays

Basketball Plays Butler and Iowa State

By Brian Williams on April 20, 2016

These 2 plays are from Coach Wes Kosel’s 2015-16 NCAA Midwest Region Playbook.

It is a part of a collection of plays from past teams from the NCAA tournament. 7 eBooks are available for $33. You can find out more about the collection at this link:

NCAA Basketball Collection

Butler 1-4 High Down DHO

1 passes to 3 on the wing.

5 steps out to set a ball-screen for 3.

As 3 drives right, 4 steps out to get the pass from 3.

4 dribbles towards the corner as 2 cuts off of a down-screen from 1 to get the hand-off from 4.

2 drives middle looking to score.

If he can’t score, 2 gives 3 the ball on a dribble hand-off.

Iowa State Niang Iso

1 passes to 4.

4 dribbles over to give 2 the ball with a dribble hand off.

2 dribbles middle and passes to 1 while 5 sets a cross-screen for 4.

4 screens for 3 in the corner then steps out to get the ball.

4 has a 1 on 1 opportunity.

These 2 plays are from Coach Wes Kosel’s 2015-16 NCAA Midwest Region Playbook.

NCAA Zone Quick Hitters

By Brian Williams on April 13, 2016

A couple of ideas to look at for your zone attack for next season.

I believe that it is a good idea to start thinking about the types of sets that you are looking at running next season.

That way you can fit the types of shots that your players are taking in the spring and summer into those schemes.

These plays are from Wes Kosel’s Playbook “Best Zone Sets from the NCAA.”

It is paired with Coach Kosel’s NCAA Man to Man Sets Playbook as this week’s featured eBook Bundle. You can find out more here: Best NCAA Man to Man & Zone Sets Bundle

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VCU Zone Drag Runner

1 passes to 2 on the wing.

1 runs to the right corner.

4 steps to the elbow and 5 drags out of the zone.

2 passes to 5 who passes to 3.

3 dribbles left pushing 5 over and 2 to run the baseline.

3 passes to 1 filling to the wing.

If the bottom zone defender has to closeout on the wing, the corner shot is open for 2.

Kansas Zone Hook

2 cuts across the floor off of a double-screen from 4 and 5.

Once 2 clears the screen (bringing the bottom zone defender out to the corner), 5 screens the middle zone defender as 4 flashes up the lane line for the ball.

1 passes to 4 for a shot.

These plays are from Wes Kosel’s Playbook “Best Zone Sets from the NCAA Season.” It is paired with Coach Kosel’s NCAA Man to Man Sets Playbook as this week’s featured eBook Bundle. You can find out more here: Best NCAA Man to Man & Zone Sets Bundle

Basketball Plays from 2015 NCAA Tournament

By Brian Williams on March 20, 2016

Army Men’s Assistant Zak Boisvert has assembled some of his favorite offensive sets from the 2015 NCAA tournament.

Coach Boisvert has posted several videos of some of the better schemes he has seen. His You Tube channel is: Zak Boisvert You Tube Channel

He also is also very active on Twitter: @ZakBoisvert

He has an outstanding resource site for coaches. You can access it here: PickandPop.net

Coach Boisvert has also diagrammed the plays from the video and has provided a download link to the pdf. You can download the pdf here.

Golden State Warriors Quick Hitters

By Brian Williams on March 9, 2016

These 2 man to man set plays below are from the Golden State Warriors Playbook that was compiled by Wes Kosel

If these sets do not fit your players, I hope you can at least get an idea from them that you might be able to incorporate into what you currently do.

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Warriors Top Drag

5 sets a ball-screen for 1.

At the same, 4 sets a screen for 3 who runs across the lane to the right wing.

As 1 dribbles left, 2 loops around 4 into the lane.

4 pops out for a shot.

5 dives to the rim.

Warriors Top Stagger Overload

2 loops around a screen from 5 looking for a quick 3-point shot.

If the shot isn’t there, 2 sprints over to set a ball-screen for 1 with 5.

1 drives left as 3 clears to the opposite corner, 5 rolls, and 2 pops.

1 looks to pass to 2 for a shot.

Once 2 has the ball, 1 and 5 set a staggered down-screen for 3 in the corner.

4 moves in from the wing to the block ans posts up.

2 looks to pass to 3 for a shot or to 4 inside.

International Man to Man Sets

By Brian Williams on March 6, 2016

These two plays came from the FastModel Sports Basketball Plays and Drills Library.

You can also find out more about FastModel Play Diagramming software by clicking this link: FastDraw

The plays were contributed by Lason Perkins from the Spanish Liga ACB and the Spanish National Team.

Coach Perkins has worked at the high school, college, and semi-pro level for over 20 years.

He is currently the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Cary Academy in North Carolina.

He has created over 20 instructional videos and 5 books on basketball offenses.

He has built a reputation for being an expert on international offenses and styles of play.

Stack Spain

Here is a pick and roll set utilizing an back screen on the screener’s defender. The 2015 Spainish national team successfully used this action in the championship game of the European championship against Lithuania.

3 screens for 5 who sprints into the ball screen.

4 clears to the corner.

1 uses 5 screen as 3 clears to the corner.

2 sprints up.

1 attacks as 2 screens 5 defender.

5 rolls to basket and 2 steps out.

ACB Step Up

Liga ACB or Liga Endesa is the top league in Spain. This is a pick and roll action that was popular in the league several years ago.

1 dribbles to side as 3 cuts to the top off screens by 5 and 4.

1 passes to 3.

1 drives and reads the defense.

5 sprints and sets a step up screen for 1 as 3 fills the high diagonal spot.

5 rolls and 4 replaces.

1 will cut across the lane off 4 and catch on the wing.

SLOB Diagonal Seal 5

By Brian Williams on February 28, 2016

Coach Vonn Read has submitted several plays from his playbook series The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays to the Coaching Toolbox.

Vonn is an assistant coach at Houston.

He has also served as an assistant coach in the WNBA with the Phoenix Mercury, Orlando Miracle, and San Antonio Silver Stars.

He was an advanced scout for the Orlando Magic as well as The Charlotte Sting.

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A couple of ideas for short seconds inbounds plays (one under and one side) to think about using or adapting this year or filing for next year.

Diagonal Seal 5

This is a good EOG Set for a Layup.

This set capitalizes against a team that switches everything at the End of Games.

The 4 player will pop out to half court and the 2 player will cut to the corner to space the floor.

The 5 player set a diagonal screen for the 1 player, anticipating the switch.

The 5 player will screen and seal X1 on the switch for a lob pass layup.

X5 will be too short to defend the 5 player on the switch.

Also, you have a big on small mismatch on the perimeter.

Stack Rip Lob 51

This is a good Short Clock or End of Game Play.

The 4 Player will dive to the block and cut to the corner.

The 2 player will space to the opposite Corner.

The 5 player will dive down the lane line right behind the 4 player.

The 5 player will ask for the ball coming down the lane to set up their defender.

The 1 player will come down the lane right behind the 5 player.

The 1 player will set the back screen lob for the 5 player.

Have the 1 player set the screen so they cannot easily switch the backscreen. X1 should be too short to stop the lob.

Coach Read has also put together The Basketball Encyclopedia of plays. You can check them out here: The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays or read more about the books:

Any coach looking for the latest and innovative plays from the Professional, College, or High School levels can stop looking. With a compilation of over 7,700 different plays, you will never need to purchase another basketball playbook again. These playbooks can be used as a great reference tool for years to come. This 2 Volume Book includes plays from 19 different play categories, and they are the most extensive playbooks on the market.

The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays (Platinum Series) contains over 7,700 Plays (Both Volumes combined) from the NBA, WNBA, USBL, and College levels from someone who has worked as an Advanced Scout or Coach on each level!!! This book has been intensely compiled over the last 21 years, with plays taken from a lot of NBA Coaches (past and present), WNBA coaches, and College coaches (Men’s and Women’s) from around the country.

Any coach that is serious about improving their knowledge of the game from an X and O standpoint will benefit tremendously from these books. These Books can be used to discover New Quick hitters, add a New Package to your playbook, or develop an entire Offensive System. There are a lot of new ideas and concepts in these books to study, and the Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays can be a great resource for coaches on all levels!!! This book is definitely for those X and O junkies who are always looking to improve as a Coach.

“THE GAME IS ALWAYS CHANGING? ARE YOU?” Vonn Read

Here is the link: The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays