Mike Brey Notre Dame 5 Man Clear Out Play

Written by Coach Peterman

I have coached at the NCAA Division 2 (Southwestern Oklahoma State University), NAIA (USAO), and JUCO Levels (Blinn College and Carl Albert State College) as well as high school. I just felt that fellow coaches especially young coaches need to constantly work on their “game”. Just like the basketball players that we coach. We as coaches need to improve ourselves. That is my story and why I do this blog.

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April 1, 2015

Mike Brey Notre Dame 5 Man Clear Out Play

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish wanted better looks down the stretch than they got. The tough isolation plays that Jerian Grant couldn’t finish or the missed free throws over the final 5:21 turned out to be pretty important given the score. I love the action that Mike Brey used in this play for his 4 man.

Mike Brey had his Fighting Irish spread the floor to create space, drawing Kentucky’s big men out to the perimeter to open up driving lanes and backdoor cuts. Notre Dame had just one true big man in 6-10 junior Zach Auguste who finished the game with 40 points in the paint.

Coach Mike Brey believed that they didn’t have to shoot a crazy amount of three point shots to win, but their success in drawing the big men out was where the success was.

And what Kentucky had to do was make its final nine field goals, get 25 points from Karl-Anthony Towns and two massive three-pointers from Tyler Ulis and Aaron Harrison in moments that felt like the game could have slipped away irretrievably from Kentucky.

Kentucky didn’t miss a field goal for the final 12:05. If your season is coming to a close, then make the other go beat you. Notre Dame accomplished that much.

In the end, the Wildcats didn’t miss a field goal for the final 12:05. If your season is going to end, make the other team go beat you. Notre Dame surely accomplished that much.

I love the action that he gives his 5 man to attack the basket. Wisconsin can use this method to beat Kentucky. I think that they will win.