Pat Kelsey Winthrop Eagles UCLA High Offense Options by Wes Kosel

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.



Basketball Coaching | Basketball Plays | Basketball Set Plays



0 Comments(s)



June 20, 2014

Pat Kelsey Winthrop Eagles UCLA High Offense Options by Wes Kosel

Attached are two UCLA High Offense options from Winthrop Head Coach Pat Kelsey. In just his second season as the head coach, Kelsey led the Eagles to quite a turnaround from year one to year two. In 2012-2013, the Eagles went 14-17 finishing 5th in the South Division of the Big South Conference. This past season, the Eagles went 20-13 and finished 2nd in the South Division of the Big South. This season also gave the Eagles their first winning season since 2009-2010. Winthrop finished the year losing to Coastal Carolina in the Big South Conference Tournament. Coastal Carolina would go on to win the conference tournament and receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

In using these plays, the type of wing entry dictates which option will be used. A pass to the wing initiates option 1, and a hand-off initiates option 2. These UCLA High Offense options can also be combined to create a continuity ball-screen/hand-off offense.

Pat Kelsey Winthrop Eagles UCLA High Offense Options – Option 1 (Pass to Wing)

In option 1, 2 cuts down to the low post then cuts back to the wing off of a screen from 4. 1 passes to 2. Once 2 has the ball, 3 cuts through to the corner. After passing to 2, 1 flares off of a screen from 5. 5 then steps over to set the ball-screen for 2. 5 rolls to the basket and 4 replaces 5. If nothing is open, 2 can either pass (option 1) or hand-off (option 2) to 1 and start the play again.

Pat Kelsey Winthrop Eagles UCLA High Offense Options – Option 2 (Hand-Off)
In option 2, 2 isn’t open off of the cut and instead of passing to the wing 1 dribbles over to give the ball to 2 on a dribble hand-off. 3 cuts through to the corner. Once the hand-off is made, 4 clears out to the opposite corner. 5 steps over to set the ball-screen for 2. 5 rolls to the basket, and 3 replaces 5. Again, if nothing is open 2 can pass or hand-off to 4 which restarts the play.

Wes Kosel is an assistant coach for men’s basketball under Head Coach Doug Novak at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Kosel joined the staff at Bethel after serving two seasons at Texas Lutheran University and one season at Haskell Indian Nations University. Kosel has an undergraduate degree in Exercise Science from the University of Kansas, and is pursuing a Master’s degree in Physical Education from the University of Houston. The Bartlesville, OK native is also a NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), and taught weight training and aerobic fitness courses while coaching at Texas Lutheran. He has coached AAU programs, volunteered with elementary and middle school basketball teams, and has worked basketball camps for various programs including the Houston Rockets, University of Houston, Texas State, and Texas A&M Corpus Christi.