Pat Skerry Towson Tigers Offense by Wes Kosel

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June 1, 2014

Pat Skerry Towson Tigers Offense by Wes Kosel

Attached in this playbook are 6 plays from Towson Head Coach Pat Skerry. I took these notes from Skerry at the 2014 Final Four Coaching Clinic in Dallas. Towson is coming off of a 2nd place finish in the Colonial Athletic Association in which the Tigers posted a 13-3 record. Skerry noted that he doesn’t like to spend a lot of time on motion due to the amount of time required to perfect it. He included these set plays as a sample of what his team uses. A common movement that Skerry likes to use is the cut to the corner followed immediately by a wing ball-screen. This movement to the corner provides a distraction to the ball handler’s defender and following it with a wing ball-screen puts a lot of stress on all three defenders (the cutter’s defender, ball handler’s defender, and screener’s defender). If the cutter to the corner is a threat from the outside his defender will be hesitant to help on the pick and roll. This action can be seen in 1-4 High #1 (Frame 3) and Horns #1 (Frame 3).

Pat Skerry Towson Tigers Offense – 1-4 High #1

The first scoring option if from 5 cutting off of a cross screen from 4 at the elbow. If this isn’t open, the ball is reversed as 4 cuts through to the corner followed by an immediate wing ball-screen from 5.

Pat Skerry Towson Tigers Offense – 1-4 High #2

The ball is entered to the wing and 5 rubs off of a double screen from 1 and 4. If the cut isn’t open, the ball is reversed as 2 runs across the baseline for a shot in the corner.

Pat Skerry Towson Tigers Offense – Horns #1

The play starts with a pick-and-roll then the ball reverses to a corner cut followed by a wing ball-screen.

Pat Skerry Towson Tigers Offense – Horns #2

The point guard dribbles to the wing then cuts off of a staggered ball-screen from 5 and 4. 5 rolls to the basket and 4 pops for a shot.

Pat Skerry Towson Tigers Offense – Horns #3

1 dribbles to the wing as 4 steps out and 5 cuts to the low post. If the initial cut isn’t open, 1 can pass to 4 for the hi/lo to 5.

Pat Skerry Towson Tigers Offense – Horns #4

1 uses the screen from 5 as 4 screens down for 2 on the opposite wing. If 2 doesn’t have a shot, 5 follows with a second pick-and-roll.

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.