Sean Miller Arizona Wildcats Offense by Wes Kosel

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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 2, 2015

Sean Miller Arizona Wildcats Offense by Wes Kosel

Here are two plays from Arizona head coach Sean Miller. Miller just completed his 6th year at Arizona leading the Wildcats to a 34-4 record and a 2nd straight Elite 8 appearance. In his 11 year coaching career, Miller has compiled a 283-99 record. He has not had a losing season and has led his teams to the NCAA Tournament 8 of 11 years. At Xavier (2004-2009), he led the Musketeers to an Elite 8 appearance in 2008 and a Sweet 16 appearance in 2009. While at Arizona, he has won over 30 games in 3 of the past 5 seasons and has won over 75% of his games (73% in conference play). Before taking over as a head coach, Miller was an assistant at Xavier, NC State, Pittsburgh, Miami (OH), and Wisconsin. He played at Pittsburgh from 1987-1992 under Coach Paul Evans. The first play is one that Arizona likes to use as a first play or at the beginning of games. The second play is a secondary quick hitter to get a shot off of a ball-screen or get the ball to a post inside.

Sean Miller Arizona Wildcats Offense – 1-4 High Clear Lob
The play starts with a pass to 3 on the wing cutting off of a screen from 5. 2 cuts across the floor to the ball-side corner. Once 3 has the ball, 1 cuts off of a back-screen from 4 looking for a lob pass. If he isn’t open, he clears out to the wing as 3 uses a ball-screen from 4. 3 moves towards 1 and gives him the ball on a dribble hand-off. 1 then uses a ball-screen from 5 right behind the hand-off.

Sean Miller Arizona Wildcats Offense – Secondary Post Cross
1 passes to 3 running up the left side of the floor. 4, who is trailing the play, sets a drag screen for 3 on the wing. 3 attacks middle as 2 screens across the lane for 5. 3 looks for a shot or to pass inside to 5.

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Wes Kosel is an assistant coach for men’s basketball under Head Coach Andy Partee at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, CO. Kosel joined the staff at Colorado College after serving two seasons as an assistant coach 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), a certified personal trainer (NSCA-CPT), 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.

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