Thad Matta Ohio State Buckeyes 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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July 12, 2014

Thad Matta Ohio State Buckeyes Offense by Wes Kosel

Attached are two plays from Ohio State Head Coach Thad Matta. Coach Matta just completed his 14th year as a head coach and 10th year at Ohio State. Thad Matta took over for the Buckeyes in 2004-2005 after previously coaching at Xavier and Butler. In all 14 years, Thad Matta has never had a losing season and has won at least 20 games each season he has coached. He has 377 career wins and boasts a 0.768 winning percentage. He has 5 Big Ten Regular Season Championships, 4 Big Ten Tournament Championships, and 2 Final Four appearances (2007, 2012). Amazingly, Thad Matta has been named coach of the year in 3 different conferences (Horizon League, Atlantic 10, and Big Ten).

Thad Matta Ohio State Buckeyes Offense – 1-4 High Fake UCLA

1 passes to 3 then makes a fake UCLA cut off of 5. Once he passes 5, he turns and sets a rear screen for 5. 5 cuts to the basket looking for the pass from 3. If 5 isn’t open, 1 steps out and gets the pass from 3. 4 sets a ball-screen for 1 as 2 screens across for 5. If 5 isn’t open, 1 looks to pass to 2 cutting off of a down screen from 4.

Thad Matta Ohio State Buckeyes Offense – Horns Stack

Instead of 4 and 5 lined up on the elbows, 4 and 5 stack up to set a double ball-screen for 1. Once 1 clears the screen, 4 turns to set a screen for 5 who cuts into the lane. If 5 isn’t open, 4 screens down for 5. 1 passes to 5 for a shot. If 5 doesn’t have anything, he passes to 3 on the wing who looks inside to 4 diving to the basket.

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.