Tom Crean Indiana Hoosiers Last Second Plays by Wes Kosel

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August 5, 2014

Tom Crean Indiana Hoosiers Last Second Plays by Wes Kosel

Attached in this playbook are four full-court last-second plays from Indiana Hoosiers Head Coach Tom Crean. Crean, a 15 year veteran as a head coach, has won almost 300 games in his career and just passed the 100-win mark at Indiana this past season. In 6 years at Indiana, the Hoosiers have made it to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen twice including a Big Ten regular season Conference Championship in 2012-2013. Before taking the job at Indiana, Crean was the Head Coach at Marquette where his Golden Eagles made the NCAA Tournament five times and a run to the Final Four in 2002-2003.

In these full-court plays, Crean does a great job of creating multiple scoring options. Be sure to practice these plays and make sure that your inbounder is comfortable making a full-court pass. A baseball-style pass will probably work best. Also, practice making the pass at a lower trajectory if you know you will be playing in a gym with a low ceiling.

Tom Crean Indiana Hoosiers Last Second Plays – Horns Post Cross
4 steps across to screen for 5. 5 cuts to the wing as 2 rubs off of 4 to the opposite wing. 3 looks to hit 5 or 2 for a shot.

Tom Crean Indiana Hoosiers Last Second Plays – Last Second Lob
Similar to the last play, 5 and 2 cut to the wings but 4 cuts to the basket instead of popping out as an outlet. 3 looks to hit 4 at the basket with the lob pass. Put your best athlete at the 4 spot to go up and get the ball for this play. If more time is on the clock, 3 can pass to 5 who looks to shoot or hit 4 on the lob.

Tom Crean Indiana Hoosiers Last Second Plays – Double Up
1 and 5 screen up for 4 and 2 who cut toward the wings. 3 looks to hit 4 or 2 for a shot. If neither are open, 3 hits 1 cutting across off of a screen from 5. 1 looks to drive and pull up for a shot or pass out to 4 or 2.

Tom Crean Indiana Hoosiers Last Second Plays – Line Cross
5 screens for 1 who cuts across the floor to the right wing. 2 cuts over the top of the screening action to the left wing. 3 looks to pass to 1 for a shot or can run the baseline to pass to 2 on the left wing.

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.