Mark Few Gonzaga University Bulldogs 1-4 High Set Plays by Wes Kosel

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August 22, 2014

Mark Few Gonzaga University 1-4 High Set Plays by Wes Kosel

Here are three 1-4 high set plays from Gonzaga University Head Coach Mark Few. Few started at Gonzaga University as a graduate assistant and assistant coach before taking over as head coach in 1999. In 15 years at Gonzaga, Few has compiled a 403-100 record, 193-25 conference record, 13 regular season conference championships, and 15 NCAA Tournament appearances. During that span, his teams have won 23+ games every season. He has reached 4 NCAA Sweet 16’s, but has failed to lead the Zags into the Elite 8. Long thought of as the “underdog”, Few’s teams are now a nationally-ranked contender year in and year out.

Mark Few Gonzaga University 1-4 High Set Plays – 1-4 High #1
1 passes to 2 then makes a UCLA cut off of 4 to the basket. 2 looks for 1 on the cut or for 1 posting up. 4 then steps out to set a ball-screen for 2 on the wing. 2 drives middle as 4 rolls to the basket and 1 cuts to the wing off of a double screen from 3 and 5.

Mark Few Gonzaga University 1-4 High Set Plays – 1-4 High #2
1 passes to 2 then cuts around 4 as if he is cutting to the low post. Instead, 1 loops around to set a rear-screen for 4. 4 cuts to the basket looking for the pass from 2. If 4 isn’t open, 1 steps out to get the pass from 2. 2 passes to 1 who passes to 3 cutting off of a screen from 5.

Mark Few Gonzaga University 1-4 High Set Plays – 1-4 High #3
1 passes to 2 on the wing then loops around 3 to the left wing. 4 screens across for 5 who cuts up for a 3-point shot. 2 drives to the basket looking to pass to 5 up top or to 4 on the 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.