John Wooden UCLA Kentucky Set Play by Adam Spinella
After examining two plays that Wooden runs to get layups or post touches, Wooden needed a way to attack teams that would sag into the lane and dare his team to shoot elbow jumpers. While Wooden didn’t coach in an era of the three-point shot, the use of the outside or mid-range shot was crucial because it would open up the lane further. Wooden ran this play, called “Kentucky”, to open up a shot on the wing for one of his guards coming off a double screen.
Out of the 2-3 High formation, 1 swings the ball to 2 and 2 to 4. As 2 comes over the top looking for the handoff, he doesn’t get it and curls to the mid-range just above the block. 4 passes the ball back to 1 at the top of the key, and comes off a curl cut around 5 at the high post.
With all eyes on the cutter 4, 3 sneaks low and cuts beneath him on the baseline. 5, after setting the back screen for 4, curls around to the outside of the lane and sets a double screen with 2. 3, hoping his defender stays in the lane to help on the cut by 4, darts off the double screen and looks for the shot.
Coach Adam Spinella is entering his first season as an Assistant Coach at Culver Academies in Culver, IN. Spinella spent the three years prior as a Student Assistant Coach at Division III Dickinson College. The Dickinson Men’s Team advanced to two NCAA Tournaments and accumulated an overall record of 59-26 (.694) during the three-year span, with the 2013-2014 season ending in the Division III Elite Eight. A native of Bow, New Hampshire, Spinella has a keen interest in X’s and O’s, particularly in professional basketball, and skill development.
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