Back-Screen Plays by Wes Kosel

Written by Wes Kosel

Wes Kosel will enter his first season as an Assistant Coach at Augustana University under Tom Billeter in 2016-2017. Kosel came to Sioux Falls after two season at Colorado College as the lead assistant. Kosel, a native of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, served as an assistant coach at Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference rival Texas Lutheran University from 2012-2014. Kosel graduated from the University of Kansas in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science. He also has a master’s degree in physical education from the University of Houston. While attending Kansas, Kosel served as an assistant coach at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. A life-long student of the game, Kosel honed his coaching skills by working summer camps for various programs in Texas, Colorado, Missouri, and New Mexico. Kosel also is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a Certified Personal Trainer, both of which are certifications earned through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Kosel and his wife, Molly, live in Colorado Springs.

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December 9, 2015

Back-Screen Plays

Attached in the back-screen playbook are three back-screen plays from several levels of basketball. The first play comes from Johnson & Wales, an NAIA institution out of Denver, CO. The Head Coach for J&W is Quintin Grogan. The second play is from the Reno Big Horns out of the NBA D-League. Lastly, the third play is from Arizona Wildcats Head Coach Sean Miller. Back-screen plays can be great for creating easy scoring looks near the rim. Many teams incorporate back-screens to get lay-ups or post-ups, but back-screens can also be utilized in lob plays as well.

Back-Screen Plays: 1-4 Push Back Screen

1 dribbles to the left pushing 3 into the lane to set a back-screen for 4 at the opposite elbow. 5 screens down for 2 who cuts to the top of the key for a shot. 1 first looks at 4 posting up then looks at 2 at the top of the key.

Back-Screen Plays: Back Screen Spread

1 passes to 4 who passes to 2. 3 runs across the floor from the right wing to the left corner. Once 2 has the ball, 5 sets a back-screen for 4 who cuts to the rim looking for a lob. If the lob isn’t there, 5 dribbles right as 1 makes a back-cut to the rim. 4 cuts out to the corner and can take a dribble hand-off from 5 if 1 isn’t open.

Back-Screen Plays: Back-Screen Play

This play was ran a few seasons ago by Sean Miller and his Arizona Wildcats. The play starts with 3 guards out and the posts at the block and elbow. Gordon and Tarczewski move to the left side of the lane as Ashley pops out and Johnson cuts to the block. Johnson then cuts to the wing and Gordon loops around Tarczewski. McConnell passes to Johnson then cuts off of a back-screen from Ashley at the top of the key. For McConnell, this play would end with a lay-up but depending on the athlete this could be a lob dunk as well.

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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 a master’s degree in Physical Education from the University of Houston. He is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and Certified Personal Trainer (CPT), both certifications given through the National Strength & Conditioning Association. He has coached summer AAU programs, volunteered with elementary and middle school basketball teams, and has worked basketball camps for various programs including the Houston Rockets, USA Basketball, University of Houston, Colorado, New Mexico, Air Force, Texas State, and Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Kosel is also a member of the NABC International Committee and serves as the committee’s social media manager.

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Back-Screen Plays by Wes Kosel