Brad Stevens Butler University “Bulldawg” Set Play by Adam Short

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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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September 30, 2013

Brad Stevens Butler University “Bulldawg” Set Play by Adam Short

The last Brad Stevens Butler University Set Play that I posted from Coach Stevens was very complex. This Brad Stevens Butler University set play is much simpler but just as effective as “Butler”. Of course I love this play because it has the screen the screener action at the end of the play. When 4 comes up to get the ball from 1, 3 must brush screen 4’s defender. This will allow 4 to catch the ball without any pressure. 2 must sprint to ball side corner as fast as he can. 5 will then set a flare screen for 1. You want 5 to set a flare screen because you want 5’s defender to help on 1 for second. This will allow 5 to catch the ball without any pressure. As soon as 5 catches the ball, 3 is already on his way to set a back screen on 4. 5 will swing the ball quickly to 1. If 4 is open after the back screen, 1 will hit 4 for a layup! The only player that can stop 4 from scoring a layup is 3’s defender. If 3’s defender helps on the back screen, 5 must go head hunt him. 3 will come off the screen looking for a shot. This play looks very simple but it is very effective. Spacing and the timing of this play is key! I would suggest any coach to add this play to their playbook!

Adam Short begins his first year as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Cowley College.

Short grew up in Indiana and was a First-Team All-Conference selection as a senior at Lake Central High School. He went on to attend Joliet (Ill) Junior College and helped the team to a NJCAA Division III national runner-up finish, while being named First-Team All-Conference and a two-time Region 4 Player of the Week.

After Joliet, Short spent his final two years of college basketball playing at NAIA school Avila University in Kansas City, MO. At Avila, he scored more than 1,000 points in his career and earned all-conference honors each year at the school.

He graduated from Avila in 2011 with a Bachelor’s degree in English with an emphasis in writing. Short then served as a graduate assistant coach with the Avila men’s basketball team from 2011-2013, and earned a Masters degree in Organizational Development in 2013.

He also spent the past two years working with MoKan Nike Elite Youth Basketball League out of Kansas City, MO. His job duties consisted of coaching, scouting, and breaking down film.