Brad Underwood SFA Flare Set Play by Wes Kosel

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April 10, 2014

Brad Underwood SFA Flare Set Play by Wes Kosel

In just his first year at Stephen F. Austin, Coach Brad Underwood led the Lumberjacks to a Southland Conference tournament championship and a NCAA tournament win over Shaka Smart’s VCU Rams. The Lumberjacks won 33 games this season including 29 in a row from November to March. Earlier this week, Underwood was named the recipient of the 2014 Joe B. Hall award, which is given to the nation’s top first-year coach. This Brad Underwood SFA Flare Set Play starts with reversing the ball to a hand-off or shot opportunity. If these options are not open, the play ends with a double screen to a flare screen for a shot.

Brad Underwood SFA Flare Set Play

1 dribbles to the wing. As 1 approaches 3, 3 clears through to the opposite low post. 4 is trailing the play and receives the pass from 1 at the top of the key. 4 can shoot if open. If not, 4 reverses the ball to 2. 4 and 1 then move to the elbow to set up for a double screen. 5 steps up from the low post to the elbow. 2 dribbles toward the top of the key then passes to 5 at the elbow. With his back to the basket, 5 looks to give the ball back to 2 on a hand-off or pass to 2 in the corner for a shot. If 2 isn’t open, 5 looks for 3 cutting off of a double screen from 4 and 1. After 3 clears the double screen, 4 turns to set a flare screen for 1. 1 flares to the wing looking for the pass from 5. 5 can also pass to 3 who then can pass to 1 on the flare. Take a look at this Brad Underwood SFA Flare Set Play.

Wes Kosel is an assistant coach for men’s basketball under Head Coach Tommy Jones at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, TX. 2013-2014 marks the second year for Kosel at TLU. Prior to arriving at TLU, Kosel served as a student assistant coach under Head Coach Chad Killscrow at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, KS. 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 teaches weight training and aerobic fitness courses 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.

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