Butler Action Set Play by Wes Kosel

Butler Action

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.

September 16, 2016

Butler Action Set Play by Wes Kosel

Here is a play used by Brad Stevens at Butler to get an open lob at the rim. We used a variation of this play at Colorado College, and it really works well if you have a 4 man who is athletic (or put your most athletic player at the 4 spot in the play). The “Butler Action” as we called it was basically a pitch by the point guard to the trail man followed by a drag and pass/back screen for the 4. Often, we were able to get a lob on the play so we didn’t need to continue, but the play can keep going with a staggered screen for the point guard. This play can also be a great way to get the ball to 4 posting up inside if the lob isn’t open.

Butler Action – Brad Stevens Lob Play

The play starts with 5 on the left block, 3 and 2 in the corner, and 4 and 1 in the slots. 1 passes to 4 and cuts around a back screen from 5 at the high post. 4 takes a dribble or two to the right and passes to 2 lifting up to the wing. The momentum of the dribble brings x4 towards the middle of the floor, and on the pass 4 cuts around 5 looking for a lob pass form 2 at the basket. If the lob isn’t there, 4 holds his man off as the ball is reversed to the left wing. Once 3 has the ball, 5 and 2 set a staggered screen for 1 inside. You can also run a variation where 1 clears out on the initial cut and the staggered screen is then set in the corner instead of 1 starting on the block.

Butler Action

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Butler Action – Brad Stevens Lob Play by Wes Kosel

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