Chris Beard – Little Rock Horns Shallow

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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October 22, 2016

Chris Beard – Little Rock Horns Shallow by Wes Kosel

Here is a set play from former Arkansas-Little Rock Head Coach Chris Beard and current Texas Tech Red Raiders Head Coach. Beard took over in Lubbock after first leaving Little Rock and accepting a job offer at UNLV, but when Tubby Smith went to Memphis, Beard pulled back on the UNLV offer and took the Texas Tech job instead. Beard has a long coaching history going back to when he was a student at the University of Texas. He was an assistant there, and assistant at Incarnate Word, a graduate assistant at Abilene Christian, and an assistant at North Texas before becoming the head coach of Fort Scott Community College in 1999. He then was the head coach of Seminole State Junior College in 2000 before joining the Texas Tech staff as an assistant in 2001. He stayed in Lubbock until 2011 and then was the head coach of the South Carolina Warriors in 2011-2012. He then was a head coach at McMurry, Angelo State, and Arkansas Little Rock, all from 2012-2016. This past season, Beard led the Little Rock Trojans to a 30-5 record, and NCAA Tournament appearance, and an upset win in the NCAA Tournament against Purdue.

Chris Beard – Arkansas Little Rock Offense

Arkansas Little Rock Horns Shallow

Beard ran simple yet effective horns set plays while coaching for Arkansas Little Rock. In this play, 1 dribbles off of a staggered horns ball screen from 5 and 4 attacking from right to left. As 1 clears the screens, 4 makes a shallow cut underneath 5 to pop out for a shot. Once 4 clears, 5 rolls to the rim. The shallow cut by 4 looks to get x4 caught up trying to get around 5 leaving 4 wide open.

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