NCAA Divison 1 Basketball: Hi/Lo Set Plays by Wes Kosel

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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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July 8, 2016

NCAA Divison 1 Basketball: Hi/Lo Set Plays by Wes Kosel

Included in this NCAA Division 1 Basketball playbook are five set plays using the hi/lo action. Hi/Lo plays can work great for your offense, but your players have to understand the proper footwork and post positioning. NCAA Division 1 Basketball: Hi/Lo plays require great accuracy on the passes as well. Hi/Lo passing lanes are typically created with good spacing and a reversal of the basketball from one wing to the other. The reversal of the ball allows the post player to hook and hold the post defender (typically on the outside hip). The Hi/Lo pass then can be made towards the basket from the elbow, high post, or top of the key.

NCAA Divison 1 Basketball: Hi/Lo Set Plays

Kentucky Wildcats – 1-4 High Hi/Lo

This 1-4 high set play from Kentucky sends 4 to the block on a post screen. After screening, 5 flashes to the ball at the left elbow. Once 5 has the ball he can shoot or look inside at 4.

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Duke Blue Devils – 1-4 UCLA Hi/Lo

Coach Mike Krzyzewski runs this UCLA/ball-screen combination action to get 4 rolling in to the post. If nothing is created on the ball-screen, 3 passes to 5 at the high post. 5 has several options (score, pass to 2, dribble towards 2, or pass hi/lo to 4 inside).

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UNC – Asheville Bulldogs – Trail Hi/Lo

This play can be used as a quick hitter in transition. If 5’s defender isn’t ready, 5 ducks in as 4 catches the ball at the top of the key and gets the entry pass for an easy layup.

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Texas A&M Aggies – Stacks Curl Hi/Lo

4 and 5 get to the hi/lo after 3 and 2 cut off of the blocks and out to the wings.

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Augustana (SD) Vikings – Post Stack Hi/Lo

Augustana won the NCAA Division II National Championship in 2016 and had some great post play. In this hi/lo action, 4 loops around 5 on the left block. 1 passes to 4 at the high post and immediately looks inside to 5 posting up.

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