Indiana Offense for Yogi Ferrell by Wes Kosel

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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August 5, 2016

Indiana Offense for Yogi Ferrell

Here are two set plays used by Indiana and Coach Tom Crean to create scoring opportunities for Yogi Ferrell. This past season, Indiana won 27 games and finished in 1st place in Big Ten Conference with a 15-3 record. The Hoosiers made it to the Sweet 16, but lost to North Carolina who would go on to the National Championship Game. To get to the Sweet 16, Indiana beat Chattanooga and Kentucky. Tom Crean has won 148 games with the Hoosiers. When he took over for Indiana in 2008-2009, they only won 6 games. In the past five seasons, Indiana has won 20+ games in four of those seasons. Before coming to Indiana, Crean coached at Marquette where he won 190 games in 9 years and made it to the 2003 Final Four.

The video below shows three clips of plays to get Yogi Ferrell dribbling off of ball screens. Ferrell is great at using ball screens and changing speeds on the attack. The video has two different ball screen actions that Indiana uses.

Tom Crean Indiana Offense for Yogi Ferrell

Empty Top PNR

In this play, Ferrell is dribbling up the floor as two guards exchange spots on the perimeter by cutting through the lane. Once these players have emptied out of the middle of the floor, 5 steps out to set a ball screen for Ferrell. Ferrell uses the ball screen to drive for a dribble jump shot.

Yogi Ferrell

Transition Orlando

Quickly coming down the floor, Indiana goes into a dribble handoff followed by a down screen. This “Orlando Action” allows Ferrell to attack into the lane while his defender gets through a handoff and a ball screen. Ferrell is able to get an open jump shot after curling the combination action.

Yogi Ferrell

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