Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Italy vs. Tunisia Set Plays

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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July 6, 2016

Olympic Qualifying – Italy vs. Tunisia Set Plays by Wes Kosel

Italy and Tunisia played each other in the second game of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament for the Rio Olympics held in Turin, Italy. Italy won 68-41 with the third quarter being the difference. Italy outscored Tunisia 22-2 in the third quarter. For Tunisia Set Plays, Mohamed Mokhtar Ghyaza scored 9 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani scored 15 points for Italy while also getting 6 rebounds. Italy’s defense held Tunisia to 22% shooting for 2-point field goals. For Group B play, both teams will now go on to play Croatia (Italy vs. Croatia on July 5th and Tunisia vs. Croatia on July 6th). The top two teams from this group will go on to play in the semifinals against the top two teams from Group A (Iran, Mexico, or Greece). Below are game highlights from Tunisia vs. Italy.

Italy Offense

Olympic Qualifying – Cross Repeat

Italy uses this play to get multiple cross screens for Marco Belinelli. Belinelli does a good job of cutting after seeing how his defender tries to jump the screen.

Tunisia Set Plays

Olympic Qualifying – Piston Pin PNR

This action gets the ball moving and puts a big on big ball-screen at the top of the key.

Olympic Qualifying

Tunisia Offense

Olympic Qualifying – Slice Orlando Roll

Tunisia uses an Orlando action to open up a shot at the top of the key. The Orlando action is a dribble handoff followed by a ball-screen.

Olympic Qualifying

Olympic Qualifying – 1-4 High Step Out PNR

In this 1-4 high set, the Tunisia players move towards the baseline as 5 steps out to set a ball-screen. The 1-4 high turns into a low set with only 5 moving out for the ball-screen.

Olympic Qualifying