Jimmy Smith TLU Bulldogs 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 1, 2016

Jimmy Smith TLU Bulldogs Set Plays by Wes Kosel

Below are five Jimmy Smith TLU Bulldogs Set Plays,  Smith just accepted an assistant coaching position at Sam Houston State after being the TLU Head Coach for two seasons. This will be his second stop at Sam Houston State, where he got his coaching start in 2004. From SHSU he went on to be an assistant at his alma mater, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor where he played and coached for Texas Coaching legend Ken DeWeese. While he was at UMHB as an assistant, the Cru went 70-18 and appeared in three NCAA Division III National Tournaments. In 2012, Smith took over as Head Coach of the Schreiner Mountaineers. He improved the winning record from 11 in 2013 to 15 in 2014. He then took over for the TLU Bulldogs in 2014 and led them to consecutive Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships and two NCAA Tournament appearances. This past season, the Bulldogs went 21-7.

Smith is known for his extensive offensive playbook and runs a similar style to what Brad Underwood ran at Stephen F. Austin. The plays often make great counter off of each other and are great for getting your best player the ball.

Jimmy Smith TLU Bulldogs Set Plays –  Down Screen Roll Replace

Smith uses a ram action here to get 5 into a running start to set a ball-screen for 1. The ram action is a down screen into a ball-screen which puts the defense at a disadvantage when guarding the ball-screen with x5. On the ball-screen, 5 rolls and 4 replaces 5.

Jimmy Smith TLU Bulldogs Set Plays

Jimmy Smith TLU Bulldogs Set Plays –  High Back Cut

1 passes to 3 then makes a shallow cut to the corner. 5 steps out and gets the ball then turns to dribble towards 2. On the dribble, 2 makes a back-cut to the rim for a layup.

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Jimmy Smith TLU Bulldogs Set Plays –  High Ball-Screen Pop Duck

1 uses a high ball-screen from 4 then looks to hit 4 on the pop. Once 4 has it, he looks for 5 ducking in for a quick post up.

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Jimmy Smith TLU Bulldogs Set Plays –  High Direct Double Down

1 passes to 5 then crosses with 2 to cut to the block. 3 screens down for 2 and 4 screens down for 1. 5 looks to make a play to the rim or pass to either shooter cutting to the rim.

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Jimmy Smith TLU Bulldogs Set Plays –  High Flex

This is a unique way to get into flex. 1 passes to 4 who passes to 3. 4 cuts to the corner and 1 cuts to the block. 5 steps out and gets the ball to reverse to 2. Now in flex, 1 sets a screen for 4 and 5 screens down for 1.

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Click on the pdf link to download the Jimmy Smith TLU Bulldogs Set Plays Playbook:

Jimmy Smith TLU Bulldogs Set Plays

 

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