Kelvin Sampson Oklahoma Sooners 1-4 High Set Plays by Wes Kosel

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I have coached at the NCAA Division 2 (Southwestern Oklahoma State University), NAIA (USAO), and JUCO Levels (Blinn College and Carl Albert State College) as well as high school. I just felt that fellow coaches especially young coaches need to constantly work on their “game”. Just like the basketball players that we coach. We as coaches need to improve ourselves. That is my story and why I do this blog.

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August 11, 2014

Kelvin Sampson Oklahoma Sooners 1-4 High Set Plays by Wes Kosel

Attached in this playbook are four 1-4 high options from Coach Kelvin Sampson. Sampson will begin his 26th year as a college head coach for the University of Houston Cougars in 2014-2015. Since 2008, Sampson served as an NBA assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks (2008 – 2011) and the Houston Rockets (2011 – 2014). Before coaching in the NBA, Sampson was the head coach At Montana Tech, Washington State, Oklahoma, and Indiana. In 25 years, he was won 500 games and made 13 NCAA Tournament appearances. At Oklahoma, we won 281 games and led the Sooners to the Final Four in 2002.

Kelvin Sampson Oklahoma Sooners 1-4 High Set Plays – Dribble Entry
The play starts with 1 dribbling to the wing. As 1 approaches, 2 cuts into the lane and 4 dives down to the low post. 1 looks to pass to 4 posting up but if he isn’t open he passes to 5 stepping out to the top of the key. Once 5 has the ball, 3 screens down for 2 who cuts to the wing for a shot. If 2 doesn’t have a shot, he looks to pass to 4 cutting off of a screen from 3 or to 3 cutting up off of a screen from 5.

Kelvin Sampson Oklahoma Sooners 1-4 High Set Plays – Dribble Zipper
This play starts the same as the previous one but 2 makes a zipper cut off of 4 instead of cutting across the floor. Once 2 has the ball, 5 screens for 3 who cuts to the wing for a shot.

Kelvin Sampson Oklahoma Sooners 1-4 High Set Plays – Post Entry
1 passes to 5 at the high post. Once 5 has the ball, 2 cuts to the basket. If 2 isn’t open 5 dribbles across the floor looking to hit 2 in the corner for a shot. If the shot isn’t open, 3 loops around 5 for a hand-off.

Kelvin Sampson Oklahoma Sooners 1-4 High Set Plays – Wing Entry
1 passes to 2 on the wing then cuts off of a back-screen from 4. 2 looks to pass to 5 posting up
or to 1 cutting to the basket. If 1 isn’t open, he cuts to the wing off of a screen from 3. 2 passes to 4 who reverses the ball to 1. 3 screens across for 5 and 4 screens down for 3.

Wes Kosel is an assistant coach for men’s basketball under Head Coach Doug Novak at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Kosel joined the staff at Bethel after serving two seasons at Texas Lutheran University and one season at Haskell Indian Nations University. Kosel has an undergraduate degree in Exercise Science from the University of Kansas, and is pursuing a Master’s degree in Physical Education from the University of Houston. The Bartlesville, OK native is also a NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), and taught weight training and aerobic fitness courses while coaching at Texas Lutheran. He has coached AAU programs, volunteered with elementary and middle school basketball teams, and has worked basketball camps for various programs including the Houston Rockets, University of Houston, Texas State, and Texas A&M Corpus Christi.