Lon Kruger Oklahoma Sooners NCAA Tournament Plays by Wes Kosel

Attached are two plays used by Oklahoma Sooners head coach Lon Kruger during the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament. The Sooners are looking to advance to the Elite 8 if they can beat Michigan State on Friday. In Kruger’s four seasons in Norman, he has led the Sooners to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances. Kruger is in his 29th season as a head coach. He has now led four different programs to at least the Sweet 16 (Kansas State, Florida, UNLV, and Oklahoma) and has taken 5 programs to the NCAA Tournament (adding Illinois). Leading up to this game, Kruger has compiled an 82-48 record at OU. In the games against Albany and Dayton, the Sooners have not found the offensive rhythm they are accustomed too. However, in the first half against Dayton, the Sooners shot an impressive 61.5% from 3-point range. If the Sooners can shoot like this moving forward in the tournament, they will be tough to beat.

Lon Kruger Oklahoma Sooners NCAA Tournament Plays – 1-4 High Dribble Zipper
1 dribbles to the right wing sending 2 down to the low post. Once 2 gets to the block, he makes a zipper cut off of 4 up the lane line. 1 passes to 2. Once 2 has the ball, he dribbles left looking to pass to 3 cutting to the wing off of a down-screen from 5.

Lon Kruger Oklahoma Sooners NCAA Tournament Plays – 4 Low DHO Stagger
This play was used to get Buddy Hield a shot on a baseline out-of-bounds play. Hield starts in the 3 position right in front of the ball. 1 passes the ball into 5 as 3 (Hield) screens across the lane for 4. 5 passes to 4 cutting to the elbow. Once 4 has the ball, 1 loops around for a dribble hand-off. 1 dribbles middle as 4 and 5 set a staggered screen for 3. 1 passes to 3 in the corner for a shot.

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Lon Kruger Oklahoma Sooners NCAA Tournament Plays by Wes Kosel