NCAA Tournament: Mike Krzyzewski Duke Blue Devils Offense

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April 8, 2015

NCAA Tournament: Mike Krzyzewski Duke Blue Devils Offense

Attached are two horns set plays and two zone options from Duke during the 2015 NCAA Tournament. Mike Krzyzewski won his 5th NCAA Tournament Championship on Monday night beating Wisconsin in a close battle. Duke was led all season by the trio of freshman: Jahlil Okafor, Justise Winslow, and Tyus Jones. In the championship game, Grayson Allen and Tyus Jones took over and led the Blue Devils to another championship. Allen scored 16 points and Jones scored 23 including two 3-point shots in the closing minutes. In Duke’s journey to the championship game, the Blue Devils took on Robert Morris, San Diego State, Utah, Gonzaga, and Michigan State. With Wisconsin arguably being the favorites to win after taking down Kentucky, Duke had to play almost perfect to beat the red-hot Badgers. In the championship game, Duke only committed 5 turnovers, shot 80% from the free-throw line, and blocked six shots to outlast Bo Ryan’s team 68-63.

NCAA Tournament: Mike Krzyzewski Duke Blue Devils Offense – Zone Over the Top
In this play, 3 runs the baseline to create an overload on the right side of the floor. By stretching out the defense, Duke creates a hi/lo look inside to Okafor.

NCAA Tournament: Mike Krzyzewski Duke Blue Devils Offense – Zone Hi/Lo Runner
This play starts with a dribble hand-off into a baseline screen for 1. After screening in the lane, 4 looks to catch the ball inside. If the ball gets to 4, he looks to score, pass to 5 for the hi/lo, or pass to 2 for an open shot.

NCAA Tournament: Mike Krzyzewski Duke Blue Devils Offense – Horns Fake Hand-Off Down
In this horns play, 1 passes in to 4 then loops around for a fake hand-off. After that, 2 cuts up off of a screen from 5 and gets the hand-off from 4 for a shot.

NCAA Tournament: Mike Krzyzewski Duke Blue Devils Offense – Horns High Entry Hi/Lo
1 passes to 4 at the high post then loops to the right for a fake hand-off. 3 moves inside and looks to post up his defender for a hi/lo pass over the top.

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