Rick Pitino Louisville Quick Hitters

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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September 3, 2016

Rick Pitino Louisville Quick Hitters by Wes Kosel

Here are two set plays from Louisville Head Coach Rick Pitino. Pitino, a two-time NCAA Champion and seven-time NCAA Region Champion (Final Four’s), has been the head coach of Louisville since 2001. He has a 745-262 record and in fifteen years at Louisville he has a 391-134 record. In all, he has been a head coach for 31 years and has made stops at Hawaii, Boston, Providence, Kentucky, and Louisville. Pitino has also been a head coach in the NBA, where he was the head coach for the New York Knicks from 1987-1989 and the Boston Celtics from 1997-2001. He has won several awards including NABC Coach of the Year (1987), John Wooden National Coach of the Year (1987), SEC Coach of the Year (1990, 1991, 1996), and Conference USA Coach of the Year (2005). He was also inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.

Rick Pitino Louisville Cardinals Quick Hitters

DHO Wheel

This play starts with a dribble handoff on the left wing between 1 and 2. Once 2 gets the ball, 1 cuts off of a screen from 4 to the right corner and 5 sets a flare screen for 3 running from right to left. 2 looks to pass to 1 or 3 for a shot off of the wheel action screens from 5 and 4.

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Stagger Option

1 dribbles off of a staggered ball screen from 4 and 5 at the free throw line. 4 rolls to the basket for a quick layup. In the second option, 5 steps out to get the ball and quickly passes to 4 rolling to the rim. These two options work great if x4 tries to jump out and hard hedge or switch the screen. A baseline pass can be made if x4 tries to hard hedge to early as well.

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