Road to Rio Preview – USA National Team 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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June 30, 2016

Road to Rio Preview – USA National Team Set Plays by Wes Kosel

Below are two USA National Team Set Plays used by the USA Team against Serbia in the 2014 FIBA World Cup Final. In the FIBA World Cup, USA went 9-0 winning the Gold Medal. Kyrie Irving was named the MVP of the tournament. Finishing in 2nd place was Serbia and in 3rd was France. USA played in Group C with Turkey, Dominican Republic, New Zealand, Ukraine, and Finland. By winning the FIBA World Cup, USA qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games and did not have to participate in the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship. The 2014 title was USA’s fifth FIBA World Cup Championship.

The roster for the 2016 Rio Olympics includes the following players: Jimmy Butler, Kevin Durant, Deandre Jordan, Kyle Lowry, Harrison Barnes, DeMar DeRozan, Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson, DeMarcus Cousins, Paul George, Draymond Green, and Carmelo Anthony.

Road to Rio Preview – USA National Team Set Plays – Kyrie High PNR

Option 1: In this option, the screener’s defender (x5) jumps out before the point guard approaches the screen. Seeing this adjustment by the defense, Kyrie takes the opportunity to split the defense (x1 and x5) and gets a shot in the lane.

Option 2: In their regular option, USA uses the ball-screen and allows the ballhandler to create off the dribble. If needed, the screener can re-screen or simply roll into the lane.

USA National Team Set Plays

Road to Rio Preview – USA National Team Set Plays – Slice Opposite DHO

USA sends Klay Thompson on a slice cut to the top of the key. Kyrie keeps the ball and Klay uses a back-screen to cut to the opposite corner. As the ball is reversed, the big man gets the pass from 1 then turns to give the right wing player the ball with a dribble handoff. (another option for this play is to pass to Klay on the slice and have him use a high ball-screen).

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