Stew Morrill Utah State Offense by Wes Kosel

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April 11, 2014

Stew Morrill Utah State Offense by Wes Kosel

Here are two set plays from Coach Stew Morrill. Coach Morrill led the Utah State Aggies to 18 wins this season. Morrill came to Utah State after successful stints at Colorado State and Montana. Morrill got career win number 600 this season, and in his career has won almost 70% of his games.

Stew Morrill Utah State Offense – Baseline Runner

In this play, the 2 guard basically gets to run around screens until he gets open. If 2 is efficient moving without the ball, it is almost impossible for x2 to get around all of the screens. The play starts with two posts down low and the two guards on the wings. 2 cuts toward the low block and once underneath 4 reads the defender. If x2 tries to play over the screen and jump the stagger cut, 2 pops back to the wing for a shot. If x2 follows 2 around the screen, 2 continues through on the staggered screen from 5 and 4. 3 cuts up to the lane line extended and receives the pass from 1 to then reverse to 2 for a shot. If 2 still isn’t open, he loops back around 4 reading the defender again. If x2 follow, he continues around the screen for the shot in the corner. If x2 jumps over the screen, 4 turns to set the screen on x2, and 2 cuts back around 5 for a shot on the opposite wing.

Stew Morrill Utah State Offense – Stagger Slip

This play from the Stew Morrill Utah State Offense starts in a 1-4 high set. 1 dribbles toward the wing while 2 and 3 cross the floor to switch positions. 1 passes to 3, then switches places with 2 on the wing. 4 and 5 move toward 3 to set up a staggered ball-screen. 4 immediately slips the screen looking for the pass from 3. If 4 isn’t open, 3 dribbles off of 5 and attacks the elbow. 3 can pass to 5 on the roll, 4 stepping across the lane, and to 1 sliding to the corner.

Wes Kosel is an assistant coach for men’s basketball under Head Coach Tommy Jones at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, TX. 2013-2014 marks the second year for Kosel at TLU. Prior to arriving at TLU, Kosel served as a student assistant coach under Head Coach Chad Killscrow at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, KS. 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 teaches weight training and aerobic fitness courses 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.

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