Basketball Plays |  UTEP Don Haskins Blob Plays

Here are two line formation UTEP Don Haskins Blob Plays. Coach Don Haskins coached at the University of Texas at El Paso (formerly Texas Western) from 1961 – 1999. Haskins, an Oklahoma native, played for legendary Coach Henry “Hank” Iba at Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University). Before arriving at Texas Western, Coach Don Haskins was a high school coach at several small-town schools. In 38 years at Texas Western/UTEP, Haskins led his teams to 17 seasons with 20 or more wins and 32 seasons with a winning record. At Texas Lutheran University (NCAA Division III), I work for Head Coach Tommy Jones. Jones worked as a graduate assistant for Don Haskins in the 1970s. Jones was already a head high school coach in Florida before taking the graduate assistant position, but moved half-way across the country for a chance to coach the college game under Coach Haskins. Jones then went on to coach at Panola Junior College in Carthage, TX and from there worked as an assistant at Houston Baptist, Rice, and Houston. At Houston Baptist, Jones worked under Head Coach Gene Iba, nephew of Coach Hank Iba. Jones was head coach at Houston Baptist from 1985-1989. This season marks the seventh year for Jones at TLU. I am very grateful to be in a position to learn from Coach Jones, and appreciate all of his insights on Coach Haskins and the Iba family.

In the first play “Spread”, 1 throws the ball in with 5, 2, 3, and 4 lined up along the lane line. 5 cuts to the corner drawing his defender away from the basket. 2 cuts to the opposite low block and 3 steps toward the wing then cuts to the ball-side low block. 1’s options are to pass to 1) 2 at the opposite block, 2) 3 at the ball-side block, and 3) 5 in the corner for a shot.

The second play, “Tight Line”, uses the same starting formation with 1 throwing the ball in. 5, 2, and 4 all screen 3’s defender, and 3 cuts to the corner looking for a shot. If 3 isn’t open, 2 cuts off of 5 to the opposite block and 4 cuts to the ball-side block. 1 is looking for 1) to pass to 3 in the corner, 2) pass to 2 at the opposite block, and 3) pass to 4 at the ball-side block.

I hope you enjoy these UTEP Don Haskins Blob Plays.

Coach Wes Kosel

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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UTEP Don Haskins Blob Plays