Villanova Wildcats Ball Screen Offense for Arcidiacono

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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November 4, 2016

Villanova Wildcats Ball Screen Offense for Arcidiacono by Wes Kosel

Here is a video with several plays showing how Coach Jay Wright used Ryan Arcidiacono off of the Villanova Wildcats Ball Screen Offense actions. Arciadiacono just led his Wildcats to the 2016 NCAA Division 1 Tournament Championship after playing for four years under Coach Wright. As a player at Villanova, Arcidiacono was Big East All-Rookie Team in 2013, Big East Co-Player of the Year and First Team All-Big East in 2015, and NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player and Second-Team All-Big East in 2016. He is now playing for the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League. in 2015-2016 he averaged the most points of his career with 12.5 per game. He also shot is best from the floor with 50% field goal percentage, 39% 3-point field goal percentage, and 83.6% free-throw percentage. The Austin Spurs start playing soon with games against Oklahoma City and Reno to start off the year. The Austin Spurs are an affiliate of the NBA San Antonio Spurs. In the National Championship Game against North Carolina, Arcidiacono had the assist (flip pass) to Kris Jenkins who hit the three-point shot to win the game in Houston, Texas. The shot by Jenkins came just moments after Marcus Paige hit a double pump shot to tie the game.

Villanova Wildcats Ball Screen Offense

The video below shows several clips of Arcidiacono coming off of ball screens. One of the plays is drawn up in a PDF below.

Nova Flat

This simple flat ball action can be hard to guard since it gives the ballhandler the freedom to attack either left or right on the ball screen. The goal is to have Arcidiacono get momentum coming off of the ball screen to get an open shot or to force the help defenders to suck in.

Villanova Wildcats Ball Screen Offense

Click on the pdf link below to download the Villanova Wildcats Ball Screen Offense:

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