Baylor opened their semi-final win with this high/low, into a double stagger. They ran this on their first four possessions. Sometimes, they even repeat the action on the second side. See More
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Virginia ran this play to get them into the championship game, drawing a foul on the three-point shot and giving them three free throws to take the lead . Kyle Guy (3) made a three-pointer on the previous possession to bring the deficit to 1. After Auburn hit a free throw to get their lead to 2, Virginia was able to get the ball into the front court and call a timeout with 1.5 seconds left. The initial option on this play was a lob to the rim for Mamadi Diakite. The secondary option for the lead went back to Guy cutting to the corner off the screen from 5. Final Four Team Breakdown: Virginia's Elite Efficiency on Both Sides of the Ball See More
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More quality execution from the #1 ranked Half Court offense in the 2019 NCAA Final Four. Play starts with the PG entering a DHO with the shooter on the wing. As the shooter and trailer exchange pass reversals, the PG receives a shuffle screen from the post player and the opposite wing swaps sides. On the 2nd reversal, the trailer completes the reversal and hits the PG on the opposite wing, then slips the pick and pop. As the PG drives the shooters cuts the lane, then leaks out to the corner for 3! See More
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Quick hitter from 2019 NCAA Final Four team Auburn Tigers. Simple design from Bruce Pearl, using a Ram Screen on the 5 man to create separation for the ball screen on the wing. See More
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A simple quick hitter from Syracuse that has midpost and high pick and roll options. See More
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Izzo dialed up this set play, which resulted in a pass to the slip man, for an important dunk. This easy two points, like other great Izzo ATO's, proved important in the Spartans' 1-point win over Duke in the 2019 Elite Eight. Check out the Final Four team breakdown on the Spartans below! See More
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By having their post players hard hedge the ball screens, Virginia needs to provide help when the screener rolls to the basket. X5’s first job in this situation is to redirect the ball to half court and not allow 1 to turn the corner and get in the lane. If he is too concerned about his matchup with 5 he won’t be able to provide great help on the ball screen. This is where x3 comes into play to provide help until x5 gets back to his match up . X3 has a tough job to do. He has to tag 5 and take away the pass for him rolling to the basket. He then has to change direction and close out on his man to contest the shot and take away any penetration. This is a very difficult action to guard but by being aggressive and providing early help Virginia is able to cover for each other and take away high percentage shots at the rim and open shots behind the arc. Final Four Team Breakdown: Virginia's Elite Efficiency on Both Sides of the Ball See More
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Virginia uses a pick and roll continuity set that provides multiple opportunities for ball screens in a single possession. 1 dribbles off the ball screen looking for 5 rolling to the basket. If he isn’t available, 1 immediately passes to 4 up top. 4 looks for a quick pass to 5 continuing his cut to the rim. This is extremely effective against teams that hard hedge because x5 now has to sprint back to the paint to take away the layup. If 4 doesn’t have anything he will reverse the ball to one of the perimeter players. Just like in their motion offense, Virginia gives their players freedom to make decisions in this play. Most of the time 2 will make a backdoor cut, then 4 will follow his pass to 3 with a ball screen. This action can run continuously on both sides of the floor until they get the shot they want. The Cavaliers have the option of 4 reversing the ball to 2 and following with the ball screen. If this happens 3 cuts to the opposite corner, taking the place of 2 and keeping the continuity going. Blog Post: Final Four Team Breakdown: Virginia's Elite Efficiency on Both Sides of the Ball See More
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Led by All-American Point Guard, Cassius Winston, Michigan State uses this Horns set to put the ball in his hands, and allow him to read the defense. The Spartans gave LSU fits with this set, in their 2019 NCAA Tournament match-up. Check out the Final Four team breakdown on the Spartans below! See More
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This set play is what Coach Izzo dialed up to open the 2nd half, in the Spartans Elite Eight win over Duke. The alley-oop dunk was a result of Michigan State anticipating the Blue Devils' pressure defense, which opened up the lob on the empty side. Check out the Final Four team breakdown on the Spartans below! See More
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This is a set that allows floppy action. This was used by the Maryland Terrapins in the 2019 NCAA Tournament. See More
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A ram set from Auburn to give Jared Harper space off of a ball screen. Auburn ran this in the Elite Eight game against Kentucky and it allowed Harper to get a pull up three when his defender got caught on the screen and the screeners defender was late on the coverage. Check out the Final Four team breakdown on the Tigers below! See More
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Auburn went to this in the overtime of the Elite Eight game against Kentucky. The ram action helps free up the ball screener, so their defender is late on the ball screen defense. Jared Harper rejected the screen and beat Tyler Herro to the basket on this play. Check out the Final Four team breakdown on the Tigers below! See More
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Information taken from YouTube video by Coachbase. This is the famous "Pack Line Defense" that Virginia uses to suffocate their opponents. The concepts are pretty simple: Never let the offense inside of the "post box," and never allow dribble penetration. Basically, if a team is to beat a well-disciplined Pack Line Defense, they're going to have to do it from the perimeter. The basic concept is that the ball handler faces pressure from his man, and everybody else is in "help," preventing dribble penetration. The exception to this is when a player is cutting off ball in the post area. Then the defender "attaches" to the cutter (once again trying to prevent post opportunities), only to release when the player goes back out to perimeter. Things to note: - Virginia in particular hard hedges and switches on every ball screen. This only works if you have defenders that can guard multiple positions, otherwise the offense has a mismatch to attack! - This offense is designed to allow the three-point shot, so a terrific three-point shooting team could beat this style of defense. Closeouts are SO IMPORTANT to make this defense work, otherwise perimeter-focused teams will drain shots all day. - NEVER LET THE BALL ENTER THE LOW POST. If it does, you double team immediately, and force a pass back to perimeter. - Once again, because this defense involves very aggressive help, it also involves a lot of closeouts. Having personnel with great length and foot speed is advantageous for this kind of defense. - An undisciplined version of this defense that gives up possessions in the "post box" is susceptible to giving up easy buckets. - It is important to "move on flight" of the ball when in help. If you wait until ball is in hands of offensive player, it is too late. Once again, anticipate and CLOSE. OUT. Click here for more Pack Line content on the FMS blog! See More
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End of game sideline out of bounds from Auburn to get the ball in against Kentucky to go to the Final Four. Auburn didn't put anyone in the front court so they could get the ball to their point guard streaking up the sideline and dribble out the clock without any defenders in front of him. Check out the Final Four team breakdown on the Tigers below! See More
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