San Diego State opened up the game with this play and forced St. John’s to foul at the rim. The play starts with a pass entry to the wing then a loop by the point guard down to the rim and back out to the perimeter. 4 gets the ball in the short corner and…
NCAA Tournament X’s & O’s – North Dakota State
North Dakota State ran this Horns set early in the game against Gonzaga. Looking to get their stretch 4 an open jump shot, they run a nice Horns set into a 2-man game on the wing.
NCAA Tournament X’s & O’s – San Diego State
SDSU used this play to get an isolation look at the elbow with the 4 man. The play starts with 2 making the first cut to the opposite corner and 3 stepping out to the right corner. The point guard then makes the entry pass to 4 at the elbow and clears out to the…
NCAA Tournament X’s & O’s – Gonzaga
Gonzaga runs this set for a HI PNR for their shooting guard. I like this set and it works because it keeps the defense moving, and has a stretch 4 spread the floor after freezing his man. Kevin Pangos being an elite 3 point threat is on the wing to prevent any weakside help, and…
NCAA Tournament X’s & O’s – Oklahoma State
Here is another great play from Oklahoma State to get Phil Forte a shot. The play starts with multiple dribble hand-offs that gets the defense chasing the ball. Once the ball is back to the point guard, he dribbles towards the middle of the floor then hits the wing on a snapback. Forte (2) sets…
NCAA Tournament X’s & O’s – Oregon
Here is a quick hitter from Oregon used in the second half against Oklahoma State. The offense starts in a 2-3 high formation with all of the players above the free-throw line. 1 passes to 2 on the wing and then makes a shallow cut to the corner. 2 sets a down-screen for 5 inside.…
NCAA Tournament X’s & O’s – Davidson
Davidson is one of the best perimeter shooting teams in the NCAA Tournament. They do a great job of screen for the 3 and then putting pressure on the basket at the same time by using cuts away from the ball and slipping screens. Here is a little action they use in the first half…
NCAA Tournament X’s & O’s – Robert Morris
Horns Pindown Twirl Backdoor Robert Morris needed a basket against duke midway through the first half. They run Horns into a Pindown DHO/Curl option except this time after 1 comes back for a DHO he catches his man overplaying and cuts backdoor for a layup. 1-4 Backdoor ISO Robert Morris runs a nice set…
NCAA Tournament X’s & O’s – Oregon
Here is a flex option used by Oregon in the first half against Oklahoma State. The Cowboys defended the action well, but it looks like a good set-up for future plays from the Ducks. The play starts in regular flex with a flex-screen and down-screen. Instead of continuous flex, 2 and 4 set a staggered…
NCAA Tournament X’s & O’s – Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State used this flex option early when Oregon was playing man to man defense. The Cowboys didn’t get a good shot since they gave up on the play after the hand-off (they did not get to the screen for Forte at the end). However, this is a good play to get Forte (2) open…