Youngstown State Style of Play (22-23)
A look at how the Penguins played so efficiently last season
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Youngstown State finished 5th nationally in raw overall offensive efficiency last season.
The Penguins had one of the most efficient offenses in college hoops last year so I decided to take whatever film I could find and take a closer look.
Here’s a video that breaks down some of their actions/concepts:
And here are a few diagrams of sets they ran last season:
Here are some things I noticed:
they sometimes would legitimately have 5 guys on the floor who could shoot it from outside
they ran sets with purpose (and based on scout/specific time of game/score)
they ran plenty of sets, but they also gave their players a lot of freedom within those sets
they weren’t afraid to push - and keep the ball - in transition as the play developed
Hopefully you got something from this super quick look into Youngstown State - whether it was an idea/concept to implement into your style of play, a set play to add, or a video clip to share with your players.
Until next time!
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