John Calipari has had 26 of his Kentucky players drafted in the NBA during his tenure in the Blue Grass State. In 2012 his Wildcats won the NCAA Championship. Last season, the Wildcats finished the season undefeated, but lost in the NCAA Finals to finish the year 38-1 with a perfect 18-0 record in the SEC.
Calipari has been a Dribble Drive Motion guru at Kentucky and has tinkered with the system to fit his skilled players. In the last years, the Wildcats have incorporated some different looks to the system, but still like the drive and kick action of the DDM.
This is a Diamond set which when executed through can provide many different scoring options.
Kentucky Wildcats - Diamond Action
1 (Ulis - #3) makes the entry pass to 3 (Murray - #23) as 2 (Briscoe - #13) cuts into the lane
1 (Ulis - #3) cuts to the FT line after making his pass
Kentucky Wildcats - Diamond Action
3 (Murray - #23) dribbles off to the TOK as 5 (Labissiere - #1) sets a screen for the 2 (Briscoe - # 13) cutting out to the wing
Kentucky Wildcats - Diamond Action
3 (Murray - #23) passes to the cutting 2 (Briscoe - #13) on the wing and exchanges with 1 (Ulis - #3) at the FT line
Kentucky Wildcats - Diamond Action
1 (Briscoe - #13) reverses the ball to 1 (Ulis - #3) at the TOK and runs off the baseline screens from 5 (Labissiere - #1) & 4 (Lee - #00) receiving a pass from 1 (Ulis - #3) looking to catch & shoot
3 (Murray - #23) pops out to the wing replacing the cutting 2 (Briscoe - #13)
Kentucky Wildcats - Diamond Action
4 (Lee - #00) follows the cutter 2 (Briscoe - #13) out to the wing to set a ball screen
2 (Briscoe #13) rejects the screen and looks to attack the baseline
3 (Murray - #23) is drifting to the weak side corner looking for a possible kick-out pass & shoot opportunity
Kentucky Wildcats - Diamond Action
2 (Briscoe - #13) gets cut-off on the dribble penetration and reverses passing back to 4 (Lee - #00) on the wing and follows for a hand-off
4 (Lee - #00) dives to the basket as 2 (Briscoe - #13) comes off with the option to drop the ball inside
In this play, he passes the ball across court to 1 (Ulis - #3)
Kentucky Wildcats - Diamond Action
5 (Labissiere - #1) sprints to screen for 1 ((Ulis - #3) who comes off the screen looking to get into the lane
3 (Murray - #23) lifts out of the corner and when the dribble is cut-off, 1 (Ulis - #3) throws the pass out to the wing
5 (Labissiere - #1) rolls to the basket looking for a pass off the dribble penetration
4 (Lee - #00) relocates to the short corner giving the penetrator space
Kentucky Wildcats - Diamond Action
3 (Murray - #23) penetrates in the lane and kicks the pass across to 1 (Ulis - #3) who makes the extra pass at the hard closing close-out man to 2 (Briscoe - #13) in the corner for a one dribble pull-up baseline jumper
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