Alan Huss: Creating Offensive Advantage with Conceptual Spacing & Balance

with Alan Huss,
Creighton University Head Coach;
Creighton University Associate Head Coach from 2025 to 2026;
High Point University Head Coach from 2023 to 2025;
2x Big South Regular Season Champions (2024, 2025);
2025 Big South Tournament Champions;
2x Big South Coach of the Year (2024, 2025);
Creighton University Assistant Coach from 2017 to 2023;
New Mexico Assistant Coach from 2014 to 2017;
La Lumiere School (IN) Head Coach from 2010 to 2014;
Culver Military Academy (IN) Head Coach from 2007 to 2010;
Played college basketball for Creighton

In this on-court presentation, Coach Alan Huss reveals how to build an efficient conceptual offensive system centered on spacing, balance, and understanding. A proven winner and championship-level coach, Huss demonstrates how his teams create flow, maintain structure, and generate high-value scoring opportunities with an attack that is simple, adaptable, and difficult to guard.

Building the Foundation: Transition Rules & Early Advantage
Coach Huss begins by outlining the rules of transition that set the tone for the entire offense. You will see how to create early advantages before the defense can get organized, how to play with purposeful pace, and how defining expected point values can increase clarity and decision-making.

On-Ball & Off-Ball Actions That Force Defensive Help
Huss breaks down how to teach on-ball and off-ball actions that consistently force two defenders to guard the basketball. By combining spacing, timing, and ball movement, players learn to create and exploit advantages that open the floor for multiple scoring threats.

Using Bigs in Transition to Maintain Balance
A major emphasis of Huss' system is how to effectively utilize bigs in transition, whether they are running ahead to create early post opportunities or trailing to maintain spacing and balance. You will learn how to position bigs so they enhance both pace and structure.

Attacking Defensive Coverages
Coach Huss demonstrates how to attack common defensive coverages, including drop coverage and level defenses. You will see how to add layers of off-ball counters that make the offense unpredictable while maintaining its conceptual clarity.

This presentation is a complete masterclass in conceptual offense. Coach Huss gives you both the "why" and the "how" behind building a system that promotes pace, space, balance, and high-level decision-making.

79 minutes. 2026.