Matt Painter: Zone Offense

with Matt Painter,
Purdue University Head Men's Coach;
2024 Big Ten Regular Season Champions;
2x AP Big Ten Coach of the Year (2023, 2024);
2023 Big Ten Tournament Champions;
2023 AP Co-Big Ten Coach of the Year;
2022 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame;
2019 NABC National Coach of the Year;
2019 Elite Eight;
4x Big Ten Coach of the Year (2008, 2010, 2011, 2019);
5x Big Ten Regular Season Champions (2010, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024);
2009 Big Ten Tournament Champions;
2009 US U19 National Team Assistant Coach (Gold medal);
Purdue University Associate Head Coach from 2004 to 2005;
Southern Illinois Head Coach from 2003 to 2004;
2004 MVC Regular Season Champions;
2004 MVC Coach of the Year;
Southern Illinois Assistant Coach from 1998 to 2003;
Eastern Illinois Assistant Coach from 1995 to 1998;
Barton College Assistant Coach from 1994 to 1995;
Washington & Jefferson Assistant Coach from 1993 to 1994;
played college basketball for Purdue from 1989 to 1993 (guard)

Get more lay-ups, free throws and open shots against zone defenses.

In this on-court presentation, Matt Painter outlines all of the important elements, Xs and Os, and rules from his zone offense, which contains motion principles with rules. His teams go from transition offense into motion offense versus man or zone defense.

Coach Painter demonstrates the rules and principles by taking the players through 3-on-0, 4-on-0 and finally 5-on-0. See how Painter teaches his players to utilize shot fakes, pass fakes, misdirection dribble and the rip and go to successfully execute the Cut-Thru Zone offense. The players must keep 12-15ft spacing, cut to the high post, speed or hard cut to the short corner, constantly change their movement, and use the misdirection dribble to move the defense. Benefits from these actions include natural overloads that create open shots and it will constantly put your players in offensive rebound position.

After building the player movement, Painter coaches the players in a 5-on-5 setting versus a 2-3 defense while then incorporating the use of the ball screen.

If you are looking for new ideas for attacking zone defenses this DVD will give your players many cutting options, using the dribble effectively, while also feeding the post and looking for cutters.

Produced at the Spring 2010 Las Vegas, NV clinic

65 minutes. 2010.