Immensely grateful for these last three years with the
@IowaHoops
program! Thank you to the coaches, players, as well as my fellow managers! So blessed and humbled to be truly living my dream! God is good!
Joe Wieskamp is the only High-Major player since (2007-08) to have a season eclipsing:
> 70 Made 3PFGs
> 46% 3PFG %
> 52% 2PFG %
> 18% Defensive Rebounding %
Congrats on a great year
@JWieskamp21
!!
After an amazing 3 years at Iowa, I am super blessed for this next opportunity to be a Graduate Assistant with
@OU_MBBall
. Thankful to Coach Moser and the entire coaching staff here at OU!
#GodIsGood
#BoomerSooner
Thank you to
@uiowa
for a great education and many opportunities!
Blessed to be able to graduate in 3 years with a B.S. in Sport and Rec. Management (emphasis in Coaching & Sport Instruction) and a Minor in Religious Studies.
Grateful to
@IowaHoops
for the manager experience!
@jtoussaint_2
and
@JordanBo_3
played 107 offensive possessions together last season.
Iowa Team Stats:
1.31 Adj. Points Per Possession
48.6% 3P %
76.7% At the Rim FG %
Many people like to appeal to
@LukaG_55
's counting stats (which are obviously impressive) but the efficiency is off the charts.
Luka is the ONLY player in CBB (since 07-08) to surpass:
> 44% 3P%
> 55% 2P%
>5% BLK%
(min. 25 3PFG's made)
Are you a
@uiowa
student and interested in becoming a student manager for our program? Contact current manager Luke Slavens (luke-slavens
@uiowa
.edu) for more information.
Hawkeye Nation.. it’s been an incredible 3 years. I can’t thank you all enough for your support throughout my career…
At this time, I’d like to officially announce that I will be keeping my name in the 2021 NBA Draft. I’ll be a Hawkeye for life!
#WiesyOuttaHere
✌🏻💛
Congrats
@JWieskamp21
!!
@spurs
are getting truly a great one! Thanks for allowing me to be a part of your journey these last 3 years and beyond!! Keep working hard and trusting in GOD!
@BenjaminSWatson
I love all your work Benjamin. Please consider running for public office somewhere. You could do so much good in this country for everyone. I admire your faith and desire for justice and truth in America.
@cj_fredrick
Thanks for everything CJ! I will never forget those weekend workouts freshman year! You are a great player but even better person. Grateful to be a small part of your story.
According to
@SynergySST
, there has been 179 players in D1 Men's College Basketball who have defended at least 55 possessions at the rim.
Jalen Hill of
@OU_MBBall
ranks
#1
in Defensive PPP, only giving up 0.65 PPP on 78 possessions
@Kbj_vi
So excited to be heading to the Nike Basketball Clinics in Las Vegas this weekend! Grateful to be able to learn from some of the best coaches in the world of college basketball!
@BBallClinics
4 Days Until CBB - Eddie Sutton passed away on May 23, 2020. The longtime coach of
@OSUMBB
went to a total of 3 Final Fours, 6 Elite 8s (at 3 different schools), and 12 Sweet 16s. Below is a high/low play from the 2004 Final Four in San Antonio. Prayers to the Sutton Family.
0 Days Until CBB - Lute Olson passed away on August 27, 2020. The longtime coach of
@IowaHoops
went to a total of 5 Final Fours, 8 Elite 8s, and 13 Sweet 16s. Below is the last play of the game vs Coach Thompson's Hoyas. Prayers to the Olson Family.
27 Days Until CBB - It was a pleasure to watch
@LeVelleMoton
coach in essentially the regular season 2019-20 MEAC Championship.
@NCCU_MBB
won a tightly matched contest. With 7 to go, they have a baseline runner with a cross screen for an easy entry and score to cut the lead to 3.
Took this photo in the early hours of the morning in the Old City of Jerusalem. Beautiful reminder that amidst the loneliness and darkness, one light shines brightest. Happy Easter, He is risen! 🙏❤️
Zephaniah 3:17 - The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.
A team manager's heart stops during practice. Players retreat to the locker room, "waiting and praying." The athletic trainer springs to action.
As promised, a longer read on the near-tragedy that brought a tight-knit Iowa team even closer.
First up, is one of the most famous backdoors in history, courtesy of the Pete Carril. In his final collegiate victory,
@PrincetonMBB
upset the defending national champions UCLA in the first round of the NCAA tournament in 1996 by a score of 43–41 at the RCA Dome.
14 Days Until CBB - As
@franfraschilla
passionately taught me over quarantine during Clinics, "Ball Screens must create indecision at the point of the screen." Here for
@umichbball
,
@D_Bo20
does exactly that by "ghosting" his screen to create an open driving lane for Xavier.
69 Days Until CBB - After being under the tutelage of Carril, Bill Carmody implemented the “Princeton” Offense at his next stop as the Head Coach of
@HCrossMBB
. Fantastic movement and spacing here. Crusaders were nationally ranked Top 25 in 3 Point Rate and Top 5 in Assist Rate.
68 Days Until CBB - From the Patriot to the Ivy,
@PennBasketball
displays an intricate set after the under 4 TO. Rejecting the B/S, faking the crackback pass, and then dumping it down to AJ Brodeur for the slam in a road win for the Quakers at the Dunkin' Donuts Center last year.
51 Days Until CBB - Creative set from the Waves ATO up in Spokane. Simple back-screen for a curl around lob. Credit
@PeppBasketball
and Coach Romar for the "Zags" worst adj. offensive efficiency game of the season last year and ended up only winning by 5.
45 Days Until CBB - The barefooted Shocker, catches Cincinnati off-guard to start the game with this corner rip set. Despite the eventual loss,
@GoShockersMBB
played their best game of the year in terms of Adj. Offensive Efficiency.
55 Days Until CBB - Staying in the PAC-12 and heading to Palo Alto,
@StanfordMBB
outsmarts Arizona and is able to get an open seal with the other 4 players away. Terry with a deceptive pass over the top.
43 Days Until CBB - From John Brannen at Cincy to NKU, the Norse run a creative set with optimal spacing and cutting to open the path for a backdoor cut.
@NKUNorseMBB
were 6th in the nation by assisting on nearly 62% of baskets that season.
49 Days Until CBB - Moving on to another elite offensive team,
@BluejayMBB
utilizes their 5-out spacing here. Lifting the 44% 3-point shooter (Mitch Ballock), clears the paint for a easy slip to the hoop with no weakside help defense.
For the next 70 days until the 2020-21 College Basketball Season tips off, I will be tweeting out some of my favorite plays from my studying CBB over the years. Would love and appreciate any and all support in this!
P.S. - I will also include some of my favorite throwback logos
52 Days Until CBB - Going against yesterday's team (Saint Mary's),
@BYUbasketball
goes to a Downscreen into Dribble Handoff. The Cougs were
#2
in eFG% in 2020 due to their floor spacing. Weak-side defender is in tough position to tag in fear of leaving a 47% 3PT shooter open.
30 Days Until CBB - One of the best timed plays that I have seen courtesy of Rick Byrd and
@BelmontMBB
. Byrd led the Bruins to the Top 16 in eFG% Offense every season from 2011-2019. In this game @ TCU, the Bruins shot 19/24 from 2PT range and Assisted on 24/30 Made FGs.
64 Days Until CBB - Contrary to their frenetic pace and fast tempo, Rasheem Dunn slows it down here to generate an open backdoor cut and lay in. Mike Anderson led the Red Storm in becoming the ONLY team in country to be in the Top 25 in Turnover Rate on Offense AND Defense.
65 Days Until CBB - Staying on the East Coast,
@ColgateMBB
goes to a Iverson Clear Side B/S set and "Ghost" the screen to create a downhill driving lane for Jordan Burns. Terrific conference championship game vs Boston U.
39 Days Until CBB - Best mascot award goes to Peter the Anteater.
@UCImbb
ends the half with a B/S kick out for a 3 vs the Wildcats' 4th best defensive efficiency team. Random Factoid: Russ Turner's team has averaged the 5th best 2PFG% defense NATIONALLY over the last 7 years.
50 Days Until CBB - Late in game trailing Villanova,
@ZagMBB
goes to a DHO and quick B/S to get Zach Norvell downhill with his left-hand for the slam. 2 other aspects to note: 1. The seal off by
#14
down in the post and 2. How eerily similar the old Gonzaga logo looks to Georgia.
54 Days Until CBB - From PAC 12 to WCC,
@USFDonsMBB
went to this late game set to knock-down a 3. Despite this being a 3, the Dons shot 24/38 from 2PT range for the entire game vs Gonzaga in the WCC Tournament.
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, 7 casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
1 Peter 5: 6-7
Zechariah 8:16-17-These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another; render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace; do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, and love no false oath, for all these things I hate, declares the Lord
48 Days Until CBB -
@Coach_DeVries
spent 17 years coaching at the yesterday's school (Creighton), before heading to Des Moines to lead
@DrakeBulldogsMB
. Bulldogs may appear disorganized to start this BLOB situation, but quickly run up, screen the top, and hit a critical 3.
Welcome to the 2023 Formula Zero Elite Camp
@javian_0
Congrats on being selected as 1 of only 20 college counselors from across the country!
We can’t wait to get to work with you both on and off the court.
#TheFormula
40 Days Until CBB - Three games after getting beat off of the play from yesterday,
@RamblersMBB
come back vs K-State and run the same action. 17 Assists total for
@PorterMoser
's squad including this one from Krutwig. Wildcats worst EFG% defense of the season.
LaMelo Ball (as a rookie) is already one of the best live dribble passers in the NBA.
The Hornets run Creative and Modern B/S Actions for Ball to attack and find the open player.
Video below showcases the diversity of his reads and passes.
5 Days Until CBB - Staying in the Research Triangle,
@PackMensBball
runs a set where guard runs off two screens and then kicks back to the first screener for 3. Very well done to get an open look.
22 Days Until CBB - From Austin to Lubbock,
@TexasTechMBB
handled
#12
KU during the 2018-19 season. Scoring 1.48 PPP, the Red Raiders were the cause of Coach Self's worst PPP defensive game since 2008. Slipping the B/S forces Garrett to tag, leaving an open Brandone Francis.
1 Day Until CBB - John Thompson Jr. passed away on August 30, 2020. The longtime coach of
@GeorgetownHoops
went to a total of 3 Final Fours, 7 Elite 8s, and 8 Sweet 16s. Below is their 1st play from the 1982 Final Four in New Orleans (vs Jordan). Prayers to the Thompson Family.
@ChadLeistikow
If you got to schedule any one school to host in Kinnick once who would it be? And if you had to take the Hawkeyes and go to any stadium to play once who would it be? Could be this year, next year, and even farther down the road. Thanks!
3 Days Until CBB - Lou Henson passed away on July 25, 2020. The longtime coach of
@IlliniMBB
went to a total of 2 Final Fours, 3 Elite 8s, and 5 Sweet 16s. Below is a cross screen to a post up play for Battle is from the 1989 Final Four in Seattle. Prayers to the Henson Family.
18 Days Until CBB - To counter Baylor's defense forcing baseline,
@OU_MBBall
runs Austin Reaves through the middle to drive baseline as Brady Manek comes off a screen for a throwback 3. Sooners played stout defense but lost by 4 down in Waco. Very innovative set by Coach Kruger.
17 Days Until CBB - Against the Sooners in 2018-19,
@OleMissMBB
ran an Iverson Cut to re-screen and handoff to get Terence Davis an open 3.
@OU_MBBall
ended up beating the Running Rebels, scoring 1.39 PPP.
Toronto Raptors Wing's Combine Height and Wingspan:
OG Anunoby - 6' 6.25'' // 7' 2.25''
Norman Powell - 6' 3'' // 6' 10.75''
Pascal Siakam - 6' 8.25'' // 7' 3.25''
Amazing length that is evident on the defensive end.
8 Days Until CBB - In their baseline runner series,
@KentuckyMBB
does an amazing job at driving from the wing with the big lifting up at the same time. SGA cuts to the wing and drives as his big lifts, leading to a open floater for him. Intelligent concepts from
@UKCoachCalipari
.
34 Days Until CBB - After Coach Self's start to head coaching at ORU, we head to Lawrence, KS. Despite the underwhelming logo,
@KUHoops
punished Duke for going Zone in their Elite 8 showdown. The Jayhawks got 43.6% of their Missed FGs back en route to an OT victory.
53 Days Until CBB - After going 29-5 in the 2017 season,
@saintmaryshoops
catches VCU's pressure defense off guard with this Horns set. The Gaels were
#2
in NCAA in eFG% while also being
#1
Defensive Reb %. Special season in Moraga.
23 Days Until CBB - Texas' best 2PT% shooting (15/23) performance of last season came on the road @ Mackey Arena in early November. Here
@TexasMBB
implement a smart read vs Purdues' B/S coverage where Royce Hamm slowly backs away from actually setting the screen.
35 Days Until CBB - Screen the Screener Lob from
@ORUMBB
from the Baseline OB situation. The Golden Eagles only turned the ball over on 13.8% of possessions last season, good for
#2
in all of College Basketball.
13 Days Until CBB - Down by 2,
@IndianaMBB
runs a full-court set for a pitch back for Christian Watford to sink a 3. Watford led ALL scorers in this game with more points than Zeller, Oladipo, Kidd-Gilchrist, or AD. Massive win for the Hoosiers.
Compiled 10 years of film on
@KentuckyMBB
running their "Baseline Runner" Series. Players change from year to year, but this play has been a constant for Coach Calipari.
"It's a great story, it's real, and this kid is special."
@IowaHoops
wants you to meet beloved student manager Jack Devlin, and here is your introduction.
@BTNJourney
x
@Gatorade
56 Days Until CBB - Up the Berkeley,
@CalMBBall
went 6-3 in Pac-12 play in Haas Pavilion this past season. Got high-efficiency post play from Lars Thiemann in his first season. After screening, he seals and is able to get off a right hook shot.
62 Days Until CBB - Transitioning to Syracuse's former Big East rival up in Storrs,
@UConnMBB
under Calhoun runs a double stagger for "Rip" Hamilton in the 1999 National Championship vs Duke. Hamilton had 27 points in the game and a total of 145 points for the entire NCAAT.