The Kansas men’s basketball team returned to the top in both national polls. The Jayhawks (20-1) received 54 of 65 first-place votes in the Associated Press poll and 26 of 31 first-place votes in the ESPN / USA Today coaches poll. View the complete AP Division I Top 25 men’s basketball poll (2/1/2010) below and notice that Championship Productions has produced instructional basketball DVDs with several nationally ranked coaches:
1. Kansas (Coached by Bill Self)
2. Villanova (Coached by Jay Wright)
3. Syracuse (Coached by Jim Boeheim)
4. Kentucky (Coached by John Calipari)
5. Michigan State (Coached by Tom Izzo)
6. West Virginia (Coached by Bob Huggins)
7. Georgetown
8. Purdue (Coached by Matt Painter)
9. Texas
10. Duke (Coached by Mike Krzyzewski)
11. Kansas State (Coached by Frank Martin)
12. BYU
13. Ohio State
14. Tennessee (Coached by Bruce Pearl)
15. New Mexico (Coached by Steve Alford)
16. Wisconsin
17. Gonzaga (Coached by Mark Few)
18. Vanderbilt
19. Temple
20. Baylor
21. Georgia Tech (Coached by Paul Hewitt)
22. Pittsburgh (Coached by Jamie Dixon)
23. Butler (Coached by Brad Stevens)
24. Northern Iowa
25. Mississippi (Coached by Andy Kennedy)
Several nationally ranked coaches have partnered with Championship Productions to produce instructional basketball DVDs , including Geno Auriemma. Auriemma and the Connecticut Huskies continue to hold a #1 ranking in the AP Division I Women’s Basketball Poll (2/1/2010). The rest of the Top 25 includes:
1. Connecticut (Coached by Geno Auriemma)
2. Stanford (Coached by Tara VanDerveer)
3. Notre Dame
4. Nebraska
5. Tennessee (Coached by Pat Summitt)
6. Duke (Coached by Joanne Palombo-McCallie)
7. Xavier
8. Ohio State (Coached by Jim Foster)
9. North Carolina (Coached by Sylvia Hatchell)
10. Oklahoma State
11. West Virginia
12. Texas A&M
13. Oklahoma (Coached by Sherri Coale)
14. Georgia (Coached by Andy Landers)
15. Florida State
16. Baylor
17. Texas (Coached by Gail Goestenkors)
18. Georgetown
19. LSU (Coached by Van Chancellor)
20. Kentucky
21. Georgia Tech
22. Iowa State (Coached by Bill Fennelly)
23. Green Bay
24. Gonzaga
25. St. Johns
Florida Atlantic coach Mike Jarvis covers some of his rules of defense, which include conditioning, confidence, consistency and communication.
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This free basketball video clip features Coach John Saintignon showing one of the many options he runs to be able to read defenses and create open looks out of a secondary break.
From the DVD: On the Attack: Mastering the Secondary Break
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The AP Division I Top 25 men’s basketball poll released on 1/18/2010 continues to rank Texas, Kentucky, and Kansas as the top three programs in the nation. The rest of the rankings include:
1. Texas
2. Kentucky (Coached by John Calipari)
3. Kansas (Coached by Bill Self)
4. Villanova (Coached by Jay Wright)
5. Syracuse (Coached by Jim Boeheim)
6. Michigan State (Coached by Tom Izzo)
7. Duke (Coached by Mike Krzyzewski)
8. Tennessee (Coached by Bruce Pearl)
9. Pittsburgh (Coached by Jamie Dixon)
10. Kansas State (Coached by Frank Martin)
11. West Virginia (Coached by Bob Huggins)
12. Georgetown
13. Purdue (Coached by Matt Painter)
14. BYU
15. Gonzaga (Coached by Mark Few)
16. Temple
17. Clemson (Coached by Oliver Purnell)
18. Wisconsin
19. Georgia Tech (Coached by Paul Hewitt)
20. UNI
21. Ohio State
22. Mississippi (Coached by Andy Kennedy)
23. Mississippi State
24. North Carolina (Coached by Roy Williams)
25. Baylor
Geno Auriemma and the Connecticut Huskies continue to be the unanimous #1 in the AP Division I Women’s Basketball Poll (1/18/2010). The full Top 25 from the 1/18/2010 rankings include:
In Friday’s edition of our free basketball videos, ESPN basketball analyst and former coach Fran Fraschilla uses a detailed style to teach the Shake Pick and Roll, part of the Screen and Roll Offense. He brings out a five-on-five group of players to show what he calls the Chris Paul Maneuver.
From the DVD: The Encyclopedia of the Screen and Roll Offense
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In today’s free basketball video clip, former Michigan and Missouri State coach Cheryl Burnett diagrams a 4-on-4 drill to demonstrate the basics of the scramble defense.
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One of the most important things to know about the press is knowing when to stop running it. In this free basketball video clip, Florida coach Billy Donovan talks about when to transition into half-court defense. He also runs a full-court pressure drill to show how to trap in the press.
From the DVD: Billy Donovan: Mastering the Full-Court Match-Up Press
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The Triangle and 2 Defense is designed to disrupt your opponent’s offensive rhythm and prevent their top shooters from scoring. In this basketball video clip, St. Louis coach Rick Majerus sets up the defense at the top of the key.
From the DVD: The Complete Guide to the Triangle and Two Defense
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