Last night, coach Margenthaler held a wonderful fundraiser at his home where players got to meet our wonderful fans and donors. Thank you to everyone that came out to support this wonderful group.
Iowa St Aggressive No-Middle Defense | Iowa St finished 2023-2024 #1 in @kenpomeroy Def Efficiency (87.5) & #2 in TO%.
Pros of their No-Middle System:
- Disruption: Takes the Offense out of their stuff and forces turnovers.
- Limits paint touches. #1 key to a successful defense
- Has a clear system for where to force the ball handler, who is the help & who rotates
Keys to a successful Aggressive No Middle Defense:
- Closeout angles. Have to force baseline on closeout
- Goalie meeting the ball handler early & outside the paint. Iowa St likes to trap this to create turnovers
- Crackback is key! Have to take away the drop off player
- Rotation guy takes 1st pass, Crackback guy ideally takes 2nd pass
- PNR Defense - 2 on the ball to force disruption & turnovers. Key = Loading to take away easy Roll passes
- Post Defense - Force Baseline to the Goalie. Early trap to disrupt
Took a moment to celebrate Minnesota State Mankato taking home the national title in men’s AND women’s basketball. Great way to end the week.
Mavs: You make Minnesota proud.
The NABC Coaches of the Year from all three NCAA divisions were recognized on-court during the #MFinalFour national semifinals!
Congratulations, coaches!
That’s OUR coach! Head coach @mthaler was recognized with his counterparts Kelvin Sampson (Houston - DI) and Brooks Miller (Trine - DIII) as the NABC Coaches of the Year for their respective divisions during tonight’s #FinalFour game
Our Big Rob Energy tees with @robbyj1415 at Cyclone Fanatic I think will end up being our 3rd most popular tee ever right behind Brock Purdy and Breece Hall tees. Good company. One of my all time favorites.