Stephen Gentry
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More ballscreen spacing work. Drilling reads/decisions, footwork, passing, spacing (re-spacing), connectivity and playing off of each other.
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It’s been an exciting 1st season at Illinois! Blessed to be a part of the Illini family and look forward to continuing to pursue excellence.
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Illinois was in the 97th percentile in transition offense this season per
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averaging 20 points a game under 7 secs or less!
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Heck of a regular season - largest Power 5 win improvement in the country. But the best is yet to come...🔶🔷
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Thankful for the journey. This team, program and community welcomed me and my family with open arms. Had a blast coaching and competing with the group that brought Illinois basketball back! 🔶🔷🧡💙
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Blessed to be in 15 of the last 17 NCAA Tourneys and don’t take a single one of them for granted!
#MarchMadness
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Humbled and excited to return to the ZAG family! Go Zags!
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Biggest win improvement in the country! 🔶🔷
These teams turned things around in a big way last season 📈
Which team will make a similar jump this winter?
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Grit and execution down the stretch!! 🔶🔷
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All great teams have a "ONE MORE" mentality turning down a GOOD shot for a GREAT one.
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Want to be better in ballscreens? Learn to "SKIP." Here's
@AyoDos_11
incorporating subtle, yet effective, "skips" into his game!
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An explosive spark off the bench all season has earned
@papicurbelo11
the Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year award!
Congrats, Belo!
#Illini
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Exactly one year of being a part of the Illinois family! Proud of the progress thus far and yet know the best is yet to come! 🔶🔷
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2nd in Power 5 in transition points 2nd in Power 5 in ballscreen points 5th in country in offensive efficiency Lead Big 10 in scoring
#styleofplay
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Rest In Peace Coach Lou Henson and prayers to the Henson family. Honor to coach every day on the court that bares his name.
#flyinillini
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Illinois sets the record for the MOST points in a Big Ten Championship game with 91 in their win over Ohio State!
The
#Illini
are legit 💪
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Our One Shining Moment...
Well done!
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Game sealing/heads up timeout by Frazier. Winning play!
"One of the greatest effort plays I have ever seen." –
@CoachUnderwood
@verdadero_andre
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#Illini
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A look at some of the ballscreen passes that we teach to our guards all while "reading the 3rd defender." Drill our guards to be DUAL THREATS in ballscreens.
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Working toward playing on the last Monday of the season but tonight I’m supporting my
@ZagMBB
family!
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7 seconds or less...
Here is a final look at the top transition scorers in NCAA Division I Men's college basketball.
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A defensive technique we teach daily to, along with shot blocking, protect the rim. Vertical contest or "Mozgov" as we call it. Also remember - "short shot" = "short rebound."
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Stephen Gentry has been hired as an assistant coach and Jamall Walker has a new role with
@CoachUnderwood
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Help us welcome
@CoachSGentry
to the
#Illini
family and continued success for
@jamallwalker
as assistant to the head coach/defensive coordinator!
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Good daily habit for coaches/offensive coordinator’s. Have a staff member give you a situation each morning to solve on the fly. Great way to stay sharp and grow your situations playbook throughout the off-season.
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Best wishes from the Gentry family to
@ChetHolmgren
@AndrewNembhard
on tonight’s NBA draft! Thanks for always representing the Zags in first class fashion!
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🔶🔷ALL IN
Illinois Basketball is back and we are 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗜𝗡
24 hours until Game Day.
#Illini
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Illinois vs. Arizona. Elite 8, 2005.
D-Will helped the Fighting Illini comeback from a 15-point deficit.
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Sure do…
You have to be a sick person to scheme this set!!! This is big time
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Concept to create an easy layup - seal/duck-in the secondary defender to create a PATH for the driver to the basket.
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Late-game situations - calculated decisions with a cool head!
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Luke Goode finishes his night with 41 points and 10 3pters, which is a new school record.
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So much value in playing in the MIDDLE 3rd of the court and SLICING (changing sides of the floor) both off the bounce and pass.
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Sometimes your best offense is simply putting your head down and DRIVING THE BALL!
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Exciting first season and the future is bright. Can’t wait to get back to work!
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To be a top rebounding team (Illinois 11th in the country and 1st in the Big 10 in rebound margin) you have to be willing to HIT and PURSUE THE BALL.
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Going back and breaking down our transition offense (10th best in the country). Had forgot about this beauty!
#3secondsorless
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Jump Stops > Jump Passes. Subtle footwork technique that we drill daily to cut down on turnovers and improve offense. "Play on the ground" "Play off two"
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The only…
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Couple looks into the post then connecting the dots to our ballscreen spacing.
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🔥🔥🔥
Coming soon... 👀
The updated renderings of the Ubben Basketball Complex Expansion and Renovation look incredible!
#Illini
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#JointheFight
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Look forward to getting back to work and creating more “moments” like these! 🔶🔷
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Grew up going to Coach Williams camp each summer. Congrats on a stellar career and thanks for all your contributions to the game!
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COACHES: Every morning
@CoachHamerILL
has a different “situation” waiting for me on my desk for me to come up with a play for. Great way to keep you on your toes and build your special situations playbook.
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Enjoyed sharing how we scored 1,060 points through ballscreens this last season!
Next level
#masterclass
on ball screen concepts with Illinois 🏀 assistant coach
@CoachSGentry
#sharethegame
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The program record 29 total league wins in the last 2 seasons by
@IlliniMBB
are tied with
@KUHoops
for the most of any "power conference" team.
#B1G
#B1GMBBall
#Illinois
#illinoisbasketball
#ILLvsOSU
#Illini
#IlliniNation
@Illinois_Alma
@IlliniAthletics
@B1GMBBall
@bigten
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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame congratulates
@IlliniMBB
player Ayo Dosunmu. He is the winner of the 2021 Bob Cousy Award.
@DellTech
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#CousyAward
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Technician...
Belo dropping dimes.
Illinois 86, Minnesota 52 | 7:41 2H
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Race and space!
The best teams at creating transition opportunities out of nothing
@ZagMBB
@IlliniMBB
@AlabamaMBB
@umichbball
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The Bad: No live recruiting events this July The Good: Gunnar can watch the live streams with me!
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🚨 NEW AP POLL! 🚨
1. Gonzaga
2. Baylor
3. Michigan
4. Ohio State
5. Illinois
6. Houston
7. Virginia
8. Alabama
9. Oklahoma
10. Villanova
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It’s a beautiful game when talented/high feel players are connected. National offensive rankings of the staffs I’ve been a part of…
-24: 5th (Zags)
-23: 1st (Zags)
-22: 3rd (Zags)
-21: 8th (Illinois)
-20: 38th (Illinois)
-19: 1st (Zags)
-18: 14th (Zags)
-17: 1st (Ok St)
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Speed kills!! 🔶🔷
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Charges are energy pills/momentum plays! Tight knit teams hustle over to pick up their teammate!
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📈
Most Big Ten Wins in Consecutive Seasons for
@IlliniMBB
28 2004-05
27 2020-21
27 1984-85
26 1988-89
26 1952-53
25 1987-88
25 1942-43
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Enjoyed talking offense (and Spokane beer) with
@jeffborzello
2020 Illinois: Ninth in the Big Ten in offensive efficiency, No. 310 nationally from 3.
2021 Illinois: Top 10 nationally in offensive efficiency, top 15 from 3.
What’s changed? Well, everything.
Here’s a closer look at Illinois’ offensive evolution:
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We! Collective force.
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Look forward to giving an inside look into the preparation and decision making that goes into winning close games!
Want to hear a breakdown of late game situations from
@CoachSGentry
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Stay tuned on Monday night for your chance to be on a Zoom call and hear from the
#Illini
coach!
#EveryDayGuys
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Enjoyed talking adjustments/problem solving, analytics and Illinois basketball with
@hoopvision68
- bright basketball mind!
This season,
@IlliniMBB
made major changes to both their offensive and defensive schemes
@CoachSGentry
joined the pod to discuss the changes from Spread to ball screens and pressure/deny to pack line -- plus how data played a role in the decision making
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Some of the concepts that I’ll cover in today’s
@RisingCoaches
clinic...
Illinois was in the 97th percentile in transition offense this season per
@SynergySST
averaging 20 points a game under 7 secs or less!
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Win the day
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Race. Space. Pace.
@IlliniMBB
can score in a lot of ways and their fast break is one of them This Beilein Blueprint video breaks down how they make that happen. You Can't Stop the Illini Fast Break | Big Ten Basketball | Beilein's Bl... via
@YouTube
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ESPN names Thomas Walkup the 19th best player in college basketball entering the 15-16 season!
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