Iona`s Supercharged Transition Offense

Description

Iona Men's had one of the best transition offenses in the country a few years back. They kept their transition guidelines simple, yet effective:

1. "Turn" rebounding - the player rebounding the ball was encouraged to land turned to start the break faster and see outlet passes quicker.

2. Whoever gets it - goes - this concept meant that they even allowed their forwards 1-2 dribbles (if there's no/low traffic) to get the ball up the floor prior to the initial outlet pass. Guards and Wings were encouraged to push the ball without an outlet pass to the PG.

3. Forwards push - Forwards could either push the ball 1-2 dribbles, Touch-Pass or look for a High Outlet to a Guard or Wing player. Guards rarely ever came back to the line of the rebound.

4. After a made basket Iona emphasized "Bullet" inbounds - a quick inbound up the sidelines that encouraged a quick transition, forcing the defense to get back and match up quicker than they are used to.

All of these factors made Iona a fast-paced team that was hard to guard in transition and after made baskets.

Lessons

1 Iona's Supercharged Transition Offense 9:00

The Coach

Ido Singer

Founder & Operator

Ido Singer is a former professional basketball player and a college coach with 10+ years of experience at the High School, Division 3, NAIA, and Division 1 levels. Ido has served in many roles, most recently serving as an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina Greensboro for the past 3 years, working primarily with the Forwards, as well as heading the scouting department, and focusing on advanced analytics, as his main roles with the program.

Coaching Accolades:

2019-2020 Southern Conference championship (UNCG)
2016 AII coach of the year (NAIA DII, Fisher College)
1996-1997 Israeli Winner League champion (as a player)

COACHING EXPERIENCE:

Year	Team	Position
2018-present	UNCG	Assistant Coach
2017	Gordon College	Assistant Coach
2016-2017	Fisher College (NAIA)	Head Coach
2014-2015	UMass Lowell	Director of Operations
2013-2014	Nichols College	Assistant Coach