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This NCAA Tournament has had many upsets - late-game heroics - great coaching - and many spectacular plays. 

The teams that found a way to execute and defend at a high level have advanced. 

The offensive execution has been outstanding - teams have had success running many different styles of plays.

Now it’s time to reflect and study what these elite coaches do that makes them so good.

Here are 5 of the best offensive clinics from NCAA Tournament Teams:

#1 - University of Memphis 

- Cody Toppert on Maydays

Cody Toppert has helped lead Memphis to their first NCAA Tournament under head coach Penny Hardaway. 

Memphis went toe-to-toe with Gonzaga in the second round. 

One of the hardest areas to score in basketball is when the shot clock runs down below 12 seconds. 

Teams that can execute late in the shot clock are tough to beat.

A mayday consists of an emergency within the offense where the shot clock reaches 8 seconds or under. 

Memphis looks to fill the corners in this situation and have 2 guards in the slot with one with the basketball. The player with the basketball waits while the other guard in the slots runs at him and sets a ghost screen.

The ball handler then flies off that screen looking to attack. 

The offense is looking for the defense to mess up and have a scenario where there are 2 players on the basketball leaving a player open. 

Link: Maydays

#2 - University of Baylor

- Scott Drew on Player Development

Coach Drew organizes the Baylor Guard Development Workout into 8 different sections designed to help your players succeed on the court.

The warm up shooting series is a way to help give a shooter confidence going into a workout. It is best to start inside/out; therefore, it will help build your confidence by seeing the ball go through the basket. 

Baylor goes at a pace that mistakes are welcome. 

To get better there has to be uncomfort to create a comfort level. 

Link: Player Development

#3 - University of Arkansas

- Eric Musselman on family of plays

Arkansas plays with an uptempo style of play. Coach Musselman’s style of play helped lead Arkansas to another Elite 8. 

Coach Musselman teams run a pro style offense with a family of play’s.

Here is a clip where he discusses his offensive philosophy based on your team.

Link: Family of Plays

#4 - Georgia State University

-Rob Lanier Zone Offense

Head Coach Rob Lanier led the Panthers to their first tournament as the Georgia State head coach. 

Coach Lanier is known as an offensive guru in the business especially zone offense.

Here is a look at Georgia State’s zone offensive set Cyclone 1. 

Cyclone 1 is an action that results in a flare action that sends a man to the middle for an open look.

This action is a very good misdirection action that reads on what the defender is doing.

If the defender takes the flare, then the middle slip will be open.

Link: Cyclone 1

#5 - UCLA 

-Assistant Coach Darren Savino on Offensive Rebounding

UCLA is fresh off another Elite 8 run.

A huge part of their success was their ability to get extra possessions on offense.

Offensive rebounding was a huge key to their success.

They have become an excellent offensive rebounding team because of their attention to details to the techniques.

The swim move technique is a great rebounding technique to gain inside position.

It consists of a subtle push to gain the advantage to rebound. Then the player will use his/her arm to swim over the top. 

The player then uses their body to drive the player back for a rebounding position. 

Link: Swim Move

There is no better collection of clinics from coaches from the NCAA Tournament. 

These clinics are jam-packed with content to help better your team offensively. 

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