NEWSLETTER #5 - 2005-06

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SHOOTING DRILLS: We have been getting more and more TOP 25 GAMES TO
requests for different shooting drills, and this week's "Play of the
Week" provides a good option. If there are any other drills you
WATCH IN 2005
would find helpful, please let me know and we will be happy to Maui Invitational Final, Nov. 23
send them to you. Illinois at North Carolina, Nov. 29
Northern Iowa at Iowa State, Nov. 29
YOUR TEAM: Please drop us an e-mail and let us know how North Carolina State at Iowa, Nov. 30
your team is doing. Our favorite feedback to get is hearing how
Nevada at Kansas, Dec. 1
your programs are coming along! Last week we received a great
Oklahoma at Villanova, Dec. 3
e-mail from a varsity head coach in Illinois. The coach said that
he used one of our "Plays of the Week" from last year's Boston College vs. Michigan St., Dec. 6
newsletter in a end-of-game situation. With just seconds left and Alabama at Temple, Dec. 10
down by one, he ran the play and it resulted in a game winning Duke vs. Texas, Dec. 10
shot!! Louisville at Kentucky, Dec. 17
Indiana at Charlotte, Dec. 19
"PLAY OF THE WEEK" PACKETS: If you requested material, Old Dominion at Virginia Tech, Dec. 30
and did not receive it within a week of your request, please let me Texas at Memphis, Jan. 2
know. I am still happy to send out packets on the area(s) you are Texas Tech at Texas A&M, Jan. 7
interested in. please
Georgetown at West Virginia, Jan. 11
just send me an e-mail
Wake Forest at Maryland, Jan. 15
with your mailing
Connecticut at Louisville, Jan. 21
address.
XAVIER vs ILLINOIS Duke at Boston College, Feb. 1
XAVIER PRACTICES: George Washington at Xavier, Feb. 2
Please feel free to sit Arizona at UCLA, Feb. 4
in on any of our Syracuse at Connecticut, Feb. 8
practices. We ask Stanford at Gonzaga, Feb. 11
that you send us an Stanford at Washington, Feb. 23
e-mail prior to coming Michigan State at Indiana, Feb. 26
so that we can confirm
Oklahoma at Texas, March 5
the time for you.
George Washington at Xavier, Feb. 2
2006 SEAN MILLER TEAM CAMP A critical Atlantic 10 contest that might
make the difference between first and
Each summer, Xavier's team camp is one of the strongest in the second place in conference. Karl Hobbs looks
Midwest. This year our team camp will be held on Thursday and to build on his success with the Colonials by
Friday, June 29 and 30. this year succeeding were he last year failed,
PAST TEAM CAMP CHAMPIONS: against the Musketeers. The coach whose
For information contact: 2001 - Winton Woods High School (OH) club plays better defense goes home happy.
Xavier Assistant Coach 2002 - Pike High School (IN)
Chris Mack 2003 - Pike High School (IN) Please feel free to contact us:
(513) 745-2851 2004 - Muncie Central High School (IN) MARIO MERCURIO
2005 - Hughes High School mercuriom@xavier.edu
mackc@xavier.edu
Xavier University - Men's Basketball - 3800 Victory Parkway - Cintas Center - Cincinnati, OH 45207 - (513) 745-3417 - (887) WE ARE XU
 THREE BALL SHOOTING DRILL

1 3 3
4
2 2
5
6
A B

Players 1, 2, and 3 each have a After shooting the pullup, 1 walks into
basketball. A line of players is formed the lane and breaks out to the sideline
behind player 1. Player 1 drives the ball and backdoor cuts. 2 passes the ball to
baseline and shoots a pull up jumpshot. 1 as he dribbles at him.

1
1

3 5
6 3
2

C D
After shooting the backdoor layup, 1 A rotation now takes place clockwise. 1
sprints through the lane and either curls or assumes 3's position, 3 assumes 2's
fades off of a turnout. 3 passes to 1 for 1's position, 2 assumes the back of the line, 4
third shot in the drill. assumes 1's origional position. Player 4, 3,
and 1 all have balls. The drill continues.

DRILLS
 xavier basketball
"If you're trying to achieve, there will be
roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has
had them. But obstacles don't have to stop
you. If you run into a wall, don't turn
around and give up. Figure out how to
climb it, go through it, or work around it."

"I've always believed that if you put in the

work, the results will come. I don't do
things half-heartedly. Because I know if I
do, then I can expect half-hearted results."

"I play to win, whether during practice or a

real game. And I will not let anything get in
the way of me and my competitive
enthusiasm to win."

-MICHAEL JORDAN

Xavier University - Men's Basketball - 3800 Victory Parkway - Cintas Center - Cincinnati, OH 45207 - (513) 745-3417 - (877) WE ARE XU