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Last two NCAA Tournament records by conference:
Big East: 17-4
Big 12: 15-12
SEC: 13-13
Big Ten: 11-11
One of these is not like others.
Stop rewarding mediocrity with more bids. Reward the conference that performs on the biggest stage.
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Oklahoma is 4-12 in their conference and has the 317th ranked noncon SOS.
They’ve won four games in 2025.
Them being in ahead of Xavier is absolute joke. Winning games should matter.
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Tonight was only the end of Baylor Scheierman’s *college* career, many bright days ahead.
Going to miss watching him in this uniform.
2,233 points
1,257 rebounds
580 assists
356 three pointers
The only player in college basketball history to have those career numbers.
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This guy ends his career while etching his name in Creighton history:
2nd in points scored
2nd in blocked shots
2nd in rebounds
2nd in field goal percentage
Thank you, for everything you’ve done for Creighton University. Number 11 will hang in the rafters soon enough.
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Michigan State:
3 Q1 wins
9-14 in first two quadrants
10-0 in Q3-4
Providence:
6 Q1 wins
9-13 in first two quadrants
12-0 in Q3-4
One is a nine seed, one wasn’t even all that close to the cut line.
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Ryan Kalkbrenner had:
- more points per game
- shot better from two
- shot better from three
- had less turnovers
- is the conference’s best defensive player
- is the conference’s leading rebounder
This has turned into a narrative award to some degree.
Brought the storm 🔴⛈️
@RJLuisJr is the 2025 BIG EAST Player of the Year!
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Creighton’s draw is legitimately the most disrespectful one in the bracket.
They play a team that’s two seed lines under seeded, and they play them an hour from their campus.
Pretty ridiculous.
Louisville as an 8 means the committee had them somewhere 29-32 on their seed list.
There's literally not a metric on their team sheet that is that low.
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Perhaps, just perhaps, it simply was never a three bid league to begin with.
Seton Hall wasn’t even challenged until the championship of the NIT. UConn was never challenged in the NCAAT.
The Big East was one of the best two conferences in basketball.
First time since UNLV in 1990 that the champion came from a conference with 3 or fewer Tourney bids
However, this year was different with so many bid-stealers. The Big East was a good conference. Just an outlier for that trend
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In other news, right next to press row, an SJU fan pours beer on a woman wearing a Creighton shirt. She reacts back, an interaction occurs - and the Creighton fan is told to leave.
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Serbian 7-footer Aleksa Dimitrijević, who is set to visit Creighton. A polished big around the rim, with some pretty decent outside touch.
Could develop into something special.
Arman Jovic
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Arkansas complaining after every call is absolute comedy.
They got bailed out the entire first half. Musselman has installed a very ‘woe is me’ attitude in his bunch.
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Creighton beats UConn at Gampel.
Greg McDermott is 8-2 against Dan Hurley.
That’s it. That’s the tweet.
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I’m not one to comment on officiating nearly ever. But that was an absolute mockery of officiating down the stretch of that one.
@BIGEASTMBB something has to be done heading into next year. Multiple games have been influenced heavily by poor calls from Jeff Anderson + Co.
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Lose:
Nembhard
Kaluma
Add:
Ashworth
Traudt
Lawson
Keep:
Kalkbrenner
Alexander
Scheierman
All in all, the off-season has to be viewed as a success for Creighton
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Bluejays seniors final statistical totals per game:
Kalkbrenner: 19.2 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 2.7 bpg, 65.7% FG%, 34.5% 3P
Ashworth: 16.5 ppg, 6.8 apg, 4.1 rpg, 37.3% 3P
Neal: 12.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 4.5 apg,
44.9 FG%
All three stepped up big time after Pop Isaacs’ injury.
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Expecting foul totals to be equal is still just such a weird way to view basketball.
Creighton fouls the least in the country. Not fouling is the focal point of their defensive strategy.
SJU plays exceptionally physical.
Yet every Creighton game, opposing fans are bewildered
St. John’s falls to Creighton 66-65. Tough one to swallow for the Johnnies
Red Storm had 20 fouls calls on while Creighton was whistled for 8 fouls #sjubb
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I would not want to face these dudes in March.
The Creighton Bluejays advance, despite the NCAA giving them a road game in round one.
They’ll more than likely take on Auburn on Saturday in Lexington.
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The Big East Conference.
1-0.
I would not want to face this Xavier Musketeers team in the Round of 64.
Stoked for those dudes, they’ll face Illinois on Friday night!
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Big East Player of the Year candidates stats from tonight:
Ryan Kalkbrenner:
22 pts
9-11 from the floor (82%)
4-5 FT
8 reb
2 ast
0 turnovers
Win at Villanova
Kam Jones:
22 pts
9-20 from the floor (45%)
3-8 FT
1 reb
3 ast
1 turnover
Loss vs UConn
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This game winner from Steven Ashworth will go down as a Bluejay classic.
What a game, what a finish. Great win for a Creighton team that just continues to grit out victories.
Creighton Men’s Basketball
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Seven straight wins, including a road win over UConn simply wasn’t enough
The Jays apparently fall below UConn in the power rankings.
If only Creighton did more…
New Power Rankings are here! St. John’s has finally eclipsed Marquette. Can the Red Storm hold on to the top spot as we move through February?
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Big East title contenders record against the others within the top four:
Marquette: 1-0
Creighton: 2-1
St. John’s: 0-1
UConn: 0-1
Creighton’s schedule is easier down the stretch than the other three contenders. If CU beats Xavier tonight, they’ve got a real shot at the crown.
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Scheierman-Alexander-Ashworth may be the most formidable offensive backcourt trio in the country.
And none of them are Creighton’s best player.
This team is going to be scary.
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“Coach Mac and the staff have been unbelievable helping me be a better man and a better basketball player”
You see a lot of quotes like this one from Jamiya Neal. Coach Mac has built an incredible foundation at Creighton based on character and people.
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After seeing Devin Carter in person three straight days — he absolutely deserved the Big East Player of the Year award.
He does absolutely everything for the Friars.
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Greg McDermott: “Just glancing at the stat sheet and looking at the names — a lot these guys aren’t gonna be back. And that’s tough, but it’s been such an honor to coach them”
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Creighton playing Louisville in Lexington in round one.
Oh, good. Another road game after playing a road game in Big East Tournament championship.
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Yeah, that’s true. Virginia and their 71st KenPom rank was a needed addition to the tourney.
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Long form thoughts incoming tomorrow at @Road2TheGarden
But for now, massive win tallying for Creighton’s ninth consecutive.
Ashworth and Kalkbrenner continue to be one of the nation’s best duos.
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There’s a real chance that both Creighton defectors (Arthur Kaluma and Ryan Nembhard) are sitting on their couch watching their former team in the NCAA tournament this spring.
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A few notes from my discussion with McDermott at media day:
- Jasen Green held out of IA ST scrimmage purely as a precaution, will be good to go for opener
- Fedor eligibility process will be ongoing
- Ashworth/Kalk have embraced and stepped up w/ leadership roles
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Creighton had a 5 v 4 here and play was stopped to look for a flagrant (which obviously was not called).
Ryan Cassidy
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Ryan deserves every part of the future success that comes his way.
National Defensive Player of the Year
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Winner
Hell of a way to cap off an illustrious career at Creighton.
“It’s been an incredible journey I just want to say thank you for all their help getting me to this spot”
Listen to what Ryan Kalkbrenner has to say on being presented the 2025 Naismith Men’s College Defensive Player of the Year award, presented by Molecule Sleep 🏆
@moleculesleep | #MoleculeNaismith2025 | #GoJays | @BluejayMBB
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Do you think Baylor Scheierman lost confidence when he struggled in this game? How about the seven-game stretch this season where he couldn’t find it?
Not a chance.
Baylor Scheierman is a competitor. A winner. And one of the damn best shooters to put on a Creighton uniform.
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Kam Jones has played in 136 games
David Joplin has played in 138 games
Stevie Mitchell has played in 134 games
Big East coaches have seen them *a ton*, and know how to gameplan for them.
I think getting out of Big East play could rejuvenate Marquette
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And there’s the big news. Freeman has the tall task of replacing Ryan Kalkbrenner in the middle.
The former Iowa standout has exceptional offensive skill; still needs to develop an outside jumper.
NEWS: Iowa transfer Owen Freeman, the top-ranked center in the portal, has committed to Creighton, he told @on3.
The 6-10 sophomore averaged 16.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per game this season.
on3.com/news/iowa-star-trans…
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Huss has done a wonderful job at High Point — Creighton getting him back on staff as sort of the ‘head coach in waiting’ before another high major snatched him is a wonderful move.
Mac will rest easy once he’s done, knowing the program is in good hands.
BREAKING: High Point coach Alan Huss is finalizing a deal to re-join Greg McDermott’s Creighton staff as the coach-in-waiting, sources told @TheFieldOf68
McDermott, 60, hasn’t put an exact timeline on his retirement, but sources said it’ll likely be in the next two seasons
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The Creighton Bluejays are heading to the Elite Eight for the first time in program history.
This win is for all of the people that have helped get this program to where it is.
Roll Damn Jays.
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BLOB Kalkbrenner three. If he can prove to hit this shot consistently, that's going to open up a ton of action for McDermott to work with.
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Ty Davis plays with so much intensity on both ends. He has a long way to go in terms of decision making and shotmaking, but give him another year or two of development — he could be a special point guard.
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Former Creighton assistant Alan Huss has led High Point to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history, in just his second year as head coach.
Congrats @AlanHuss1!!
HIGH POINT PUNCHES A TICKET 🎟️
The Panthers win the Big South to clinch a spot in their first EVER NCAA Tournament 🙌 #MarchMadness
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I’m so impressed with Baylor Scheierman’s patience.
It hasn’t been his day offensively. Only three points on 1-4 shooting, after averaging over 21 ppg the past couple weeks.
Yet, he has six assists in 22 minutes, and hasn’t forced shots.
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house-enterprise.com/post/ba…
I wrote a short piece about @playforhim3's accomplishments.
Scheierman's season (and career) numbers are truly remarkable.
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Here is @CWalkerSports take on who has the best chance to knock off Auburn in the region.
(Sidenote, very funny that the majority of the highlight reel they showed is Pop Isaacs😂)
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👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Well deserved fourth DPOY for Kalkbrenner. One more individual award to accept on Wednesday.
𝐵𝐼𝐺 𝐸𝐴𝑆𝑇 𝐷𝐸𝐹𝐸𝑁𝑆𝐼𝑉𝐸 𝑃𝐿𝐴𝑌𝐸𝑅 𝑂𝐹 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑌𝐸𝐴𝑅 𝑥4
🔗: gocreighton.com/news/2025/3/…
#GoJays x @RyanKalkbrenner
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Jays get their lead guard in Nik Graves.
I’m stoked about this addition - popped off for multiple 30+ point performances last season, despite only shooting 32% from three. That number will likely be boosted in Mac’s system.
He’s entering his fourth year of college basketball.
NEWS: Charlotte transfer guard Nik Graves has committed to Creighton, source tells @on3.
The 6-3 junior averaged 17.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game this season. Represented by Ascension Sports.
on3.com/news/charlotte-guard…
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The Creighton Bluejays are heading back to the Sweet 16.
Somewhere, Grant Gibbs just gave another wink.
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The Kaluma news wasn’t all that surprising.
But those saying that this is an ‘addition by subtraction’ situation and Creighton will be just as good at the 4 — I couldn’t disagree more with you.
AK, hell of a job at Creighton these past two years.
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Creighton should give the former Mr. Basketball in North Dakota a call as soon as possible.
Would be a great get, and he’d fit the system well.
NEWS: North Dakota guard Treysen Eaglestaff is entering the transfer portal, his agent @GeorgeLangberg of GSL Sports Group tells @on3.
The 6-6 junior averaged 18.9 PPG this season. Scored 40 points on Alabama in December and had a 51-point outing against South Dakota State earlier this month.
on3.com/db/treysen-eaglestaf…
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79-56 FINAL
Creighton puts together its best performance of the young season.
Ashworth: 11 pts, 5 ast
Isaacs: 9 pts, 7 reb, 5 ast
Neal: 11 pts (5-8), 11 reb
Traudt: 13 pts (5-13)
Kalkbrenner: 14 pts (6-8), 12 reb
Jackson McAndrew contributed 15 off the bench. It was great to see the freshman’s stroke starting to fall.
Jays will host Nebraska and begin a true gauntlet to finish off the non-conference.
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Weekly reminder that Creighton is a better defensive team than offense — regardless of what any announcers and analysts say
Creighton has the 14th best defense in the country per KenPom
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First the Big Ten ends the Gavitt Games, now Big 12 coaches not wanting to schedule the Big East either.
The Big East doesn’t shy away from top competition. That should tell you something.
Jerome Tang is not a fan of the Big 12/Big East challenge.
He doesn’t think the Big 12 gains anything from it and he would much rather schedule an extra game on his own.
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He was warming up at halftime of the SJU game, I’d be surprised if he was unavailable.
A fully healthy Zugic raises the ceiling for Creighton a good bit, hopefully he’s able to go.
Creighton's Fedor Zugic (ankle) will likely be a game-time decision for Thursday's NCAA Tournament game against Louisville, per Greg McDermott.
Averages 4.3 PPG.
Injury occurred in last week's Big East Tournament.
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96-70 Creighton victory.
Isaacs: 12 pts (4-12)
Ashworth: 15 pts, 9 ast, 5 reb
Neal: 13 pts (6-13), 5 reb
Traudt: 5 pts (1-5), 5 reb
Kalkbrenner: 24 pts (9-10), 6 reb
Smooth sailing for the Jays here. A quality effort after a shaky opener.
Creighton will host Houston Christian on Wednesday.
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Creighton wins, 92-84.
Ashworth: 0 pts (0-3), 3 ast
Alexander: 23 pts (9-19), 11 reb, 9 ast
Scheierman: 17 pts (6-12), 4 ast, 4 reb
Miller: 7 pts, 5 reb
Kalkbrenner: 13 pts, 3-8 FT, 4 reb
32 bench points for Creighton. Farabello and King combine for 26 pts on 10-16.
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Baylor Scheierman has played all 50 minutes in this game. Kalkbrenner and Alexander have played 49 apiece.
Warriors.
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Fred King and Francisco Farabello have combined for 20 points on 8-10 shooting.
Not having that type of bench production/ability limited Creighton’s ceiling a tad last year.
Really, really great to see.
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95% of the fans here are SJU fans. They’ve been loud here in their own home arena.
Still a little strange to me that this is considered a “neutral court” game.
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Steven Ashworth has gotten so much better at locating and throwing the lob to Kalkbrenner over the course of two years.
Truly a special connection between those two.
Creighton Men’s Basketball
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Deivon Smith will be out again on Sunday versus Creighton.
One less perimeter threat Jays need to handle.
We saw Kyle Neptune’s gameplan against SJU without Smith, letting many of the other guys shoot threes if they want them.
Will be interesting to see what Mac does.
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If only there was someone that finished higher in scoring, rebounding, and was a better defender!
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This is a pretty wild thing to say.
Reminder that Mo Watson led the nation in assists at Creighton prior to an injury ending his season, and had Creighton playing like a top 10 team.
I’m fairly confident in saying Brickus, nor Villanova, will be comparable to Watson/Creighton
This makes me think of one thing: La Salle transfer Jhamir Brickus is going to have an impact for Villanova at PG comparable to what Maurice Watson had for Creighton a few years ago if the Wildcats are going to surprise in the Big East in 2024-25.
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Kalkbrenner has been really effective guarding Kam Jones. I wouldn’t mind seeing that look more down the stretch
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71-62 | 0:01
Jamiya Neal 😮💨
Throws an absolute exclamation point dunk down. Hassan Diarra didn’t love the fact that Jamiya dunked it.
The Creighton Bluejays will advance to the Big East Championship.
Creighton is now 9-3 against UConn and Dan Hurley.
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28-21 | 7:39
The Creighton. Bluejays.
I was hesitant on the Jamiya Neal add in the offseason. I could not have been more wrong.
He’s bailed Creighton out on a few occasions already today.
Neal: 7 pts (3-4), 1 ast, 1 blk,
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Not shocking — regardless, Pop Isaacs has finished his time at Creighton.
There’ll be plenty of guards in the portal to nab. But that becomes the number one priority.
🚨NEWS: Creighton Guard Pop Isaacs plans to enter the transfer portal, he tells @TheAthleticCBB
In 8 games played, he averaged 16.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game
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Alright, folks 👋🏼
One more time for MSG.
G | Ashworth
G | Neal
F | Green
F | McAndrew
C | Kalkbrenner
Tipoff right around 5:30 CT. The Big East’s two best players duking it out on the biggest stage.
Jays looking for their first Big East Tournament championship.
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This is a great win for Creighton. That buy out will scare off most suitors.
McDermott isn’t going anywhere.
Big day for Creighton: Greg McDermott has a five-year contract that will allow the coach to retire at CU. Deal includes one-year rollovers should Mac want to keep going. He gets a salary bump that puts him in top 20 of college hoops coaches.
Story on @OWHnews. Column coming.
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Jerome Hunter has hit some *massive* shots in this game, and I cannot tell you how happy I am for that dude. Gone through so much adversity in his college career.
Finish it off, X!
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This is the Baylor Scheierman Creighton needs in March.
Shooting with confidence, and doing a whole lot more than shooting to impact the basketball game.
Jays up 44-28.
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Creighton comes out for warmups with the #3 on everyone’s back.
It’s been proclaimed 100-fold, so I won’t add too much to it, but Doug McDermott was the most fun college basketball player I’ve ever watched.
Happy Jersey retirement day, Doug. You mean a whole lot to Omaha.
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This is a massive get for Creighton.
The 6’10 Nebraska native redshirted at Virginia this season.
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Shouts to my guy Mike, who’s been high on Harper all of last season.
Creighton has one more roster spot available, now at 14 — likely to be filled with a big.
A lot of interesting lineup combinations for Mac heading into next year.
Blake Harper is one of the best freshmen in the country that nobody talks about. Willed Howard to OT.
35 points (7/14 FG, 20/22 FT) in a loss to Hampton.
Three double-doubles on the season, including a 30-point triple double. Savvy, skilled lefty who thrives around the rim.
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Creighton’s final two games of the regular season:
@ Seton Hall
Vs. Butler
Take care of business, and Creighton will enter the Big East tournament as the #2 seed.
61-83 | Final.
Xavier gets a must-needed win for their tournament hopes..
Ashworth: 9 pts (3-12), 5 ast
Neal: 8 pts, 6 reb
Green: 6 pts (3-6), 2 reb, 2 ast
McAndrew: 6 pts, 2-4 3P
Kalkbrenner: 23 pts, 12 reb, 3 ast, 2 blk
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Fantastic night for the Big East. If one of Creighton/Marquette can handle business tomorrow, the conference can start to rewrite a bit of the narrative surrounding it.
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He has it.
Baylor Scheierman owns the first triple double with points-rebounds-assists in Creighton basketball history.
And there’s still 9:41 to play.
What a Fantastic day for Baylor.
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Most overrated within the AP Poll:
Miami, Gonzaga
Most underrated within the AP Poll:
Villanova, Illinois
Week 3 College Basketball AP Poll
1 Purdue
2 Arizona
3 Marquette
4 UConn
5 Kansas
6 Houston
7 Duke
8 Miami
9 Baylor
10 Tennessee
11 Gonzaga
12 Kentucky
13 FAU
14 Texas A&M
15 Creighton
16 Texas
17 UNC
18 Villanova
19 BYU
20 Colorado State
21 Mississippi State
22 James Madison
23 Alabama
24 Illinois
25 Oklahoma
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