Creighton Basketball 2013-2014

[skinzfan23]

Very cool to get some more recognition and an opportunity to showcase himself, especially being a senior.

[Coyote]

Doug McDermott Named First Team AP All-American For Third Time

[Coyote]

Wragge hits 17 3s in the first round of the three point contest!

[Coyote]

And he comes up 1 short of the semis

[skinzfan23]

Would liked to have seen Wragge make the next round. Overall very glad that he was recognized and got the opportunity to participate. It was also great seeing Doug and Coach Mac there as well.

[S33]

So he fizzled out after first round? Lol. No way...

[skinzfan23]

He only lost by one point to advance to the next round. He did well, the other players were just a bit better.

[Coyote]

He wasn't supposed to be there, he wasn't cleared by the docs to be on the court, he's getting his knee drained and scoped next week.

[Coyote]

Creighton ends up #20 in the final AP Coaches Poll

[Coyote]

Manigat eager to expand his role in Romania

The Romanian Red Bull? Recently graduated senior guard Jahenns Manigat has signed a contract to continue his pro career in Romania.

[guitarguy]

Been thinking about how lame it would be to have to go to Eastern Europe for any chance of a professional Basketball gig haha!

[Greg S]

I've always thought it would be pretty cool to go overseas to play professionally. There have been multiple former Mav hockey players that have done it. You get to travel and see another part of the world, all while getting paid to play a game. Not bad if you ask me.

Greg

[skinzfan23]

Top 50 coaches: No. 23 Greg McDermott

First of all, you have to give a guy credit for good genes. I mean, fair's fair. It's the best recruiting tool of them all! Second, and more seriously, Greg McDermott deserves at least some -- and probably a big chunk -- of his son's rapid development from decent freshman to amazing sophomore and beyond. Third, basketball teams require more than one really good player, and Greg McDermott built a team around his son full of pitch-perfect supporting players and offensive specialists. There are some objections worth raising about Creighton's consistent struggles on the defensive end, and the lack of deep tournament success is the one thing Doug McDermott's career didn't give us. But from pretty much any angle, Greg McDermott did about as good a job managing his son's -- and his team's -- rise to the national elite.

[skinzfan23]

2014 Attendance Avg Per Game (By Conference)

1.Big Ten 13,534
2. Atlantic Coast 10,661
3. Big 12 10,489
4. Southeastern 10,353
5. Big East 9,711

[iamjacobm]

2014 Attendance Avg Per Game (By Conference)
2. Atlantic Coast           10,661
3. Big 12                       10,489
4. Southeastern             10,353
5. Big East                      9,711

B1G was first?

When you consider some of the tiny places teams like St. John's, Butler and Nova play at sometimes that is pretty impressive.

[MadMartin8]

2014 Attendance Avg Per Game (By Conference)

1.Big Ten                     13,534
2. Atlantic Coast           10,661
3. Big 12                       10,489
4. Southeastern             10,353
5. Big East                      9,711

I'd be curious to see a ranking based upon percent of capacity, to see if the rankings change any.

[Greg S]

Wow, the gap between the B1G and 2nd is impressive. They've got to be near capacity with over 13k average as well.

Greg

[skinzfan23]

B1G was first?

Yeah sorry, I updated my post....that part was cut off.

Yeah I think the Big East is impressive like you mentioned.

The lowest avg in the Big East was 6,363 for DePaul. The Big Ten's lowest was 6,257 for Penn State.

[skinzfan23]

The largest for the Big 10 was Indiana (17,358)

The largest for the Big East was Creighton of course (17,896)

[skinzfan23]

Wow, the gap between the B1G and 2nd is impressive.  They've got to be near capacity with over 13k average as well.

Greg

I think if the Big East were at capacity, it would probably be #1. Most of the teams play in NBA size arenas (Creighton, Marquette, Georgetown, DePaul, Villanova and St. Johns for some games)

[skinzfan23]

I would like to see the attendance of each state and all their Div I schools. I think that NE may be the #1 state between Creighton's 17,896 and Nebraska's 15,419, the state avg would be 16,658.

[skinzfan23]

I would like to see the attendance of each state and all their Div I schools.  I think that NE may be the #1 state between Creighton's 17,896 and Nebraska's 15,419, the state avg would be 16,658.

O wait I forgot that UNO is Div I, so that is obviously going to make that number take a huge hit since they only draw near 1,000 most games.

[skinzfan23]

Top 20 for 2014 NCCA Div I Basketball Attendance

Rank School G Attendance Average
1. Syracuse 18 472,550 26,253
2. Kentucky 18 413,350 22,964
3. Louisville 18 383,070 21,282
4. North Carolina 18 324,458 18,025
5. Creighton 16 286,329 17,896
6. Indiana 18 312,453 17,359
7. Wisconsin 17 290,773 17,104
8. Ohio St. 20 329,481 16,474
9. Kansas 16 262,993 16,437
10. Memphis 18 290,183 16,121
11. BYU 15 238,131 15,875
12. Tennessee 17 263,070 15,475
13. Nebraska 16 246,702 15,419
14. Marquette 16 245,232 15,327
15. Illinois 16 243,931 15,246
16. New Mexico 15 228,176 15,212
17. Iowa 17 254,588 14,976
18. Michigan St. 16 236,752 14,797
19. Arizona 18 258,749 14,375
20. Iowa St. 16 227,079 14,192

[Coyote]

Just had to watch this again, and again...
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[Busguy2010]

That was quite the rout. And the first time I remember Creighton really breaking into the scene. Also one of the first games I watched.

[skinzfan23]

That is my birthday, and what a great birthday present it was. My wife was pregnant at the time and the baby kept jumping every time I would yell because I was excited watching the game. My favorite is to watch the big guy with the backwards hat sitting a few rows behind the Nova bench. He starts cheering every time Wragge hits a 3. "You better get a timeout Jay Wright"

[Coyote]

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