Creighton Basketball 2014-2015

[skinzfan23]

Glad to see the Jays get the win. And with that one, they have one more victory than Nebraska does on the season. Unfortunately for Creighton they have a very tough matchup in Georgetown, who has beaten the Jays 76-61 in DC and 67-40 in Omaha.

[skinzfan23]

Good lines for Chatman 11pts, 5rebs, 5 assts. Brooks 12pts, 5rebs, 5 assts. Artino 9pts and 8rebs. Miliken 22pts, which was one short of his career high.

[Omaha1000]

Artino played possessed and I was happy to finally see my dream line-up of Grosselle and Hanson in the game together at the same time for a little while in the first half. Against a big Georgetown team, Hanson might get more time at the four spot tomorrow. Speaking of Georgetown, I prefer that Creighton play Georgetown instead of Villanova because Creighton played two poor games against the Hoyas earlier this season. Usually that doesn't happen three times in one season. Georgetown could have some trouble getting motivated to play a team that they probably don't respect much.

[skinzfan23]

 Georgetown could have some trouble getting motivated to play a team that they probably don't respect much.

Lets hope that is the case.

[MadMartin8]

 Georgetown could have some trouble getting motivated to play a team that they probably don't respect much.

Lets hope that is the case.

How mind blowing would it be if Creighton stunned everyone and won the tourney?

Certain segments of this state's populace would have their heads explode

[iamjacobm]

I think St. John's is going to put it together and take it. Basically hope it is anyone but Nove though. That would be boring.

[skinzfan23]

I am thinking Georgetown is a good bet to win it. They beat Nova by 20 earlier this year and have been playing pretty good ball lately.

[skinzfan23]

I think St. John's is going to put it together and take it.

Doesn't look like that is going to happen. They lost to Providence today.

[iamjacobm]

I think St. John's is going to put it together and take it.

Doesn't look like that is going to happen.  They lost to Providence today.

Haha thats what I get for thinking the most inconsistent team could come together at the right time.

[Coyote]

Creighton 25
Georgetown 31 (half)

[Coyote]

Well, here we go again. 5:30 left in the game and CU is up by 6.

[Coyote]

Yep - Season over for the Jays, turnovers at the end of the game and a 13-2 run by Georgetown.

Creighton 55
Georgetown 60

[skinzfan23]

Not too surprising to see the season end like that. They lost 10 games by 5pts or less. I feel bad for the seniors, but those close losses should go a long way towards helping the underclassmen in future years.

[Omaha1000]

The jays played with heart and gave a tough Georgetown team all they could handle. I'll remember this year's team as one with a lot of heart. I'm impressed that team chemistry stayed positive and played with a lot of passion despite the losses.

[MadMartin8]

That's a bummer, but at least the season wasn't riddled with blowout losses. The new guys coming in, the young guys already here, and the older guys like Miliken should make next season a bit more fun I'd say.

[skinzfan23]

2015 DIVISION I BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE TEAM LEADERS
Rank School G Attendance Average
1. Syracuse 18 429,378 23,854
2. Kentucky 19 447,874 23,572
3. Louisville 19 406,338 21,386
4. North Carolina 15 293,723 19,582
5. Wisconsin 16 276,464 17,279
6. Creighton 17 289,808 17,048
7. Kansas 16 262,127 16,383
8. Indiana 19 309,477 16,288
9. BYU 16 258,002 16,125
10. Nebraska 16 249,101 15,569
11. Arkansas 19 294,860 15,519
12. North Carolina St. 20 308,726 15,436
13. Tennessee 16 241,025 15,064
14. Michigan St. 16 236,752 14,797
15. Illinois 16 234,435 14,652
16. Ohio St. 20 292,968 14,648
17. Arizona 17 248,046 14,591
18. New Mexico 15 218,558 14,571
19. Iowa St. 16 228,714 14,295
20. Iowa 18 253,817 14,101
21. Memphis 18 250,478 13,915
22. Marquette 17 232,161 13,657
23. Virginia 16 218,493 13,656
24. Dayton 17 216,203 12,718
25. Maryland 19 241,197 12,695
26. Kansas St. 17 213,337 12,549
27. San Diego St. 17 211,038 12,414
28. Michigan 18 221,690 12,316
29. Minnesota 18 219,389 12,188
30. Utah 17 205,717 12,101

4th year in a row that Creighton finished in the Top-6!!!

[PobodysNerfect]

I like that stat and I think it's good for Omaha and all, but anyone who has been to a game knows they don't average anywhere near 17,000. Last year, multiple games I went to saw the lower part 3/4 full and the upper part 1/2 at times. It was bad. But every game I went to they somehow announces 15K+

[skinzfan23]

I like that stat and I think it's good for Omaha and all, but anyone who has been to a game knows they don't average anywhere near 17,000. Last year, multiple games I went to saw the lower part 3/4 full and the upper part 1/2 at times. It was bad. But every game I went to they somehow announces 15K+

We have had this discussion numerous times on the board, but every college program measures ticket sales by the number of tickets sold. I have been a season ticket holder for 8 years and within the last 3-4 years, with the exception of a few games, the actual attendance at most of them is probably in the 14-15,000 range. I have watched Iowa for example on tv, they announced attendance of 14,000 when clearly the arena only had around 5,000 in it. Overall, I am very impressed with the fan base that Creighton has built. Only having 8,000 enrolled, but able to average more than double that for basketball is phenomenal.

[skinzfan23]

Here is another interesting stat:

The Bluejays became the first team since Louisville in 2001-02 to average more than 17,000 while posting a losing record.

[nebugeater]

I like that stat and I think it's good for Omaha and all, but anyone who has been to a game knows they don't average anywhere near 17,000. Last year, multiple games I went to saw the lower part 3/4 full and the upper part 1/2 at times. It was bad. But every game I went to they somehow announces 15K+

We have had this discussion numerous times on the board, but every college program measures ticket sales by the number of tickets sold. I have been a season ticket holder for 8 years and within the last 3-4 years, with the exception of a few games, the actual attendance at most of them is probably in the 14-15,000 range. I have watched Iowa for example on tv, they announced attendance of 14,000 when clearly the arena only had around 5,000 in it. Overall, I am very impressed with the fan base that Creighton has built. Only having 8,000 enrolled, but able to average more than double that for basketball is phenomenal.

The Huskers made #10 on the list and it was the same thing. The only diff is that the Huskers started to report tickets sold when they moved to the new arena. Before that it was reported as actual attendance with only in the last year or two of the Bob they were reporting both.

I get why these are are reported as tickets sold but I really wish everyone would report actual.. Only in a dream though I know.

[skinzfan23]

I agree with reporting actual people in attendance, but as long as every school is reporting the same thing, it is ok.

[OmahaJaysCU]

I like that stat and I think it's good for Omaha and all, but anyone who has been to a game knows they don't average anywhere near 17,000. Last year, multiple games I went to saw the lower part 3/4 full and the upper part 1/2 at times. It was bad. But every game I went to they somehow announces 15K+

We have had this discussion numerous times on the board, but every college program measures ticket sales by the number of tickets sold. I have been a season ticket holder for 8 years and within the last 3-4 years, with the exception of a few games, the actual attendance at most of them is probably in the 14-15,000 range. I have watched Iowa for example on tv, they announced attendance of 14,000 when clearly the arena only had around 5,000 in it. Overall, I am very impressed with the fan base that Creighton has built. Only having 8,000 enrolled, but able to average more than double that for basketball is phenomenal.

You must be omitting the last two seasons with Doug...

[skinzfan23]

Sorry, I meant in the last few games most games were 14,000 or more. There were a few games, usually due to weather, that had less, but every other game was definitely over 14,000.

[nebugeater]

Toronto Blue Jays are taking Creighton to court over copyright issues.

With the Blue Jays ( Toronto Version) playing the Royals I had this old random thought of the lawsuit pop into my head. Did anyone ever hear what came of this?