Creighton Basketball 2016-2017

Post by **Coyote** » Sat Dec 17, 2016 3:15 pm

Taco wrote:
Coyote wrote:
MadMartin8 wrote:Is there a greater enigma in college basketball than Georgetown?
They out zoned Syracuse's zone. I don't know what to think of them. However, they do not have a bad loss yet this year.
Losing to Arkansas State at home isn't a bad loss?

An Arkansas St team that is 8-2 with an RPI at 23?

Post by **Coyote** » Sat Dec 17, 2016 5:03 pm

Another big game going on at the Crossroads Classic:

#18 Butler 42
#9 Indiana 28 Half

Purdue came back from 17 down to beat Notre Dame in the first game.
The state of Indiana has some good teams.

Post by **Coyote** » Sat Dec 17, 2016 6:14 pm

Huge win:

#18 Butler 83
#9 Indiana 78

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Sat Dec 17, 2016 8:35 pm

What a pitiful performance so far tonight. May end up losing to a team that should have no business even being close.

Post by **Coyote** » Sat Dec 17, 2016 8:53 pm

Horrible game. Creighton should drop a few spots in the next poll

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Sat Dec 17, 2016 8:56 pm

Jays sneak out a one point win. That long off period did them a great deal of harm somehow.

They've GOT to work on their Free throws for heaven's sake.

Post by **Coyote** » Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:03 pm

They get outrebounded 30-40, only 3 offensive, leading to (I think) 0 fast break points in the second half.

Post by **Coyote** » Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:40 pm

In other news... The Big East goes 7-0 today after:

Wake Forest 65
#17 Xavier 69

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sat Dec 17, 2016 11:05 pm

I could be wrong, but I doubt Creighton falls in the polls. Both #7 NC and #9 Indiana lost. There is a possibility with Creighton remaining unbeaten that they may rise as high as #8 on Monday. If that happens, it would be the highest ranking in school history.

Post by **Coyote** » Sun Dec 18, 2016 11:22 am

Creighton drops 6 spots in the RPI.

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Sun Dec 18, 2016 5:17 pm

Coyote wrote:Creighton drops 6 spots in the RPI.

That can jump back up astronomically come conference time.

Post by **Coyote** » Sun Dec 18, 2016 6:34 pm

MadMartin8 wrote:
Coyote wrote:Creighton drops 6 spots in the RPI.
That can jump back up astronomically come conference time.

I am counting on that, just saying we probably will not see much of a bump in the polls.

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Sun Dec 18, 2016 8:06 pm

Creighton's RPI just took another hit with the other in state team losing to Garner Webb by 8.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Dec 19, 2016 8:54 am

If we are looking at RPI, the Big East leads all conferences by quite a long ways.

Post by **Brad** » Mon Dec 19, 2016 10:50 am

I always enjoy Creighton SID Rob Anderson's stats.

Rob Anderson ‏@_robanderson wrote: Creighton MBB averages 16,849 fans per game this year. Exact same figure as the Phoenix Suns. Creighton flies to Phoenix today to face ASU.

Rob Anderson ‏@_robanderson wrote: Creighton now leads the nation in 3-point field goal percentage at 44.2 percent.

Rob Anderson ‏@_robanderson wrote: Creighton MBB's late deficit against Oral Roberts was the first time the Bluejays trailed in 2nd half since the Ole Miss game on Nov. 21.

Rob Anderson ‏@_robanderson wrote: Oral Roberts was also the first team to own a lead over Creighton MBB in the final 8 minutes of any game this year.

Rob Anderson ‏@_robanderson wrote: Last time Arizona State hosted a top-10 non-conference team was also a Dec. 20th. But in 1980 vs. #7 Ohio St. Game featured 9 NBA players.

Rob Anderson ‏@_robanderson wrote: With a win at Arizona St, Creighton MBB would win first 5 games away from home for just 3rd time since World War II. Also 1999-00 & 2012-13.

Rob Anderson ‏@_robanderson wrote: Tuesday is Greg McDermott's 700th game as a college head coach. He's won his 100th, 200th, 300th, 400th, 500th and 600th career games.

Rob Anderson ‏@_robanderson wrote: Creighton's 982 points are its most ever through 11 games. Next most was 948 in 1964-65. Bluejays currently 8th nationally with 89.3 PPG.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Dec 19, 2016 11:12 am

Creighton moved up one spot in the AP to #9. Matches the highest ranking in team history.

Post by **Coyote** » Mon Dec 19, 2016 6:46 pm

Seton Hall is starting to receive some love in the polls.

Post by **Coyote** » Tue Dec 20, 2016 10:11 pm

Good road win for CU, despite all the bad calls, but what upsets me off most is that ESPN chose to show every single |expletive| free throw that ASU did that stupid |expletive| curtain show, even splitting the screen to show both the kids and the game...

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 12:29 pm

Coyote wrote:Good road win for CU..

The Jays didn't exactly set the world on fire last night..

But I agree. A solid road win against a power conference school...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 12:57 pm

They played really well for a stretch in the second half and if it weren't for Mo Watson being in foul trouble, Tyler Clement wouldn't have been in there with his 4 to's. The Jays were up by 20 and just like that after Mo went out, they were only up by 10. They could have won by 25-30 if it wasn't for that bad 1-2 min stretch. Thankfully Foster and Hegner each hit a 3 to keep the lead strong.

Either way, what a great Christmas present for Jay's fans to be 12-0 during the non-conference schedule.

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 2:39 pm

skinzfan23 wrote:They played really well for a stretch in the second half and if it weren't for Mo Watson being in foul trouble, Tyler Clement wouldn't have been in there with his 4 to's. The Jays were up by 20 and just like that after Mo went out, they were only up by 10. They could have won by 25-30 if it wasn't for that bad 1-2 min stretch. Thankfully Foster and Hegner each hit a 3 to keep the lead strong.

Either way, what a great Christmas present for Jay's fans to be 12-0 during the non-conference schedule.

Exactly this.

On to Conference play!

Post by **Coyote** » Wed Dec 21, 2016 8:28 pm

The Big East just got another nice non-conference road win:

(5-7) St. John's 93
(7-4) Syracuse 60

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Dec 22, 2016 10:35 am

Thought this quote from an Arizona state player after the game was funny: I don't think I have ever heard a player from the home team say something like this before. That doesn't speak highly for the Arizona St fans.

Tre Holder (in video) acknowledges "it was like a home game for Creighton" because of the crowd, literally said this:

"(this game) shows us we can play on the road as well."

says they won't face anyone who shoots the ball at this high of a level and is athletic as us in their conference

Arizona State shows a winning effort to build on

Post by **Coyote** » Sat Dec 24, 2016 5:52 pm

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Post by **Coyote** » Sat Dec 24, 2016 6:07 pm

Creighton is also :

6th in Assist per Game at 19.0
8th in Scoring Offense at 89.8
13th in Assist Turnover ratio at 1.58 (228 assist per 144 TO)
14th in 3pt FG per game at 10

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skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Dec 27, 2016 3:50 pm

Creighton has made the list of Final 4 for recruiting of 5-star prospect Brian Bowen:

Creighton: “They’re a top 10 team in the country right now and they have made a huge leap in their program, said Bowen.” “They want me to come in there and make even a bigger impact.”

Brian Bowen has 4 schools in mind and is nearing a decision

Post by **Coyote** » Tue Dec 27, 2016 4:39 pm

Most people have him going to Michigan St., or maybe Arizona, Creighton is a long shot...

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 9:08 am

Coyote wrote:Most people have him going to Michigan St., or maybe Arizona, Creighton is a long shot...

Probably true, but still amazing to see the Jays listed as a finalist. 3-4 years ago, this never would have happened.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 9:18 am

As of this morning....34 tickets left for tonight's Seton Hall game and Saturday's Nova game has been sold out for weeks. The cheapest tickets for Saturday's game on stubhub are $80, with most in the $100-120 range.

Hopefully the Jays can get a win tonight because Saturday is possibly the biggest home game in CU's history.

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 9:21 pm

Bring on Nova!

Jays beat the kids at the Hall 89-75.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 10:28 pm

18,084 in attendance tonight.. Nice win for the Jays tonight..

Onto Saturday at Noon..and perhaps the biggest home game in Creighton Bluejays basketball history..

Villanova vs Creighton. Can't wait to watch this one...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

Post by **Brad** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 11:08 pm

Omaha Cowboy wrote:18,084 in attendance tonight.. Nice win for the Jays tonight..

According to a CU Tweet I saw during one of the media timeouts, it was the largest of the Season and 14th largest All time.

Omaha Cowboy wrote:Onto Saturday at Noon..and perhaps the biggest home game in Creighton Bluejays basketball history..

Coach Mac said after the game he doesn't know if its the biggest game ever... He thought may be the Conference Tournament against Wichita was bigger... I'm not sure you will see many CU Fans that agree with that.

Omaha Cowboy wrote:Villanova vs Creighton. Can't wait to watch this one...

Standing Room Only tickets go on sale tomorrow (Thursday) at 10am.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Dec 29, 2016 8:47 am

Great game last night. Creighton did a great job of hanging with Seton Hall on the boards. I am really glad that they didn't overlook Hall.

Can't wait for Saturday's game.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Dec 29, 2016 10:10 am

By the way, with UCLA losing to Oregon last night, Creighton is one of only 5 unbeaten teams in the nation.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Dec 29, 2016 10:18 am

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Post by **Brad** » Thu Dec 29, 2016 11:03 am

Creighton Ticketing @CreightonTix wrote: UPDATE: Today’s allotment of Standing Room Only tickets is SOLD OUT for Saturday’s @BluejayMBB game against Villanova. #GoJays #TakeFlight

Creighton Ticketing @CreightonTix wrote: Should there be any additional SRO tix made available, they would go on-sale on Saturday, Dec. 31 only at the @centurylinkoma Box Office

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Dec 29, 2016 12:23 pm

Wow, crazy...I am not even sure if the standing room only tickets were completely sold out even for Dougie's senior year.

Post by **Coyote** » Thu Dec 29, 2016 4:38 pm

After yesterday's win, Creighton's RPI now sits at #3.

Four Big East teams in the top 10 RPI

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Post by **nebugeater** » Thu Dec 29, 2016 4:57 pm

Make sure you give the Huskers thanks for the SMALL part they had in improving that RPI with the win over Indiana.