Creighton Basketball 2022-2023

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 11:07 am

Tonight at 9pm, the Jays take on BYU. Hopefully they've been able to get things back in order.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:13 pm

Dec 10 (Sat) 9:00 PM FS1, 1620
Creighton vs. BYU
Las Vegas, Nev. (Michelob Ultra Arena)

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 8:31 pm

Kalk is not available tonight to small ball is on tonight. (non-covid related illness.)
Fredrick King needs to play big-time. Arthur Kaluma is playing large.

Xavier 80
Cincinnati 77

Georgetown 64
Syracuse 83

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 10:06 pm

No defense from the jays losing 45-49 at half. Shooting much better than the past 2 games. 8-13 from 3 after going 10-40 last game.

Need to figure out how to double and not let byu have such an advantage inside without Kalk in there.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 11:32 pm

Yet again, another terrible loss for Creighton. They didn’t give up and forced a ton of turnovers at the end and hit free throws but for some stupid reason reef took the final shot when we had a chance to win the game and missed it

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:00 am

Late Flurry Comes Up Short As #21 Men's Basketball Falls in Las Vegas to BYU
BYU scores final four points to win 83-80

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- A frenetic 12-0 run in the final four minutes gave Creighton an 80-79 lead in the final 30 seconds, but BYU's Dallin Hall tipped in his own miss with 12.6 seconds left to lead BYU to an 83-80 upset win over the No. 21 Bluejays on Saturday night at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas as part of the Jack Jones Hoopfest. The loss offset a career-high 27 points from Creighton sophomore Arthur Kaluma, who fouled out with 6:32 left. Creighton played without All-BIG EAST center Ryan Kalkbrenner, who was sidelined by illness.

Creighton Mens Basketball vs BYU Highlights 12-10-22

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Dec 12, 2022 10:09 am

Big East Basketball Rankings 12/11/2022

1 UConn Big East 11-0
30 Marquette Big East 8-3
40 Xavier Big East 7-3
46 Creighton Big East 6-4
51 Butler Big East 8-3

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Dec 12, 2022 11:36 am

Kalk is probably going to be out again tonight. Hopefully others can pick up the slack.

On a side note, he leads the nation in FG%!

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Dec 12, 2022 11:42 am

As expected the Jays fell out of the Top 25, they are now receiving votes to place them #40. (I am actually surprised they are still getting votes after losing 4 straight, especially to NE and BYU)

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Dec 12, 2022 10:11 pm

Another collapse for the Jays. Lost 71-73. Had a chance to tie it but didn’t drive to the hoop and instead took a contested 3 and for the 2nd consecutive game in Vegas, can’t get it done.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Dec 12, 2022 10:28 pm

The only positive of the night:

King’s line:

16pts, 11 rebs and 5 blocks!

Unfortunately, Mac chose to play reef and Farabello at the end when the Jays were only down 2

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Dec 13, 2022 7:25 am

Men's Basketball Closes Non-Conference Play With Loss to Arizona State
Bluejays open BIG EAST play on Friday at Marquette

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Freshman Fredrick King had 16 points, 11 rebounds and five blocked shots but it wasn't enough as Creighton lost 73-71 to Arizona State at Michelob ULTRA Arena as part of the Jack Jones Hoopfest in Las Vegas, Nev. The Bluejays, playing without All-BIG EAST center Ryan Kalkbrenner (non-COVID illness) for the second game in a row, lost their fifth straight contest to fall to 6-5 in non-conference play. Arizona State won its eighth straight battle to improve to 10-1 on the winter.

Creighton Mens Basketball vs Arizona State Highlights 12-12-22

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Tue Dec 13, 2022 9:12 am

tf is going on at the Hilltop? Is Scott Frost wearing a Coach Mac costume??

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Dec 13, 2022 9:19 am

almighty_tuna wrote: Tue Dec 13, 2022 9:12 am tf is going on at the Hilltop? Is Scott Frost wearing a Coach Mac costume??

Good guess...haha

It is so hard to understand right now....how do you go from 6-0 and rated #7 in the country to losing 5 in a row? I still think the biggest loss was to NE (at least all the other games have been close) I know a lot of people online are attacking Coach Mac and stating that having one guy out shouldn't make this big of an impact, but when that is your most veteran and tallest player that you depend on for scoring, spacing and defense it does.

Last night Fred King really did a great job being prepared and hopefully knowing that he is going to be depended on at least in the short term, he can continue to be ready.

The thing that needs to improve is the shooting of the other big 3 returners from last year (Art, Trey and R2) they haven't been playing up to their potential at all especially offensively)

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Dec 14, 2022 9:58 pm

I missed it that Kevin Willard went to Maryland after Seton Hall replacing Mark Turgeon. I never like any of them, after Danny Manning left… Watching UCLA play Maryland this evening.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Dec 15, 2022 8:48 am

Coyote wrote: Wed Dec 14, 2022 9:58 pm I missed it that Kevin Willard went to Maryland after Seton Hall replacing Mark Turgeon. I never like any of them, after Danny Manning left… Watching UCLA play Maryland this evening.

Thank goodness he left, he was one of my least favorite big East coaches along with Hurley from UConn.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Thu Dec 15, 2022 9:18 am

Men's Basketball Opens 10th Year of BIG EAST Play at Marquette on Friday
Bluejays are preseason favorites for first time in the BIG EAST

Game #12: Creighton Bluejays (6-5, 0-0 BIG EAST) at Marquette Golden Eagles (8-3, 0-0 BIG EAST)
Friday, Dec. 16, 2022 • 7:30 p.m. • Milwaukee, Wis. • Fiserv Forum

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Dec 16, 2022 7:32 pm

Xavier 102
Georgetown 89 (F)

Creighton 58
Marquette 69 (F)

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Fri Dec 16, 2022 9:10 pm

Creighton was up 22–16 at one point and since then it’s been a |expletive| show again

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Fri Dec 16, 2022 9:33 pm

The one positive other than another Baylor double-double:

King follows his 16pt, 11 reb, 5 block game with a
16pt, 10 reb, 3 block game!

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Fri Dec 16, 2022 10:10 pm

Crazy stats of tonight’s game:

CU won these categories:
FG %
FT %
Rebounds
Assists
Blocks

Obviously it didn’t matter, but crazy that we won all those categories and still should have lost by double digits if not for a few garbage buckets.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Fri Dec 16, 2022 10:47 pm

There’s a ton of basketball left..But this Jays losing streak has been very tough to take to say the least..

The time to “right the ship” is now…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Fri Dec 16, 2022 11:31 pm

Maybe coming back home to Omaha will help after being on the road so much (I don’t know though since the last home game was the Nebraska debacle)

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Dec 17, 2022 7:24 am

Men's Basketball Loses BIG EAST Opener at Marquette
Bluejays host next three games

MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- The Creighton men's basketball team opened its 10th year as a member of the BIG EAST Conference with a 69-58 loss at host Marquette on Friday night at Fiserv Forum. The Golden Eagles improved to 9-3 (1-0 BIG EAST) while Creighton dropped to 6-6 (0-1 BIG EAST) this winter.

Creighton Mens Basketball vs Marquette Highlights 12-16-22

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sat Dec 17, 2022 11:56 pm

Just looked at Kenpom and Creighton is still ranked #33, they have a strength of schedule of 16.

The season isn’t over, if they can turn things around quickly they still have a chance to have a good season.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Dec 19, 2022 12:02 pm

skinzfan23 wrote: Sat Dec 17, 2022 11:56 pm Just looked at Kenpom and Creighton is still ranked #33, they have a strength of schedule of 16.

Funny thing is, even after the loss to Marquette they moved up... now #31 with a SOS of 15.

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Mon Dec 19, 2022 12:20 pm

Can't argue that CU's SOS is hefty. Despite their early meltdown, the teams haven't all been pushovers.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Dec 19, 2022 12:58 pm

almighty_tuna wrote: Mon Dec 19, 2022 12:20 pm Can't argue that CU's SOS is hefty. Despite their early meltdown, the teams haven't all been pushovers.

That is true, although they do need to get back on the winning track sooner rather than later. It is crazy to think 7 of their last 8 have been away from home (Maui, Austin, Las Vegas, and Milwaukee) I am sure they will be glad to be back this Thursday, hopefully the weather won't be too bad so they can actually have a decent crowd.

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Mon Dec 19, 2022 1:58 pm

Yeah, time to start bringing home the Ws.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 8:56 am

Frederick King was named Big East Freshman of the Week. Crazy how many times between last year and this year that a Jay has been given this award.

Well deserved for the King.

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 9:06 am

He's definitely been taking advantage of his ad hoc promotion w/Kalk out. Good for him!

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 9:13 am

Just wish there was some sort of timeline for Kalk's return, they haven't even really came out to say what it is, although most people believe its mono. Unfortunately with mono, the timeframe can be different for everyone. At this point, hopefully they just sit him out until Jan 3rd vs Seton Hall. That would be some more nice rest for 2 weeks.

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 9:27 am

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 9:29 am

almighty_tuna wrote: Tue Dec 20, 2022 9:27 am

Haha love it!

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 10:20 pm

Heard a rumor that Kalk will play on Thursday vs Butler….we shall see

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Wed Dec 21, 2022 9:38 am

I heard the same. That's assuming Butler can even make it into town and play! lol

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Dec 21, 2022 10:03 am

almighty_tuna wrote: Wed Dec 21, 2022 9:38 am I heard the same. That's assuming Butler can even make it into town and play! lol

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Dec 21, 2022 1:13 pm

Hopefully they planned ahead and left and are in town already.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Dec 21, 2022 4:49 pm

Not Creighton, but goes to show when your best player is out, it is tough.

At least Creighton didn't lose to a 3-9 at home that has a 356 rating on Kenpom like Iowa did today. Same recipe that Creighton lost to NE by....shooting a ton of 3's and not hitting and also not playing D. What an embarrassing loss for Iowa today.

Hopefully NE can take it to them when they meet up in their next game.

Another side note to the Iowa loss. They closed as a 31.5 favorite today. NO men's college basketball team had lost outright as a 30-pt favorite in the last 30 years.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Dec 21, 2022 7:00 pm

The OWH just reported that Kalk is indeed going to play tomorrow night.

Hopefully they can get back on the winning track.