Creighton Basketball 2023-2024

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sat Jan 27, 2024 7:25 pm

Brad wrote: Sat Jan 27, 2024 7:02 pm Quick photo from the first half

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Knew I could count on you!

9th largest crowd all-time!

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:21 pm

#17 Bluejay Men's Basketball Imposes Will in 85-62 Win Over DePaul

Playing with specific passion the 14th Annual Pink Game, #17 Creighton Men's Basketball delighted the ninth largest crowd (18, 571) in school history with a 85-62 win over DePaul on Saturday, January 27. The win lifted the Bluejays to 16-5 on the season and 7-3 in BIG EAST action, while DePaul fell to 3-17 overall and 0-9 against conference foes.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:26 pm

Creighton Men's Basketball vs DePaul Highlights 01-27-2024

Creighton Men's Basketball defeats DePaul 85-62 at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:41 pm

Brad wrote: Sat Jan 27, 2024 7:02 pm Quick photo from the first half

Nice photo Brad!

Stargazer · Post by **Stargazer** » Sat Jan 27, 2024 11:24 pm

Brad wrote: Sat Jan 27, 2024 7:02 pm Quick photo from the first half

Nice.. you caught Roni and I in 219.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sun Jan 28, 2024 7:33 am

Jon Walker breaks down Creighton's win over DePaul

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sun Jan 28, 2024 8:33 am

Glad the Jays were able to pull away. They did a much better job in the 2nd half. Ashworth probably had his best game as a Bluejay outside of the turnovers.

Think the Jays might move up to #13 after another week with a ton of top teams falling.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sun Jan 28, 2024 11:16 am

Creighton Basketball Dominates DePaul
Baylor Scheierman Interview on Confidence and Pink Out Game

Ana Bellinghausen spoke with Baylor Scheierman following an 85-62 win over DePaul. That’s three BIG EAST wins in a row for the Bluejays who take sole possession of second place in the league.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sun Jan 28, 2024 1:25 pm

The jays looked like, well, the Jays in the 2nd half. Great timeout tribute- excellent Pink Out game crowd..

The Jays now have sole possession of 2nd place in the Big East…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Jan 29, 2024 12:07 pm

Jays moved up 4 spots to #13 in the AP.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Mon Jan 29, 2024 12:45 pm

Just saw..

The Jays had a great January. Need to continue stacking those wins together…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:27 pm

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Jan 30, 2024 10:55 am

Creighton Men's Basketball Pink Out vs DePaul Recap

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Jan 30, 2024 10:19 pm

Post by **nebugeater** » Wed Jan 31, 2024 5:49 am

Ryan Kalkbrenner will be at the Gretna Hyvee for a meet and greet on Sun Feb 4, from 10 AM-Noon.

Check the Hyvee Gretna Facebook page for any added details.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:31 am

Baylor Scheierman Named to Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Watch List

The Los Angeles Athletic Club announced the John R. Wooden Award® presented by Principal® Late Season Top 20 Watch List today on ESPN2, and that list includes Creighton guard Baylor Scheierman. Chosen by a poll of national college basketball experts based on their performances during the 2023-24 season thus far, the list comprises of 20 student-athletes who are front-runners for the sport's most prestigious honor.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Jan 31, 2024 7:21 pm

Creighton's Baylor Scheierman just 40 points from making D-1 history

Honors have been piling up for Creighton's Baylor Scheierman, and they keep coming.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:55 pm

Scheierman Named To Midseason Top 10 List For Julius Erving Award

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Creighton's Baylor Scheierman is one of 10 candidates on the Mid Season Watch List for the 2024 Julius Erving Award. Named after Class of 1993 Hall of Famer and 16-year professional basketball player Julius Erving, the annual honor, in its 10th year, recognizes the top small forwards in Division I men's college basketball.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Thu Feb 01, 2024 7:45 pm

Friday's Men's Basketball Game vs. Butler is Sold Out

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:48 pm

Should be another good atmosphere, late Friday game and another sellout

Post by **nebugeater** » Fri Feb 02, 2024 9:33 am

Make sure the Jays show some love to the Huskers for knocking off another Top 10 team last night and, in a small way, helping the Jays' RPI !!!

( you can just block out the lose to Maryland, I am trying to)

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Fri Feb 02, 2024 10:05 am

nebugeater wrote: Fri Feb 02, 2024 9:33 am Make sure the Jays show some love to the Huskers for knocking off another Top 10 team last night and, in a small way, helping the Jays' RPI !!!

( you can just block out the lose to Maryland, I am trying to)

Haha, I am thankful....now the Huskers just need to find a way to win on the road. The next 2 are going to be tough but after that, the last 7 games are all winnable.

I would also love if the Jays could pull off the upset and beat #1 Uconn on Feb 20th if they are still #1, which they should be.

Post by **nebugeater** » Fri Feb 02, 2024 11:15 am

skinzfan23 wrote: Fri Feb 02, 2024 10:05 am
nebugeater wrote: Fri Feb 02, 2024 9:33 am Make sure the Jays show some love to the Huskers for knocking off another Top 10 team last night and, in a small way, helping the Jays' RPI !!!

( you can just block out the lose to Maryland, I am trying to)
Haha, I am thankful....now the Huskers just need to find a way to win on the road. The next 2 are going to be tough but after that, the last 7 games are all winnable.

I would also love if the Jays could pull off the upset and beat #1 Uconn on Feb 20th if they are still #1, which they should be.

Hay, I am pulling for the Jays as much as the Huskers. I am one of those who say the state is too small not to pull for all the schools. My line in the sand is that the Jays are OK to lose one a year and that is against the Huskers. In recent years, for the most part, that is where the Jays have really disappointed me!

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Feb 02, 2024 7:12 pm

Kalkbrenner Selected to Midseason Top 10 List For Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award

SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Creighton's Ryan Kalkbrenner is one of 10 candidates on the Mid Season Watch List for the 2024 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award. Named after Class of 1995 Hall of Famer and three-time NCAA Champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the annual honor, in its 10th year, recognizes the top center in Division I men's college basketball.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Feb 03, 2024 6:21 am

No. 13 Men's Basketball Drops Slugfest to Butler, 99-98

Playing in front of a sellout crowd of 17,874, No. 13 Creighton dropped a back-and-forth offensive battle to Butler 99-98 on February 2.

Creighton Men's Basketball vs Butler Highlights 02-02-2024

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sat Feb 03, 2024 8:48 am

Jays just didn’t play d last night. Great game to see, but I think on that scramble Bello was fouled on the drive and then miller was fouled when he dove on the ball. The refs just didn’t have the balls to call either.

Hopefully the jays get them in butler.

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Sat Feb 03, 2024 10:43 am

Nobody played defense last night! I can't, in recent memory, recall a one point game that high scoring. The Jays had their chances but couldn't capitalize. Lots of people bemoaning a loss of a potential 2-seed in the tourney but IMO that's just icing on a tournament cake. Assuming no meltdown, Jays will get a 5+ seed and play who they play.

I'll say, and I have to tell myself this all the time, it's about peaking at the right time and staying healthy. The BE is a tough conference and losses here and there outside of the tourney are not going to be harbingers of doom.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sat Feb 03, 2024 12:36 pm

Honestly, Butler played a prefect game against the Jays and still almost lost.. We will pay them back at Butler…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:39 am

Even with little Creighton defense, Butler shot 60% from 3 pt land. That is pretty out of this world shooting.

Question - looking beyond this season., not many on the bench are getting a lot of healthy experience playing and of the 6-7 players who get in only King & Miller aren’t seniors - so a tough rebuild?

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sun Feb 04, 2024 1:11 pm

Uffda wrote: Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:39 am Even with little Creighton defense, Butler shot 60% from 3 pt land. That is pretty out of this world shooting.

Question - looking beyond this season., not many on the bench are getting a lot of healthy experience playing and of the 6-7 players who get in only King & Miller aren’t seniors - so a tough rebuild?

There will be growing pains for sure.. I’ll stop short of saying a “tough rebuild” though..

The Jays have a TON of talent coming into the program and after they get a healthy dose of the world of play in the Big East, should really begin to round into an exciting team to see next year and the year after that..

Even if their record won’t reflect it, the Jays will be a more athletically talented team next year…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sun Feb 04, 2024 3:50 pm

I also think they will prob pick up one or two in the transfer portal as well.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Feb 05, 2024 12:13 pm

Obviously rankings don't mean anything, but I just laugh when the Jays lose one game by one point to a good team and they fall 6 spots in the AP poll.

Meanwhile, WI lost to an unranked Husker team (by

and also lost at home to Purdue (by 6)and they only fell 5 spots. And looking at it even further, WI really only has 2 good wins on the year, beat VA and Marquette early in the season. Their big 10 schedule has been very weak.

Post by **nebugeater** » Mon Feb 05, 2024 12:19 pm

skinzfan23 wrote: Mon Feb 05, 2024 12:13 pm Obviously rankings don't mean anything, but I just laugh when the Jays lose one game by one point to a good team and they fall 6 spots in the AP poll.

Meanwhile, WI lost to an unranked Husker team (by and also lost at home to Purdue (by 6)and they only fell 5 spots. And looking at it even further, WI really only has 2 good wins on the year, beat VA and Marquette early in the season. Their big 10 schedule has been very weak.

That's another reason I look at KenPom as much as anything. The update through the Sunday games has the Jays at 18.

Wis at 13
Purdue at 2
Nebraska at 46
Butler at 47
Conn at 3
MArquette at 11
Illinios at 10

Just some examples of the adjusted composites that take a lot more into account than opinion

https://kenpom.com/index.php

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Feb 05, 2024 1:31 pm

I look at that all the time, maybe the Jays were ranked too high in the AP to begin with. This is definitely a crazy year for men's basketball, there really are no dominant teams except for maybe Uconn or Purdue.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Feb 05, 2024 1:58 pm

Men's Basketball Earns Fourth Straight AP Top 20 Ranking

The Creighton men's basketball team slipped six spots to 19th in the Associated Press poll and five lines to 18th in the USA Today Coaches poll released on Monday. The Bluejays are also No. 16 (down three spots) in the updated version of the NET and No. 26 (down five spots) in the KPI. It's the 13th time in 14 polls this season that Creighton has been included in both the AP and Coaches rankings.

Post by **nebugeater** » Mon Feb 05, 2024 1:59 pm

skinzfan23 wrote: Mon Feb 05, 2024 1:31 pm I look at that all the time, maybe the Jays were ranked too high in the AP to begin with. This is definitely a crazy year for men's basketball, there really are no dominant teams except for maybe Uconn or Purdue.

This season especially if they are in the top 20, they will be fine and end up with a seed that they can live with.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Feb 07, 2024 6:59 pm

Kalkbrenner Named to Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List

Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner is one of 15 men on the Watch List for this year's Naismith Trophy Men's Defensive Player of the Year award, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced on Wednesday. Kalkbrenner leads the BIG EAST with 2.59 blocked shots per game, which ranks sixth nationally. In league play Kalkbrenner paces the conference with 2.91 blocked shots per game. He also ranks third in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage (.630), fifth in rebounds per game (7.7) and sixth in points per game (16.7).

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:50 pm

Jays are playing weak but Baylor has 13 pts in the first 3:30 of the second half.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:39 pm

I’m not saying this, just because I’m a Jays fan, but we are completely getting hosed by the refs once again. Ashworth drove to the hoop with five seconds left. Providence intentionally tried to foul with no call and then Ashworth shot the ball and got hammered but no call.

Now the game is going to overtime

Post by **Brad** » Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:39 pm

skinzfan23 wrote: Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:39 pm I’m not saying this, just because I’m a Jays fan, but we are completely getting hosed by the refs once again. Ashworth drove to the hoop with five seconds left. Providence intentionally tried to foul with no call and then Ashworth shot the ball and got hammered but no call.

Now the game is going to overtime

John Bishop was going on about the calls on the radio too...