Creighton Basketball 2023-2024

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Feb 29, 2024 12:13 am

Didn’t expect that kinda blowout tonight but it was nice to see after that bad game at St. John’s on Sunday.

Up next is Marquette on Saturday and Kolek got hurt tonight with an oblique injury that they don’t know how serious it is.

This would be another huge game that the Jays need. Game is already sold out and tickets on the secondary market are over $70 at the cheapest!

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:31 am

Definitely a huge game for bracket position on Saturday. Jays gotta be able to play solid to beat Marquette with or without Kolek though. Can't get to elite eight/final four sliding through the good graces of opponents' injuries. This business of opening up the game (again) with poor shot selection is not going to help them.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:42 am

I hope the Jays come out strong. The game in Milwaukee wasn't exactly a blowout and I feel Creighton matches up well with them. Ashworth and Kalk were almost non-existent in that game, doubt that will happen again.

And also this time, hopefully they can keep Shaka off the court and from being the 6th defender shutting down Baylor. That was absolutely ridiculous that they allowed that to happen and right in front of the ref.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:09 am

By the way Kalk moved into 9th place all-time on the Creighton scoring list last night. And Baylor got his 1,000th point in a Creighton uniform as well. He is only the 11th player ever to do that for 2 different schools. Depending on how far they go this year, Kalk could get into the top 7 at the end of the year.

Post by **Brad** » Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:52 pm

skinzfan23 wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:09 am By the way Kalk moved into 9th place all-time on the Creighton scoring list last night. And Baylor got his 1,000th point in a Creighton uniform as well. He is only the 11th player ever to do that for 2 different schools. Depending on how far they go this year, Kalk could get into the top 7 at the end of the year.

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almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:01 pm

That guy is absolutely legendary.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:14 pm

Obviously no way to know, but I wonder what his numbers would have been if he played all 4/5 seasons at Creighton. My guess, with the system that Mac has, Baylor probably wouldn't have played much his freshman year, although he only played 20 min/game at SDSU and averaged only 6 ppg.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:05 am

According to the game notes for tomorrow, Ashworth isn't getting recognized, so I would think that means he is coming back for next year as well.

Kalk can also return, but hasn't made a decision yet.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Mar 01, 2024 3:44 pm

Creighton Men's Basketball Media Availability - March 1, 2024

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:20 pm

Jays had several chances to go up 10 and instead only have a 2 pt lead.

Need to come out strong in 2nd half.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Mar 02, 2024 3:48 pm

#12 Men's Basketball Tops #5 Marquette on Senior Day

Baylor Scheierman had 26 points and a season-high 16 rebounds as No. 12 Creighton men's basketball earned an 89-75 win over short-handed and fifth-ranked Marquette on Saturday, March 2nd. Creighton's seniors, which included Scheierman, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Francisco Farabello and Steven Ashworth combined for 61 of CU's 89 points.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Mar 02, 2024 3:50 pm

Creighton Men's Basketball vs Marquette Highlights 03-02-2024

#12 Creighton defeats #5 Marquette 89-75 at CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Mar 02, 2024 5:52 pm

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sat Mar 02, 2024 5:58 pm

What a great win for the Jays so happy for the seniors. Bello played amazing. He was 5–5 with 12 points Baylor had 26 points and 16 rebounds. Kalk had 19 points six rebounds and five blocks. And Trey had 18 points and 11 assists what a great group of seniors. Ashworth had a rough day, but managed to hit a one.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:13 am

I think, right now, the Jays are deserving of a 3 seed in the NCAA tournament..

If they finish the regular season with a win at Villanova and advance to the Big East Tournament championship game, they could be a 2..

The Jays should be ranked in the Top 10 when the AP Poll comes out tomorrow..

Nice win for CU. And I don’t care that Marquette was down 2 guys..Injuries and illness happen..they’re still a very good team regardless…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:11 am

Agree with everything you said and looking forward to the top 10 ranking tomorrow

Post by **Brad** » Sun Mar 03, 2024 3:25 pm

Photos from Yesterday:

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sun Mar 03, 2024 4:18 pm

RPI as of today:

6 Creighton 12-3 21-4
7 Marquette 12-3 19-5
17 Connecticut 11-2 19-3
56 Seton Hall 8-6 13-9
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59 St. John's 8-7 16-10
74 Xavier 8-7 14-11
86 Providence 6-7 14-9
88 Villanova 6-8 13-12
112 Butler 7-11 15-13
255 Georgetown 2-14 8-18
300 DePaul 0-12 3-19

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sun Mar 03, 2024 4:23 pm

Nice photos Brad

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Ciao..LiO…Peace

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Mar 04, 2024 12:04 pm

Jays rise up to #10 in AP poll.

Post by **Brad** » Mon Mar 04, 2024 12:09 pm

Nice stat right here...

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Mon Mar 04, 2024 12:14 pm

skinzfan23 wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 12:04 pm Jays rise up to #10 in AP poll.

Right where they should be!…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Mon Mar 04, 2024 12:15 pm

Brad wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 12:09 pm Nice stat right here...

Impressive stat for sure!..

Ciao..LiO…Peace

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Mar 04, 2024 1:39 pm

That is a great stat. They are the highest ranked 8 loss team...right where they should be.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Mar 04, 2024 2:59 pm

Men's Basketball Returns To Top 10 of Polls

Double-digit home wins over Seton Hall and Marquette last week helped he Creighton men's basketball team improve to 10th in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls released on Monday. It's a two-spot jump in both rankings.. The Bluejays also stayed at No. 11 in the updated version of the NET and No. 14 in the KPI.

Associated Press Top 25
1 Houston (52) 26-3 1539
2 Connecticut (6) 26-3 1462
3 Purdue (4) 26-3 1459
4 Tennessee 23-6 1364
5 Arizona 23-6 1252
6 Iowa State 23-6 1212
7 North Carolina 23-6 1201
8 Marquette 22-7 1056
9 Duke 23-6 1051
10 Creighton 22-8 983

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:03 pm

Court Report: College basketball's coaching carousel season is here, so let's look at the jobs that could open

Creighton. Greg McDermott has been hoping for a new contract for months but it's been a stalemate with AD Marcus Blossom. Word has leaked out of Omaha, Nebraska, in recent weeks about McDermott potentially being a candidate at some other openings and soon-to-be openings. I don't see it. I expect the school gets this done. McDermott winds up with a new deal soon.

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:13 pm

I would be shocked if CU didn't lock Mac in for another long term contract. Seems like a no-brainer for Blossom.

Pay the man!!!

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:58 pm

Scheierman Named a Finalist For Julius Erving Award

Creighton senior Baylor Scheierman is one of five finalists for the 2024 Julius Erving Award, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced today. The annual Julius Erving Award, named after the Class of 1993 Hall of Famer and 16-year professional basketball player, celebrates its 10th year by recognizing the top small forwards in Division I men's college basketball.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:52 pm

UConn beat Marquette in the battle of top 10 teams. That was UConn’s first road win vs a ranked team since 2014, which is crazy because they have won 2 national titles in that time.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:58 am

I watched this last night, UConn looked tough on the road. Wonder what leaves Marquette? Creighton? The Big East?

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:44 am

I watched the Marquette vs UCONN game last night..

The last 8 minutes of the 2nd half, Marquette had multiple opportunities to get right back in it, but could get no closer than 5 points with less than 1 minute left. The Huskies just out hustled Marquette and beat them to every important rebound..

That all said, there is only one team in the Big East that gets punched in the mouth by UCONN, doesn’t shrink, and punches back- and that is the Jays. I believe CU is UCONN’s Kryptonite.. John Fanta has stated this as well..

Let’s hope the Jays have an impressive road win this Saturday afternoon against a pretty desperate Villanova team…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:43 am

Omaha Cowboy wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:44 am

That all said, there is only one team in the Big East that gets punched in the mouth by UCONN, doesn’t shrink, and punches back- and that is the Jays. I believe CU is UCONN’s Kryptonite.. John Fanta has stated this as well..

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Pretty true.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:53 am

As of right now, the Jays would be the #2 seed in the Big East tournament. But as mentioned above, it would be nice to get redemption against Nova when they won in Omaha and hold onto the #2 seed.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:40 am

skinzfan23 wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:53 am As of right now, the Jays would be the #2 seed in the Big East tournament. But as mentioned above, it would be nice to get redemption against Nova when they won in Omaha and hold onto the #2 seed.

100%

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Ciao..LiO…Peace

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:20 pm

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:52 am

Rumors are that Creighton and Mac agreed to a 5 year extension and are set to announce it later this morning.

Louie · Post by **Louie** » Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:58 am

skinzfan23 wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:52 am Rumors are that Creighton and Mac agreed to a 5 year extension and are set to announce it later this morning.

Good.

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:22 am

Yeah, not much of a rumor at this point. Though, lots of sentiment about how this locks Mac in until he retires. Like, whoa now, the 27-28 season is only a few years away. Are we really assigning a Coach Mac retirement clock here?? Bold move.

Post by **Brad** » Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:29 am

Yep its official:
Creighton University Announces Long-Term Contract Extension for Greg McDermott

https://gocreighton.com/news/2024/3/8/m ... rmott.aspx

www.gocreighton.com wrote:OMAHA, Neb. (Mar. 8, 2024) – McCormick Endowed Athletic Director Marcus Blossom has announced that Creighton University men's basketball head coach Greg McDermott has signed a long-term contract extension. The previous contract was set to expire after the completion of the 2025-26 basketball season.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:32 am

That info from Creighton doesn't specify an extension date, but I have heard 5 years, since Mac will be 65 then and set to retire possibly.

He is going to be one of the highest paid coaches in the Big East and Top 20 in the country.