Creighton Basketball 2022-2023

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Feb 04, 2023 1:54 pm

Men's Basketball Game vs. Villanova on Saturday is SOLD OUT
Creighton hosts Villanova at 6:30 p.m.

This Saturday's Creighton men's basketball home game against Villanova is officially sold out, school officials announced on Friday. Limited standing room only tickets will go on sale this morning at 10 a.m. at the CHI Health Center Omaha box office. Student section tickets will still be available for full-time Creighton students to claim at the box office on Saturday at 5 p.m., which is when gates open 90 minutes prior to the 6:30 p.m. tip-off. Creighton (14-8, 8-3 BIG EAST) has won five straight games and is 17th in the NET this morning.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Feb 04, 2023 2:00 pm

skinzfan23 wrote: Fri Feb 03, 2023 10:20 am It will be cool if enough people get the memo.

Marquette 10-2
Xavier 10-2
Providence 9-3
Creighton 8-3
Seton Hall 7-5
UConn 7-6
Villanova 4-7

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Feb 04, 2023 6:50 pm

The Stripe Out looks from the TV. If only we could get a photo from above the top… Brad are you there tonight?

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sat Feb 04, 2023 8:58 pm

HUGE win tonight for the Jays defending home court..

Excellent defense down the stretch..

Creighton- 66
Villanova- 61..

It’s always good to beat the Wildcats

…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Feb 04, 2023 9:18 pm

Late Run Leads Men's Basketball Past Villanova
Bluejays win sixth straight thanks to game-ending 6-0 run

A 6-0 run in the final 30 seconds lifted the Creighton men's basketball team to a 66-61 win over Villanova on Saturday evening before the 12th-largest home crowd (18,509) in program history. The victory, Creighton's sixth in a row, came in the first meeting between the schools since Villanova won the 2022 BIG EAST Tournament final over the Bluejays at Madison Square Garden last March.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sat Feb 04, 2023 10:21 pm

Not Brad’s quality, but at least you should get the idea

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sat Feb 04, 2023 10:22 pm

What a great game, 12th largest crowd, 18,509!

I was worried after being down 60-61, but the Jays scored the last 6 and got the win!

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sun Feb 05, 2023 7:25 am

skinzfan23 wrote: Sat Feb 04, 2023 10:21 pm Not Brad’s quality, but at least you should get the idea

Great shot skinzfan! They didn’t give a shot at FOX tv much.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sun Feb 05, 2023 9:25 am

After last weekend, I stated that was the best crowd all season, but last nights was the best this season and probably the best crowd we’ve had a couple of years.

I didn’t get there to see the opening tip but late in the game when Creighton made their run, it was deafening in the arena

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Sun Feb 05, 2023 10:37 am

They won but not the best shooting night for Kaluma and Scheierman. Good that Alexander was hot.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sun Feb 05, 2023 6:11 pm

Yeah, at one point Trey and Kalk had a combined 15 FGs and the rest of the team a combined 3.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sun Feb 05, 2023 7:38 pm

Jays are all the way up to 12 in kenpom, should be close call to be back in Top 25 AP tomorrow

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Feb 06, 2023 11:09 am

Jays are finally back in the AP poll: #23!

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Mon Feb 06, 2023 11:13 am

Woohoo!! Tough stretch coming up in terms of short turnarounds between games that aren't easy. Health and momentum will be key, especially whenever their next loss and/or blowout win comes. Gotta have a short memory and keep grinding.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Feb 06, 2023 11:15 am

#23 Men's Basketball Returns to AP Top 25
Bluejays ranked for sixth time this season

The Creighton men's basketball team is ranked for the sixth time this season, coming in at No. 23 in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll. The Bluejays were ranked in the first five polls of this season, most recently No. 21 on Dec. 5. The Bluejays are also 16th in the NCAA's NET rankings. The USA Today Coaches poll will be released later today. Creighton is 11-3 all-time when playing as the nation's No. 23 team. Creighton's most recent No. 23 ranking came on Feb. 10, 2020. Two days later Creighton won at No. 10 Seton Hall, 87-82.

Creighton returns to the court on Wednesday for a 5:30 p.m. game at Seton Hall (15-9, 8-5 BIG EAST). That contest can be watched on FS1 and heard on 1620 The Zone and 101.9 The Keg.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Feb 06, 2023 11:17 am

almighty_tuna wrote: Mon Feb 06, 2023 11:13 am Woohoo!! Tough stretch coming up in terms of short turnarounds between games that aren't easy. Health and momentum will be key, especially whenever their next loss and/or blowout win comes. Gotta have a short memory and keep grinding.

That is the thing I worry about with Creighton, especially with their past history and only really playing 5 guys a ton of minutes. They have to stay health.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Feb 06, 2023 2:06 pm

Post by **Brad** » Mon Feb 06, 2023 2:07 pm

skinzfan23 wrote: Mon Feb 06, 2023 2:06 pm

Rob Anderson said its the first time 3 straight games have sold out since final 6 home games of 2019-20.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Feb 06, 2023 2:12 pm

That makes sense since usually the highest crowds are during the conference schedule, and 2020 was the year Covid disrupted attendance.

The crowd has been great the past 2 games, excited to see it hopping again, especially facing Hurley and UConn.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Feb 06, 2023 4:01 pm

Surprisingly, not ranked in the Coaches poll but somehow Clemson remained. (the Jays have the most votes for teams that aren't ranked)

Either way, hopefully the Jays can keep stringing some wins together to get more people's attention.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Feb 07, 2023 6:59 am

Creighton returns to AP Top 25, UConn game sold out

For the first time since early December the Bluejays are back inside the AP Top 25. After winning six straight the Jays are ranked 23rd despite a NET ranking of 16, and that’s the poll the NCAA Selection Committee uses. The last time Creighton was ranked 23rd it played at Seton Hall two days later, which coincidentally is the same situation this week. Three years ago on February 10, 2020 the Jays beat No. 10 Seton Hall, 87-82 and no doubt they will be looking for the same result Wednesday. That will be a 5:30 p.m. central start on FS1.

The Jays also have announced a third consecutive sellout, the UConn game this Saturday will be a packed house. There are however limited standing room only tickets available Friday morning at 10 a.m. at the CHI Health Center Omaha box office. Student section tickets for full-time Creighton students can be claimed at the box office Saturday at 11:30 a.m., 90 minutes before tip. This will be the fourth sellout of the season.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Feb 07, 2023 11:42 am

After the huge attendance night on Saturday, avg is finally above 17,000 for the year:

Through 2/5/23
Rank School Average
1. Kentucky 19,775
2. North Carolina 19,381
3. Arkansas 19,006
4. Tennessee 18,212
5. Syracuse 17,907
6. Creighton 17,010
7. Kansas 16,300
8. Indiana 15,756
9. Illinois 14,951
10. Purdue 14,876

On a side note, I just saw a timelapse of Wells Fargo arena in Des Moines from this past weekend (rodeo, basketball and hockey prep) which looked pretty cool, but so glad that we have a regular schedule of events for Creighton that brings in over 17-18,000. Between the 2 rodeo events, basketball and hockey, that was probably still not even as many people as CHI gets for Creighton games.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:10 pm

Marquette lost by 15 at UConn tonight, the Jays are only one getting back from Marquette for second place in the conference now.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:20 pm

For years I hated Marquette, now that Creighton is in the Big East with Marquette, even more so now!

Marquette 72
UConn 87

Xavier 11-2
Marquette 11-3
Providence 9-3
Creighton 9-3

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Feb 08, 2023 8:27 am

I definitely hate UConn more, hopefully with the big win they will have a letdown against the Jays in Omaha on Saturday.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Feb 08, 2023 1:21 pm

Scheierman Named a Top 10 Candidate For 2023 Julius Erving Award
Creighotn senior in the mix for recognition as nation's best small forward

SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Creighton senior Baylor Scheierman is a Top 10 candidate for the 2023 Julius Erving Award. Named after Class of 1993 Hall of Famer and 16-year professional basketball player Julius Erving, the annual honor in its ninth year recognizes the top small forward in Division I men's college basketball.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Feb 08, 2023 4:28 pm

Another game tonight that is critical to staying in the race for first place, hopefully the Jays can replicate their performance against Hall from a month ago.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Wed Feb 08, 2023 5:59 pm

skinzfan23 wrote: Wed Feb 08, 2023 4:28 pm Another game tonight that is critical to staying in the race for first place, hopefully the Jays can replicate their performance against Hall from a month ago.

A repeat performance on the road would be great!…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Feb 08, 2023 6:16 pm

Officiating has been horrendous both ways so far in the Creighton game

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Feb 08, 2023 6:47 pm

Jays up 40-39 at half. Inconsistent officiating both ways, no calls the first 5 min and 20 fouls in the last 15 min

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Feb 08, 2023 7:29 pm

#23 Creighton 75
Seton Hall 62

Men's Basketball Wins Seventh Straight With Road Victory at Seton Hall
Baylor Scheierman leads CU with 19 points

NEWARK, N.J. -- Baylor Scheierman had a season-high five three-pointers, including three in a four-minute span down the stretch to lead Creighton to a 75-62 oad win at Seton Hall on Wednesday night. The victory, Creighton's record seventh straight in BIG EAST play, moved the Bluejays into sole possession of third place with a 16-8 overall record and a 10-3 league record. Seton Hall fell to 15-10 on the year and 8-6 in league action.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Feb 08, 2023 7:44 pm

What a 2nd half, jays were up 4 with 7 to go and completely shut down hall and Baylor got hot hitting 3 3’s.

19 turnovers, yet we win by 13 on the road

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Wed Feb 08, 2023 8:23 pm

Great road win for the Jays and fantastic last 15 minutes..

Baylor S came up huge with clutch 3’s (making up for his multiple turnovers).. Great defense down the stretch. Not only did the White and Blue have to overcome the Pirates, but also some of the worst officiating I have seen, especially in the first half..

Props to Mason Miller and Reef, who made solid contributions off the bench..And the Jays out rebounded the Hall 36-13 I believe, which was also huge..

7 Big East wins in a row. First time ever..On to UConn at home this Saturday..

Creighton- 75
Seton Hall- 62…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Feb 08, 2023 8:27 pm

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Feb 08, 2023 9:03 pm

I think the biggest thing with officiating is that most people can agree we just want it to be called consistent. This game was everything but. Like I mentioned earlier the first five minutes there wasn’t a single foul called, after that there were 20 fouls called in the final 15 minutes of the first half. And the second half there were only four fouls on each team until the very end, when Seton Hall fouled a few times.
Kalkbrenner couldn’t get anything in the lane because he was getting hacked every time. And then for Seton Hall, there was at least once where they shot a three and there was a clear foul by Creighton but no call. I don’t understand how they have three refs and not a single one can see a blatant foul.

All in all, I’m glad to come out with a victory

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Feb 09, 2023 8:17 am

Jays up to #9 in Kenpom and #15 in the latest NET rankings, double-digit road wins are always good for metrics.

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:12 am

I wasn't able to tune in until late in the first half so I missed some of the reported officiating shenanigans. It got a bit hand-wringy midway through the second until Scheierman dropped those two 3s, but the dub made my Addy's wings that much tastier! Can't wait for Saturday.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:40 am

Yeah the officiating in the 2nd half was better. The biggest thing was the inconsistency. There was a play where the Hall player completely ran into Mason Miller causing the ball to go out of bounds, but no foul call. There was also an instance where Hall was shooting a 3 and Nembhard clearly fouled the shooter with no call. Just mind-boggling how 3 refs and they can't see those calls.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Fri Feb 10, 2023 10:18 am

This is a crazy stat (obviously it means nothing but funny how they look these things up) about Trey Alexander and how he has performed with Jim Jackson calling the game:

Trey Alexander's Stats
Jackson Status PPG APG RPG 3FG% FT%
With Jim Jackson 17.9 4.0 4.3 .457 .829
7 game totals 125 28 30 16-35 29-35
Without Jim Jackson 8.7 2.3 3.8 .328 .813
52 game totals 453 121 196 41-125 104-128

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Fri Feb 10, 2023 11:25 am

I feel like this is one of Rob Anderson's tweets. That guy is a absolute statistician savant and arguably the best SID in the biz. His game notes are incomparable.