Posts by Jacob Padilla
One more year for Doug McDermott
On Thursday, junior forward Doug McDermott announced his decision to return to Creighton for his senior year rather than leaving early to enter the NBA Draft. “After a lot of thought, and talking to a lot of people, I’ve decided it’s best for me to come back for my senior year,” McDermott said. McDermott mentioned [...]
Jays join Creighton Athletic Hall of Fame
Christy Neneman, Nate Funk and Dan Smith all had stand-out careers as Creighton athletes. Now, Creighton fan can call them hall of fame careers. The three former Bluejays were inducted into the Creighton University Athletic Hall of Fame on Monday. Neneman played for the women’s basketball team from 2001-2004 and finished with 1,732 career points, [...]
Doug’s daunting decision
The Creighton basketball season may be over, but the Bluejay fan base is still buzzing. The question on everyone’s mind now is simple: will he stay or will he go? The “he” in this case of course is referring to junior forward Doug McDermott. McDermott, who is Creighton’s all-time leading scorer and a two-time First [...]
Jays fall to Duke, end season with 28 wins
PHILADELPHIA – It was just one of those days. No matter what the Jays did, the ball refused to go in the basket. The No. 7 seed Creighton men’s basketball team shot 30.2 percent for the game, including 2-19 from 3-point range, and as a result the Jays lost to the No. 2 seed Duke [...]
Tough spring schedule prepares Jays volleyball for next fall
“Spring season is not about winning or losing,” said Kirsten Bernthal Booth, head coach of the women’s volleyball team. “To build off what we did last season, we need to challenge our team against other top teams.” And they plan to do just that. With three NCAA-qualifying teams on the schedule this spring, the Jays [...]
Creighton looks to upset Duke, advance to Sweet 16
Philadelphia – Before the season even began, Creighton head coach Greg McDermott made it clear that the Bluejays had their sights set on the Sweet 16. The Jays fell short a year ago when they lost to the University of North Carolin Tar Heels in the third round of the NCAA Tournament. Now, after knocking [...]
Duke, Florida Gulf Coast and San Diego State advance in other second round games in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – Creighton wasn’t the only team in action Friday in Philadelphia. Creighton and Cincinnati may have been the closest game of the second round in the City of Brotherly Love, but all four games provided basketball fans with plenty of excitement and intrigue. The Duke University Blue Devils and University at Albany Great Danes [...]
Creighton withstands Cincinnati pressure, advances to third round against Duke
PHILADELPHIA – The No. 7 seed Creighton men’s basketball team survived the swarming defense of the No. 10 seed University of Cincinnati Bearcats and advanced to the round of 32 by pulling out a hard-fought 67-63 victory. Junior forward Doug McDermott broke his own school single season scoring record against the Bearcats, finishing with 27 [...]
Men’s basketball meets Cincinnati for a second round match-up
The No. 21 Creighton men’s basketball team is in Philadelphia and is set to face off against the University of Cincinnati. The Jays (27-7, 13-5 MVC) are the No. 7 seed in the Midwest region and punched their ticket by winning the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament and claiming the Valley’s automatic bid, while the Bearcats [...]
Creighton loses final BracketBusters game
The Creighton men’s basketball team stepped out of the Missouri Valley Conference to take on the Gaels of St. Mary’s College in Moraga, Cali., and they returned to Omaha with one more tally in the loss column after suffering a 74-66 defeat. The eight-point loss on Saturday was Creighton’s seventh of the year, one more [...]