Posts filed under “Men’s Basketball”
Parting words with Nevin Johnson
Nevin Johnson announced his intention to transfer from Creighton University on April 16 after completing his redshirt freshman season. Johnson appeared in 24 games this season, averaging 6.5 minutes in those contests. Okay, I guess this is the most obvious question. Why did you decide to transfer from Creighton? The reason why I decided to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Out of Bounds: Player haters’ grab bag
If you feel like you’ve already had your fill of me complaining for the semester, you can stop reading right now. It’s time for another grab bag; welcome to the player hater’s ball. Hate, hate, hate, hate, hate. Gather around, everyone, it’s time for me to honor those who have made me particularly upset over the past [...]
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 [...]
Creighton vs. Duke Live Blog
Welcome to this little misadventure. I’m going to try to keep a decent live blog going, so buckle in. Tip off is in about a half hour. You can try to reach me in the comments, but I will probably will not check them. 9:34– Just to be clear, I will only be providing commentary. [...]
Enough Respect
PHILADELPHIA – So here we are. Another year, another tournament game against an annual college basketball powerhouse. Only this year, it feels a little different. I’m not talking about the fact that we have better chance of beating Duke than we had at beating North Carolina last year. I mean, come on, it’s Duke. No, I’m [...]
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 [...]