The Creighton men’s basketball locker room received a facelift in the offseason through a renovation and expansion. 

The Creighton Athletic Department before the season committed to renovating what was once the University of Nebraska-Omaha Hockey locker room. In 2015, UNO Hockey moved to Baxter Arena. 

“The goal was to have the locker room completed for this 2017-18 Men’s Basketball season,” said Creighton Athletics Development Director, Lauren Miltenberger. “The team saw the locker room for the first time as a group on Nov. 1.” 

Some of the biggest changes include a significant increase of space from the old locker room. The previous locker room had much smaller space and athletic training room, as well as a smaller coaches room that’s commonly called the “war room.”

The added space not only gave the Jays more locker room and athletic training space but allowed for the making of a film room.

“This is very important for pregame and halftime team meetings,” said Miltenberger.

An added feature in the film room is the floor from the Old Gym, the team’s former practice facility in the Vinardi Center. 

The larger space also enabled a welcome area for gameday guests, typically parents of the players, and a larger coaches room.