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From the website of Seattle NPR station KUOW:"According to the Seattle band Bloodhag, "Our mission is to spread the gospel of Edu-Core. Bang The Head That Does Not Read. Everyone Smarter Than Everyone Else. Use Heavy Metal music to promote literacy and vice versa." It's not often that heavy metal and literacy intersect, or even thought about in the same hour, but Bloodhag pursues its mission and music with equal amounts of fervent zeal. As their new record Hell Bent For Letters hits the shelves, John Moe talks to members of the band about Robert Heinlein, Ursula LeGuin, Phillip K. Dick, and why they throw books at their audience."
You can hear the interview via Real Audio or mp3 here!
Thanks for being patient & Rock On!Jesse/AT Mail Male
Businesses across the country were closed as workers walked off the job for an economic boycott dubbed "A Day Without Immigrants." Meat producing companies, including Tyson foods, Cargill and Perdue Farms closed down more than two dozen plants employing over 20,00 people. In Phoenix, protesters formed a human chain to block off Wal-Mart and Home Depot stores. Traffic was down 90 percent at the main ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach, the country's largest. The boycott also attracted large student involvement. In Los Angeles, over 72,000 middle and high school students -- about one in every four students - were absent from school."
To read, listen, or watch more about yesterday's history boycott, Democracy Now's coverage (quoted above) is a good place to start!
There are many events around the country and around the world, here are just a few!
InkWorks Party, noon-6pm, Berkeley, CA
MayDay in San Francisco
ActionLA in Southern California, plus links to other US MayDay celebrations of immigrantshttp://www.nohr4437.org/
"Congress is pushing a law that would abandon the Internet's First Amendment -- a principle called Network Neutrality that prevents companies like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast from deciding which Web sites work best for you -- based on what site pays them the most. Your local library shouldn't have to outbid Barnes & Noble for the right to have its Web site open quickly on your computer.
Net Neutrality allows everyone to compete on a level playing field and is the reason that the Internet is a force for economic innovation, civic participation and free speech. If the public doesn't speak up now, Congress will cave to a multi-million dollar lobbying campaign by telephone and cable companies that want to decide what you do, where you go, and what you watch online.
This isn't just speculation -- we've already seen what happens elsewhere when the Internet's gatekeepers get too much control. Last year, Telus -- Canada's version of AT&T -- blocked their Internet customers from visiting a Web site sympathetic to workers with whom the company was having a labor dispute. And Madison River, a North Carolina ISP, already tried to block its customers from using any competing Internet phone service."
Come on, step up now and fight or be bent over and screwed w/o lube later!
Good luck to both bands!
Sunday April 9th 7PM till 9PMish roughly at the Edinburgh Castle, 950 Geary (between Polk and Larkin) in San Francisco. $3 -5 (No one turned away due to lack of funds), 21+. Check out Lilycat.com for more information.
"Thought you might want to see The Deadly Kennedys new team photo. We ran out of time to spray paint the "S" on the front of our shirts.. Thanks AT! We love you!Iona Switchblade 8, The Deadly Kennedys
Speakers include:
Assemblymember Loni Hancock - Implementing state-wide public financing (AB 8385)
Trent Lang (what Berkeley/Oakland people can do on this issue)
Councilmember Kriss Worthington - Implementing IRV (Instant Runoff Voting)
Joanne McKray Oakland IRV (what Oakland people can do on this issue)
Jesse Townley Berkeley IRV (what Berkeley people can do on this issue)
We are getting too many reports of people buying $25 tickets to a so-called "Fab Mab Reunion" concert at the Fillmore in San Francisco thinking it is a Dead Kennedys reunion, therefore Biafra will be there.
Jello responds: Enough people are confused [that] we need to set the record straight. No, it is not a Dead Kennedys reunion. Yes, I am boycotting the whole scam. These are the same greed-mongers who ran to corporate lawyers and sued me for over six years in a dispute sparked by my not wanting "Holiday in Cambodia" sold into a Levi's commercial. They now pimp Dead Kennedys in the same spirit as Mike Love suing Brian Wilson over and over again, then turning around and playing shows as the Beach Boys. They despise everything our band ever stood for.
"Money Uber Alles" is what all these bands used to stand against. Back in Mabuhay days, no one was more up front about not selling out to Bill Graham than Dead Kennedys and Flipper, especially Will Shatter (RIP). Now Bill Graham Presents has been swallowed and the name is being used as a front for Clear Channel, as nasty a corporate predator as Fox News and Wal-Mart.
It breaks my heart that Dead Kennedys now seems to have the worst reputation of any old punk band trying to cash in on their names, even more than the so-called Misfits. We still get complaints from people who bought tickets to shows expecting Dead Kennedys and getting stuck with the world's greatest karaoke band. Others report someone they know getting ripped off thinking they were seeing me the whole time because no one on stage ever mentioned the singer's name. I guess it's sort of like paying to see Black Sabbath and finding out the singer is Donny Osmond.
So I hope people who go know in advance what they are getting into. As Johnny Rotten said at the Sex Pistols' own miserable Bill Graham experience, "Ever get the feeling you're being cheated?"
Friday's Alternative Tentacles showcase @ the Jackalope was an event for the ages, with the rockin' started by Ralph/Victim's Family and his new band The Freak Accident! Soon afterwards Akimbo leveled the crowd, making way for a surprise appearance by the original Triple-X rapper, Blowfly, who, with entourage and television cameras in tow, jumped up on stage for 2 songs. Immediately afterwards, Turn Me On Dead Man knocked out a winner of a set.
Jello Biafra had been introducing each band and before the next band Nardwuar The Human Serviette jumped up on stage and had a mini-interview with Jello Biafra about Canadians, Zolar X, and, well, we're really not sure what else because we were laughing so hard!
Beginning the interplanetary portion of the night was Plutonium's finest, Zolar X, who sent us out into space for an extended rock odyssey. And from the Planet Kero-Kero, none other than eX-Girl followed Zolar X and sent everyone in the sold-out club to the moon and beyond in the 2nd of only 2 shows in the USA this time around!
It was a great night and big thanks to the Jackalope, SXSW, the bands, and you for making it a kick ass event! The rest of SXSW had a lot more AT representation through Bat superstars like Dash Rip Rock, The Yuppie Pricks, The Bellrays, and multiple shows from Akimbo and Blowfly. We may be missing a couple of bands in that list, if so sorry, we're still woozy from many many bands and little little sleep!
Bands include:Strychnine (headliner) Sick On The Bus (UK) Poop (L.A. - featuring Rikk Agnew) at Annie's Social Club (formerly CW Saloon), 917 Folsom @ 5th St., SF., $7, 8pm. 21+
Don't forget to bring checkbook and/or extra cash for the auction! Check out the flyer here. You can keep up to date on his progress here, and you can make a donation towards his medical costs here.
In a reply to an e-mail we sent to the Dean of Students, he wrote:"I appreciate your concern about this case, but you are mistaken as to my role in it. The Associated Press article on this story is misleading in one particular way. My comment was made Thursday (before any charges had been filed; the charge was filed Friday) and was in response to a question about whether I thought the police had acted reasonably in being concerned about the bike. I agree that we could debate this point as well, but, nonetheless, the article makes it sound (incorrectly) like my comment was supporting the decision to file charges. This decision was made by police in consultation with the prosecutor. I had no involvement in the decision to file a charge.
In any case, an agreement has been reached today to drop the charge against Patrick." [the grad student with the bike]


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Men's Basketball Hosts Bradley on Saturday in Third Annual Pink Out
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Release: 02/01/2013
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2012-13 Creighton Men's Basketball
Game #23 vs. Bradley • Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 • 2:05 pm
Bradley Braves at #21 Creighton Bluejays
CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,390) • Omaha, Neb.
Radio: KXSP 590 AM, www.am590espnradio.com
Television: KMTV; ESPN3; ESPN FullCourt
Series History: Creighton leads, 44-41
Last Meeting: Creighton 73, Bradley 59 on 1/28/12 in Omaha, Neb.
Next Game
No. 21 Creighton (19-3, 8-2 MVC) hosts its third annual Creighton vs. Cancer "Pink Out" on Saturday when it meets Bradley (13-9, 5-5 MVC) for the first time this season.
Saturday's tip-off will start at 2:05 pm at CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,390) in Omaha, Neb.
Radio Broadcast Information
KXSP ("AM 590 - Omaha's ESPN Radio") will broadcast all Creighton men's basketball games during the 2012-13 season, including Saturday. T. Scott Marr and Brody Deren will call the action. The audio is also webcast live at www.AM590espnradio.com.
Television Information
Saturday's game is the last of five games that will be broadcast by KMTV this season. Chase Williams and Nick Bahe will announce.
The game will also be carried nationally on ESPN Full Court as well. Coordinates follow:
AMC 16, K-23, Slot A - KU Band 18 MHZ
Uplink: 14451 MHz (Horizontal)
Downlink: 12151 MHz (Vertical)
Webcast Information
Saturday's game airs on ESPN3, or at: http://es.pn/mbb-BRADLEYvsCREIGHTON.
Live Stats Information
All of Creighton's games this season will have free live stats. Visit www.gocreighton.com and click on the Live Stats tab on the top of the page for a link the exact URL.
Home games can also be followed by those who have mobile devices with internet capability at www.gocreightonstats.com.
Scouting No. 21 Creighton
Creighton is 19-3 this season, including non-conference wins over Wisconsin, Arizona State, UAB, Saint Joseph's, Nebraska, Akron, Cal and Tulsa. Creighton owns back-to-back lopsided victories since snapping a rare two-game losing streak.
After being named First Team All-American a year ago, junior forward
Doug McDermott
(23.9 ppg., 7.4 rpg.) has lived up to extensive preseason hype and was recently named the Midseason National Player of the Year by Dick Vitale, Seth Davis, Mike DeCourcy and Andy Katz (among others). McDermott has been named MVC Player of the Week five times this year and is 43-for-75 from three-point range in the past 16 games.
Second on the team in scoring is senior center
Gregory Echenique
(10.0 ppg., 7.3 rpg., 1.7 bpg.). Echenique has led the MVC in blocked shots each of the past two years.
Creighton also boasts a veteran backcourt consisting of
Grant Gibbs
(8.2 ppg., 5.8 apg., 4.0 rpg.),
Austin Chatman
(8.0 ppg., 4.9 apg.) and
Jahenns Manigat
(6.1 ppg.). Gibbs and Chatman rank 1-2 in the MVC in assists, while Manigat led The Valley in league play in three-point percentage a year ago.
Creighton's bench is led by sharpshooter
Ethan Wragge
(9.2 ppg., 3.1 rpg.), who leads the MVC with 57 three-pointers made and has drilled six three-pointers in a game on three occasions this season.
Creighton is shooting 52.1 percent from the floor (first nationally), 45.3 percent from downtown (first nationally), 74.4 percent at the line, and outrebounding foes by 5.3 caroms a game. CU scores 79.1 points per game.
Scouting Bradley
Bradley is one of the nation's most improved teams, going 13-9 this year after last season's 7-25 finish.
The Braves are an impressive 10-2 at home, but have gone 3-7 away from Carver Arena and are winless on the road since a Jan. 2 victory at Southern Illinois.
One of the MVC's best backcourts lead the Braves, as Walt Lemon Jr. (14.8 ppg., 3.5 apg, 2.4 spg.) and Dyricus Simms-Edwards (11.5 ppg., 3.8 rpg., 3.0 spg.) have helped pace a team that ranks among the national leaders in steals.
Newcomer Tyshon Pickett (11.0 ppg., 5.6 rpg.) has made an immediate impact while joining forces with sixth-year senior Will Egolf (8.8 ppg., 5.6 rpg.) inside.
Bradley shoots 43.5 percent from the floor, 31.1 percent from downtown and 71.7 percent at the line. The Braves average 67.0 points per game and allow 64.8 per contest.
The Coaches
Greg McDermott
(Northern Iowa, 1988) is in his third season as head coach at Creighton. He led CU to a 29-6 mark last year, and is now 71-25 with the Bluejays. McDermott has previously been a head coach at Iowa State (2006-10), Northern Iowa (2001-06), North Dakota State (2000-01) and Wayne State (1994-2000). He owns a career mark of 351-220 in 19 seasons and is 220-156 in 12 Division I campaigns. McDermott is assisted by
Darian DeVries
Steve Lutz
and Steve Merfeld.
Geno Ford (Ohio, 1997) is 20-34 in his second year at Bradley. He was previously head coach at Kent State for three years, Muskingum for two seasons and one year for Shawnee State. Ford owns a career mark of 139-103 in eight seasons overall. He's assisted by Greg Graham, Ronald Coleman and Jaden Uken.
The Series With Bradley
Creighton leads the all-time series with Bradley by a narrow 44-41 margin. Much of that difference has been made up in the past 12 years, as the Jays have won 21 of the past 26 meetings.
Creighton is 26-13 in Omaha vs. Bradley all-time, including 14 straight wins since a Jan. 17, 1998 setback.
In the last 33 meetings between the schools, Creighton is 16-1 when holding Bradley to 65 points or less but 8-9 when it allows more than 65 points. Creighton has also won the last 25 meetings when it scores 70 points or more against BU.
Creighton coach
Greg McDermott
is 9-8 all-time against Bradley (7-1 in home games), and is 2-0 against Geno Ford. Ford is 0-2 vs. Creighton.
Creighton's series history vs. Bradley can be found on page 11 of these notes.
Last Game Recap
Creighton drained 15-of-28 three-pointers and coasted past Missouri State, 91-77, on Wednesday.
Doug McDermott
had 29 points and 10 rebounds, while
Austin Chatman
earned his first double-double with 10 assists and a career-high 14 points.
What To Watch For
A few facts and figures to keep an eye on during Saturday's game.
-Creighton will wear special jerseys with pink outlines, pink shoes, and pink warm-ups as part of its third annual Creighton vs. Cancer Pink Out event. The first 14,000 fans will receive a free pink t-shirt.
-Creighton seeks its 15th straight home win vs. Bradley.
-Creighton seeks to win 20 games for the 14th time in 15 seasons, and 25th time in program history.
-Creighton seeks its 300th win since the start of the 2000-01 season. No other MVC team owns more than 257 wins in that same span, and Bradley owns 202 in those 13 years.
-Creighton plays its final game before pairings are announced for the 2013 Ramada BracketBusters event on Monday evening.
Coaches vs. Cancer Upcoming
As part of the nationwide American Cancer Society Coaches Vs. Cancer event, men's basketball fans are encouraged to wear pink to promote cancer awareness and participate in the "Creighton Vs. Cancer Pink Out" game when the Bluejays host Bradley on Saturday, Feb. 2.
Bluejay players will wear pink shooting shirts and pink jerseys for the game and, like last year's event, fans have the opportunity to honor a friend or family member who has battled cancer or is currently battling cancer by purchasing the apparel via auction (the shooting shirt can be personalized – last name, nickname, etc.).
The first 14,000 fans entering the venue on February 2 will receive a complimentary pink t-shirt courtesy of Alegent Creighton Health and Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center.
Last year's Creighton vs. Cancer jersey auction raised more than $20,600. This year's auction raised $24,444, with seven jerseys selling for more than $1,000. Below is a list showing what each jersey sold for:
Jersey #00 $2,025
Jersey #1 $1,125
Jersey #2 $860
Jersey #3 $5,002
Jersey #4 $406
Jersey #5 $2,550
Jersey #10 $3,050
Jersey #11 $510
Jersey #12 $1,020
Jersey #13 $450
Jersey #22 $910
Jersey #23 $585
Jersey #24 $960
Jersey #30 $556
Jersey #31 $710.01
Jersey #34 $1,025
Jersey #50 $510
Going For 20, Again
Creighton has won 20 or more games in 13 of the last 14 seasons, an unprecedented feat in Missouri Valley Conference history that puts the Jays among an exclusive group, nationally.
Entering this season, just five schools nationally have had 20 or more wins each of the last 14 years: Duke, Florida, Gonzaga, Kansas and Syracuse.
Creighton is one of six schools to enter this season with 20 or more wins in exactly 13 of the past 14 years. That list consists of Creighton, Kent State, Kentucky, Texas, Utah State and Xavier.
That's better than traditional powers Arizona, Connecticut and Memphis (12 each) and also ahead of Michigan State, Pittsburgh and Wisconsin (11 each).
Creighton can secure its 25th all-time 20-win season with a victory on Saturday.
A win on Saturday would be the second-earliest (by calendar) to 20 wins in CU history. Last year's team won its 20th contest on Jan. 28th vs. Bradley.
Most 20+ Win Seasons, Last 14 Years (1/31)
Seasons* School 2012-13 W-L Next Game
14 Kansas 19-1 2/2
14 Gonzaga 20-2 2/2
14 Syracuse 18-2 2/2
14 Duke 18-2 2/2
14 Florida 17-2 2/2
13 Creighton 19-3 2/2
13 Utah State 15-5 2/2
13 Kentucky 14-6 2/2
13 Xavier 12-8 2/2
13 Kent State 11-10 2/2
13 Texas 9-11 2/2
*20-win seasons list above does not include 2012-13
Previous 20-Win Seasons
Creighton is chasing its 25th 20-win season in program history, a milestone it will reach with another victory this season.
Previous 20-Win Seasons, Sorted By Wins
W-L Season Postseason?
23-5 1921-22 --
20-12 1984-85 --
Chatman On The Double!
Sophomore point guard
Austin Chatman
had the first double-double of his young career on Wednesday when he had 10 assists to go with a career-high 14 points. His 10 assists directly led to 28 points, including eight three-pointers.
Chatman is the first Bluejay with a point/assist double-double since
Grant Gibbs
(12 points, 10 assists) at Illinois State on Jan. 13, 2012.
Breakout Games vs. Bradley
Numerous Bluejay guards have experienced break-out games in the past five years against Bradley. Perhaps
Andre Yates
Nevin Johnson
will break through on Saturday?
Two years ago in Peoria, then-freshman
Jahenns Manigat
made four three-pointers and scored 12 points in 24 minutes. His 12 points snapped an 18-game streak of eight or less points, and his four trifectas were a career-high (at the time). Manigat, who had one career start before that performance, has started all 70 games since. Manigat went on to earn a spot on the MVC's All-Freshman Team.
In 2010 in Peoria
Josh Jones
, in his first dose of extended playing time, had a then-career-high with 13 points in 21 minutes in a win at Bradley. Jones then matched his (then) career-high with 14 points in Creighton's 2011 home win vs. Bradley.
In 2009
Antoine Young
broke into double-figures for the first time in his career with 13 points in a Jan. 10 road win at Bradley.
In 2008, Cavel Witter had a CenturyLink Center Omaha record 42 points (double his previous high) in a 111-110 double-overtime win over Bradley, then followed it up with 15 points and eight assists in a four-point MVC Tourney victory over the Braves six days later.
Grand Poobah
Doug McDermott
scored 29 points on Wednesday and has now scored 1,001 points in his first 51 career home games. He is the all-time leading scorer in CenturyLink Center Omaha history.
McDermott also owns CenturyLink Center Omaha career records in points per game (19.6) and rebounds per game (7.7).
McDermott enters Saturday's game with 1,908 career points in all venues, good for fourth in school and 19th in MVC history.
In case you're curious, CU's all-time leading scorer, Rodney Buford, scored 1,056 points in 56 career home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium.
Scoring Frenzy
Ten players have scored more than 1,000 points in the past two seasons.
Doug McDermott
owns the top spot on that list with 1,327 points in that span. Next up in a distant second on that list is South Dakota State's Nate Wolters (1,160).
Doubling Up
Doug McDermott
has posted double-doubles in back-to-back games, giving him 25 in his career.
Believe or not though, he hadn't had two double-dips in a row since he had four in a row from Nov. 25 - Dec. 10, 2011 early in his sophomore season.
McDermott had a double-double in both meetings with Bradley as a freshman, including 19 points and a career-best 17 rebounds at Carver Arena.
Over .500, Again
Creighton has been better than .500 in either the first or second-half of the league season in 34 straight trips through the league, including this year's first half.
Creighton's 34 consecutive halves above .500 in league play is easily the Valley's longest active streak, with Wichita State next closest at eight.
Here's how Creighton's teams have fared in the various halves of the MVC season since 1995-96.
Year 1st Half 2nd Half
2012-13 7-2 1-0 so far
2011-12 8-1 6-3
2010-11 5-4 5-4
2009-10 5-4 5-4
2008-09 5-4 9-0
2007-08 5-4 5-4
2006-07 6-3 7-2
2005-06 7-2 5-4
2004-05 5-4 6-3
2003-04 7-2 5-4
2002-03 8-1 7-2
2001-02 8-1 6-3
2000-01 5-4 9-0
1999-00 5-4 6-3
1998-99 6-3 5-4
1997-98 5-4 7-2
1996-97 5-4 5-4
1995-96 4-5 5-4
Total 106-56 (.654) 104-50 (.675)
Climbing The Charts
Greg McDermott
ranks in the top-16 in league history in wins as well as MVC wins, as seen below:
Most Coaching Wins, All Games, MVC History
1. 486 Henry P. Iba, Oklahoma State
2. 337 Eddie Hickey, Creighton & Saint Louis
3. 327 Dana Altman, Creighton
4. 225 Rich Herrin, Southern Illinois
5. 220 Ralph Miller, Wichita State
6. 211 Maury John, Drake
7. 197 Joe Stowell, Bradley
8. 194 Chuck Orsborn, Bradley
9. 185 Ken Hayes, Tulsa & New Mexico St.
10. 177 Barry Hinson, Missouri State & SIU
11. 174 Jim Molinari, Bradley
12. 169 Dr. F.C. Allen, Kansas
13. 168 Bob Donewald, Illinois State
14. 163
Greg McDermott
, UNI & Creighton
15. 156 Dick Versace, Bradley
Most Coaching Wins, MVC Games Only
1. 187 Henry P. Iba, Oklahoma State
2. 162 Dana Altman, Creighton
3. 163 Eddie Hickey, Creighton & Saint Louis
4. 126 Dr. F.C. Allen, Kansas
5. 111 Rich Herrin, Southern Illinois
6. 110 Jim Molinari, Bradley
7. 97 Barry Hinson, Missouri State & SIU
8. 95 Maury John, Drake
9. 91 Joe Stowell, Bradley
10. 87 Gene Smithson, Wichita State
11. 86 Ken Hayes, Tulsa & New Mexico St.
86 Chuck Orsborn, Bradley
13. 84 W.O. Hamilton, Kansas
14. 81 Dick Versace, Bradley
81 Ralph Miller, Wichita State
Greg McDermott
, UNI & Creighton
I See Red People
Creighton looks to extend a lengthy trend of success over teams wearing a shade of red when it hosts Bradley on Saturday.
Creighton went a perfect 14-0 in the 2012 calendar year against teams that wear red/cardinal/crimson/scarlet/garnet/maroon, and has won its last 18 against teams wearing a similar color, as seen below:
Date Opponent Color Score
01/30/13 Missouri State Maroon W 91-77
01/27/13 Southern Illinois Maroon W 81-51
01/11/13 Missouri State Maroon W 74-52
01/02/13 Illinois State Red W 79-72
12/06/12 Nebraska Scarlet W 64-42
12/01/12 Saint Joseph's Crimson W 80-51
11/24/12 Arizona State Maroon W 87-73
11/23/12 Wisconsin Cardinal W 84-74
11/18/12 Presbyterian Garnet W 87-58
03/16/12 Alabama Crimson W 58-57
03/04/12 Illinois State Red W 83-79
02/14/12 Southern Illinois Maroon W 88-69
02/01/12 Illinois State Red W 102-74
01/28/12 Bradley Red W 73-59
01/18/12 Missouri State Maroon W 66-65
01/15/12 Southern Illinois Maroon W 90-71
01/13/12 Illinois State Red W 87-78
01/07/12 Bradley Red W 92-83
Perimeter Punch
Grant Gibbs
is scoring more, in part because he's been knocking down wide open looks from three-point range. After opening the season 5-for-19 from three-point territory, Gibbs is 7-for-10 from deep in the past seven games.
Gibbs has been in double-figures in each of the past five games, the longest stretch of his career. Creighton is now 18-3 all-time when he scores in double-digits.
Making Them Ill(inois)
Last year marked the first time Creighton played a season without a loss to a team from Illinois since 1973-74. The Jays went 9-0 last season against teams from the state of Illinois, having gone 3-0 against Illinois State, 2-0 vs. Bradley and Southern Illinois, and 1-0 against Northwestern and Chicago State.
The Jays have won 12 straight games against teams from the "Land of Lincoln", overall, when you include this season's victories over Illinois State and Southern Illinois.
Bracket Racket
Saturday will be Creighton's final game before the pairings for the 2013 Ramada BracketBusters event are unveiled on Monday evening (5:30 pm on ESPNU).
Creighton owns the best RPI (according to Collegiate Basketball News) of any designated road team in the field. Here's a list of the top-10 home and road teams (and their RPI) through games of Jan. 30.
Home Teams Road Teams
14 Belmont 30 Creighton
25 Wichita State 56 North Dakota State
38 Indiana State 61 South Dakota State
58 Saint Mary's (Calif.) 72 Eastern Kentucky
66 Akron 73 Detroit
86 Western Michigan 74 Stephen F. Austin
91 Valparaiso 96 Ohio
98 Illinois-Chicago 97 Iona
99 Murray State 102 Northwestern State
101 Tennessee State 105 Evansville
Give Him The Oscar!
Creighton junior
Doug McDermott
is one of 12 players selected by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association for its 2013 Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List. Members of the association's board of directors chose the players to be included on the list as contenders for the Oscar Robertson Trophy presented by Aflac.
In addition to McDermott, other players under consideration are Anthony Bennett, Trey Burke, Michael Carter-Williams, Ben McLemore, Victor Oladipo, Kelly Olynyk, Mason Plumlee, Russ Smith, Deshaun Thomas, Jeff Withey and Cody Zeller.
The award is to be presented to the national player of the year by its namesake at the Devon Energy College Basketball Awards on April 15 at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. The Henry Iba Coach of the Year Award and the Integris Wayman Tisdale Freshman of the Year Award will also be presented at the gala to be held annually the Monday following the NCAA Men's Final Four.
500 Point Club, Again
Doug McDermott
leads the nation with 526 points this season, his third straight season of 500 or more points.
He is the fourth player in Creighton history with three straight seasons of 500 or more points, joining Paul Silas (1961-64), Bob Harstad (1988-91) and Rodney Buford (1996-99).
His Own Game of H-O-R-S-E
Doug McDermott
led the nation last year with 307 field goals made, and his 182 buckets this year are once again leading the country.
Of McDermott's 307 hoops last year, he made 56 baskets with his left hand and used the glass for 174 of his scores.
Though he's playing away from the basket even more this season, his numbers remain impressive, as he's used this left hand on 16 field goals and banked in a shot 83 times.
Could He Lead The Nation?
Doug McDermott
enters Saturday's game ranked second in the nation in scoring. McDermott's averaging 23.9 points per game, trailing Virginia Tech's Erick Green (25.4 ppg.).
Green has scored between 20 to 36 points in 19 of his 20 games this season, but many tough tests lie ahead in the ACC.
The odds don't favor a player at a "BCS" school to finish as the scoring champ. Since 1971-72, the only guy playing at the "BCS" school to lead the nation in scoring was Purdue's Glenn Robinson (30.3 ppg.) in 1993-94.
Key Stat
Need a stat to watch on Saturday? Keep an eye on the rebound battle.
Creighton is 17-0 this season when it wins the rebound battle, while Bradley is 7-0 when it wins the rebound battle.
Dating to last season, Creighton has won 24 straight games when the rebounds are tied or in its favor.
In Valley games, Creighton is tied for the league lead in rebound margin (+8.4), while Bradley is ninth (-5.4) on the glass.
What A Start!
Now in his third year,
Greg McDermott
is 71-25 in his first 96 games on the Creighton sideline. The 71 wins is tied for the most in Creighton history after 96 games. Here's a breakdown of how he compares to some other Creighton coaches after 96 games.
W-L After 96 Games, Select CU Coaches
Coach Years W-L After 96
Greg McDermott
2010-Pres. 71-25
Arthur A. Schabinger 1922-35 71-25
Tom Apke 1974-81 70-26
Eddie Sutton 1969-74 56-40
Red McManus 1959-69 54-42
Dana Altman 1994-10 44-52
Tony Barone 1985-91 41-55
Willis Reed 1981-85 40-56
Racing To 70
Greg McDermott
enters Saturday's game with 71 wins in his first three seasons at Creighton. According to research by MVC Associate Commissioner Mike Kern, McDermott's 71 wins are tied for fifth-most by a Valley coach in his first three years at a school.
Ed Jucker and Denny Crum both won national titles and are MVC Hall of Famers, while Crum is also in the Naismith and NABC Hall of Fame.
Most Wins, 1st Three Years at an MVC School
W-L Name, School Years
91-19 Forddy Anderson, Bradley 1948-51
84-7 Ed Jucker, Cincinnati 1959-62
78-26 Chris Lowery, Southern Illinois 2004-07
71-31 Tim Jankovich, Illinois State 2007-10
Greg McDermott
, Creighton 2010-Pres.
70-19 Denny Crum, Louisville 1971-74
Emerging Echenique
Gregory Echenique
scored in double-figures during eight straight games from Dec. 1st - Jan. 5th, then went five straight games in single-figures before scoring 12 points last Sunday at Southern Illinois.
Creighton is 11-0 this year when Echenique scores in double-figures, and 36-11 all-time when he scores in double-figures.
Point, Counterpoint
No player in the MVC owns more assists in the past two seasons than Creighton senior
Grant Gibbs
' 304 in the first 57 games of his career.
Gibbs became the 12th player (and second-quickest) in Bluejay history to 300 assists.
MVC Assist Leaders, Since 2011-12
Grant Gibbs
, Creighton
249 Jake Odum, Indiana State
205 Troy Taylor, Evansville
Creighton's Quickest Players to 300 Assists
Games Name
53 Ralph Bobik
Grant Gibbs
59 Randy Eccker
69 Ryan Sears
85 Tyler McKinney
89 Duan Cole
94 Josh Dotzler
92 Vernon Moore
Antoine Young
102 Kevin McKenna
110 Latrell Wrightsell
129 Nate Funk
Big Time Road Win
Creighton's 81-51 road win at Southern Illinois last Sunday night was a most memorable victory.
It was Creighton's largest win away from home since a 99-52 neutral site win (in Kansas City) over IUPUI on Nov. 25, 2002.
It was Creighton's largest road win since Feb. 19, 1974 (83-52 at UC Irvine).
It was Creighton's largest margin of victory in any MVC road game in program history.
It was Creighton's largest margin of victory in any conference road game since Feb. 16, 1925 (46-16 at Morningside in the North Central Conference).
Where There's A Will
Sophomore center
Will Artino
has given the Jays a nice lift off the bench in recent games. He's 9-for-10 from the field in the past seven games, including a 3-for-3 showing at Drake on Jan. 23rd.
In his career, Artino is 62-for-102 from the floor, good for 60.8 percent.
If it Ain't Broke
The Jays have had the fortune of using the same starting five in every game on both the men's (
Austin Chatman
Jahenns Manigat
Grant Gibbs
Doug McDermott
Gregory Echenique
) and women's (
McKenzie Fujan
Ally Jensen
Carli Tritz
Sarah Nelson
Alyssa Kamphaus
) side.
On a national basis, Creighton is the only team that has gone the entire basketball season without changing starting line-ups on both the men's or women's side.
Channeling Adam Morrison?
One player who Creighton's
Doug McDermott
has been compared to for his scoring ways is 2006 Wooden Award runner-up Adam Morrison from Gonzaga.
Morrison finished his career with 1,867 points and 128 three-pointers in 95 career games while playing 2,908 minutes.
McDermott, through 96 games, owns 1,908 career points and 150 career three-pointers in 2,937 career minutes.
McDermott owns healthy advantages when it comes to field goal percentage (.566 to .503), three-point percentage (.466 to .368), free-throw percentage (.802 to .761) and rebounds (730 to 485).
Teach Me How To Stop Him
Doug McDermott
owns 20 or more points in 46 of his first 96 career games in a Bluejay uniform.
He's put up 20 points or more against a Valley opponent 20 times, including a career-high 44 vs. Bradley in the first meeting last season.
Doug McDermott
Points vs. Opponents
Opponent Points Against 20+ 30+ 40+
Drake 152 4 1 -
Missouri State 143 2 1 -
Illinois State 117 3 1 -
Evansville 115 3 - -
Northern Iowa 108 1 1 -
Bradley 104 2 1 1
Indiana State 102 3 - -
Southern Illinois 91 2 - -
Wichita State 68 1 - -
Nebraska 61 2 - -
Tulsa 51 1 1 -
Saint Joseph's 49 2 - -
Akron 46 1 1 -
Northwestern 41 1 - -
Oregon 40 1 - -
Long Beach State 36 1 1 -
California 34 1 1 -
Davidson 31 1 1 -
Campbell 31 1 1 -
Wisconsin 30 1 1 -
Arizona State 29 1 - -
San Jose State 26 1 - -
Iowa 25 1 - -
San Diego State 25 1 - -
Houston Baptist 25 1 - -
Presbyterian 24 1 - -
Chicago State 21 1 - -
North Texas 21 1 - -
Boise State 21 1 - -
North Carolina 20 1 - -
Kennesaw State 18 - - -
Longwood 17 - - -
Alabama State 16 - - -
Iowa State 16 - - -
Alabama 16 - - -
Samford 14 - - -
North Carolina A&T 13 - - -
Louisiana 12 - - -
Idaho State 12 - - -
Northern Arizona 10 - - -
Western Illinois 9 - - -
Number 3, For 3
Doug McDermott
has made 50 percent or better of his three-point attempts during 12 of his last 16 games, and is shooting 51.6 percent from downtown overall this year.
McDermott's 150 career three-pointers are eighth-most in Bluejay history. Teammate
Ethan Wragge
is fourth with 203 treys.
3FG Name Years
371 Kyle Korver 1999-03
245 Ryan Sears 1997-01
212 Rodney Buford 1995-99
Ethan Wragge
200 Nate Funk 2002-07
185 Matt Roggenburk 1986-90
177 Duan Cole 1987-92
Doug McDermott
147 Booker Woodfox 2007-09
144 Dane Watts 2004-08
Shooting Star
Avery Dingman
ranks seventh in the MVC in three-point percentage, connecting on 47.5 percent of his shots from downtown this season.
In his career, Dingman is shooting 44.7 percent (55-123) from deep. That ranks fourth-best in Creighton history (min. 100 attempts).
The only men ahead of him (
Doug McDermott
, Booker Woodfox, Kyle Korver) have combined to win four MVC Player of the Year awards and three MVC Tournament Most Outstanding Player accolades.
Who Will Start?
Creighton has utilized the same starting five in every game this season, and four of their five starters have streaks of 57 or more straight starts:
Consecutive Starts, Creighton (Active)
Doug McDermott
Gregory Echenique
Jahenns Manigat
Grant Gibbs
Austin Chatman
Elite Company
Doug McDermott
is averaging 23.9 points and 7.4 rebounds, while also shooting 50.0 percent from three-point range.
According to a graphic airing on ESPN on January 15th, McDermott could join Duke's Christian Laettner and UCLA's Tracy Murray as the only players in NCAA history to average at least 20 points, 7.0 rebounds while shooting 50 percent or better from downtown (min. 50 attempts).
Both Laettner and Murray did it in 1991-92, with Laettner taking home Wooden Award honors.
Did You See The 30-Pointer?
Doug McDermott
owns five games of 30 or more points this season, and 13 overall games in his career.
McDermott's five outings of 30 points or more this season lead the country through games of Jan. 30th. Lehigh star C.J. McCollum has done it four times, while Darren White (Campbell), Ian Clark (Belmont), Matthew Dellavedova (Saint Mary's) and Stan Okoye (VMI) have done it three times each.
Poll Position
Creighton has been ranked in a program-record 16 consecutive Associated Press polls, breaking the mark of 15 in a row held by the 2002-03 squad.
Creighton dropped five spots to 17th in this week's USA Today Top 25 Coaches poll and four spots to 21st in the Associated Press poll that Creighton uses.
Creighton's best AP ranking this year was 11th on Nov. 26th, and its best caoches poll rank was 10th.
Creighton was ranked 15th in this year's preseason coaches poll, its first preseason recognition since coming in at No. 23 in 2006-07.
Creighton started this year with a No. 16 preseason ranking by the AP, its highest preseason mark in program history and the best by any MVC school since No. 6 Wichita State in 1981-82.
Including the Jan. 21st poll, Creighton has now been ranked 25 times in 50 weeks of polls under
Greg McDermott
, and ranked between 26th-to-28th in five other polls. The 25 weeks in the top-25 under McDermott is more than any coach in Bluejay history.
Coaches Spending Most Weeks in Top 25 at CU
Greg McDermott
, 2010-Pres. 25 (of 50)
Dana Altman, 1994-2010 18
Tom Apke, 1974-81 5
Eddie Sutton, 1969-74 5
Active Leaders
Creighton has four players that rank among the top-50 in a career category among the nation's active players.
Doug McDermott
is in the top-10 in four categories, while he is joined by
Gregory Echenique
Jahenns Manigat
Ethan Wragge
in the various categories, through games of Jan. 28th.
Rank Player Category
Doug McDermott
Doug McDermott
FG Made
Doug McDermott
Doug McDermott
Gregory Echenique
Blocked Shots
Gregory Echenique
Gregory Echenique
Games Played
Gregory Echenique
FG Pct.
Jahenns Manigat
Doug McDermott
Doug McDermott
FG Attempts
Doug McDermott
FG Pct.
Gregory Echenique
Doug McDermott
Gregory Echenique
FT Attempted
Doug McDermott
Ethan Wragge
Gregory Echenique
FT Made
Doug McDermott
FT Made
Ethan Wragge
3FG Made
On A Roll
Since the start of last season, Creighton is a remarkable 48-9. On a national basis, Creighton's 48 wins since the start of last season ranks fourth, as seen below.
Most Wins, Since 2011-12 (through 2/1)
School '11-12 '12-13 W-L Next
Syracuse 34-3 18-2 52-5 2/2
Kentucky 38-2 14-6 52-8 2/2
Kansas 32-7 19-1 51-8 2/2
Creighton 29-6 19-3 48-9 2/2
Ohio State 31-8 16-4 47-12 2/2
Louisville 30-10 17-4 47-14 2/3
Murray State 31-2 15-5 46-7 2/2
Wichita State 27-6 19-3 46-9 2/2
North Carolina 32-6 14-6 46-12 2/2
Full House
Creighton has attracted five of its 14 largest home crowds in program history this season, which includes sellouts in four of the past five games. Here's a look at Creighton's top-15 home crowds all-time.
Rank Att. Opponent Date
1. 18,735 Wichita State 02/11/12
2. 18,458 Evansville 12/29/12
3. 18,436 Bradley 01/28/12
4. 18,073 Drake 01/08/13
5. 17,954 Wichita State 12/28/08
6. 17,694 Indiana State 01/05/13
7. 17,676 Northwestern 12/22/11
8. 17,665 Missouri State 12/28/11
9. 17,607 Drexel 02/17/07
10. 17,459 Southern Illinois 01/20/07
11. 17,411 George Mason 02/21/09
17,411 Indiana State 01/21/12
13. 17,391 Northern Iowa 01/15/13
14. 17,390 Saint Joseph's 12/01/12
15. 17,371 Indiana State 01/19/08
Strong On the Road
Off to a 19-3 start overall, Creighton is 7-2 away from home this season. Four of those victories have come against two Big Ten teams (Wisconsin, Nebraska) and two Pacific-12 teams (Arizona State, Cal).
Impressively, all four BCS wins have been by double-digits. Creighton is 8-1 in the past two years against BCS teams, including six victories by double-digits and another triumph by eight.
MVC's Best On The Road
In addition to owning one of the MVC's best home-court advantages, Creighton has easily posted the league's best record in MVC road games since 2000-01 as well.
Creighton is 62-51 in MVC road games in that span, a win percentage of .549. A distant second is Southern Illinois (53-60, .469). As a league, the road winning percentage has been .346 in the same span.
MVC Road Records (since 2000-01)
Team W L Pct.
Creighton 62 51 .549
Southern Illinois 53 60 .469
Wichita State 49 63 .438
Northern Iowa 45 68 .398
Missouri State 43 70 .381
Drake 33 81 .289
Illinois State 31 82 .274
Bradley 30 83 .265
Indiana State 25 88 .221
Evansville 20 93 .177
All MVC Teams 391 739 .346
The Road Less Traveled
Creighton won its final two road games last year (at Southern Illinois, at Indiana State) and won its first four road games this year too (Nebraska, Cal, Illinois State, Missouri State) before losing at Wichita State on January 19th.
Below is a list of Creighton's road win streaks of six or longer:
Longest Road Win Streaks
Streak Dates
14 Feb. 14, 1942 - Dec. 20, 1945
11 Feb. 26, 1917 - Feb. 27, 1919
8 Jan. 10, 1925 - Jan. 16, 1926
7 Jan. 27 - Dec. 1, 1962
7 Jan. 31, 1928 - Jan. 19, 1929
6 Jan. 2 - Feb. 15, 1975
6 Dec. 19, 2011 - Jan. 25, 2012
6 Feb. 14, 2012 - Jan. 11, 2013
Winning Away From Home
Creighton won a school-record 15 games away from home last season. The Jays went 10-3 in true road games and were also 5-1 on neutral floors.
Creighton's lone neutral-site loss came to North Carolina in a not-so "neutral" Greensboro, N.C., in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
This year's team is 7-2 away from home, with four of those victories against a BCS school (Wisconsin, Arizona State, Nebraska, Cal) by double-digits, a 22-point win at Missouri State, a seven-point win at Illinois State and a 30-point win at Southern Illinois.
This season was the first time since 1942-43 that Creighton has won its first six games away from home.
Each of Creighton's last nine NCAA Tournament teams have won 10 or more games away from home, and eight of those teams had a winning record in true road contests.
Nation's Best Offense?
You can make a case that Creighton has boasted the nation's best offensive production so far this year.
Through games of Jan. 27th, Creighton was leading the nation in field goal percentage (51.9) and three-point percentage (44.8) and was third in three-pointers per game (9.5), while ranking fifth in two-point field goal percentage (56.5).
According to data from bbstate.com, no team since at least 2005-06 has shot better than 58.7 from two-point range.
Last season Creighton ranked third nationally in three-point percentage, making 42.4 percent from downtown.
The only team to ever lead the nation in both 3-pointers per game and 3-point percentage was Princeton in 1987-88.
The only team to ever lead the nation in both field goal percentage and three-point percentage was Northern Arizona 1998-99.
Efficiency Improves
Because Creighton tends to play at a faster pace and have more possessions than the average school, Bluejay coaches place significant emphasis on stats like average points per possession, with data that can be found on a site such as bbstate.com.
Creighton's offense is still clicking as one of the nation's best, but the team has made huge strides on the defensive end of the floor, jumping from 222nd last year to 70th this season.
Nineteen of Creighton's first 22 opponents have been held under 1.03 points per possession this season.
Points Per Possession
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
Offense 1.065 1.150 1.182
Offense Rank 46th 2nd 2nd
Defense 1.006 1.014 0.923
Defense Rank 192nd 222nd 70th
Defense! Defense!
Creighton ranked 222nd nationally last season in field goal percentage defense at 44.1 percent, one area that the program has tried hard to improve on in the off-season.
The early results have been promising, as CU has limited foes to 40.7 percent marksmanship. That figure ranked 69th-best nationally in 2012-13 through last Sunday's games.
Only four teams (Boise State, UNI, Drake and Missouri State) have shot better than 43.4 percent this season against the Jays.
The 42 points by Nebraska on Dec. 6th were its fewest against Creighton since 1932, a span of 39 meetings.
Doug On The Road
Doug McDermott
has saved some of his best performances for the road this season. He's averaging 22.1 points and 7.0 rebounds per game in 13 home games, but those numbers surge to 26.6 points and 7.9 rebounds per game in nine contests away from home.
In true road games only, McDermott's 25.7 points per game this season leads the nation.
About The Final Seconds
Creighton has played 22 games this season, but has yet to have a single lead change in the final five minutes in any of them.
Last year's Creighton team went 5-1 in games that went to overtime or had a lead change in the final five minutes of regulation and were 7-1 in games decided by six points or less.
Celsius or Fahrenheit?
Jahenns Manigat
led the MVC with his 49.2 percent marksmanship from three-point range in league play a year ago. When it came to CU's nine MVC road games last year, he was the barometer.
In Creighton's seven Valley road wins, Manigat shot a robust 19-of-27 (70.4 percent) from downtown. In CU's two Valley road losses, Manigat was just 2-of-9 (22.2 percent) from downtown.
In Creighton's three Valley road wins this year, Manigat is 9-for-11 (81.8 percent), while he is 0-for-5 (0.0 percent) in CU's two MVC road losses.
There He Goes Again
One year after leading the MVC with 49.2 percent accuracy from three-point land in Valley play,
Jahenns Manigat
is off to another hot start. Manigat has made 19-of-33 three-pointers in Valley action this year, ranking second in three-point percentage.
Over the past two seasons, Manigat is 50-for-96 from downtown in league action, good for 52.1 percent.
Manigat has made at least half of his attempts and made multiple three-pointers in nine of Creighton's last 12 games, hitting 23-of-41 treys (56.1 percent) in that span.
McDermott Goes For 39
Doug McDermott
had a season-high 39 points on Jan. 11th at Missouri State, scoring in nearly every conceivable way. Consider the following aspects of his performance:
-McDermott started the game 1-for-4 from the field, then sank his next 14 shots from the floor. When he missed his final shot of the game with 4:13 to go, the JQH Arena crowd gave a sarcastic Bronx cheer.
-McDermott scored Creighton's first 18 points of the second half as the Jays extended a 32-27 halftime lead into a 50-32 margin.
-McDermott's 39 points were seven more than the previous JQH Arena record.
-McDermott outscored Missouri State by himself in the second half, 28-25, and outscored MSU 35-34, in the final 26:16 of the contest.
-McDermott became the first player in the country this season with 39 points and 10 or more rebounds in the same game this season.
-His 28 points in the second half were the most by a Creighton player in a half since he scored 31 in the second half of his 44-point performance at Bradley on Jan. 7, 2012.
-McDermott's 39 points are tied for the most in the MVC by any player this season with Wichita State's Cleanthony Early.
More on 39
Doug McDermott
's 39 points at Missouri State rank tied for 13th-most in Creighton history, and he joined Bob Portman and Benoit Benjamin as the only players in Creighton history with multiple games of 39 points or more in a career.
Pts. Name, Opponent Date
51 Bob Portman vs. UW-Milwaukee 12/16/67
47 Eddie Cole at Morningside 11/29/54
46 Bob Portman vs. Weber State 12/23/68
45 Tim Powers at Idaho State 01/29/66
Benoit Benjamin vs. Indiana State 01/19/85
Doug McDermott
at Bradley 01/07/12
43 Bob Portman at Kansas State 02/12/68
Benoit Benjamin vs. Southern Illinois 01/17/85
42 Bob Portman vs. LaSalle 01/30/68
Cavel Witter vs. Bradley 03/01/08
40 Chad Gallagher vs. Wichita State 02/17/90
Rodney Buford vs. Bradley 12/30/98
39 Bob Portman vs. Oklahoma City 01/13/68
Doug McDermott
at Missouri State 01/11/13
Jays Reach 10 Home Wins, Again
With a Jan. 8th win vs. Drake, Creighton won its 10th home game this season. Creighton has now won 10 or more home games in 17 straight seasons.
The streak is easily a school-record, five more than the previous standard of 12 straight seasons from the 1969-70 season to the 1980-81 campaign with 10 or more home wins.
Wragge = Instant Offense
Ethan Wragge
had 22 points in just 17 minutes vs. Drake on Jan. 8th, sinking six three-pointers for the fourth time in his career.
It's the second time in Wragge's career he's had 20 or more points in 17 minutes or less, having gone for 21 points in 17 minutes as a freshman vs. Xavier.
Before Wragge arrived on campus four years ago, no other Creighton player had 20 or more points in 19 minutes or less since Vernon Moore put up 21 points in 19 minutes against Nebraska-Kearney on Nov. 24, 1984.
Wragge, For Three!
Ethan Wragge
started the season red-hot from three-point range, sinking 21-of-36 three-pointers in CU's first six games (58.3 percent). He then made 7-of-33 trifectas in CU's next seven games (21.2 percent).
Wragge went 29-for-56 from three-point range in January, good for 51.8 percent from deep.
Filling It Up
Ethan Wragge
leads the MVC with 57 three-pointers made this season, giving him 203 in his career. That places him fourth in Creighton history.
All three men ahead of him, as well as the man behind him, were named MVC Tournament Most Outstanding Player at some point in their careers.
Most 3FG Made, Career
3FG Name Years
371 Kyle Korver 1999-03
245 Ryan Sears 1997-01
212 Rodney Buford 1995-99
Ethan Wragge
200 Nate Funk 2002-07
Midseason Wooden Award List
Creighton forward
Doug McDermott
is the lone MVC representative on the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 25. Selected by the Wooden Award National Advisory Board, the list is made up of 25 student-athletes who, based on their performances in November, December, and the beginning of January, are the frontrunners for college basketball's most prestigious honor.
The Wooden Award All American Team, consisting of the nation's top 10 players, will be announced the week of the "Elite Eight" round of the NCAA Tournament. The John R. Wooden Award Player of the Year presented by Wendy's will be announced on ESPN during the Final Four Weekend in Atlanta. The 2013 Wooden Award Gala presented by Wendy's will take place April 11-13, 2013, at The Los Angeles Athletic Club.
Get Your Tickets!
Creighton fans have already purchased 4,000 lower bowl all-session tickets for the MVC Tournament, which will be March 7-10 at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo. The mark shatters the previous MVC record for sales by a school set by Bluejay fans last year (2,575).
To join the Creighton contingent at Arch Madness with a purchase in the upper-bowl, call the CU Ticket Office at 402-280-JAYS.
Three-Point Barrage
Creighton started MVC play shooting the daylights out of the ball, making 50 percent or better of its 3-point shots in six straight games for the first time in program history.
The Jays were 12-of-24 from downtown vs. Evansville, went 13-of-25 at Illinois State, were 11-of-22 from deep vs. Indiana State, an absurd 16-of-27 vs. Drake, 9-of-17 from long-range at Missouri State and 6-of-12 vs. UNI.
Creighton's four-game stretch to start league play was the first time since January of 2008 that Creighton's had four straight games with 10 or more three-pointers.
Creighton's 16 three-pointers vs. Drake were tied for second-most in school history, tied for 10th-most in MVC history and the most in the MVC in 2012-13. The league record for three-pointers in a game is 20, done by Creighton (vs. Chattanooga on 2/19/05) and later matched by Bradley vs. Florida A&M on Nov. 21, 2006.
Winning Against Them All
Creighton is 72-39 vs. MVC schools since the start of the 2007-08 season, owning a winning record against every Valley school except Wichita State and Drake (the last two teams to beat them).
Creighton vs. MVC Schools, Since 2007-08
Southern Illinois 10-1
Evansville 10-2
Bradley 9-3
Indiana State 8-3
Northern Iowa 7-5
Missouri State 8-6
Illinois State 7-6
Drake 7-7
Wichita State 6-6
Army of Iowans
Every Creighton team since 1988-89 has had at least one Iowa native, and this season is no exception.
Creighton has four players from Iowa on this season's team, continuing a long trend of relying on some of the Hawkeye State's top preps. CU's Iowans this season includes senior
Grant Gibbs
(Marion), junior
Doug McDermott
(Ames), sophomore
Will Artino
(Waukee) and redshirt freshman
Alex Olsen
(Council Bluffs).
Other past notable Iowans include Kyle Korver (Pella), Ryan Sears (Ankeny), Brody Deren (Harlan), Tyler McKinney (Urbandale) and Nate Funk (Sioux City).
Creighton has played at least one Iowa native in 607 straight games. That streak dates to a Feb. 5, 1994 win against Wichita State. In that time, 915 of Creighton's 3,035 starts (30.1 percent) can be attributed to Iowans. Here's a list of the Iowans and how many starts they've made during this run:
Creighton's Starts By Iowans, Since 2/5/1994
Ryan Sears 124
Nate Funk 99
Doug McDermott
Kyle Korver 95
Michael Lindeman 94
Tyler McKinney 89
Brody Deren 89
Joel Templeman 57
Grant Gibbs
Kaleb Korver 46
Pierce Hibma 27
Adam Reid 24
Casey Harriman 16
John Klein 2
Big Man In The Middle
Gregory Echenique
scored in double-figures in eight straight games from Dec. 1st - Jan. 5th.
Echenique has shot better than 50 percent from the field in 14 of the last 16 games, and continues to lead the MVC in field goal percentage at 66.2 percent.
Echenique's 66.2 percent marksmanship from the field is on pace to approach not only the Creighton (67.4%) mark, but also the MVC single-season mark (also 67.4%) as well.
It's also worth noting that Echenique ranks fourth in Creighton history with 150 career blocked shots. Echenique also ranks 13th in Rutgers history with 94 career swats, where he spent the first three semesters of college.
Most Blocked Shots, Creighton History
(Since 1979-80)
Blk. Name Years
411 Benoit Benjamin 1982-85
183 Chad Gallagher 1987-91
153 Kenny Lawson Jr. 2006-11
Gregory Echenique
138 Brody Deren 2001-04
136 Anthony Tolliver 2003-07
Offense AND Defense
This year's team is playing some much-improved defense to go with a highly-lauded offense.
This year's Creighton team is shooting 52.1 percent from the field, while holding foes to 40.7 percent from the field on the defensive end.
Through games of Thursday, Creighton and Indiana, Weber State and Gonzaga were the nation's only teams shooting 50 percent or better on offense, and holding foes to less than 40.7 percent from the field.
Creighton's 52.1 percent shooting from the field would rank seventh in MVC single-season history, and the best mark since 1985-86 (Creighton, .535).
RPI Update
Through games of January 31st, Creighton is ranked 30th in the RPI according to WarrenNolan.com, while Bradley ranks 161st.
Creighton owns 10 wins against RPI teams in the top-112. By comparison, defending national champion Kentucky has three such wins.
As a league, the MVC is the ninth-best conference nationally.
Honors Roll In
Doug McDermott
picked up two big honors in early January, adding to his collection.
ESPN.com named McDermott the National Player of the Month after a December that saw him average a nation-best 26.5 points per game while shooting 57.5 percent from the field, 57.6 percent from three-point range and 88.9 percent in the line in six Creighton victories.
McDermott was also named the Lute Olson Award Midseason National Player of the Year honoree. McDermott was named the Lute Olson Award National Player of the Year at the end of last season.
McDermott has been named Midseason National Player of the Year by such experts as Seth Davis, Dick Vitale and Andy Katz.
Let's Get It Started
Creighton won its first six MVC games this season before falling at Wichita State.
As good as Creighton's been since rejoining the MVC in 1977-78, it was just the second time the program has started 6-0 in league play in that span. Each of the previous two teams to start 5-0 in league play would go on to win the MVC Tournament.
Creighton's Best MVC Starts, Since 1977-78
Start Year Finish/Place
7-0 2002-03 15-3/2nd (won MVC Tourney)
6-0 2012-13 ? ? ?
5-0 1988-89 11-3/1st (won MVC Tourney
Conference Starts Are Big
Since 1993-94, only one team (Northern Iowa, a 2008-09 co-champion) has won at least a share of the regular-season title without winning its league opener. In fact, 16 of the last 18 regular-season champs (or co-champs) have opened 2-0 or better in MVC play, with UNI in 2008-09 and Wichita State in 2011-12 serving as the exceptions.
This season the only MVC teams to start 2-0 were Bradley, Wichita State, Creighton and Indiana State.
Unbeaten December
Creighton went 6-0 in December wrapping up an unbeaten December with a victory over Evansville on Dec. 29.
Since 1946-47, Creighton's only two other teams to go unbeaten in December were in 2003 and 2008.
The 2008-09 team went 9-0 in December and would go on to win a share of the MVC regular-season title.
The 2003-04 squad finished tied for second in the MVC. That team began the season 12-0 before suffering an overtime loss in a game hosted by Northern Iowa and its then-coach,
Greg McDermott
Team of the Millennium?
Below is the records for each MVC school from the start of the 2000-01 season until the start of this season, ranked by overall winning percentage.
Creighton leads the MVC overall with 299 wins in the millennium, as well as 12 postseason appearances:
MVC Standings (start 2000-01 to Feb. 1, 2013)
MVC only All Games
Team W L Pct. W L Pct.
Creighton 157 69 .695 299 123 .709
Wichita State 133 93 .588 257 154 .625
Southern Illinois 135 91 .597 246 164 .600
Northern Iowa 122 104 .540 237 169 .584
Missouri State 121 105 .535 229 179 .561
Illinois State 102 124 .451 213 185 .535
Bradley 98 128 .434 202 206 .495
Drake 96 130 .425 190 202 .485
Indiana State 86 140 .381 176 219 .446
Evansville 80 146 .354 155 225 .408
Postseason Appearances by MVC Teams
(Since 2000-01)
Team NCAA NIT CBI CIT Total
Creighton 6 4 1 1 12
Wichita State 2 5 1 0 8
Southern Illinois 6 1 0 0 7
Northern Iowa 5 1 0 1 7
Bradley 1 2 1 1 5
Missouri State 0 4 0 1 5
Illinois State 0 5 0 0 5
Indiana State 2 0 1 1 4
Drake 1 0 0 2 3
Evansville 0 0 2 1 3
10 Conference Wins x 16
Last season's Creighton team extended its MVC record by winning 10 or more league games for a 16th consecutive season.
On a national basis, the only other current school with at least 16 straight years of 10 or more league wins is Kansas (18).
Each of the last 16 seasons has seen the team finish fourth place or better in the MVC as well.
Consistent Challengers
Ten of Creighton's last 15 teams have finished either first or second in The Valley's regular-season race. Two of the five that didn't won the MVC Tournament.
The Bluejays won the MVC in 2000-01 and tied for the title in 2001-02 and 2008-09. CU was second in the MVC in 1997-98 and 2006-07, tied for second in the MVC in 1998-99, 2003-04 and 2005-06, and finished tied for third in 2004-05. The 1999-00 club was fourth in the MVC, but won the MVC Tournament, while the 2010-11 club tied for fourth place.
Creighton's MVC Finishes, Last 15 Years
1st Place 2000-01
Tied for First 2001-02 (won MVC Tourn.), 2008-09
2nd Place 1997-98, 2002-03 (won MVC Tourn.),
2006-07 (won MVC Tourn.), 2011-12 (won MVC Tourn.)
Tied for 2nd 1998-99 (won MVC Tourn.), 2003-04, 2005-06
Tied for 3rd Place 2004-05 (won MVC Tourn.)
4th Place 1999-00 (won MVC Tourn.); 2007-08; 2009-10
Tied for 4th Place 2010-11
Dingman Rings It Up
Creighton has needed someone to step up once
Josh Jones
was forced out of the line-up, and that someone has been
Avery Dingman
Since Jones was sidelined, Dingman is averaging 5.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.5 steals in 14 games while sinking 20-of-41 three-point shots.
In Creighton's Dec. 19 win over Tulsa, Dingman scored a career-best 21 points against the Golden Hurricane while also plucking a career-high three steals. Dingman made his first seven attempts and finished 8-for-9 from the field, including 5-of-6 from three-point land.
Dingman also had 11 points and a career-high seven rebounds in the win over Evansville.
Dingman is the sixth player on this year's Creighton roster to own a 20-point game in his career.
Doug McDermott
's done it 46 times,
Ethan Wragge
has done it three times,
Gregory Echenique
has done it twice, and
Grant Gibbs
, Jones and Dingman each have done it one time.
Creighton's Exclusive 30/30 Club
Doug McDermott
scored 30 points in a Dec. 9 win vs. Akron, then followed that performance with a season-high 34 seven days later at Cal.
McDermott, who leads the MVC with 23.7 points per game, became the first Creighton player with 30 points in consecutive contests since Bob Harstad in 1990.
McDermott also scored 30 or more in consecutive wins vs. Missouri State and Northern Iowa in January.
Doing It All
Reigning MVC Player of the Year
Doug McDermott
has one of the nation's best set of post moves, and now the junior forward is taking his skills to the perimeter with similar success.
Eight days after tying a career-high with five-three pointers in a 29-point thrashing of Atlantic-10 favorite Saint Joseph's, McDermott shot 6-for-8 from downtown in a 77-61 win over defending MAC champion Akron on Dec. 9th.
McDermott's career 46.6 percent accuracy from three-point range ranks tops in CU history. Since starting his career 15-of-53 (28.3 percent) after 20 games from downtown, McDermott has made 135-of-269 three-pointers (50.2 percent) in his past 76 games.
McDermott averaged 13.6 points in his first 20 games at Creighton, and has averaged 21.54 points in his past 76 games with the Jays.
McDermott Earns MVC Awards
Doug McDermott
has been named MVC Player of the Week five times this season.
His first honor came Nov. 12th for his performance in a Nov. 9 win vs. North Texas. McDermott had 21 points and 11 rebounds to produce CU's first double-double in a season-opener since Kyle Korver in 2001-02.
He was then honored on Nov. 26th after averaging 25.3 points and 7.3 rebounds while earning MVP honors of the Las Vegas Invitational.
McDermott was honored on Dec. 10th after averaging 28.5 points in wins vs. Nebraska and Akron.
Most recently, McDermott was honored on Dec. 17th after scoring 34 points and hauling down nine rebounds in a win at Cal on Dec. 15th. He was also named National Player of the Week by Seth Davis (CBS/Sports Illustrated) and the USBWA for that performance.
His fifth honor of the year came on Jan. 14th after he averaged 27.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in wins over Missouri State and Drake.
McDermott now owns 10 career MVC Player of the Week honors, something only Bradley great Hersey Hawkins (14) can top.
Including his seven MVC Newcomer of the Week honors in 2010-11, McDermott has won at least one weekly award from the MVC in 17 of 44 weeks since enrolling at Creighton.
Chasing History, Part I
Doug McDermott
has scored 21 or more points in 16 of the season's 22 games, moving up to fourth on Creighton's all-time scoring list with 1,908 career points.
At McDermott's current scoring average of 23.9 points per game this year he'll become Creighton's all-time leading scorer in nine more games. Creighton has a minimum of 10 games remaining this season.
By comparison, both of Creighton's top two all-time leading scorers, Rodney Buford (1995-99) and Bob Harstad (1987-91), had exactly 1,540 points at the end of their junior seasons.
McDermott is within range to make huge gains on both the MVC and Creighton scoring charts should he continue his recent productivity.
All-Time MVC Scoring Leaders
Rk. Name, School Points
1. Hersey Hawkins, Bradley 3,008
12. Marcus Wilson, Evansville 2,053
13. Kent Williams, Southern Illinois 2,012
14. Chad Gallagher, Creighton 1,983
15. Chet Walker, Bradley 1,975
16. Colt Ryan, Evansville* 1,943
17. Dave Stallworth, Wichita State 1,936
18. Antoine Carr, Wichita State 1,911
Doug McDermott
, Creighton* 1,908
20. Lynbert Johnson, Wichita State 1,907
All-Time Creighton Scoring Leaders
Rk. Name, Years Points
1. Rodney Buford, 1995-99 2,116
2. Bob Harstad, 1987-91 2,110
3. Chad Gallagher, 1987-91 1,983
Doug McDermott
, 2010-Pres.* 1,908
5. Bob Portman, 1966-69 1,876
6. Kyle Korver, 1999-03 1,801
More Than The Rest
Doug McDermott
has scored 1,908 points in his career, seventh-most among active players. He is the only active junior with at least 1,500 career points.
Most Points, Active Players (though 2/1)
Source: Stats Inc./MVC
Rk. Pts. Name, School Next Game
1. 2,361 C.J. McCollum, Lehigh 2/3
2. 2,128 Kevin Foster, Santa Clara 2/2
3. 2,067 Nate Wolters, S. Dakota State 2/2
4. 1,943 Colt Ryan, Evansville 2/2
5. 1,922 C.J. Reed, Georgia Southern 2/2
6. 1,921 Markeith Cummings, Kennesaw St. 2/1
7. 1,908
Doug McDermott
, Creighton 2/2
8. 1,887 Stan Okoye, VMI 2/6
9. 1,886 D.J. Cooper, Ohio 2/2
10. 1,857 Shane Gibson, Sacred Heart 2/2
11. 1,848 Kenny Boynton, Florida 2/2
12. 1,825 Mike Muscala, Bucknell 2/2
13. 1,796 Isaiah Canaan, Murray State 2/2
14. 1,793 Seth Curry, Duke 2/2
15. 1,731 Matthew Dellavedova, Saint Mary's 2/2
Most Career Points, Active Juniors
Source: Creighton Sports Info/STATS Inc. (2/1)
Rk. Pts. Name, School Next Game
1. 1,908
Doug McDermott
, Creighton 2/2
2. 1,417 Devon Saddler, Delaware 2/2
3. 1,308 DeAndre Kane, Marshall 2/2
Ball Control Offense
Creighton owns a stellar 376/255 assist/turnover ratio (1.51) as a team to rank seventh nationally.
Last year Creighton ranked sixth nationally by finishing with a 1.48 assist/turnover ratio.
BCS Busters, Again
Creighton improved to 8-1 in the past two seasons vs. teams from BCS conferences with wins this year over Wisconsin & Nebraska (Big Ten) and Arizona State and Cal (Pacific-12). Last year Creighton defeated Alabama (SEC) as well as Big 10 foes Nebraska, Northwestern and Iowa, losing only to North Carolina (ACC) in the NCAA Tournament.
In those nine games, All-American
Doug McDermott
has averaged 25.3 points and 8.3 rebounds, well above his career averages (19.4 ppg., 7.6 rpg.), as seen below:
McDermott vs. BCS Schools, Last 2 Years
Date Opponent Pts. Reb. Score
11/20/11 vs. Iowa 25 9 W 82-59
12/04/11 Nebraska 24 12 W 76-66
12/22/11 Northwestern 27 5 W 87-79
03/16/12 vs. Alabama 16 10 W 58-57
03/18/12 vs. North Carolina 20 9 L 73-87
11/23/12 vs. Wisconsin 30 8 W 84-74
11/24/12 vs. Arizona State 29 9 W 87-73
12/06/12 at Nebraska 27 4 W 64-42
12/15/12 at California 30 9 W 74-64
Full House
This year's Creighton team ranks sixth nationally in average home attendance, averaging 16,855 fans per game.
Creighton finished sixth nationally in home attendance, averaging 16,665 fans per home game, in 2011-12. It's the sixth straight season that CU has been among the nation's top-25 in average home attendance, and set an MVC average home attendance record.
Creighton has now surpassed 200,000 home fans in a season for the eighth time. No other school in the history of the MVC has ever done so even once.
Creighton also ranked seventh nationally in men's soccer attendance and 10th in baseball attendance, the nation's only school in the top-10 of those three sports in 2011-12.
2012-13 Attendance Leaders (2/1)
Rk. School Average Next Home
1. Kentucky 22,782 2/5
2. Louisville 21,249 2/3
3. Syracuse 20,147 2/4
4. North Carolina 18,384 2/2
5. Indiana 17,391 2/2
6. Creighton 16,855 2/2
7. Tennessee 16,850 2/6
8. Wisconsin 16,715 2/6
9. Kansas 16,507 2/2
2011-12 Attendance Leaders (Final)
Rk. School Average
1. Kentucky 23,721
2. Syracuse 23,618
3. Louisville 21,503
4. North Carolina 20,159
5. Wisconsin 17,181
6. Creighton 16,665
7. Tennessee 16,543
8. Ohio State 16,510
9. Indiana 16,462
10. Kansas 16,300
Highest Season Home Attendance, MVC History
Home Att. School Year
302,676 Creighton 2008-09
297,161 Creighton 2010-11
276,000 Creighton 2007-08
266,632 Creighton 2011-12
246,419 Creighton 2009-10
Highest Average Attendance, MVC History
Avg. Att. School Year
16,855 Creighton 2012-13
16,665 Creighton 2011-12
15,930 Creighton 2008-09
15,909 Creighton 2006-07
15,333 Creighton 2007-08
Inside The Numbers
Doug McDermott
(23.9) continues to be the nation's top scoring junior. As can be seen below, good things have happened to the top-scoring juniors in the past nine years:
NCAA's Top-Scoring Juniors, Last Nine Years
Year Name, School PPG Draft #
2011-12 Damian Lillard, Weber St. 24.5 6th
2010-11 Kemba Walker, UConn. 23.5 9th
2009-10 Adnan Hodzic, Lipscomb 22.7 not picked
2008-09 Stephen Curry, Davidson 28.6 7th
2007-08 Lester Hudson, UT-Martin 25.7 58th
2006-07 Reggie Williams, VMI 28.1 not picked*
2005-06 Adam Morrison, Gonzaga 28.1 3rd
2004-05 Ike Diogu, Arizona State 22.6 9th
2003-04 Kevin Martin, W. Carolina 24.9 26th
*wasn't drafted, but currently in fourth year in NBA
BCS Bracket Buster
Some of Creighton's most thrilling victories in recent seasons have been against teams from the six major college football BCS Conferences (ACC, SEC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, BIg East), as Creighton owns a 32-21 mark in the past 15 seasons.
Among CU's victims in that time have been Nebraska (12 times), Iowa (three times) DePaul (twice), Florida (twice), Baylor (twice), Oklahoma State (once), Notre Dame (once), Providence (once), Missouri (once), Oregon (once), Northwestern (once), Alabama (once), Wisconsin (once), Cal (once), TCU (once) and Ohio State (once).
Jones Hangs Up High Tops
Josh Jones
was hospitalized prior to Creighton's Dec. 6 game at Nebraska after he fainted during pre-game warm-ups on the Bob Devaney Sports Center court prior to Creighton's 64-42 win.
Jones was released from a Lincoln hospital on Dec. 7th. Jones was underwent a nine-hour medical procedure on Dec. 18th, and on Dec. 26th announced his basketball career is done due to an atrial flutter.
The senior guard was averaging 7.0 points per game as the team's top guard off the bench.
Creighton outscored the opposition 249-92 off the bench in eight games with
Josh Jones
, but has been outscored 295-255 since he's been out of the line-up.
Top Four From Three
Gregory Echenique
has yet to attempt a three-point shot this season, Creighton's other top three scorers continue to fill it up from deep.
Austin Chatman
Ethan Wragge
(.456) and
Doug McDermott
(.516) have combined to make 128-of-265 three-point attempts this season, good for 48.3 percent.
Chatman is 21-for-39 from three-point range in the past 18 games, while McDermott is 43-of-75 from downtown in the past 16 contests. Wragge started the season 18-for-29 and leads the MVC with 57 three-pointers, including 29 in the past nine games.
Either Wragge or McDermott has had three or more three-pointers in 20 of Creighton's last 25 games dating back to late last season.
Creighton owns four men on its roster who have made 106 or more career three-pointers.
Comparing Offenses
Last season Creighton had one of the nation's most effective and most efficient offenses. With all but one regular from that squad back, we thought we'd take a second to compare the 2011-12 and 2012-13 teams through 22 games:
Stat 2011-12 2012-13
Record 20-2 19-3
FG Made 627 621
3FG Made 189 214
FT Made 336 285
Rebound Margin +5.5 +5.3
Assists 421 400
Turnovers 285 265
Scoring Average 80.9 79.1
Scoring Defense 67.8 63.0
Scoring Margin +13.1 +16.1
Might As Well Jump
Creighton is 13-1 this season when
Gregory Echenique
wins the opening tip. Creighton's streak of 20 straight wins when winning the jump ball to start the game ended in last Wednesday's loss at Drake.
Creighton is 43-10 all-time when Echenique wins the opening tip, but 14-8 when he loses the tip.
Pizza Pie, Piled High = Wins
Thanks to a promotion with Omaha-based Godfather's Pizza, Creighton season ticket-holders can get a free mini pizza any time the Jays score 75 points at home.
History has proven that when the team earns the fans pizza, it often leads to a victory as well.
The first three years of CenturyLink Center Omaha (2003-06), Creighton needed 70 points to earn its fans free pizza, and the Jays went 27-3 when reaching that threshold, closing out that run with 12 straight wins.
Since upping the standard to 75 points prior to the 2006-07 campaign, Creighton is a perfect 65-0 when scoring 75 points or more at CenturyLink Center Omaha.
In other words, Creighton is a perfect 77-0 in CenturyLink Center Omaha since Feb. 6, 2005 when scoring enough points to earn its fans some free pizza.
A New Streak
Now that the impressive streak when scoring 70 or more is over, it's time to look at a few other eye-opening streaks still in play.
Greg McDermott
took over three years ago, Creighton is averaging 78.47 points per home game (4,002 points in 51 home games).
That's a vital number since Creighton is 89-0 at home (62-0 at CenturyLink Center Omaha) when scoring 78 points or more and 71-0 at home (48-0 at CenturyLink Center Omaha) when scoring 80 points or more at home dating to a 92-83 loss to Southern Illinois on Feb. 19, 2000.
Stat Leaders
Statistically, Creighton ranks among the nation's top-13 in nine different categories through games of Jan. 27th. The Jays lead the nation in field goal percentage (.519) and three-point percentage (.448) while also ranking third in three-pointers per game (9.5). The Jays are fourth with 17.9 assists per game, sixth in points (1650), seven in assist/turnover ratio (1.47), 11th in scoring offense (78.6) and scoring margin (+16.2) and 13th in winning percentage (.857).
The only team to ever finish a season leading the nation in both 3-pointers per game and 3-point percentage was Princeton in 1987-88., while the only team to ever lead the nation in both field goal percentage and three-point percentage was Northern Arizona 1998-99.
Doug McDermott
is second in points per game (23.7), 25th in field goal percentage (.564), 46th in free-throw percentage (.863) and and 176th in rebounds per game (7.2).
Grant Gibbs
is ninth in assist/turnover ratio (3.18) and 23rd in assists per game (6.05). In addition,
Gregory Echenique
ranks 90th in blocked shots per game (1.71), 90th in double-doubles (5) and 144th in rebounds per game (7.5). Also in the top-100 are
Ethan Wragge
, who is 68th with 2.48 three-pointers per game, and
Austin Chatman
who ranks 84th with 4.6 assists per game and 107th with a 1.94 assist/turnover ratio.
Big Road Win
Creighton's 64-42 win at Nebraska matched its largest victory margin in a true road win since an 82-60 win at Southern Illinois on Feb. 14, 2009.
It was also the largest margin in a non-conference road win since winning at Drexel, 72-48, on Dec. 1, 2007.
Before Dec. 6th, last time Creighton won a true road game by 22+ points vs. a BCS-league team was 12/18/76 at Oregon State (90-68).
Scoring On The Badgers
Creighton scored 84 points on Nov. 23rd against Wisconsin's vaunted defense that has ranked among the nation's top-10 in scoring defense in each of the past six seasons.
It was the first time in either of the last two seasons that Wisconsin had allowed 80 points in a game, and the eighth-most allowed in regulation in Bo Ryan's 12 years as a head coach.
Third-Year Coaches Update
Greg McDermott
was one of 53 head coaches hired to coach a school prior to 2010-11. His 71 wins in that span are easily the most of that group, and McDermott, Tad Boyle (Colorado) and Dana Altman (Oregon) are the only men to win a postseason game each of their first two seasons.
Below is a list of the new coaches with 58 or more wins at their school since being hired.
School Coach W-L Next Game
Greg McDermott
71-25 2/2
Iona Tim Cluess 64-28 2/2
Oregon Dana Altman 63-31 2/2
Colorado Tad Boyle 62-32 2/2
Robert Morris Andy Toole 58-33 2/2
Austin Powers
After spending last year as a back-up to
Antoine Young
, sophomore
Austin Chatman
has taken over as Creighton's starting point guard. Creighton's been blessed with a legacy of some of the MVC's best point guards in the last 15 years, a streak that began with four-year starters Ryan Sears (1997-2001), Tyler McKinney (2001-05) and Josh Dotzler (2005-09) at the point before Young ran the offense while starting the last three years.
Here's a look at the stats, by year, of the men that Chatman is trying to replace.
Freshman Sophomore
Name PPG APG CU W-L PPG APG CU W-L
Sears 10.5 4.8 18-10 8.7 4.0 22-9
McKinney 4.3 2.1 23-9 5.0 4.1 29-5
Dotzler 6.4 4.2 20-10 2.2 2.0 22-11
Young 4.9 1.4 27-8 7.1 3.1 18-16
Chatman 2.4 1.9 29-6 8.0 4.9 19-3
Dime Time
Austin Chatman
's 11 assists on Nov. 18 vs. Presbyterian were one shy of the CenturyLink Center Omaha record, set last season by
Grant Gibbs
vs. Northwestern. Chatman entered the game with a career-high of seven assists, then had nine by halftime.
Chatman's 11 dimes led to 30 Bluejay points, and Creighton outscored the Blue Hose 63-26 in his 24 minutes of play.
In addition, Chatman's 11 assists were the most by a Bluejay sophomore since Tyler McKinney had 12 assists in a 81-73 win at Nebraska on Dec. 21, 2002.
Quick Starts Key To Playing in Postseason
Creighton has started off 3-0 (or better) in 12 of the previous 14 seasons. Each of Creighton's previous 13 3-0 starts have been culminated in a postseason tournament appearance at the end of the year.
Not Half Bad
Doug McDermott
outscored Presbyterian 20-17 in the first half in a Nov. 18 win. It was the second-most points McDermott has ever had at halftime, and the fourth-highest half of his career.
McDermott's highest scoring half of his career has been 31 points, done last year in the second half at Bradley when he scored a career-best 44 points.
McDermott has scored 15 points or more in a half 36 times during his career, and Creighton is 32-1 in those contests (three times he's scored 15 or more in both halves).
McDermott owns seven halves in his career with 20 or more points, and just five scoreless halves.
Rare Air
Gregory Echenique
had one of the best all-around games of his career on Nov. 14 in the win vs. UAB, finishing with 13 points, 16 rebounds and four blocked shots. For good measure, he made 5-of-5 shots from the field and was a perfect 3-for-3 at the line.
Echenique was the first Bluejay with at least 13 points, 16 rebounds and four blocked shots in the same game since Benoit Benjamin had 15 points, 17 rebounds and four swats on Feb. 28, 1985 at Dayton.
Echenique was the first Bluejay to have a 13/16/4 game at home since Benjamin had 26 points, 18 rebounds and seven rejections in a win vs. Marquette on Jan. 27, 1985.
Incredibly, Benjamin had nine different games in his junior season with at least 13 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks before Echenique ended the 27-year drought.
Playing With The Lead
In 166 games at CenturyLink Center Omaha all-time, Creighton has not trailed in 40 of those contests, a staggering 24.1 percent of the time, including seven wire-to-wire wins at home last season and four wins (Longwood, Saint Joseph's, Tulsa, Drake) this season.
Creighton has trailed by double-digits in 37 career games at CenturyLink Center Omaha, only to rally to win 22 of those contests.
On The Trail
Creighton won six games last season after trailing by 10 or more points, including wins away from home at San Diego State and at Wichita State, on neutral floors vs. Drake and Alabama, and in home triumphs over Long Beach State and Evansville.
In its Nov. 14 win vs. UAB, Creighton trailed 45-35 in the second stanza, only to rally for a 77-60 win. It was the first time since Feb. 3, 2010 (vs. Evansville) that Creighton trailed by double-digits at any point before rallying to win by double-figures. That UAB game was also the first time in CenturyLink Center Omaha history that Creighton trailed by double-figures in the second half, yet still won by double-digits.
Creighton, which trailed 37-33 at the half to UAB, is 9-8 in the last two seasons when facing an intermission deficit.
Pencil Him In
According to STATS Inc.,
Doug McDermott
is one of 13 juniors or seniors nationwide to start every game of his career (min. 2 years played):
Juniors/Seniors To Start Every Game
Source: STATS Inc., through 1/31
Starts Name, School Next Game 127 Brandon Triche, Syracuse 2/2
116 Dorian Green, Colorado State 2/2
Doug McDermott
, Creighton 2/2
91 Ray McCallum, Detroit 2/1
90 Cody Doolin, San Francisco 2/2
89 Brian Voelkel, Vermont 2/6
88 Frantz Massenat, Drexel 2/2
87 Deonte Burton, Nevada 2/2
84 Holton Hunsaker, Utah Valley 2/2
83 Devon Saddler, Delaware 2/2
83 Travis McKie, Wake Forest 2/2
81 Daniel Miller, Georgia Tech 2/3
81 Marshall Bjorklund, N. Dakota St. 2/2
Super Streak Ends At 37
Doug McDermott
has scored in double-figures in 58 of Creighton's last 59 games dating to late in his freshman campaign. His streak of 37 straight games in double-figures came to an end when he was held to five points vs. UAB on Nov. 14th. Since then, he's started and built his streak back up to 20 in a row.
McDermott had owned the nation's third-longest active streak in the country, and the longest by any Bluejay since Vernon Moore's stretch of 46 in a row in 1984 and 1985.
McDermott's five points were the second-fewest in his career. His only game lower was his freshman season vs. Saint Joseph's, when he was scoreless in his ninth career contest.
CU's Top 10+ Point Streaks, Since 1981-82
No. Name Dates
46 Vernon Moore Jan. 30, 1984 - Mar. 5, 1985
Doug McDermott
April 1, 2011-Nov. 9, 2012
32 Bob Harstad Feb. 24, 1990-Feb. 25, 1991
31 Benoit Benjamin Mar. 8, 1984 - Feb. 20, 1985
Milestone Man
Because he's split his college career between Rutgers and Creighton, you might not realize the rather impressive college stats being generated by
Gregory Echenique
Echenique owns 1,235 points, 911 rebounds and 244 blocked shots in 125 games as a collegian. He entered the season as the nation's only active player with at least 1,000 point, 750 rebounds and 200 blocked shots, and is currently the nation's only active player with 1,200 points, 900 rebounds and 240 or more blocked shots.
Had all those stats been generated at Creighton, Echenique would rank 25th in career points, fifth in career rebounds and second in career blocked shots at CU.
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Senior center
Gregory Echenique
played for coach Eric Musselman on the Venezuelan National Team last summer, alongside the likes of former Maryland star and current Memphis Grizzlies guard Greivis Vasquez.
Echenique averaged 7.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in two games at the FIBA Olympic Qualifier in Caracas in July against Lithuania and Nigeria, where he went head-to-head against NBA players such as Linas Kleiza, Jonas Valanciunas, and Al-Farouq Aminu.
Double-Double Opener
Doug McDermott
opened his junior season with 21 points and 11 rebounds on Nov. 9 against North Texas in a 71-51 win.
He was the first Creighton player to have a double-double in a season-opener since Kyle Korver opened his junior campaign with 14 points and 10 rebounds in a 72-51 victory over North Carolina A&T.
Korver would go on to earn MVC Player of the Year accolades as both a junior and as a senior. Last year McDermott was the first player in MVC history named MVC Player of the Year as a sophomore.
Creighton has won either the MVC regular-season title or MVC Tournament each of its previous six seasons it had a player with a double-double in the opener (2001-02, 1999-00, 1998-99, 1990-91, 1989-90, 1988-89).
Preseason MVC Poll
Creighton was picked to win the Missouri Valley Conference in the preseason poll of league coaches, SID's and media. The Bluejays earned 38-of-40 first-place votes and 398 points overall.
Illinois State was second with 327 points and the remaining two first-place votes, while Northern Iowa was third with 316 points. Wichita State (298) and Evansville (240) rounded out the upper half of the league.
In sixth was Drake (184), while Indiana State (165), Missouri State (122), Bradley (84) and Southern Illinois (66) round out the rest of the league predictions.
Creighton junior
Doug McDermott
was named preseason MVC Player of the Year. He's joined on the team by repeat selections Jake Odum (Indiana State) and Colt Ryan (Evansville) as well as new picks Ben Simons (Drake) and Jackie Carmichael (Illinois State).
Creighton's women were also picked to win the MVC, just the third time in league history the MVC favorites came from the same schools.
Portman To Enter MVC Hall of Fame
Bob Portman will enter the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame on March 8, 2013, during a banquet at the MVC Tournament in St. Louis, Mo.
Portman played for Creighton from 1966-69 and averaged 24.6 points and 12.9 rebounds per game during his college career.
Portman owns the Creighton records for single-game scoring (51), single-season scoring average (29.5) and career scoring average (24.7). He is also second for points in a season (738) and ranks fourth in career points (1,876), rebounds (979), free throws (382) and field goals made (747).
Postseason x 15
Creighton has made the postseason in 15 consecutive seasons, the longest streak of postseason bids in MVC history.
The only eight schools to make the postseason in each of the last 14 years are Creighton, Duke, Florida, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State and Syracuse.
Postseason Win Streak
Thanks to an NCAA Tournament win over Alabama, the Creighton men's basketball team has now won a postseason game in a school-record five straight seasons. The previous mark was three in a row from 1962-64.
The following eight programs are the only ones that have won a postseason game in five straight seasons, including 2011-12: Creighton, Kansas, Kansas State, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Syracuse and Wisconsin.
Long-Distance Streak Alive
Creighton has made at least one three-pointer in a league-best 631 straight games since a 59-53 loss at Illinois State on Feb. 20, 1993. That's the longest active streak in the MVC.
CenturyLink Center Omaha Success
Creighton has played 166 regular and postseason contests at CenturyLink Center Omaha all-time in its 10 seasons at the facility.
The Bluejays own an 142-24 (.855) record all-time at the facility, and have never lost there on a Thursday (7-0) or Friday (6-0).
Creighton has outscored its opponents 12,498-10,531 in games at CenturyLink Center Omaha, an average margin of 11.8 points per game. Creighton has led wire-to-wire 40 different times, including seven times last season and four times this winter (Longwood, Saint Joseph's, Tulsa, Drake).
Piling Up The Points, and Wins
Creighton has won 57 straight games when scoring 90 points or more, dating to Jan. 11, 1988.
Creighton has won 19 straight (at all sites) when scoring 100 points or more, dating to Feb. 26, 1977.
In home games only, Creighton has won 100 straight games when scoring 71 or more points since a Feb. 5, 2005 loss to Missouri State.
Here's To History
With the 2012 MVC Tournament title, Creighton head coach
Greg McDermott
became the first head coach in league history to win a Valley Tournament title at more than one school.
McDermott previously won a title in 2004 at Northern Iowa. The 1988 Northern Iowa grad McDermott also holds the honor of being the first coach in league history to win an MVC Tournament title at his alma mater.
Dance Partners
Only two schools won their league tournament in both men's and women's basketball in 2011-12: Creighton and South Dakota State.
This was the fifth time in MVC history that the same school has won the men's and women's tournament titles in the same season. Creighton, however, was the first program to do it twice (UNI 2010, Creighton 2002 and 2012, Missouri State 1992, Illinois State 1983).
McDermott A Preseason All-American
Junior forward
Doug McDermott
became the first player in MVC history to be named a preseason First Team All-American by the Associated Press. The team was announced on October 28th.
McDermott earned acclaim on 62-of-65 ballots, trailing only Indiana's Cody Zeller. The rest of the team consisted of Isaiah Canaan (Murray State), Deshaun Thomas (Ohio State), Trey Burke (Michigan) and C.J. McCollum (Lehigh).
The preseason All-America team was first announced in 1986-87.
Watch This!
Doug McDermott
is on the preseason watch lists for both the Wooden Award and the Naismith Award, two of the top awards in college basketball.
McDermott is the only man who was a finalist for either award to return to school this season.
The Naismith Award is presented by the Atlanta Tipoff Club and will be presented on April 7, 2013, in Atlanta.
The Wooden Award is presented by the Los Angeles Athletic Club and will handed out the weekend of April 12-13, 2013, in Los Angeles.
Everybody's All-American
Doug McDermott
hauled All-America honors on a regular basis last year.
He was named a First Team All-American by the Associated Press, NABC, USBWA, Basketball Times and ESPN.com, and a second-team selection by The Sporting News and CBSSports.com. He was also named to the 10-man John R. Wooden Award All-America team.
Prior to McDermott, the only other player honored by the USBWA with All-America status had been second-team selection Kyle Korver in 2003, and the only prior NABC selections from Creighton had been second-teamer Paul Silas (1964) and third-team selections Benoit Benjamin (1985) and Kyle Korver (2003).
Last year McDermott was named CollegeInsider.com's Lute Olson National Player of the Year. He was also a finalist for the Naismith and Wooden Award, though Anthony Davis won both awards.
Scoring In Numbers
Doug McDermott
owned 801 points in 35 games last year, an average of 22.9 per contest that ranked him third nationally in scoring.
McDermott's 22.9 points per game ranked fourth-most in CU single-season history and were the most since Bob Portman averaged 26.2 points per game in 1968-69.
Portman, who finished fifth nationally in scoring in 1967-68 (29.5 ppg.), was the only previous Bluejay to ever rank in the top-10 of the year-end scoring leaders.
McDermott's 22.9 points per game made him the first MVC player over 20 points per game since Illinois State's Tarise Bryson (2000-01) and the most by a MVC player since Northern Iowa's Randy Blocker (23.0 ppg.) in 1993-94. Bryson had been the only MVC player since 1989 to rank in the top-five nationally in scoring.
No Bluejay had averaged more than 20 points per game since Bob Harstad's 22.2 average in 1989-90.
Oscar, Bird, Doug
Doug McDermott
set a Creighton (and MVC) record for points by a freshman with 581 in 2010-11. Last season, McDermott had 801 points, the most single-season points in school history by any player.
McDermott's 1,382 points after two seasons were the most in school history by a player in their first two seasons, passing Bob Portman (1,195). According to STATS Inc., the only other players since 1996-97 with at least 1,382 points or more by the end of their sophomore season had been Davidson's Stephen Curry (1,661 points from 2006-08), Eastern Washington's Rodney Stuckey (1,438 points from 2005-07) and VMI's Keydren Clark (1,497 points from 2002-04).
He became just the third sophomore in MVC history to reach 800 points in a season, trailing only Oscar Robertson and Larry Bird on that list. His 801 points from last year rank 10th-most in MVC single-season history and were the most by any Valley player since 1988.
Below is a list of the most prolific sophomore scorers in MVC history, as well as the top single-season scorers in Creighton history (all classes):
Top Scorers, MVC History (All Years)
Pts. Name, School Years
1125 Hersey Hawkins, Bradley 1987-88
1011 Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati 1959-60
984 Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati 1957-58
978 Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati 1958-59
973 Larry Bird, Indiana State 1978-79
959 Larry Bird, Indiana State 1977-78
918 Larry Bird, Indiana State 1976-77
844 Xavier McDaniel, Wichita State 1984-85
815 Lewis Lloyd, Drake 1979-80
Doug McDermott
, Creighton 2011-12
788 Hersey Hawkins, Bradley 1986-87
788 Willie Biles, Tulsa 1972-73
Top Sophomore Scorers, MVC History
Pts. Name, School Years
984 Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati 1957-58
918 Larry Bird, Indiana State 1976-77
Doug McDermott
, Creighton 2011-12
680 Mitchell Anderson, Bradley 1979-80
Top Scorers, Creighton Single-Season History
Pts. Name (Class) Year
Doug McDermott
(So.) 2011-12
738 Bob Portman (Jr.) 1967-68
734 Bob Harstad (Jr.) 1989-90
All-Around Doug
Last season
Doug McDermott
joined Texas' Kevin Durant (in 2006-07) as the nation's only player since 1996-97 to finish a season with at least 800 points, 280 rebounds and 50 three-pointers.
It came on the heels of McDermott's remarkable freshman season with 581 points, 280 rebounds and 47 three-point baskets.
According to research by STATS Inc., the last two freshmen (before McDermott) to attain 525 points, 270 rebounds and 40 three-pointers in a season were Durant and Carmelo Anthony (Syracuse) in 2002-03. The previous two freshmen before them to do so, Quentin Richardson (1998-99 at DePaul) and Eddie Griffin (2000-01 at Seton Hall), like Durant and Anthony, were also named the National Freshman of the Year.
Below is the list, compiled by STATS Inc., of all 19 Division I players since 1996-97 to have McDermott's levels of at least 581 points, 280 rebounds and 47 three-pointers in one season.
McDermott, who repeated the feat in 2011-12, joins Kyle Singler (Duke) as one of two men to do it twice.:
581+ Pts., 280+ Reb., 47+ 3FG Since 1996-97
Source: STATS Inc. & Creighton Sports Info
Name, School Year 3FG Reb. Pts.
Kevin Durant, Texas* 2006-07 82 390 903
Doug McDermott
, Creighton 2011-12 54 288 801
Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse* 2002-03 56 349 778
Shane Battier, Duke 2000-01 124 285 778
Kyle Singler, Duke 2009-10 85 280 707
Keith Van Horn, Utah 1996-97 58 303 705
Ryan Anderson, Cal 2007-08 64 328 697
Matt Harpring, Ga. Tech 1997-98 52 302 691
Rasual Butler, LaSalle 2001-02 57 283 670
Wendell McKinies, New Mex St. 2011-12 51 374 653
Brian Heinle, CS-Northridge 2000-01 52 293 646
Jae Crowder, Marquette 2011-12 61 295 614
Jamine Peterson, Providence 2009-10 51 315 609
James Posey, Xavier 1998-99 48 322 609
Kyle Singler, Duke 2008-09 69 284 609
Matt Howard, Butler 2010-11 53 285 608
Romain Sato, Xavier 2003-04 75 297 603
Draymond Green, Michigan St. 2011-12 52 392 601
Doug McDermott
, Creighton* 2010-11 47 280 581
Familiar Fives
Creighton utilized the same starting line-up all season long in 2011-12, as
Gregory Echenique
Doug McDermott
Grant Gibbs
Jahenns Manigat
Antoine Young
started all 35 games.
According to STATS Inc., the only schools with the same starting five every game were Creighton, Missouri, Nevada, Wisconsin and Youngstown State.
Of those five schools above, the only team to use the same starting five for every game in 2012-13 is Creighton.
Last Season Recap
Creighton went 29-6 and reached the third round of the MVC Tournament last season. Creighton started the year 7-0 to move into the Associated Press top-25, a spot they would hold for 12 of the final 15 weeks.
Doug McDermott
ranked third nationally in scoring (22.9), scoring a school-record 801 points. He became the first sophomore named MVC Player of the Year and was a consensus First Team All-American.
Point guard
Antoine Young
(12.1 ppg., 4.5 apg.) was a second-team all-Valley pick, while center
Gregory Echenique
(9.7 ppg., 7.3 rpg., 1.6 bpg.) was named MVC Defensive Player of the Year. In addition,
Grant Gibbs
was runner-up for MVC Newcomer of the Year accolades after dishing a league-high 176 assists.
The Jays ranked second nationally in field goal percentage (.504), third in three-point percentage (.424), fifth in assists (17.6), sixth in home attendance (16,665) and ninth in scoring offense (79.2).
Creighton finished the regular-season second in the MVC before winning its league-record 11th Valley Tournament title to clinch an NCAA bid. At the NCAA's, Creighton topped Alabama 58-57 before falling to No. 4 North Carolina.
Creighton Will Host in 2015, Again
The NCAA announced on Nov. 12, 2012, that Creighton will serve as the host institution on March 20/22, 2015, when the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament returns to CenturyLink Center Omaha for second/third-round games.
This will be the third time in a seven-year span the arena has hosted, having previously done so in 2008 and 2012 to much acclaim.
CenturyLink Center Omaha has previously hosted NCAA finals for women's volleyball (2006, 2008) and wrestling (2010), as well as the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Swimming (2008, 2012). This January, it will host the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Ticket Information
Single-game tickets for the 2012-13 season went on sale on October 29th at 10 am.
Fans can purchase single-game tickets at CenturyLink Center Omaha Box Office, Ryan Athletic Center, all Ticketmaster locations (Baker's, Younkers), Ticketmaster online at http://www.ticketmaster.com or by calling Ticketmaster and charging by phone at (800) 745-3000. Only upper bowl seats will be available for any game and cost is $12 for adults and $8 for youth ages 3-18 (children two and under are free). For more information, call the Creighton Ticket Office at (402) 280-JAYS.
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