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Religious and spiritual leaders help their congregants through many of life's most difficult moments—death, divorce, lost jobs, crises of faith. But what is the right thing to do when one of their own has been diagnosed with cancer? What are the best ways to help the patient and their family through this devastating illness?
To help find answers to those questions, more than 35 Los Angeles area religious and spiritual leaders came together recently to learn from UCLA professionals—including psychologists, a chaplain, an oncologist and an oncology social worker—about how they can help those diagnosed with cancer, and their families, get through treatment and beyond.
The conference, "Spirituality and Medicine: Toward an Integrative Approach," was co-sponsored by the Simms/Mann-UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Simms/Mann Institute for Education and Community Development. It was the first conference of its kind at UCLA, with a focus on how to integrate the science of medicine with spirituality to soothe the heart and soul.
"Physicians focus on disease and medicine, vitally important in cancer treatment, but cancer affects more than just the body. It is a disease that changes most parts of a person's life—the mind, body and soul of an individual," said Anne Coscarelli, Ph.D., a psychologist and founding director of the Simms/Mann center, who addressed conference participants. "Medicine alone is not enough. We need to integrate medical science with what we have learned about optimizing psychological well-being including spirituality to heal patients with cancer and their families."
Dr. Herbert Eradat, a survivor of acute lymphocytic leukemia, shared his perspective as an oncologist. He provided the religious and spiritual leaders a "Cancer 101" lecture on basic terms and their definitions, cancer staging and the most common treatments available today. Cancer, he told them, "in its simplest term is a parasite growing wildly inside the body seeking to spread to other organs." That parasite also can gnaw away at patient's emotions, fears and dreams for a normal life, he added.
"Spirituality in oncology is not a new concept. An article in the Journal of Clinical Oncology reported that as many as 88 percent of patients report that spirituality is at least somewhat important and is frequently extremely important," Eradat said. "We in medical oncology are starting to recognize the value of spiritual care provided along with conventional treatments, not just surviving the cancer but also about what it takes to really heal."
Eradat said it is important for oncologists to assess the spiritual needs of a patient along with their organ function. He also advised the religious and spiritual leaders about what they should counsel their congregants to ask their doctors. The most important questions are:
Patients and their families often are left reeling after a cancer diagnosis and aren't thinking about what the questions they should be asking. Helping them to inform themselves would be a valuable service, Eradat said.
Calling himself a religious person, Eradat said tending to his spiritual needs helped him endure and survive his cancer diagnosis "Cancer tends to be one of the cruelest diseases and we usually cannot tell a patient why they have it," he said. "Cancer is one of the most anxiety-inducing words a patient can hear, so anything that can be done to reduce that anxiety would be very helpful." Eradat said patients often ask oncologists to speak to their religious and spiritual leaders to let them know what issues may arise and need addressing so they can work together with their clergy. Coscarelli said that the literature suggests that those with more social support do better during their diagnosis and treatment of cancer, so providing support in many different forms—medical, religious, spiritual—is key
Michael Eselun, an interfaith chaplain at the Simms/Mann center, shared his experiences in addressing the spiritual challenges faced by cancer patients and their families.
"Many patients identify themselves as spiritual but not religious, so it's important to ask them what breathes life into their life—God, a higher power, a dog, their family, surfing or whatever it is, a place where they feel a connection to a larger sense of meaning," Eselun said. "Cancer can really mess with that. I see the role of a chaplain as one who walks beside the patient through their journey, just to be 'with' them and to extend compassion. The patient is the teacher in this situation and I am the student."
Allowing the patients to be the teachers empowers them and knowing that they are not alone on this journey becomes a soothing balm to a sore spirit, he said. A cancer diagnosis can also allow doubt to creep into the picture. The religious individuals may question why their God has done this to them. Secular patients may come to believe that there has to be more to this life than they believed.
"Doubt is a disquieting visitor," Eselun said. "Grace in the cancer journey is vital."
Eselun also shared stories of patients he has counseled with spiritual crises, like Myra, a woman in her 30s with leukemia. Myra had been raised a Catholic, but didn't go to church. After she got cancer, Myra felt that maybe she should begin praying. But she felt there was only so much grace to go around and that she had not earned it.
Phyllis, also a leukemia patient, wondered if she had offended God in some way and that the leukemia was the result of that offense. But her cancer was curable, so really what she got was just a slap on the wrist from God. Did God have favorites, and if so, did this mean she was one?
With a cancer diagnosis also comes a disturbance in life roles, goals and expectations, Coscarelli said. Young cancer patients often have more stress and anxiety. It's important, she said, to take each individual separately and consider their unique needs. And she cautioned that even when treatment ends, the cancer experience continues. In fact, in many cases, that's when patients really start to begin "dealing" with the psychological impact of their disease.
"For these patients, the medical aspects of cancer have been in the foreground. After treatment ends, it begins to move to the background," Coscarelli said. "Many patients can go from coping very well during treatment to experiencing episodes of acute anxiety and fear. Having multiple strategies to deal with the stresses—building resilience and creating a positive world for themselves—and the flexibility to move between the strategies when necessary can help patients and their families to cope effectively, leading to greater healing and reduced suffering."
With psychological and spiritual care, cancer patients can come out the other side feeling that they are stronger, more self-assured, better able to face challenges and often with a greater purpose and meaning.
Attendees said the conference provided them with valuable tools that will help them help those they lead.
The Rev. Lynn Cheyney of the Westwood Presbyterian Church said that "diagnosis cancer" is an all too common event in the life of any congregation.
"As pastors, we are regularly called upon to walk the dark night of the soul with our congregants through the journey of cancer, but often perceive the medical community to be disinterested in the intersection of body and soul," she said. "The bridge that the Simms/Mann center is building between the medical world and the faith community will allow for far better care for the whole person."
Rabbi Ed Feinstein of Valley Beth Shalom in Encino said that "cancer infects more than the body; it metastasizes to the spirit, threatening the patient's identity, hopes and sense of purpose."
"The spirituality conference opened a conversation on how clergy might work with physicians, chaplains and therapists to heal the spirit and restore life and strength to souls threatened by despair and darkness," he added.
Matt Ball, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints-San Fernando Valley, said he found the conference to be "very informative, thought provoking and ultimately inspired."
"I think one of the bold dilemmas that came from the presentations, and subsequent discussion, was the paradox patients often face when coming to cancer with spiritual certainty, but who eventually find themselves devastated with the randomness of mortality," he said. "Finding the right words, the best tools to help one cope with the death that is playing chicken with their cope-ability, is an ongoing discovery."
The Simms/Mann—UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology is located on the Westwood campus of UCLA in the 200 Medical Plaza building. The Center offers a unique model of care for patients and families touched by cancer incorporating psychosocial and spiritual care in conjunction with the best of UCLA's anti-cancer therapies—including many resources and programs for patients and families. For more information, visit www.SimmsMannCenter.ucla.edu or call (310) 794-6644.
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It's hot, it's humid, and you've had a long day at the office. So you head down to the water, unload your stand up paddleboard, and in just minutes you're on the water enjoying a cool breeze. Your upright position gives you great views into the water, where you see minnows dart under your board. Feeling refreshed, you pick up the pace and paddle away from the shore. In a few minutes, you can feel your calves and quads doing some work; your midsection and arms are feeling strong, too.
Welcome to the world of stand up paddling, a fantastic way to get out on the water.
Stand up paddling (SUP) has been practiced in one form or another since the inception of surfing in Hawaii. Surf instructors have often used the stand up position to keep an eye on their clients. Laird Hamilton is one of the iconic surfers attributed with bring SUP into a category of its own when he used SUP boards to access waves out of reach of prone paddling surfers.
The great part about stand up paddling is that you need only a board and paddle to get started. If you decide to venture into the surf zone, you'll also need a leash and, depending on your swimming ability and proximity to shore, a PFD. Take time and make a point to try several types of boards with varying lengths and widths. As your stability and confidence increase, so will your ability to feel comfortable on more styles of boards.
If you're looking for instruction, check in with one of our qualified guides for an Intro to Stand Up Paddling session. The most important thing is to determine the right board for you.
Where can I paddle?
For starters, let's say that anywhere you can paddle a kayak or canoe, you can paddle a SUP board. This includes inland lakes, ponds, streams, rivers, bays, and estuaries. Surf zones and beaches are great places to paddle, too. A stand up paddleboard has the great advantage of being light and easy to transport, so you can easily access water that boats can't.
Stand up paddling doesn't require much gear, but it can be a fairly expensive initial investment. If possible, rent a few different kinds of boards, or go to a demo event before you buy, so you know exactly what kind of board you want.
With the right board and flat water, stand up paddling isn't hard. Experience in a canoe or kayak will help; folks who surf or windsurf should have no trouble at all. However, learning on the wrong board or in difficult water will not endear the sport to you.
Paddleboards come in a variety of lengths, widths, thicknesses, and construction, and while there are some niche board categories, all SUPs are designed for either flat water or surf, or sometimes a little of both. You'll need some idea of the type of water you want to paddle.
This is how we categorize our boards at Eastern Mountain Sports:
Surf: shorter boards that turn well and are naturally at home in the waves
Family recreation: durable boards with width for stability
Cruise: long boards, often with room for cargo; at home on flat water
Fitness and race: long, narrow boards built for speed in any water conditions
Yoga: wide, stable boards; often made with full deck pads for better grip in various postures
Are you the only person who's going to use the board, or will your family and friends want to hop on too? Do you have experience with other paddle sports and great balance that lets you paddle a more advanced board? Will you have to load/unload and carry a board by yourself? When shopping for a board, be sure to take all of these things into consideration to make sure you find the best board possible for your needs.
Height is important in paddling dynamics. For example: if you're short, a too-wide board will force you to reach farther to the side to get your paddle into the water, which will be awkward and unnecessarily tiring.
Each stand up paddleboard is also designed for a specific range of paddler weights. If you're new to paddling, you'll want to be on the lighter end of the recommended weight range.
Perhaps the most important dimension of a board is its width. A wide board is more stable, while a narrow board is faster. Don't underestimate stability—a few extra inches of width can make a board fun to paddle for everyone, while a narrow, less stable board might frighten some folks off the water. An extra inch will make no noticeable change in your forward speed, and the extra stability may help you paddle more efficiently.
Length affects how fast a board can cruise and how easily it turns. Generally, a longer board travels faster and straighter—like a sea kayak. A shorter board turns faster, which is ideal if you want to catch waves.
The volume of a board is determined by its length, width, thickness, and shape. The higher the volume, the more weight the board can support. Below is a chart of recommended weight ranges. Use this as a starting point, and try to demo the size you want before you buy.
Weight: 120-150 lb.
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Weight: 200-230 lb.
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Weight: 240-270 lb.
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Weight: 280+ lb.
SUPs come with one, two, or three fins and sometimes even four or five. For boards used only on flat water in bays, ponds, lakes, and estuaries, a single fin works well. The tri-fin setup gives you the versatility to run a large center fin on calm water or two side fins ("side bites") in the surf. The more fins a board has, the more specialized and surf oriented it is. You can always experiment with different fin shapes, sizes, and materials as you progress.
Fins are usually made of either fiberglass or nylon. Fiberglass fins provide the best performance, but they're stiff and sharp, and can be a danger if you're not careful. It's also common to snap a fiberglass fin in very shallow water or on the rocks.
Though it's cheaper to replace a snapped fin than a broken board, families who spend time paddling primarily on smaller ponds and shallower bodies of water might be better served with a more flexible nylon fin.
The area of grippy foam on top of a board is the traction pad. A race board may have a small traction pad, as you're usually pretty static in your paddling stance. A surfboard has a large traction pad, so you can move back or practice your cross-step up to the front and hang ten. If your board has no traction pad you can either buy one separately or wax your board like a surfboard.
Where can I put stuff?
If you spend a long time on the water, you'll need to bring along extra gear. Touring SUPs have bungee cords, or insets for attaching bungee cords, so you can tie down a dry bag.
Stand up paddling benefits from advances in both surfboard and windsurfer design. Generally speaking, durability and weight are tradeoffs, so you'll have to decide how much of either is important to you.
Traditional boards
Most boards start as a foam core, the most popular being simple expanded polystyrene (EPS). Though very light, EPS does have the drawback of having air between the cells. If the board is compromised, water can seep in between the cells and degrade the core. The best cores are made with fused-cell EPS, which is watertight and looks like a honeycomb.
Composite sandwich boards
The lightest boards have their foam core wrapped in several layers of fiberglass. Layers of wood can then be added for strength and aesthetics, and in high-end boards, some or all of the fiberglass is replaced with carbon fiber. These boards are very light but must be used and transported with care.
Soft boards
Soft boards are perfect for beginners and families who play in shallow water and fall in often. These boards are made with an EPS foam blank and stiffened with stringers of either wood or fiberglass. The blank is then sealed to stop water from getting in, and finally traction pads and bumpers are applied.
Inflatable Boards
These aren't like inflatable pool toys. Inflatable SUPs often hold up to 12 psi of pressure and are durable enough to use anywhere. You get the added benefit of a smaller pack size, great for small cars and tiny apartments.
Planing vs. displacement
All boards fall into either a planning- or displacement-style hull. A planing hull rides over the water like a surfboard, and a displacement hull cuts through the water like a canoe. Planing hulls are good for catching waves and have better stability; displacement hulls are ideal for cruising and racing, where they have a higher average speed.
Nose shapes
Nose design falls into two main categories: wide and narrow. A wide nose provides more flotation, which makes it easier to catch waves, and its extra volume is also helpful if you plan to carry gear.
A narrow, or pointed, nose cuts through the water, as opposed to riding over it. Race boards and cruise boards rely on the pointed nose, especially in choppy conditions.
Tail shapes
The tail shape of a board will have a dramatic effect on the way it handles when you start catching waves. The science behind SUP tail design is taken straight from the design of surfboard tails. A good rule to remember is that more angular shapes will give you sharper turns, whereas a rounded shape will give you more progressive and smoother turns. A round or pin tail will hold the water longer, making it stable in bigger surf. A square or angular tail will release water, making it looser, more skate-like, and snappy.
"Rocker" describes how curved a board is when viewed from the side. A SUP with more rocker will turn more quickly. Surfboards have the most rocker; race boards and cruising boards have less rocker.
Bottom contour
The shape of the board's bottom will have an effect on how it handles. Most boards fit into either a flat planing bottom shape or a belly displacement bottom that pushes water to the side. Other possible shapes include a concave bottom that holds water through the length of the board, which increases lift and decreases drag while surfing. If you go to a custom shaper, you can find even-channel and V-bottom hulls that are a direct carryover from regular surfboards.
The edges of the boards are called "rails," and help determine how a board handles. A cruising or family board will have thick rails for increased stability. Performance race boards and surfboards have many different shapes of rails, depending on the designer and the characteristics they're looking for. If you want to know more, buy a board-shaper a six-pack, and he'll talk to you all night about the intricacies of rail design.
What, you are still reading? Well, if you made it this far and still need help, you should plan on spending some time with one of our knowledgeable Eastern Mountain Sports Kayak School instructors. Check them out here: link http://emskayak.com/sup/stand-up-paddle-introduction.html
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The complex overlooks the sea at the entrance of the city in the Maria Pia area. The centre of Alghero is at about 1,800 m and is served by buses leaving every 30 minutes.
The building has three floors and comprises 41 fully furnished apartments. Inside it features private parking and a swimming pool with children's section, at guests' disposal.
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Tripwire adds hefty new Armored Assault content update to Rising Storm for free
Tripwire Interactive has added another beefy content patch to its WW2 multiplayer shooter Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm, adding new maps, vehicles and weapons. Best of all, it's free.
The Armored Assault pack is out now, and the additional content applies to both Rising Storm and core Red Orchestra 2. To celebrate its release, Rising Storm is currently available for 75% off on Steam.
Red Orchestra 2 "free to keep forever" on Steam in next 24 hours
World War Two shooter Red Orchestra 2 is going to go entirely free later today and will remain so for 24 hours. Should you grab the game during that time then it'll remain yours forever at no charge - for reals.
They'll also be rolling into a "free weekend for Rising Storm" starting Friday, with a discount on offer. Tripwire is hoping to entice us with a free first fix with Red Orchestra 2.
Rising Storm in stores June 21st in UK
Tripwire Interactive's Rising Storm will be releasing in stores next week in the UK, as well as in Greece and South Africa. Australia's boxed launch is yet to be confirmed by Lace Mamba. It includes bonus content.
Priced at around £19.99, the boxed version includes Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad single-player missions as DLC. Rising Storm takes the action to the Pacific Theatre with 6 multiplayer maps.
Red Orchestra's Rising Storm beta key giveaway
Tripwire Interactive has been kind enough to drown us in beta keys for the upcoming standalone expansion of Rising Storm, which is a 'total conversion mod' for Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad.
It's co-developed by Tripwire and the community, which takes the game into the Pacific theatre with four factions to choose from. It's first-come, first-served so have at it!
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Men's Basketball Wraps Up Trip With Long Beach State on Tuesday
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2013-14 Creighton Men's Basketball
Game #8 • at Long Beach State • Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013 • 9:00 pm CST
Creighton Bluejays at Long Beach State 49ers
Walter Pyramid (4,200) • Long Beach, Calif.
Radio: KOZN 1620 AM, www.1620thezone.com
Video Webcast: BigWest.org/TV
Series History: Creighton leads, 4-1
Last Meeting: Creighton 81, Long Beach State 79 on 2/18/12 in Omaha
Next Game
Creighton (5-2) wraps up an eight-day trip to California with a Tuesday night road game at Long Beach State (1-7).
Tip-off at Walter Pyramid (4,200) in Long Beach, Calif, is set for 9 p.m. Central.
Radio Broadcast Information
KOZN (1620 The Zone) will broadcast all Creighton men's basketball games during the 2013-14 season. John Bishop and former Bluejay Nick Bahe will call the action. The broadcast is also webcast live at www.1620thezone.com.
The pregame show "Bluejay Shootaround" is hosted by Josh Peterson and former Bluejay Josh Dotzler, airing from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Following the game, Danny O'Byrne and Heath Gunderson will host "Overtime" for approximately one hour, while also taking calls.
Broadcast Information
Tuesday's game is the only Creighton game all season not scheduled for television.
The game will be video webcast at no charge at www.bigwest.org/tv.
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 Creighton
Creighton is 5-2 on the young season, with victories over Alcorn State (107-61), UMKC (96-70), Saint Joseph's (83-79), Tulsa (82-72) and Arizona State (88-60) to open the year before losses to San Diego State (86-80) and George Washington (60-53) to close out play at the Wooden Legacy.
The Bluejays returned 11 lettermen and four starters from last year's 28-8 team that reached the third round of the NCAA Tournament for a second consecutive season.
Doug McDermott
(24.9 ppg., 7.1 rpg., 42.5 3FG%) is the nation's only returning consensus First Team All-American, as well as the nation's leading returning scorer. He's led the Jays in scoring and rebounding each of the past three seasons, and named Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year by league coaches.
The other three returning starters include guards
Grant Gibbs
(6.4 ppg., 4.7 apg.),
Jahenns Manigat
(6.0 ppg.) and
Austin Chatman
(9.6 ppg., 4.6 apg., 4.7 rpg.). Gibbs led the MVC in assists each of the last two years and was awarded a sixth year of eligibility in early July.
Devin Brooks
(10.4 ppg.) has given CU a spark off the bench, as well.
Junior center
Will Artino
(5.7 ppg., 3.0 rpg.) and reigning MVC Sixth Man of the Year
Ethan Wragge
(11.7 ppg., 52.1 3FG%) will see time on the front line to help replace starting center
Gregory Echenique
(9.7 ppg., 6.6 rpg., 1.7 bpg.).
Creighton was picked to finish third in the 10-team BIG EAST Conference this winter.
Scouting Long Beach State
Long Beach State is 1-7 on the season, but it's come against a schedule that ranks eighth-toughest nationally according to KenPom.com.
The 49ers have played some of the top teams in the country so far, falling in true road games at Arizona, Kansas State and Washington, and losing games in Puerto Rico to Michigan, VCU and Kansas State. LBSU's lone win this season came in the opener, a 71-59 victory over Hawaii Pacific.
Preseason All-Big West Conference pick Mike Caffey tops the club with 16.6 points, 4.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game. Dan Jennings leads the Big West in rebounding with 12.4 points and 8.9 rebounds per contest while also converting 60.6 percent of his shots from the floor.
LBSU averages 64.2 points per game, shooting 39.7 percent from the floor, 27.7 percent from three-point range and 56.8 percent at the line.
The Coaches
Greg McDermott
(Northern Iowa, 1988) is in his fourth season as head coach at Creighton. He led CU to a 28-8 mark last year, and is now 85-32 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 364-227 in his 20th season and is 233-163 in his 13th Division I campaign. McDermott is assisted by
Darian DeVries
Steve Lutz
Patrick Sellers
Dan Monson (Idaho, 1985) owns a 105-98 record in his seventh year as head coach of Long Beach State. He previously has served as a head coach at Gonzaga (1997-99) and Minnesota (1999-2007) and owns a career mark of 275-241 in 17 seasons. He is assisted by Vic Couch, Eric Brown and Rod Palmer.
Last Game Recap
Creighton lost 60-53 in the third-place game of the Wooden Legacy. The Bluejays fell behind by 13 points early, only to stage a long rally and take a 53-50 lead with two minutes to play. George Washington would score the game's final 10 points to claim the win.
Ethan Wragge
led Creighton with 16 points, while Kevin Larsen paced the Colonials with 14 points.
The Series With Long Beach State
Creighton is 4-1 all-time against Long Beach State, including a 1-1 mark in Long Beach.
The programs last met in 2012, when Creighton posted an 81-79 victory on
Antoine Young
's bucket with 0.3 left gave CU its only lead of the second half.
Creighton head coach
Greg McDermott
is 1-0 against Long Beach State and Dan Monson. McDermott owns a 3-1 career record against the current teams in the Big West Conference, with wins over Long Beach State, UC Davis and UC Riverside and a loss to Hawai'i.
Last Meeting With Long Beach State
Creighton used a game-ending 6-0 run, capped by a fallaway jumper with 0.3 seconds left by
Antoine Young
, to upend Long Beach State, 81-79, on Feb. 18, 2012. Young had 16 points while teammate
Doug McDermott
led Creighton with 36 points and 11 rebounds, while Casper Ware paced the 49ers with 21 points.
McDermott's BracketBusters Success
Greg McDermott
is 9-2 in his career in games associated with the BracketBuster series. McDermott is 5-2 in the original BracketBuster game, and is a perfect 4-0 in the return trips.
McDermott in BracketBuster Games
2003 UNI 76, @Louisiana Tech 71 -- (TV) (@UNI)
2004 UNI 82, @Wis.-Green Bay 75 (@UNI)
2005 @UNI 86, W. Michigan 75 -- (TV) (@UNI)
2006 @UNI 65, Bucknell 61 (2OT) -- (TV) (@UNI)
2011 @Akron 76, Creighton 67 (@CU)
2012 @Creighton 81, Long Beach St. 79 (TV) (@CU)
2013 @St. Mary's 74, Creighton 66 (TV) (@SMC)
McDermott in BracketBuster Rematches
2003 @UNI 75, @Louisiana Tech 72 (@UNI)
2004 @UNI 76, Wis.-Green Bay 65 (@UNI)
2005 UNI 69, @Western Michigan, 63 (@UNI)
2011 @CU 77, Akron 61 (@CU)
Bracket Buster History
Creighton owns a 7-4 record in BracketBusters match-ups, including a 5-3 mark in televised games (Games in 2005, 2010 and 2011 weren't televised).
In return trip rematches, Creighton owns a 4-4 record.
Opponent First Meeting Rematch
Fresno State W 67-66 (H) W 70-62 ot (R)
Kent State L 55-70 (R) L 58-67 (H)
Chattanooga W 100-68 (H) L 64-69 (R)
Fresno State W 67-62 (H) L 54-69 (R)
Drexel L 58-64 (H) W 72-48 (R)
Oral Roberts W 65-64 (R) W 87-65 (H)
George Mason W 76-63 (H) L 72-75 (R)
Loyola Chicago W 78-58 (H) TBD (R)
Akron L 67-76 (R) W 77-61 (H)
Long Beach State W 81-79 (H) Tuesday (R)
Saint Mary's L 66-74 (R) Next Year (H)
BracketBuster Trivia
Did you know that Creighton played in the first game in BracketBusters history?
Led by Kyle Korver, the Jays defeated Fresno State 67-66 on Feb. 22, 2003, in an 11 am game on the inaugural weekend then known as Bracket Buster Saturday. The game aired on ESPN2 and was announced by Terry Gannon, Jay Bilas and Andy Katz.
California Dreaming
Creighton has won five of its last seven men's basketball games against teams from the state of California, including road wins at California (Dec. 2012) and at San Diego State (Nov. 2011) in addition to a neutral-site win over a Paul George-led Fresno State team (Dec. 2008).
The men's basketball team isn't the only squad with success against clubs from California. Creighton's nationally-renowned men's soccer program is 16-0-3 in its last 19 games vs. California-based schools since October, 2003.
Wragge Time!
Ethan Wragge
played a career-high 30 minutes in Sunday's game vs. George Washington, and came away with a career-best nine rebounds to show for it.
Wragge had 15 points vs. San Diego State, then added 16 more vs. George Washington two days later. It marked the first time in his career he'd posted back-to-back contests of 15 or more points, and made him the first Bluejay reserve with consecutive games of 15+ points since Cavel Witter on Dec. 22 & 29, 2009.
Wragge finished three games at the Wooden Legacy averaging 12.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 0.7 blocked shots. He tied for the Wooden Legacy lead with 11 three-point baskets, converting 47.8 percent of his 23 long-range attempts.
McDermott Honored at Wooden Legacy
Doug McDermott
added to his career honor roll when he picked up All-Tournament Team accolades at the Wooden Legacy.
McDermott led all players by averaging 21.3 points per game and also topped all players with 21 field goals made and 16 defensive rebounds.
San Diego State's Xavier Thames was named Wooden Legacy MVP after leading the Aztecs to the title.
Road Trip
Creighton will be playing its fourth straight game away from home on Tuesday to cap one of its longest road trips in years.
The Bluejays have not played four straight regular-season games away from home since 2006-07, when CU played at Fresno State on its way to three games in Hawaii.
Meet Me At The Rim
Creighton had three men grab eight or more rebounds vs. George Washington, getting production from
Ethan Wragge
Doug McDermott
(8) and
Austin Chatman
(a career-high 8).
It was the first time that Creighton had three men with eight or more rebounds in the same game since McDermott (9),
Gregory Echenique
(9) and
Grant Gibbs
(8) did it vs. Iowa on Nov. 20, 2011.
Half The Story
Creighton has found itself in a rare spot the past two games, facing a large halftime deficit.
The Jays trailed San Diego State 40-30 on Friday, then were behind 32-24 to George Washington on Sunday.
Creighton hadn't played consecutive games in which it trailed by eight or more points at halftime since March 7 (35-18 to Illinois State) and March 18 (39-31 to Bowling Green) of the 2008-09 season.
Creighton last trailed by eight points or more in three straight games in the final three contests of the 2007-08 campaign.
Creighton is 66-10 under
Greg McDermott
when leading at halftime, 1-1 when tied, and 18-21 when trailing at intermission.
Block Party
Creighton had four different men with a blocked shot in Sunday's game vs. George Washington, as
Will Artino
Austin Chatman
Grant Gibbs
Ethan Wragge
all registered a rejection.
It was just the fourth time in the
Greg McDermott
era at Creighton that the Jays had four different players with a swat in the same contest, and first time since Dec. 19, 2011 at Tulsa.
Seeking A Strong Road Start
Creighton is 1-0 in true road games this season, posting an 83-79 win at Saint Joseph's on Nov. 16th.
A win on Tuesday at Long Beach State would mean Creighton would win its first two true road games for a third straight season.
Prior to the previous two seasons, Creighton hadn't opened 2-0 in road games since 2004-05.
He'll Be Ready
Doug McDermott
was held to fewer than 10 points for just the third time in the last three seasons when George Washington limited him to seven points on Sunday.
McDermott scored in double-figures in all 35 games as a sophomore, in 34-of-36 contests as a junior, and now 6-of-7 contests this year.
In the two games that followed McDermott's single-digit outings last season, he had 20 first half points vs. Presbyterian (after 5 points vs. UAB) and he had 17 first half points vs. Illinois State (after 8 points at Indiana State). He would finish with 24 points in both contests.
McDermott has never had back-to-back games in single-digits in his 117 game career, reaching 10 or more points all but 10 times.
Bench Points
Just how diverse is the Creighton offense? Two of its top three scorers come off the bench, as
Devin Brooks
(10.4 ppg.) and
Ethan Wragge
(11.7 ppg.) lead a brigade that has averaged 31.6 points per contest.
Both Wragge and Brooks own games of 20 points or more this season in a reserve role, and the duo is a combined 31-for-58 (53.4 percent) from three-point range.
Wragge Runs 'Em Ragged
Ethan Wragge
made five three-pointers in the second half of Friday's game vs. San Diego State, then hit three more after intermission on Sunday vs. George Washington. In four games away from home this season, he's 13-for-21 after intermission from long-range.
Productive Minutes
Doug McDermott
ranks fifth nationally this season with 31.2 points per 40 minutes played.
McDermott led the same category last year with 29.3 points per 40 minutes, and was second as a sophomore at 28.7 points per 40 minutes.
More Event Records?
Devin Brooks
set a Wooden Legacy for three-point marksmanship. Brooks was 6-for-8 from long-range at the Wooden Legacy (75.0 percent), well ahead of the previous mark set by James Harden of 66.7 percent (10-15) in 2008.
Shooting For A Record
Creighton alum Kyle Korver could tie an NBA record if he makes a three-point basket Monday against San Antonio.
Korver enters that game with a three-pointer in 88 straight games, one shy of Dana Barros' league-record of 89.
Korver played at Creighton from 1999-2003 and owns the school record with 371 career three-pointers, helping the Bluejays to a 29-5 mark as a senior.
Let's Chat About Austin
Junior point guard
Austin Chatman
had the best scoring day of his Creighton tenure on Nov. 23rd when he scored a career-high 19 points in an 82-72 win vs. Tulsa. Most recently, Chatman had a career-best eight rebounds vs. George Washington on Dec. 1st.
Chatman had 15 points before the break and made a career-best four three-point hoops on the afternoon.
He enters Monday as one of 25 players nationally to average at least 9.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, a group that also includes Long Beach State's Michael Caffey (16.6 ppg., 4.6 rpg., 4.5 apg.).
A KenPom Delight?
Noted statistician Ken Pomeroy's website, KenPom.com has numerous ratings that break down team efficiencies. The site consistently ranks Creighton's offense among the nation's best.
Pomeroy's site (through Sunday) ranks Creighton with the fifth-best mark nationwide in "Adjusted Efficiency" at 117.5 points per 100 possessions, 15th in "Assists Per Field Goals Made" at 62.7 percent and seventh in "Effective Field Goal %" at 59.7 percent.
Rare Air
Doug McDermott
had 33 points and 15 rebounds in a Nov. 23 win vs. Tulsa, leading to some additional research on the senior All-American.
McDermott's 33/15 was the nation's only performance (through 11/25) of at least 30 points and 15 or more rebounds this season in a regulation game.
McDermott is the first Creighton player with at least 33 points and 15 rebounds since Bob Harstad's 33/17 on December 6, 1989 vs. Cleveland State.
Poll Position
Creighton finished last season ranked 22nd in the final Associated Press poll, and made its 2013-14 debut in the top-25 poll last week when it was No. 23rd. The Jays then climbed to a season-best 20th the week of Nov. 25th, but has since dropped out of the poll.
Creighton is 73-26 all-time when ranked in the AP poll.
Including this week's poll, Creighton has been ranked 30 times in 62 weeks of AP polls under
Greg McDermott
, and ranked between 26th-to-28th in seven other polls. The 30 weeks in the top-25 under McDermott is more than any coach in Bluejay history.
Most Weeks in AP Top 25 at CU, By Coach
Greg McDermott
, 2010-Pres. 30 (of 62)
Dana Altman, 1994-2010 18
Tom Apke, 1974-81 5
Eddie Sutton, 1969-74 5
Put It In Neutral
Even with a 1-2 weekend at the Wooden Legacy, Creighton is still an impressive 29-12 away from home since the start of 2011-12.
Creighton's 13 wins away from home last year were surpassed only by Louisville (20), Gonzaga (17), Miami (15), Wichita State (15), Kansas (14), Florida (14), Stony Brook (14), New Mexico (14), Davidson (14), Memphis (14), Michigan (14) and Duke (14).
Weekly Honor For McDermott
Doug McDermott
was named National Player of the Week by ESPN.com and BIG EAST Conference Player of the Week on Nov. 16th after averaging 25.7 points and 5.7 rebounds in three Creighton wins to start the season. McDermott made 55.8 percent from the field, 53.3 percent from three-point land, and 78.6 percent of his free throw attempts.
McDermott then earned his second consecutive BIG EAST Player of the Week honor on Monday when he got the nod following a 33 point, 15 rebound showing in a 82-72 triumph vs. Tulsa.
Including his seven MVC Newcomer of the Week honors in 2010-11, 13 MVC Player of the Week honors from 2011-13, and the first two BIG EAST Player of the Week accolades of 2013-14, McDermott has now won at least one conference weekly award from the MVC or BIG EAST in 22 of 52 weeks since enrolling at Creighton.
Quick Starts Key To Playing in Postseason
Including this year, Creighton has started off 3-0 (or better) in 13 of the last 15 seasons. Each of Creighton's last 14 3-0 starts have been culminated in a postseason tournament appearance at the end of the year.
This season marks the third straight year Creighton has opened 4-0, something last done from 2002-03 to 2004-05. The only other time CU started 4-0 in three straight years had come in a five-year stretch from 1916-17 to 1920-21.
Wragge Bombs Away
Ethan Wragge
has attempted 48 of his 51 shots this season from three-point range, sinking an incredible 25 of them (52.1 percent) behind the arc. He was 7-for-11 from deep in CU's 83-79 win at Saint Joseph's on Nov. 16, the most treys by a Bluejay in a game since Booker Woodfox had seven (also at Saint Joseph's) in 2008.
With four three-pointers vs. George Washington on Sunday, Wragge moved past Ryan Sears and into second place in Creighton history with 249 career trifectas.
He also ranks sixth with 43.1 percent marksmanship from downtown.
McDermott, For The Win
Doug McDermott
drained his first career game-winner in a Nov. 16 victory at Saint Joseph's. With Creighton trailing by one and 6.9 seconds left, McDermott caught an inbounds pass, hit a fadeaway jumper, and was fouled. He converted the three-point play in CU's eventual 83-79 win.
Said McDermott after the game "I didn't know how to celebrate…I've never hit one before."
McDermott is now 7-for-9 from the field and 18-for-22 from the line in the last minute of games in the past two seasons.
Creighton had not won a game when trailing in the final minute of overtime since Feb. 21, 2012, when
Josh Jones
hit a game-winner to beat Evansville in the final 30 seconds of overtime. Creighton had also tied that same game as time expired on a
Gregory Echenique
tip-in to close regulation.
Creighton last won a road game when trailing in the final minute on Jan. 7, 2011, at Southern Illinois, taking the lead for good with 36 seconds left on two Darryl Ashford free throws.
Creighton last won a game away from home when trailing in the final five seconds on March 6, 2009, when Booker Woodfox hit a buzzer-beater to stun Wichita State in the MVC Tournament quarterfinals.
Big Deficits, Big Deal
Creighton overcame a 13-point deficit to win at Saint Joseph's on Nov. 16 before posting an 83-79 win. It was the 10th time in four seasons under
Greg McDermott
that the Jays have won a game its trailed by double-figures at some point, including six such comebacks away from home.
On the other hand, Creighton is 72-5 under McDermott when putting together a double-digit lead, including wins in 60 of the last 61 scenarios.
Double-Digit Comebacks Under G. McDermott
Deficit Opponent Date
17 at San Diego State 11/30/11
16 at Evansville 02/16/13
14 Evansville 02/21/12
13 at Saint Joseph's 11/16/13
12 Saint Joseph's 12/11/10
11 at Wichita State 12/31/11
11 Northern Iowa 01/10/12
11 vs. Alabama 03/16/12
10 vs. Drake 03/02/12
Just Like Viejas Arena?
Creighton's win at Saint Joseph's had some similarities to its road win at San Diego State two years ago.
In both games, Creighton faced an early double-digit deficit before cutting into the lead before half (17 at SDSU, 13 at SJU).
In both games, Creighton got big nights from
Ethan Wragge
(19 points at SDSU, 21 at SJU).
In both games, Creighton held on to a lead in the last 10 seconds.
In both games, Creighton was playing its first true road game of the season, and in front of a sellout crowd known as one of the toughest atmospheres in college basketball.
@McDermottAlert Has You Covered
Rather than clog up its other social media accounts with the many exploits of
Doug McDermott
, Creighton Athletics has created a Twitter account specific to him, that can be found at twitter.com/McDermottAlert.
It contains links to dozens of national profiles and stats on the senior forward, and owns more than 1,300 followers.
Jays Sign A Pair Of Recruits
A pair of high school basketball standouts have signed letters-of-intent to play at Creighton University. Leon Gilmore III and Ronnie Harrell will both be freshmen when they enroll in the fall of 2014 and have four years of eligibility.
Gilmore is a 6'7" wing from Manvel, Texas, who attends Manvel High School and plays for coach Greg Devers. As a high school junior, he helped his team to a 30-6 record by averaging 13.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.0 steals per game. Gilmore competes for the Houston Hoops AAU program.
Harrell is a 6'7" wing from Denver (Colo.) East High School, where he plays for Rudy Carey. As a junior he averaged 13.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game, helping the Angels reach the state title game. On the AAU circuit, Harrell plays for Billups Elite, which is supported by his cousin, NBA veteran Chauncey Billups.
20-20-20-20-20-20 Vision
Doug McDermott
opened his senior season with 20 points vs. Alcorn State, 37 points vs. UMKC, 20 points at Saint Joseph's, 33 points vs. Tulsa, 27 points vs. Arizona State and 30 points vs. San Diego State. In the process, he became the first Bluejay to start a season with at least five consecutive games of 20 or more points since Bob Portman opened with five straight games in 1968-69.
Use The Four's
Doug McDermott
converted a rare four-point play on Nov. 11 vs. UMKC, sinking a three-point shy while being fouled before making the subsequent free throw.
Isaiah Zierden
followed suit on Nov. 28 vs. Arizona State.
Greg McDermott
's four-year tenure at Creighton, the only previous players with a four-point play had been Kaleb Korver and
Ethan Wragge
, who had done it once each.
Martelli On McDermott
Even before
Doug McDermott
hit a three-point play to beat Saint Joseph's, Hawks coach Phil Martelli was overwhelmingly complimentary on the skills of
Doug McDermott
. Here's what he had to say about McDermott prior to the game:
"The country is gaga over these freshmen but McDermott's the best player in the country. Tell me who does more for their team. They can give the awards at the end of the year to the freshmen because of the media blitz, but that kid is a magnificent, magnificent player."
Chasing 3,000
In Major League Baseball, producing 3,000 career hits is something that's been done by just 24 Hall of Famers in history.
Doug McDermott
has a chance to become just the eighth Division I male in NCAA history to score 3,000 or more points if he can stay healthy and average roughly 23 points per game this season.
To help put McDermott's career in perspective, the chart on page six shows how many points McDermott owns and which famous ballplayer that is most comparable to. This season alone, McDermott has surpassed legends like Joe DiMaggio, Mike Schmidt, Eddie Mathews, Kirby Puckett and Willie Stargell.
Crowd Control
Creighton's sellout crowd of 17,740 on Nov. 8 vs. Alcorn State was its largest ever for a home-opener. It was also Creighton's largest home crowd for any November game, and the ninth-largest home crowd in program history.
Hottest Ticket in Town
Creighton Basketball has proven to be a hot ticket in recent years, but the anticipation for this season has taken those levels up a notch.
Creighton sold more than 15,100 season tickets for the first time, a figure that doesn't factor in students. Last year's record was 13,739.
Creighton has also sold more than 2,100 all-session tickets for the BIG EAST Tournament already, the most by any league school since Connecticut in 2006.
When single-game tickets went on sale on Oct. 29, seven games sold out within an hour, including less than 20 minutes for games vs. Marquette, Georgetown, Nebraska, Seton Hall and Chicago State.
Nation's Best Offense?
You can make a case that Creighton boasted the nation's best offensive production last year.
Creighton was second in the country in field goal percentage (50.1) and three-point percentage (41.4), third in two-point field goal percentage (55.7), ninth in free-throw percentage (75.9) and 10th in three-pointers per game (8.5).
Below is where Creighton ranked nationally in the first three years of the
Greg McDermott
tenure (does not include 2013-14):
Category Stat National Rank
FG Percentage .487 1st
3FG Percentage .401 2nd
Assists 1,793 4th
Assists/Game 16.30 5th
3FG Made 874 6th
Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.34 10th
FG Made 2,852 13th
Wins 80 T-16th
Winning Pct. .727 26th
Ask The Experts
ESPN had 20 experts predict the 2013-14 season. Nine of them (Jay Bilas, Adrian Branch, Elena Bergeron, Dan Dakich, Jimmy Dykes, Myron Medcalf, Digger Phelps, Miles Simon and Dick Vitale) predicted
Doug McDermott
would be National Player of the Year.
CBS Sports asked six experts to predict the 2013-14 season. Two of them (Doug Gottlieb and Jon Rothstein) picked McDermott would be National Player of the Year.
Sports Illustrated had four experts predict the 2014-14 season. Two of them (Seth Davis and Luke Winn) picked McDermott would be National Player of the Year.
All told, McDermott collected 13 votes, Oklahoma State's Marcus Smart 10 votes, Kansas' Andrew Wiggins three votes, Kentucky's Julius Randle three votes and Louisville's Russ Smith one vote.
Record Watch
With seven field goals on Nov. 8,
Doug McDermott
took over sole possession of first place on Creighton's all-time field goals made list. He now owns 870 in his career. He had entered the season tied with Chad Gallagher (1987-91) for the school-record with 811.
McDermott also made four free throws vs. Alcorn State, passing MLB Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson for third in CU history, and now owns 455.
Preseason Acclaim
Doug McDermott
has garnered a ton of preseason hype you'd expect from a returning two-time consensus First Team All-American.
In addition to being named the Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year, McDermott has also been named a Preseason First Team All-American by the Associated Press, USA Today, Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, CBSSports.com, NBCSports.com and Sporting News.
McDermott is also one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award, one of 15 men named to the Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List, and one of 50 players on the preseason watch list for the John R. Wooden Award.
Going For 20, Again
Creighton has won 20 or more games in 14 of the last 15 seasons, a feat that puts the Jays among an exclusive group, nationally.
Just five schools nationally have had 20 or more wins each of the last 15 years: Duke, Florida, Gonzaga, Kansas and Syracuse.
Creighton is one of four schools with 20 or more wins in exactly 14 of the past 15 years. That list consists of Creighton, Kent State, Kentucky and Utah State.
That's better than traditional powers Arizona, Connecticut and Memphis (13 each) and also ahead of Michigan State, Pittsburgh and Wisconsin (12 each).
10 Conference Wins x 17
Last season's Creighton team won 10 or more league games for a 17th consecutive season.
On a national basis, the only other current school with at least 17 straight years of 10 or more league wins is Kansas (19).
Each of the last 17 seasons has seen the team finish fourth place or better in the league standings as well, though all of those took place in the Missouri Valley Conference.
Postseason x 16
Creighton has made the postseason in 16 consecutive seasons. The only eight schools to make the postseason in each of the last 16 years are Creighton, Duke, Florida, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State and Syracuse.
Postseason Win Streak
Thanks to an NCAA Tournament win over Cincinnati last spring, the Creighton men's basketball team has now won a postseason game in a school-record six straight seasons. The previous mark was three in a row from 1962-64.
The following five programs are the only ones that have won a postseason game in six straight seasons, including 2012-13: Creighton, Kansas, North Carolina, Purdue and Syracuse.
Who Are These Guys?
Creighton returns four starters (
Austin Chatman
Grant Gibbs
Jahenns Manigat
Doug McDermott
) from last year's team that finished 28-8. Creighton's roster contains players who made 144 starts a year ago, and own a combined 346 career starts.
Returning Returning Starts Final
Year Starters From Previous Year W-L
2013-14 4 144 ? ? ?
2012-13 4 140 28-8
2011-12 3 101 29-6
2010-11 4 123 23-16
2009-10 3 106 18-16
2008-09 3 83 27-8
2007-08 1 44 22-11
2006-07 4 120 22-11
2005-06 4 134 20-10
2004-05 2 58 23-11
2003-04 3 101 20-9
2002-03 5 159 29-5
2001-02 2 65 23-9
2000-01 3 90 24-8
1999-00 3 84 23-10
1998-99 3 84 22-9
1997-98 4 72 18-10
1996-97 4 126 15-15
1995-96 4 100 14-15
1994-95 2 52 7-19
1993-94 3 73 7-22
1992-93 2 64 8-18
1991-92 2 51 9-19
1990-91 4 132 24-8
1989-90 4 127 21-12
1988-89 4 123 20-11
1987-88 3 83 16-16
1986-87 2 65 9-19
1985-86 1 48 12-16
1984-85 4 124 20-12
1983-84 3 72 17-14
1982-83 3 77 8-19
1981-82 2 78 7-20
1980-81 4 112 21-9
Preseason BIG EAST Poll
Creighton was picked to finish third in its first season as BIG EAST Conference members according to a preseason poll of league coaches. Marquette was picked first with 74 points and five first-place votes, while Georgetown (70, 2) was also selected ahead of the Bluejays (61, 1). Rounding out the top half were Villanova (58) and St. John's (56, 2).
Creighton forward
Doug McDermott
was named preseason BIG EAST Conference Player of the Year by the coaches.
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Senior forward
Doug McDermott
served as a captain for Team USA last summer at the World University Games in Kazan, Russia. Playing under the direction of coaches Bob McKillop (Davidson), John Beilein (Michigan) and Frank Martin (South Carolina), McDermott led the team in scoring (14.1 ppg.), field goals (39), three-pointers (18), free throws (17), free-throw percentage (.895) and minutes (23.8) as the team went 6-2 in eight games.
On his way back from Russia, McDermott was invited to the USA Basketball Men's National Team Mini-Camp along with 28 of the NBA's rising stars and fellow collegian Marcus Smart (Oklahoma State), where he received rave reviews.
Full House
Last year's Creighton team ranked sixth nationally in average home attendance, averaging 17,155 fans per game. It's the seventh straight season that CU has been among the nation's top 25 in average home attendance, and set an MVC average home attendance record. The figure ranked ahead of 14 NBA teams (76ers, Rockets, Grizzlies, Wizards, Timberwolves, Cavaliers, Suns, Bobcats, Pacers, Hawks, Bucks, Pistons, Pelicans, Kings).
Creighton also ranked sixth nationally in men's soccer attendance and 10th in baseball attendance, the nation's only school in the top-10 of those three sports.
This year's Creighton team is averaging 17,559 through three home dates.
2012-13 Attendance Leaders
Rk. School Average
1. Kentucky 23,099
2. Syracuse 22,439
3. Louisville 21,571
4. North Carolina 19,350
5. Indiana 17,412
6. Creighton 17,155
7. Wisconsin 16,843
8. Tennessee 16,635
9. Ohio State 16,524
10. Kansas 16,438
Highest Average Attendance, Creighton History
Avg. Att. School Year
17,559 Creighton 2013-14
17,155 Creighton 2012-13
16,665 Creighton 2011-12
15,930 Creighton 2008-09
15,909 Creighton 2006-07
Army of Iowans
Every Creighton team since 1988-89 has had at least one Iowa native, and this season is no exception.
Creighton has five 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 seniors
Grant Gibbs
(Marion) and
Doug McDermott
(Ames), junior
Will Artino
(Waukee), sophomore
Alex Olsen
(Council Bluffs) and freshman
John Burns
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 628 straight games. That streak dates to a Feb. 5, 1994 win against Wichita State.
Long-Distance Streak Alive
Creighton has made at least one three-pointer in 652 straight games since a 59-53 loss at Illinois State on Feb. 20, 1993.
CenturyLink Center Omaha Success
Creighton has played 173 regular and postseason contests at CenturyLink Center Omaha all-time in 11 seasons at the facility.
The Bluejays own an 148-25 (.855) record all-time at the facility, and have never lost there on a Thursday (7-0) or Friday (7-0).
Creighton has outscored its opponents 13,069-11,100 in games at CenturyLink Center Omaha, an average margin of 11.4 points per game. Creighton has led wire-to-wire 41 different times, including five times last season.
Familiar Fives
Creighton utilized the same starting line-up all season long in 2012-13, as
Gregory Echenique
Doug McDermott
Grant Gibbs
Jahenns Manigat
Austin Chatman
started all 36 games. All but Echenique return in 2013-14.
Manigat and Gibbs have each started every game since the start of the 2011-12 season, while McDermott has started every game since the start of the 2010-11 season.
Big Margin Leads To Big Things
Creighton's 107-61 win on Nov. 8 vs. Alcorn State was its highest point total in a season-opener ever, one point more than the 2002-03 team that opened with a 106-50 win over Texas-Arlington. The 2002-03 team went on to be 29-5.
Eight of Creighton's 18 all-time NCAA Tournament teams have scored 90 or more points in their season-opener.
Here's a look at Creighton's last six teams to score 90 or more in a season-opener.
Final Post-
Score Opponent Date W-L Season
107-61 Alcorn State 11/08/13 ? ? ? ? ?
97-65 N. Carolina A&T 11/11/11 29-6 NCAA
106-50 Texas-Arlington 11/17/02 29-5 NCAA
96-50 Western Illinois 11/20/00 24-8 NCAA
93-48 Towson State 11/14/98 22-9 NCAA
93-47 UT-San Antonio 11/30/90 24-8 NCAA
Team of the Millennium?
Below is the records for each current BIG EAST school over the last five, 10 and 15 seasons, ranked by overall wins.
The three newcomers to the league, Butler, Creighton and Xavier, are at the top of nearly each category.
All numbers below are ENTERING 2013-14.
Most Wins - Last 15 Years
Team W L Pct.
Butler 366 136 .729
Xavier 355 145 .710
Creighton 353 147 .706
Marquette 326 165 .664
Georgetown 319 169 .654
Villanova 316 181 .636
Seton Hall 248 217 .533
St. John's 246 226 .521
Providence 240 225 .516
DePaul 197 265 .426
Most Wins - Last 10 Years
Team W L Pct.
Butler 244 98 .713
Xavier 236 102 .698
Creighton 232 106 .686
Marquette 229 109 .678
Villanova 223 115 .660
Georgetown 222 104 .681
Seton Hall 166 164 .532
Providence 159 152 .511
St. John's 138 169 .450
DePaul 132 180 .423
Most Wins - Last 5 Years
Team W L Pct.
Butler 136 45 .751
Creighton 125 54 .698
Marquette 122 54 .693
Xavier 117 52 .692
Georgetown 109 53 .673
Villanova 109 61 .641
Seton Hall 85 77 .525
St. John's 84 81 .509
Providence 80 82 .494
DePaul 47 111 .297
Everybody's All-American
Doug McDermott
hauled in 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, CBSSports.com and ESPN.com, and a second-team selection by The Sporting News. 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 Korver (2003).
Oscar, Bird, Doug
Doug McDermott
set a Creighton (and MVC) record for points by a freshman with 581 in 2010-11.
As a sophomore McDermott had 801 points, joining Oscar Robertson and Larry Bird as the only sophomores in MVC history with at least 800 points in a season.
Last year McDermott became the first player in MVC history to reach 2,000 career points as a junior, and joined Robertson and Bird as the only players in league history to reach 2,000 points in less than three seasons of work.
Below is a list of the most prolific 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
Doug McDermott
, Creighton 2012-13
815 Lewis Lloyd, Drake 1979-80
Doug McDermott
, Creighton 2011-12
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 Junior Scorers, MVC History
Pts. Name, School Years
978 Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati 1958-59
959 Larry Bird, Indiana State 1977-78
Doug McDermott
, Creighton 2012-13
815 Lewis Lloyd, Drake 1979-80
Top Scorers, Creighton Single-Season History
Pts. Name (Class) Year
Doug McDermott
(Jr.) 2012-13
Doug McDermott
(So.) 2011-12
738 Bob Portman (Jr.) 1967-68
734 Bob Harstad (Jr.) 1989-90
Most Career Points, Active Seniors
Source: Creighton Sports Info/STATS Inc. (12/1)
Rk. Pts. Name, School Next Game
1. 2,390
Doug McDermott
, Creighton 12/3
2. 1,848 Travis Bader, Oakland 12/7
Scoring In Numbers
Doug McDermott
owned 834 points in 36 games last year, an average of 23.2 per contest that ranked him second nationally in scoring.
McDermott's 23.2 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, before McDermott did it each of the past two seasons (3rd in 2011-12, 2nd last year).
McDermott's 23.2 points per game were the most by a MVC player since Bradley's Curtis Stuckey (25.1 ppg.) in 1990-91.
Father/Son Duos
According to the website CollegeHoopedia.com,
Doug McDermott
is just the sixth man in NCAA history to be named conference player of the year while playing for his father.
Joining them on that elite list are Dick/Mark Acres (Oral Roberts), Dick/Tony Bennett (UW Green Bay), Homer/Bryce Drew (Valparaiso), Press/Pete Maravich (LSU) and Clifford/C.J. Reed (Bethune-Cookman).
Below is a list compiled by ESPN.com of most points scored by a guy playing for his dad:
Name, School Points Father
Pete Maravich,LSU 3,667 Press
Allan Houston, Tennessee 2,801 Wade
Doug McDermott
, Creighton 2,390 Greg
Tony Bennett, UWGB 2,285 Dick
Bryce Drew, Valparaiso 2,142 Homer
Repeat All-American
Doug McDermott
joined some elite company by being named a First Team All-American by the USBWA, Associated Press and the NABC for a second consecutive season last spring.
He is the 70th player to repeat the honor from the USBWA, 55th from the NABC, and 51st in the history of the Associated Press.
If McDermott is named First Team All-American by the AP this year, he'll become the first three-time first team selection since Patrick Ewing and Wayman Tisdale from 1983-85.
Not Half Bad
Doug McDermott
's highest scoring half of his career has been 31 points, done as a sophomore in the second half at Bradley when he scored a career-best 44 points.
McDermott has scored 15 points or more in a half 49 times during his career, and Creighton is 41-3 in those contests (five times he's scored 15 or more in both halves).
McDermott owns 10 halves in his career with 20 or more points, and just six scoreless halves.
The 800 Club
Doug McDermott
led the nation with 834 points last season after owning a league-high (and second-most nationally) 801 as a sophomore.
McDermott joined Oscar Robertson and Larry Bird as the third player in MVC history with multiple 800-point seasons.
Nationwide, McDermott was the first player with consecutive seasons of 800 points or more since Stephen Curry (Davidson) and Lester Hudson (Tennessee-Martin) in both 2007-08 and 2008-09.
Supporting Cast
Doug McDermott
was Creighton's only player to average in double-figures last year, but he had lots of support to help lead the Jays to 28 wins.
Creighton was 11-0 when
Ethan Wragge
(7.7 ppg.) scored in double-figures last year. CU is 31-3 under
Greg McDermott
when Wragge shoots 50 percent from three-point range.
Creighton was 8-1 when
Austin Chatman
(7.4 ppg.) scored in double-figures last year.
Creighton was 6-2 when
Jahenns Manigat
(5.9 ppg.) scored in double-figures last year. CU is now 20-1 all-time when Manigat makes three or more 3-pointers, including 18 straight wins, and the Jays are 22-2 (with 20 straight wins) when Manigat shoots better than 50 percent from 3-point range.
Creighton is 14-0 all-time when
Avery Dingman
makes multiple three-pointers.
Creighton is 35-3 all-time when
Will Artino
(64.6 percent last year) misses a field goal attempt.
Rare Bird
According to research from STATS Inc., only two men since 1996-97 have compiled at least 2,100 points, 850 rebounds and 150 three-pointers in their career. That list consists of Creighton senior
Doug McDermott
and former Duke national champion Kyle Singler.
Name, School PTS REB 3FG
Kyle Singler, Duke 2,392 1,015 267
Doug McDermott
, Creighton 2,390 894 193
His Own Game of H-O-R-S-E
Doug McDermott
led the nation in 2011-12 with 307 field goals made, and his 284 buckets last year once again led the nation.
Prior to McDermott, no player had led the country in field goals made in back-to-back seasons since at least 1995-96.
One area that makes McDermott so unique is his ability to use his off (left) hand, and to use the backboard, as seen below:
Year FG Backboard Left-Hand
2010-11 220 64 28
2011-12 307 174 56
2012-13 284 132 26
2013-14 59 23 2
Totals 870 393 112
What A Start!
Greg McDermott
is 85-32 on the Creighton sideline early in his fourth year at the helm. The 85 wins are already the most in Creighton history in the first four seasons.
Most Wins at CU, First Four Seasons
Coach Years W-L After 4 Yrs
Greg McDermott
2010-Pres. 85-32 so far
Tom Apke 1974-78 79-30
Eddie Sutton 1969-73 59-43
Tony Barone 1985-89 57-62
Red McManus 1959-63 56-46
Dana Altman 1994-98 54-59
Thomas E. Mills 1916-20 53-6
Willis Reed 1981-85 52-65
A.A. Schabinger 1922-26 50-18
Walk-On Earns Rare Start
It's not often that a team starts a walk-on, but
Doug McDermott
isn't your ordinary walk-on, either. McDermott's assignment vs. Alcorn State made him the first Creighton player to start while owning walk-on status since Nick Bahe on Nov. 18, 2006.
Who Will Start?
Creighton utilized the same starting five in every game last season, and four of their five starters had streaks of 71 or more straight starts by year's end.
Creighton was one of two teams to start the same starting five in every game last season, joining Stephen F. Austin.
CU's starting five played together as a group for 424 minutes last season, during which time its outscored the opposition by 129 points.
The four returning starters were +52 in 110 minutes with
Ethan Wragge
last year, and +34 in 44 minutes with
Will Artino
a year ago.
Consecutive Starts, Creighton (Active)
Doug McDermott
Jahenns Manigat
Grant Gibbs
Austin Chatman
Will Artino
Rasmussen Named to MBB Committee
Creighton Athletic Director
Bruce Rasmussen
began a five-year term on the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee on September 1st.
He is the only newcomer to the committee for the 2013-14 academic year, replacing last year's chair, Mike Bobinski.
Championship Duo, Men & Women
Creighton was one of seven schools that won a regular-season conference title in both men's and women's basketball last year.
That elite group consists of Montana (Big Sky), Akron (Mid-American), Texas Southern (Southwestern Athletic), South Dakota State (Summit), Middle Tennessee (Sun Belt), Gonzaga (West Coast) and Creighton (Missouri Valley).
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 70-0 when scoring 75 points or more at CenturyLink Center Omaha.
In other words, Creighton is a perfect 82-0 in CenturyLink Center Omaha since Feb. 6, 2005 when scoring enough points to earn its fans some free pizza.
Good As Gold
Greg McDermott
took over three years ago, Creighton is averaging 79.03 points per home game (4,584 points in 58 home games).
That's a vital number since Creighton is 93-0 at home (66-0 at CenturyLink Center Omaha) when scoring 78 points or more and 75-0 at home (52-0 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.
Last Season Recap
Creighton went 28-8 and reached the third round of the MVC Tournament last season. Creighton was ranked in the Associated Press top-25 in 16-of-20 weeks and finished 22nd in the year-end poll.
Doug McDermott
ranked second nationally in scoring (23.2), breaking his own school-record with 834 points. He repeated as a consensus First Team All-American while also sweeping MVC Player of the Year and MVC Tournament MVP honors for a second straight winter.
Gregory Echenique
(9.7 ppg., 6.6 rpg.) and
Grant Gibbs
(8.5 ppg., 5.8 apg.) were named Honorable-Mention All-Valley, while
Ethan Wragge
nabbed Sixth Man of the Year accolades.
The Jays ranked second nationally in field goal percentage (.501) and three-point percentage (.414), fourth in assists (16.9), sixth in home attendance (17,155) and ninth in free throw percentage (.759).
Creighton defeated Wichita State in the regular-season finale to claim the outright MVC title before winning its league-record 12th Valley Tournament title to clinch an NCAA bid with another win over the Shockers. At the NCAA's, Creighton topped Cincinnati 67-63 before falling to No. 6 Duke in the third round.
Shuttle Service Provided Again
Chief Bus will provide complimentary shuttle service from the Creighton University campus to CenturyLink Center Omaha for all men's basketball home games this season. The service is available to all fans, not just Creighton students.
The shuttle will start 75 minutes before tip-off and shuttles will continue to operate the route during the game. The three designated stops for pick-up around the CU campus are: 24th & California (nearside/southbound); 20th & Cass (nearside/eastbound) and at Billy Blues Alumni Grill (outside the Mike & Josie Harper Center in the turnaround which is on the east side of the building).
The shuttle will then go eastbound on Capitol Avenue and then go north up 10th Street for drop-off at the CenturyLink Center Omaha convention center entrance. The route is designed for each shuttle driver to make a roundtrip every 15 minutes.
Following the game's conclusion, the shuttle will start at the CenturyLink Center Omaha convention center entrance on 10th Street and loop the original route with the first of three stops at 24th & California Streets.
Ticket Information
Single-game tickets for the 2013-14 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.
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You wanna hear about my weekend? There's not much to tell, but for me it was a good one. I'm joining Mary at Little Red House for Mosaic Monday, and since I'm posting an itty bitty metamorphosis, I'm joining Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday. I'm also joining Diane at A Picture is Worth 1000 Words for Second Time Around Tuesday. Whew! Do you think I might be a "joiner"? Okay, now I'm going to tell you about my weekend. Remember, I am easily entertained, so I'll understand if my weekend bores you to the point of clicking the exit button.
It isn't much, but I hope this $15.00 desk counts for an itty bitty metamorphosis and a 2nd time around:
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Is this thread depths like in refering to other posters? In other words, can I speak freely about another poster or two in here?
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Natasha Richardson would have turned 50 years old today. When she died in 2009 from injuries sustained in a skiing accident, David Patrick Stearns remembered her career and life as part of an acting dynasty. Originally published March 2009 on Obit-Mag.com.
Natasha Richardson's ultimate triumph wasn't her movies and plays, but a life that was her own, not wrested from the shadow of her famous theatrical ancestors, but simply lived according to its own unpredictable rhythm, unguided by outside notions of what should come next.
In this April 26, 2005, file photo, actress Natasha Richardson is shown at her opening night performance in the Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" Studio 54 in New York. Richardson, 45, died Wednesday March 18, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg, File)
When taken off life support on March 18, 2009 following a freak skiing accident in Canada two days before, Richardson, 45, left no signature role by which she was indelibly known. But she had ample recognition, including a 1998 Tony for a Broadway revival of Cabaret in which she effortlessly reinterpreted the role of Sally Bowles after Liza Minnelli's iconic precedent. For British TV, she braved the Elizabeth Taylor role in a riveting TV version of Tennessee Williams' Suddenly Last Summer alongside Maggie Smith, and might have logically gone on to Cat on a Hot Tin Roof had motherhood not intervened. She later found her own stories to tell, such as the 2005 film Asylum, which she produced herself and starred in as a bored doctor's wife having an affair with a convicted, criminally insane murderer.
The fact that she made a place for herself in a world that had been dominated by her parents, actress Vanessa Redgrave and director Tony Richardson, her grandfather Michael Redgrave and her aunt Lynn Redgrave was only her most visible achievement. She arrived professionally in a post-modern retrospective age – one in which all the great stories were thought to have been told – that was also rife with celebrity deification. Plays that were pop hits only a decade or so before were morphing into classics, and defined by original stars thought to be artistically untouchable.
Whether because of a strong psychological institution, a good marriage to actor Liam Neeson or the leaving of her native London to the wider-open spaces of New York City as early as 1991, she seemed untouched by a potentially suffocating past. She didn't fight it, dominate it or trump it. You can't say she was her own person because that suggests a personality molded by reactions to outside influences. Natasha Richardson was herself, a bit more beautiful than her mother or Aunt Lynn, but happy to be an artistic middleweight who might be seen on Broadway in consecutive seasons or take a few years off.
In fact, Richardson had no ambitions to join her family's Mt. Rushmore, though she'd inherited good genes. Though she worked with her mother in the beginning of her career in The Seagull and only weeks before her death in a celebrity reading of A Little Night Music, Richardson once told the London Observer, "I don't know if I could ever put myself in the same category as her [Vanessa Redgrave]. She is one of the greatest actresses of our time…."
Her own bracket was unpremeditated, seemingly without trajectory. During her marriage to Neeson, she didn't anticipate having her two sons only a year apart – jokingly calling them "Irish twins." In her film life, she badly wanted Neeson to co-star with her in Asylum, but after five years of struggling to get the green light on the film, she found he was committed elsewhere. Her other films seem like the work of three different actresses, from Disney's featherweight The Parent Trap to the romantic comedy Maid in Manhattan, whose primary female presence was Jennifer Lopez. That was OK, too. "While J-Lo insisted on a personal entourage of 20, a fleet of limousines and every whim taken care of at a glitzy party," wrote Tim Adams in The Times of London of the film's publicity tour, "Richardson traveled alone, took taxis and asked for nothing more daring than afternoon tea. And in the battle of sassy against classy, the class won hands down."
Richardson's motivation wasn't humility. "It has been my choice to live under the radar," she once said. "I recall, as a child, being chased with my mother by photographers after her separation from my father – and being very scared. So Liam and I fulfill our professional obligations, but don't want to take it further."
There was neither rebellion nor imitation in Richardson's world. She was 3 when her parents split. She divided her childhood between a spartan lifestyle with her mother (who gave all of her money to Palestinian liberation causes and lost lucrative U.S. engagements due to the visibility of her politics) and her Los Angeles-based father, who was quietly bisexual and died of AIDS in 1991.
Amid all of this, Richardson went to Central School of Speech and Drama in London, had little to do with classical theater – the launching pads for her illustrious ancestors – and claimed that there weren't even 10 roles in Shakespeare or Moliere that interested her. Instead, she built her career on characters with more current complexities, such as the title role in the 1988 film Patty Hearst or the repressed, traumatized Kate in The Handmaid's Tale about a futuristic theocracy in which most women are sterile, or the more conventionally disturbed Zelda Fitzgerald in the TV movie Zelda.
These characterizations weren't accomplished with the eerie, go-for-broke selflessness of her mother. By the time Richardson played Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire on Broadway in 2005, critics were increasingly aware of her lack of vulnerability. In truth, the solidity she projected – whether looking after the children of her first husband, Robert Fox, or acting as a guest judge on the TV show "Top Chef" – didn't show the anxiety that came with the risks she took, such as Cabaret. Neither a singer nor dancer in the strict Broadway sense, Richardson later admitted to having a huge struggle. It's here that her dynastic heritage had its advantages. Odd as it is to envision Vanessa Redgrave at a Broadway musical preview, she indeed attended an early one and gave small, key bits of advice: The economically marginal Sally Bowles should treat her fur coat as a more treasured possession – though she eventually pawns it to finance an abortion.
The next season when Richardson was back on Broadway, it was because she couldn't resist Closer by Patrick Marber, regarded as one of the best of a new generation of edgy British playwrights. "The character has to be intelligent and funny and beautiful and … slightly sad,'' Marber told the New York Times. ''That's Natasha.''
Along the way, Richardson discovered her father's memoirs after his death, had them published, and became a spokeswoman for several AIDS service and research organizations, such as the National AIDS Trust. Perhaps her ultimate personal rapprochement with her past was her 2003 return to the London stage in a role her mother played twice, the title character in Ibsen's The Lady from the Sea. By then, Richardson's plays and films often seemed like interludes in a well-lived life. "I love to eat, love to cook and love to drink wine. So I can put on 7 pounds in an instant. Then, when I have to be on camera, I hit a high-protein/low-carbohydrate diet, plus lots of exercise and no alcohol," she once said. "It's bloody agony."
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