Men’s Basketball
Creighton Basketball v Purdue Photos | 10-26-2024
Isaacs Shines as Creighton Men’s Basketball Tops Purdue in Charity Exhibition
No. 15 Creighton men’s basketball opened the 2024-25 home slate with a 93-87 exhibition win over No. 14 Purdue on Saturday night. Four new Bluejays made their debuts as McDermott went deep into his bench and still pulled out a victory over the Big Ten’s preseason...
After Productive Offseason, Green and Traudt Poised for Big Leap
Creighton men’s basketball relied on a small, veteran rotation a year ago. Six players averaged double-digit minutes, three of whom are gone. Despite the return of a two key starters in Ryan Kalkbrenner and Steven Ashworth, the Jays will look very different in...
Kalkbrenner, Ashworth Back to Lead Creighton Men’s Basketball
As the time of “super seniors” in college basketball nears its end, Creighton men's basketball will benefit from extra eligibility one more time in a big way. Ryan Kalkbrenner and Steven Ashworth both opting to return to Creighton for a fifth season of college...
Fedor Žugić Hopes to Realize Dream with Creighton Men’s Basketball
A few months ago, Fedor Žugić was set to spend the 2024-25 season with Spanish club Bilbao Basket in the ACB League, continuing a professional career that stretches back six years and nearly 250 games. However, the Montenegrin wing saw an opportunity to achieve a...
Creighton Men’s Basketball Film Study: Pop Isaacs
The Creighton men's basketball program lost a lot of firepower from its 2024 Sweet 16 team with the departures of Baylor Scheierman and Trey Alexander to the NBA. Adding a playmaker to the backcourt was a priority for the coaching staff in the portal. Enter Pop...
Creighton Lands 2025 Four-Star Commit Hudson Greer
Creighton men's basketball opened its 2025 recruiting class with a bang on Friday as Hudson Greer, a four-star recruit from Texas, committed to the Jays. Greer announced his commitment on the On3 Recruits YouTube Channel. He's the highest-ranked recruit in modern...
Trey Alexander Signs Two-Way Deal with Denver Nuggets
Trey Alexander went undrafted in the 2024 NBA Draft but quickly agreed to a two-way contract with the Denver Nuggets after the draft concluded. Two-way contracts, which the NBA instituted in 2017, allow NBA teams to share players with their G League affiliates....
Hard Work Pays Off as Boston Celtics Draft Baylor Scheierman
Baylor Scheierman gathered together at Let It Fly Sports Bar in downtown Omaha with family, friends, teammates and Creighton supporters on Wednesday night for the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft. After a strong pre-draft process, the Aurora product expected to hear...
Boston Celtics Draft Baylor Scheierman in First Round of 2024 NBA Draft
Thirty players saw their dreams realized on Wednesday night during the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft, including Creighton standout Baylor Scheierman. The Aurora, Nebraska, native went off the board at No. 30 to the Boston Celtics. Scheierman had to wait until the...
2024 Creighton Men’s Basketball Offseason Tracker
The college basketball season is over, but there's no time for college coaches to relax. The transfer portal is wide open and coaches — including Creighton's Greg McDermott — are working to set up their rosters for the future. We've already seen plenty of activity...
Kalkbrenner Hopes to Follow Scheierman’s Example with Return to Creighton
When Ryan Kalkbrenner declared for the NBA Draft a year ago, he took his final decision right up to the deadline before ultimately opting to return to Creighton for his fourth season — a decision that proved prudent. Following the best year of his prolific Creighton...
2024 Creighton Men’s Basketball Offseason Primer
The season came to an end in the Sweet 16 for Creighton men’s basketball, potentially marking the conclusion of a special era in program history. The Jays finished 25-10 after their fourth-straight NCAA Tournament run, and now attention turns to what comes next. With...
Creighton’s Run Ends with Sweet 16 Loss to Tennessee
The Creighton men’s basketball team saw its NCAA Tournament run come to an end on Friday night as the third-seeded Bluejays fell 82-75 to No. 2 Tennessee in Detroit. The Bluejays finished 25-10 overall after their second-straight Sweet 16 apperance, matching the...
Creighton Men’s Basketball vs. Tennessee – Sweet 16 Photos – 03/29/24
Bluejays, Volunteers Set for Sweet 16 Clash
When Ryan Nembhard and Arthur Kaluma opted to depart from an Elite Eight team last offseason, a return to the second weekend of the Big Dance looked like it may not be in the cards. However, through interior development and some work in the transfer portal, the...
ATO Execution Keys Creighton’s Return to Sweet 16
Greg McDermott is widely considered one of the best offensive coaches in college basketball, and one area in which that acumen reveals itself is Creighton's after-timeout (ATO) plays. On the season, Creighton is scoring 0.985 points per possession out of timeouts,...
No. 3 Creighton Outlasts No. 11 Oregon in Double-Overtime
For the third time in the past four years, Creighton men’s basketball is heading to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. It took an extra 10 minutes to punch their ticket, but the third-seeded Bluejays are heading to Detroit after an 86-73 double-overtime win over...
