Omaha Westside’s London Dada is staying home.
Friday, the 6-foot-8, 198-pound senior announced his commitment to Creighton.
“They were one of the first big schools to believe in me, and that’s really nice coming from a school that is in my backyard,” Dada told Hurrdat Sports. “They believe in me and I’m going to have the city with me.”
Dada, a 247Sports Composite four-star prospect ranked 108th nationally, chose the Bluejays over offers from Nebraska, Kansas State, Iowa, Texas Tech and Oregon State.
Dada had a breakout junior season for the Warriors, averaging 16.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists while shooting 48% from the field, 36% from 3 and 80% from the foul line. He scored 20-plus eight times with a career-high of 31 during the first week of the season. Dada has carried his strong play into the spring with Nebraska Supreme on the Puma PRO16 circuit, averaging 15.7 points on 52% from the field (47% from 3) and 77% from the line, 6.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 steals. He’s notched four 20-point outings, including a high of 27 that saw him shoot 7-for-11 from deep.
Dada is a high-level 3-point shooter who has continued to expand his scoring arsenal, becoming a more consistent threat inside the arc with his mid-range pull-up, up-and-under move and one-foot fadeaway. He’s also provided a bigger presence on the glass as he’s continued to grow into his frame, especially on the defensive end.
Comfort level with the Creighton coaching staff and that relationship was a key factor in Dada’s decision.
“They believe in me, I really believe in them as a staff,” he said. “Coach (Alan) Huss is really good. “Everywhere he goes, those teams win. I’ll just go there and do my best and see where that goes.”
Since Greg McDermott’s retirement earlier this season, there may have been some questions that needed to be answered as to who was going to stay on the staff and the relationships Dada had built with the staff. Knowing that most of the staff, including the lead recruiter for Dada, assistant Trey Zeigler, was staying at Creighton, that was an added plus.
“It was really nice knowing that where I was going to go, even though it’s a new staff, it’s not really a new staff,” he said. “Since Huss was already at Creighton before, he’s just going to come back and take over. All the support staff is the same, assistant coaches, the GAs. I have a good relationship with all of those people. I feel like I got to know them pretty well. I know Huss pretty well, too. So that’s good.”
The Creighton system is another piece to the puzzle. Dada feels like his game translates to the Bluejays’ style of play well.
“They’re really fast paced, shoot a lot of 3s, so I feel like I fit pretty well into that and what they can do,” he said. “They see me as a player that can play multiple positions and all over the court.”
Being able to play close to home was important and was always at the top of his mind when considering his options.
“My parents, they play a really big part in my basketball life,” Dada said. “They’re always at all my stuff. They always come to support my games. It’d be tough for me to go somewhere else where they would have to either not be able to go or they’d have to fly and then not be able to go to work the next day.
It works out really well that there’s a big school that’s really good that I can go play at.”
After committing, Dada shared an old photo to his Instagram Story showing him working as a ball kid at a Creighton game, with his new head coach in the background. The caption: “I got you kid.”
Dada is Creighton’s first 2027 commit.
