8-1 Men's Basketball Hosts 9-1 UALR Saturday
12/21/2007 8:30:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Next Game
Creighton (8-1) plays its final non-conference home game of the year on Saturday afternoon when UALR (9-1, 1-0 Sun Belt) comes to town.
Tip-off on First National Bank Court at Qwest Center Omaha (17,272) is scheduled for 2:05 pm.
Radio Broadcast Information
KXSP (“Big Sports 590” AM) will broadcast all Creighton men's basketball games during the 2007-08 season. The audio is also webcast live at www.bigsports590.com. T. Scott Marr and Jimmy Motz will call the action.
Big Sports 590 afternoon host Matt Perrault will host a call-in show focusing on the Bluejays, starting 90 minutes prior to tipoff that leads into the pre-game show. Perrault will also take calls after the game, also on Big Sports 590.
Television Broadcast Information
Saturday's game is the fourth of nine games scheduled for broadcast by KMTV this season. Travis Justice (play-by-play) and Scott Schumacher (analyst) will announce. Coordinates are as follows:
Galaxy 26 1-D
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Video Webcast Available
Creighton University Athletics, Jump TV and Cox High Speed Internet will present a live, pay-per-view video webcast of at least 14 games this season, including Saturday. To sign up for the video webcast, fans can register by going directly to http://www.gocreighton.com. Cost for a season pass is $59.95. Single games are available for $6.95 each.
Once registered, fans will only need to log-in with their password on game night. The video stream, which will include an audio simulcast of the Big Sports 590 broadcast, begins approximately 10-15 minutes before tipoff featuring live video of Qwest Center Omaha and the audio of the Big Sports 590 pre-game show.
In order to view the webcast, users must have high speed Internet access (cable modem or DSL service) and Windows Media Player version 9.0 or above.
Live Stats Information
All Creighton home basketball games will have live stats this season. Fans can go to www.gocreighton.com and click on the Live Stats tab on the left-hand side of the page.
Scouting Creighton
Creighton is 8-1 on the young season, including a 7-0 record in the friendly confines of Qwest Center Omaha. Among Creighton's victories to date are wins over Nebraska, DePaul, Drexel and Saint Joseph's.
Senior forward Dane Watts, the only returning starter from last year's 22-11 NCAA Tournament qualifier, leads Creighton with 14.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.
Junior Josh Dotzler runs the show at the point and leads the team with 44 assists and 21 steals.
Freshman guard P'Allen Stinnett averages 10.2 points per game to lead a bench that averages 44.0 points per contest.
The Bluejays are outscoring the opposition by an 18.7 point margin (80.9-62.2) and are outrebounding teams by 6.9 caroms per contest. Creighton also shoots 48.3 percent from the field, 38.4 percent from three-point range and converts 70.1 percent at the line.
Scouting UALR
UALR is 9-1 this year, matching the 1995-96 team for the best start in school history. The Trojans have won seven straight games since losing to Texas-Arlington on Nov. 18, and on Saturday will be looking for their first eight-game win streak since 1988.
UALR is a balanced team offensively, with reserve Mike Smith's 9.6 points per game leading the squad. Smith shoots 69.6 percent from the field, tops in the Sun Belt Conference.
Four other players average more than eight points per game, including UALR assist leader Brandon Patterson (8.4 ppg., 4.3 apg.).
The Trojans are allowing just 54.6 points per game and have yet to allow a team to score more than 68 points in any game.
UALR averages 69.5 points per game and shoots 45.0 percent from the field, 32.7 percent from three-point range and 67.1 percent at the line. The Trojans also own a 9.5 rebound advantage on the glass.
The Coaches
The dean of Missouri Valley Conference coaches, Creighton's Dana Altman (Eastern New Mexico, 1980) is in his 14th year as head coach of the Bluejays. He owns a 268-142 (.654) mark at CU and a career record of 351-209 (.627) in 19 years as a NCAA Division I head coach.
Creighton's all-time winningest coach, Altman has been named national, conference, regional or district coach of the year in 10 of his 22 previous years as a head coach. The 2001 and 2002 MVC Coach of the Year was a finalist for the Naismith National Coach of the Year Award in 2003. In 2004, Altman was named the Collegeinsider.com Jim Phelan National Mid-Season Coach of the Year. In March, 2007, Altman was named a coach on the MVC's All-Centennial Team.
Additionally, Altman has led Creighton to seven NCAA Tournaments and his teams have played in the postseason in 10 straight seasons. He is assisted by Brian Fish, Darian DeVries and Mike Maker. Nick Earnest is the team's film coordinator.
UALR is coached by Steve Shields (Baylor, 1988), who owns a 71-55 record in his fifth season with the Trjoans. That also doubles as his career record. He is assisted by Wes Flanigan, Daniyal Robinson and Joe Kleine.
The Series With UALR
Creighton won the only previous meeting, 91-66, in Omaha on Dec. 20, 2003. CU placed five players in double-figures in that game, led by 17 points from Nate Funk and 14 points and 11 rebounds by Brody Deren. UALR was paced by 15 points from Zack Wright.
Dana Altman is 1-0 against Steve Shields and 4-2 overall (2-1 at Creighton) against Sun Belt Conference teams.
Last Game Recap
Creighton used a 15-0 run midway through the second half to bury North Carolina Central in an 88-54 win over the Eagles on Thursday in Omaha. Kenny Lawson Jr. had 13 points while Kenton Walker had career-highs with 12 points and nine rebounds for the Jays. Bryan Ayala had a season-high 26 points for NCCU.
Creighton-UALR Connections
UALR Athletic Director Chris Peterson is a former Associate Athletic Director at Creighton from 1997-2000.
Former Creighton basketball player Porter Moser coached at UALR from 2000-03 before a four-year run at Illinois State (CU's next opponent). Moser is currently an assistant for Rick Majerus at Saint Louis.
Additionally, both Creighton and UALR will serve as first- and second-round hosts for the NCAA Men's Basketball Championships this spring. Creighton and the Missouri Valley Conference will co-host games at Qwest Center Omaha on March 20 and 22. Tickets for that sold out event will be mailed in January. UALR will host games at Alltell Arena in Little Rock on March 21 and 23.
Magic Number Is 74
Creighton has scored 74 points or more in every home game this season, where it averages 84.3 points per game.
UALR, on the other hand, has not allowed more than 68 points in any game this season. The Trojans rank among the national leaders in scoring defense, yielding just 54.6 points per game.
Dating to last fall, UALR has lost its last five games when giving up 74 points or more.
Offense vs. Defense
Creighton has made 10 or more three-pointers in each of its last three games. The Bluejays have also shot 50 percent or better from the field in three straight games. CU averages 80.9 points per game this season.
On the other hand, UALR is one of the nation's top defensive teams. The Trojans entered the week ranked fourth nationally in scoring defense (53.4 ppg.) and third in field goal percentage defense (34.5 percent).
How good is that? The NCAA lists its single-season record for field goal percentage defense as 35.2 percent by the 2000 Stanford University team.
Lawson Getting It Done
Redshirt freshman Kenny Lawson Jr. has led Creighton in scoring each of the past two games, with 15 and 13 points, respectively.
Lawson is the first Bluejay freshman to lead Creighton in scoring during consecutive games since Terrell Taylor on Dec. 6 and Dec. 9, 1999.
Like Lawson, Taylor did it while coming off the bench in both games he paced the team in scoring.
Creighton's last freshman to lead the team in scoring three consecutive games was Rodney Buford, who did it in five straight from Jan. 27-Feb. 8 of his 1995-96 freshman season.
One of the Best Programs Around
Every five years since 1997, Basketball Times has evaluated the best of the best NCAA programs -- those that have won two-thirds of their games over the previous 10 season span. The 2007 edition of the report had 29 teams that met that qualification, including Creighton.
Those 29 schools were then ranked from 1-29 on categories like 10-year winning percentage, number of active NBA players, freshman graduation rate and US News & World Report's academic peer assessment score, as well as a subjective vote of 10 panelists who judged teams based on “program cleanliness” and “head coach ranking”.
Creighton finished an impressive seventh, trailing only Duke, North Carolina, Florida, Stanford, Gonzaga and Michigan State.
Basketball Times Overall Rankings
Rk. School Ave. Ranking
1. Duke 3.7
2. North Carolina 7.5
3. Florida 8.0
4. Stanford 8.8
5. Gonzaga 10.0
Michigan State 10.0
7. Creighton 10.2
8. Kansas 10.8
9. Xavier 11.5
10. Illinois 12.0
11. Arizona 13.5
12. Connecticut 13.7
13. Syracuse 14.5
14. Butler 14.8
15. College of Charleston 15.2
Southern Illinois 15.2
Texas 15.2
18. Kentucky 16.0
Pennsylvania 16.0
20. Maryland 17.3
21. Pittsburgh 17.5
22. Utah State 18.3
23. Kent State 18.8
24. Utah 20.2
25. Cincinnati 20.5
26. Murray State 20.7
Oklahoma 20.7
28. Oklahoma State 21.0
29. Memphis 23.0
A Strong Start
Creighton is 8-1 for the first time since the 2004-05 team opened 8-1.
With a win on Saturday, the Jays will be off to their best start after 10 games since the 2003-04 team began 12-0.
The Jays have been 10-0 or 9-1 after 10 games three previous times under Dana Altman. CU was 10-0 in both 2002-03 and the aforementioned 2003-04 campaign, and also opened 9-1 in 1999-00.
Crowd Control
UALR is 2-0 on the road this season with a 31-point win at Loyola Marymount and a seven-point win at Rice.
The Rice game was played before a crowd of 648 fans, while Loyola Marymount drew 1,289 fans. That means that in UALR has played before crowds of 1,300 or less in five of its last six road games (including last year).
Since falling at Creighton on Dec. 20, 2003, UALR has played before 10,000 fans or more just four times at all venues (twice in 2005-06 and once in both 2004-05 and 2006-07).
The Trojans have not played before a crowd larger than 3,976 this season. Creighton, on the other hand, has hosted 51 straight crowds of 10,000 or more dating to Nov. 20, 2004.
The Better The Record, The Harder They Fall
Creighton is 17-0 in the five-year history of Qwest Center Omaha against opponents that enter a game with one loss or less.
However, CU has never faced a team at Qwest Center Omaha with nine wins or more and one loss or less either, which UALR claims.
Opponent's
Record
Entering Opponent CU Result Date
3-0 Nebraska W 74-62 11/24/07
0-0 DePaul W 74-62 11/09/07
7-1 #24 Xavier W 73-67 12/09/06
2-1 George Mason W 58-56 11/25/06
0-1 Miss. Valley State W 78-42 11/13/06
7-1 Missouri State W 78-56 12/28/05
5-1 Xavier W 61-59 12/18/05
6-1 Nebraska W 70-44 12/11/05
2-1 Dayton W 91-90 11/26/05
0-0 Ark.-Pine Bluff W 87-55 11/19/05
7-1 Bradley W 71-62 12/28/04
0-0 Ark.-Pine Bluff W 83-58 11/20/04
1-0 Iona W 68-62 11/16/04
0-0 Alcorn State W 74-40 11/15/04
5-0 Nebraska W 61-54 12/10/03
0-1 Bethune-Cookman W 69-49 12/03/03
2-0 St. Bonaventure W 83-63 11/29/03
Three At A Time
Creighton has made 10 or more three-pointers in each of its past three games. This marks the first time since January of 2001 that CU has achieved that feat.
Since the three-point line was adopted into the college game in 1986-87, the Bluejays have never hit 10 or more treys in four consecutive contests.
UALR hasn't allowed more than nine three-pointers in a game this fall and held four straight foes under 25 percent from behind the arc.
Nifty At Fifty
Creighton owns a 102-4 mark in 14 seasons under Dana Altman when shooting 50 percent or better.
That includes CU's last three games of 50 percent shooting or better, matching the school's longest streak since Jan. 24-Feb. 1, 2004.
Creighton hasn't shot 50 percent or better in four straight games since the memorable 2002-03 campaign that featured four such streaks.
A Bunch Of Homers
Creighton has started the 2007-08 season with a 7-0 home record. It marks the seventh time in the past 10 years that the Jays have won their first seven home games. Below is a list of the top home starts under Dana Altman.
Best Home Starts Under Dana Altman
Start First Home Loss Date/Season
17-0 None 2002-03
14-0 None 2000-01
12-0 Southern Illinois 02/11/06
11-0 Southern Illinois 02/07/04
8-0 Southern Illinois 01/20/07
7-0 Evansville 01/04/99
7-0 None yet 2007-08
Dunk You Very Much
Creighton had eight dunks in Thursday's win over North Carolina Central, with all eight slams coming from freshmen.
Kenton Walker had three dunks in the span of 2:17 in the second half during CU's game-clinching 15-0 run.
Kenny Lawson Jr. also had three slams, while P'Allen Stinnett added two others.
Creighton owns 23 dunks on the season. Lawson leads the team with nine, just ahead of Dane Watts (6), Stinnett (5) and Walker (3).
Small Screen Superstars
Saturday's game against UALR will begin a 14-game stretch in which each Bluejay game will be televised.
Five of those games will air on KMTV, two games each will air on FSN Midwest, ESPNU and ESPN2 and one game will be on Mediacom (Des Moines), Cox 2 (Omaha) and NET-1.
Creighton's Feb. 13 game at Evansville is the only contest on the remaining docket that will not be televised.
ESPN will announce BracketBuster pairings and coverage for the Feb. 23 game in early February, while the MVC office will announce television coverage for CU's March 1 game with Bradley in early February as well.
To The Century Mark And Beyond
Creighton's 110 points on Monday against Houston Baptist were its most points in a game since 1985, and fourth-most in school history.
Monday marked Creighton's 41st all-time game of 100 or more points. CU is 39-2 in those games.
Monday marked Creighton's first 100 point game since a 100-68 win over Chattanooga on Feb. 19, 2005.
Monday's 110 points were its most since scoring 115-80 over Indiana State on Jan. 19, 1985.
Below is a list of Creighton's top-five scoring games all-time. A complete list can be found on page 145 of the 2007-08 Creighton Men's Basketball Media Guide.
Score Opponent Date
124-94 Miami (Fla.) 02/10/1964
120-76 Nevada 12/21/1962
115-80 Indiana State 01/19/1985
110-73 Houston Baptist 12/17/2007
109-81 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 12/16/1967
KMTV Picks Up Feb. 27 Game
KMTV will be televising Creighton's Feb. 27 game at Illinois State. The game was added since the station's Dec. 5 telecast at Xavier did not air due to the shootings at Westroads Mall. KMTV's next telecast will be Saturday's contest against Arkansas-Little Rock.
Career Nights
Numerous Creighton players had season or career-high scoring nights on Monday night against Houston Baptist.
Booker Woodfox's 11 points were a career-high, two more than his nine-point effort on Dec. 5 at Xavier.
Kenny Lawson's 15 points were nearly double his previous career-high of eight points done twice previously.
Kenton Walker's eight points were a career-high, eclipsing his previous high of six points against Savannah State on Nov. 29. Walker rewrote his personal bests on Thursday with 12 points and nine rebounds in a win over North Carolina Central.
Aaron Brandt, who did not score in Creighton's first seven games, scored nine points on Monday for a career-high.
Josh Dotzler's eight points matched his season high, done Dec. 5 at Xavier.
Qwest Center Omaha Records Smashed Too
Numerous Qwest Center Omaha records were smashed in Monday's rout as well, as seen below:
Stat Monday Previous Record
Margin of Victory 37 36
Points, One Team 110 100
Points In A Half 61 54
Points, Two Teams 183 181
Field Goals Made 37 36
Assists 25 25
All About The Bench-amins
Thursday marked the third time this season that the Creighton bench had outscored the entire line-up of the other team.
On Thursday, Creighton's bench scored 61 points, while the North Carolina Central squad scored 54 total.
CU's bench has also outscored the entire teams from Savannah State (60-52) and Houston Baptist (77-73) this year.
Reserve Corps
Creighton's 77 bench points on Monday against Houston Baptist were its most in at least 20 years.
The 77 points is incredible when you consider that Dana Altman's 1994-95 Bluejay team (his first at Creighton) had a single-game season-high point total of 76.
60 In A Half?
Creighton's 61 points in the second half of Monday's win over Houston Baptist were its most in any half since scoring 63 in the second half of a 106-50 win over Texas-Arlington on Nov. 17, 2002.
Piling Up The Points, and Wins
Creighton's recent wins over Houston Baptist and North Carolina Central continued five impressive streaks.
Creighton has won 29 straight home games when scoring 68 points or more since Feb. 5, 2005.
Creighton has won 33 straight games when scoring 72 points or more dating to Jan. 29, 2005.
The Bluejays have won 54 consecutive games when scoring 80 points or more, dating to Feb. 19, 2000.
Creighton has also won 43 straight games when scoring 90 points or more, dating to Jan. 11, 1988.
Creighton has won 14 straight games when scoring 100 points or more, dating to Feb. 26, 1977.
Altman Gets Win Number 350
Dana Altman picked up the 350th win of his Division I coaching career in Monday's 110-73 win over Houston Baptist. That moves his career record to 350-209 in 19 years as a NCAA Division I head coach. Below is a list of some of the milestone victories by Altman.
Win Game Opponent Date
50 94 at UC-Santa Barbara 12/30/92
100 195 Southern Illinois 01/29/96
150 280 Illinois State 01/23/99
200 351 at Southern Illinois 02/10/01
250 414 Bradley 02/08/03
300 486 vs. Wichita State 03/06/05
350 559 Houston Baptist 12/17/07
40-Point Halves = Wins
Creighton scored 48 points in the second half of its Dec. 20 win over North Carolina Central.
Dating to Jan. 29, 2005, Creighton has won its last 32 games when it scores at least 40 points in a half.
Tenacious D
Creighton is allowing just 62.2 points per game so far. This marks the sixth straight season the Jays have allowed less than 65 points per game.
Creighton head coach Dana Altman is 41-0 in his Division I coaching career when allowing 50 points or less.
Millard Named Newcomer of the Week
Sophomore Chad Millard was named the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week on Dec. 10. Millard averaged 9.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots in games against No. 21 Xavier and Saint Joseph's.
Millard helped key Creighton's win over Saint Joseph's with 13 points, seven rebounds and a career-high three blocked shots.
Millard is the third different Bluejay to earn Newcomer of the Week laurels in the first five weeks of the season, joining P'Allen Stinnett (Nov. 12) and Cavel Witter (Dec. 3).
Versatility A Bonus
Through games of Dec. 20th, Creighton's Chad Millard and Drake's Jonathan Cox were the only MVC players with at least 10 blocks and 10 three-pointers made this season.
Millard has 13 three-pointers and 10 blocked shots this year. Cox has 11 three-pointers and 10 blocked shots to date.
Seniors Score In Bunches
Creighton's seniors Nick Bahe, Pierce Hibma and Dane Watts were averaging 21.5 points per game combined heading into a Dec. 9 game with Saint Joseph's.
In the overtime win, they scored 60 of CU's 90 points. Hibma (17) and Watts (29) both exceeded their previous career-highs by three points each, while Bahe (14) was one shy of his career-best.
CU's seniors scored its final eight points of regulation and added 12 of the team's 20 points in overtime.
Helping Hand
Junior point guard Josh Dotzler tied a career-high with 10 assists in the win over Saint Joseph's on Dec. 9.
Dotzler's performance matched his 10 assists in a Feb. 4, 2006 overtime win at Drake.
Dotzler's 10 dimes were also the most in Qwest Center Omaha history by a Creighton player.
For the season, Dotzler leads Creighton with 44 assists, 20 more than any other Bluejay.
Watts Up For Senior CLASS Award
Creighton senior Dane Watts is one of 30 candidates for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, which focuses on the “Four C's” of classroom, character, community and competition.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the award was launched during the 2001-02 season to honor the attributes of college basketball seniors who remain committed to their university and pursue the many rewards that a senior season and complete college education brings.
Watts leads Creighton in scoring and rebounding this season, and has made 93 straight starts. In addition to being a solid student in the classroom, the business management major is actively involved in the community. Watts is a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and in the summer of 2006 toured France with Athletes in Action.
From the list of 30 nominees for each gender, a national media committee will select 10 finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award in January 2008. Those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot for a nationwide vote during the NCAA Tournament in March. Fan balloting will be coupled with votes from coaches and media to determine the recipient.
Now in its seventh year for basketball, the award has developed into the nation's premier tribute for college seniors. Previous winners of the men's award include Juan Dixon of Maryland (2002), David West of Xavier (2003), Jameer Nelson of Saint Joseph's (2004), Wayne Simien of Kansas (2005), J.J. Redick of Duke (2006) and Alando Tucker of Wisconsin (2007).
The Drive For Five
Creighton had its five-game winning streak snapped at Xavier on Dec. 5. The Bluejays have now had at least one five-game win streak in each of the last 11 seasons, and 17 such streaks overall in the 14-year tenure of Dana Altman.
Since 1988-89, the Bluejays have made the postseason all 13 previous times they've had a five-game winning streak in a season, but missed the postseason all six times they haven't.
3-0 Start, Again
Creighton has started off 3-0 (or better) in nine of the last 10 seasons, including this year's 5-0 open before losing. Last year's team that started 2-1 is the lone exception in the past decade.
Each of Creighton's 3-0 starts under Dana Altman have been culminated in a postseason tournament appearance at the end of the year.
Thanks in large part to the quick starts to open the year, Creighton has not taken the floor with a losing record since December 3, 1997 when it faced Grambling. Saturday will be the 322nd game in a row the Jays have played with a record of .500 or better.
Stinnett Off To A Good Start
P'Allen Stinnett has scored 92 points in his first nine games as a Bluejay. That ranks as the most by any CU player in their first nine games since Terrell Taylor scored 93 during the 1999-2000 campaign. Ryan Sears also scored 93 points during his freshman year of 1997-98.
Putting it in perspective, former Bluejay Anthony Tolliver scored just 22 points all of his freshman season. Tolliver ended with 1,004 career points and was named second-team all-MVC (2005-06) and first-team all-MVC (2006-07) before graduating last May.
Bench Press
Creighton's bench has outscored its own starting five by a 396-332 margin through nine games.
Creighton has scored 31 or more bench points every game this fall but one, compared to a high of 30 for last year's team. This year's team averages 44.0 points per game off the pine.
Last year's club had 356 bench points for the entire season, an average of 10.8 points per game.
Creighton's bench has outscored the opposition's bench by a whopping 396-193 margin, which amounts to a +22.6 point per game differential.
Stat CU Starters CU Bench
Points 332 396
Minutes 923 902
FG% .480 .486
3FG% .381 .388
FT% .692 .707
Rebounds 160 148
Assists 83 72
Steals 47 48
Cashing In At The Line
Sophomore guard Cavel Witter made each of his first 22 free throw attempts, including a perfect 10-of-10 effort at Drexel, before missing on Dec. 5 at Xavier.
Witter's 22 in a row was tied for the ninth-longest streak in Bluejay records, 10 makes shy of the school record set by Michael Lindeman. Lindeman made 32 in a row from Jan. 23 - Nov. 29, 2003.
Witter's 22 in a row was the best mark in school history to start a season, two better than Kyle Korver's 20 straight to open 2001-02.
Consecutive Free Throws Made (Since 1980)
FT Name Dates of Streak
32 Michael Lindeman Jan. 23-Nov. 29, 2003
28 Kyle Korver Jan. 27-March 15, 2001
27 Matt West Nov. 27, 1999-Jan. 15, 2000
Kyle Korver Jan. 29-Nov. 20, 2000
Nate Funk Dec. 30, 2006-Jan. 12, 2007
24 Rick Apke Jan. 22-Feb. 5, 1977
Rod Mason Jan. 28-Feb. 4, 1988
Kyle Korver Mar. 15-Dec. 4, 2001
22 Matt Petty Jan. 4-Feb. 4, 1993
Ryan Sears Feb. 22-Nov. 22, 1999
Nate Funk Feb. 26-Mar. 17, 2005
Cavel Witter Nov. 9-Dec. 1, 2007
National Stats Report
The third national statistical report came out on Dec. 17th, and the Bluejays were ranked in the top 50 in three team categories. Creighton was 39th with a .857 winning percentage, ranked sixth with 11.3 steals per game and were 44th with a +13.9 scoring margin.
Individually, Cavel Witter was 10th with his 92.9 free throw percentage, Josh Dotzler ranked 28th nationally with 2.6 steals per game and Dane Watts was 36th with his 59.7 percent shooting from the field.
Stealing A Share Of The Record
Creighton tied a school-record on Nov. 29 against Savannah State, recording 18 steals in its 26-point victory.
The 18 steals matches the amount recorded on Dec. 18, 1991 at Cleveland State, and later matched on Dec. 12, 1999 against Illinois State.
Balancing Act
Creighton has 11 players averaging 12.4 minutes per game or more, with all of those men scoring at least 4.4 points per game as well. Three of CU's top four scorers are reserves.
All 14 Bluejays on the roster have scored at least six points or more.
MegaWatts
Dane Watts scored a then-career-high 26 points against Mississippi Valley State on Nov. 17. Watts scored 15 of the Jays first 21 points, then added 11 more points after intermission.
Watts made 10-of-12 shots from the field and 6-of-8 shots from the free-throw line to score his 26 points. He did not attempt a three-point shot for the first time since Feb. 18, 2006, snapping a streak of 39 straight games with at least one hoist from behind the arc.
Watts' only other previous game with at least 20 points came on Dec. 22, 2006, when he scored 21 points in Creighton's 80-72 win over Houston.
Halftime Advantage
Creighton's 47-20 halftime lead over Nebraska on November 24 was the second-largest intermission margin in the five-year history of Qwest Center Omaha. Creighton led Alcorn State 39-11 on Nov. 15, 2004 for the largest halftime margin.
Below is a list of Creighton's top halftime leads and deficits at Qwest Center Omaha:
CU's Largest Halftime Leads at Qwest Center
Margin Score Opponent Date
28 39-11 Alcorn State 11/15/04
27 47-20 Nebraska 11/24/07
23 41-18 St. Bonaventure 11/29/03
21 42-21 Bethune Cookman 12/03/03
20 31-11 Nebraska 12/11/05
20 37-17 San Diego 11/22/03
CU's Largest Halftime Deficits at Qwest Center
Margin Score Opponent Date
-14 34-48 Evansville 02/07/07
-11 27-38 Indiana State 02/22/06
-10 19-29 Miami (Fla.) 03/20/06
-10 28-38 Bradley 01/18/06
-9 34-43 Missouri State 02/05/05
Five Figure Crowds
Creighton hosted 17,607 fans for its Feb. 17, 2007 home game versus Drexel. Not only was it the largest home crowd in Creighton history, but for any basketball game in state history as well.
Creighton has played 82 straight home games in front of crowds of 8,000 fans or more and 51 in a row at home before 10,000 fans or more.
By comparison, Creighton had a total of 39,093 home fans in Dana Altman's first year on the Hilltop, an average of 2,792 per game.
10 Largest Home Crowds, Creighton & State History
Att. Opp. Result Date
17,607 Drexel L 58-64 02/17/07
17,459 Southern Illinois L 57-58 01/20/07
17,283 Indiana State W 71-55 01/27/07
17,110 Wichita State W 71-54 02/24/07
17,049 Nebraska W 74-62 11/24/07
16,730 Miss. Valley St. W 76-46 11/17/07
16,339 Bradley W 65-54 01/18/07
16,315 Drake W 79-56 01/09/07
16,104 DePaul W 74-62 11/09/07
15,872 #24 Xavier W 73-67 12/09/06
Jays Ink Pair of Recruits
Creighton signed a pair of left-handed guards on Nov. 14, the first day of the fall signing period.
Antoine Young is an all-state guard from Bellevue West HS in the south Omaha suburb of Bellevue. A 6'0” guard, Young averaged 20.6 points per game last year for the state-runner up. He is coached by Doug Woodard.
Josh Jones is an all-state guard from Omaha Central HS. A 6'2” shooting guard, Jones has helped lead Central to back-to-back state titles. He averaged 18.0 points per game as a junior and is coached by Eric Behrens.
Jones and Young have previously been summer AAU teammates with the Omaha Crusaders.
P'henomenal Debut
P'Allen Stinnett's 23 points on Nov. 9 against DePaul were the most by a Bluejay in their first game since Cyril Baptiste scored 24 points on Dec. 1, 1969 against Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
Stinnett's 23 points were the most by any Creighton player in a season-opener since Rodney Buford tipped off his senior campaign with 24 points against Towson State on Nov. 14, 1998.
Below is a list of how Stinnett's debut compares with some other notable names in Bluejay history.
Name, Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Min. Result
Stinnett, 2007 23 4 3 3 26 W 74-62
Tolliver, 2003 0 1 2 0 7 W 79-44
Funk, 2002 3 5 4 1 21 W 106-50
Kyle Korver, 1999 2 2 0 1 10 W 70-62
Buford, 1995 3 4 0 0 19 W 63-59
Harstad, 1987 4 5 1 1 21 L 49-70
Gallagher, 1987 10 3 0 0 37 L 49-70
Benjamin, 1982 14 4 1 0 22 W 98-54
McKenna, 1977 14 3 7 ? ? W 95-66
Harmon, 1971 21 7 ? ? ? W 74-62
C. Baptiste, 1969 24 17 ? ? ? W 84-62
Portman, 1966 9 ? ? ? ? W 78-76
Silas, 1961 22 29 ? ? ? W 85-51
Gibson, 1954 19 ? ? ? ? W 66-51
Not Half Bad
P'Allen Stinnett scored all 23 of his points in the second half of Creighton's 74-62 win over DePaul on Nov. 9. The last Bluejay player to score 23 points or more in one half (without the aid of overtimes) was Kyle Korver, who had 26 of his 32 points in the second half of a game at #19 Xavier on Dec. 31, 2002.
Stinnett Named Newcomer Of the Week
P'Allen Stinnett picked up the league's first MVC Newcomer of the Week on Nov. 9 after his extraordinary debut against DePaul.
Stinnett had 23 points, four rebounds, three steals and three assists in the 74-62 win over DePaul. His 23 points were the most in a Bluejay debut since Cyril Baptiste in 1969, while his 23 point second half was the most by a Creighton player in one half since Kyle Korver on Dec. 31, 2002 at #19 Xavier.
True Blue Brewster's Crew
Creighton's top two scorers on Nov. 9 against DePaul, freshman P'Allen Stinnett and sophomore Chad Millard, both spent a year of prep school at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H. Stinnett was there in 2006-07, while Millard was there in 2004-05.
Stinnett had 23 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals, while Millard had 15 points, five rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block in the Jays 74-62 win over DePaul.
Is Anyone Left?
Creighton returned just 24.7 percent of its scoring from last season's team. According to STATS Inc., that ranks 10th-lowest nationally among Division I schools, as seen below.
Lowest Percentage of Points Returning
Source: STATS -- Chicago
Rk. School Last Year Return %
1. Long Beach State 2,575 85 3.3
2. Pepperdine 2,389 223 9.3
3. Colorado State 2,178 309 14.2
4. Florida 3,193 472 14.8
5. Louisiana Tech 1,922 354 18.4
6. Citadel 1,758 363 20.6
7. Eastern Washington 2,443 535 21.9
8. Southeastern Louisiana 2,050 501 24.4
9. Loyola Marymount 2,030 497 24.5
10. Creighton 2,220 548 24.7
95 and Counting...
Dane Watts has started Creighton's last 95 games, dating to his first start on Dec. 28, 2004.
That ranks as the MVC's longest active streak of consecutive starts, and is also sixth nationally according to STATS Inc. through Dec. 20.
Longest Active String of Consecutive Starts
Source: STATS -- Chicago
Rk. Name, School Streak Next
1. Jonathan Wallace, Georgetown 110 12/22
2. Dominique Kirk, Texas A&M 106 12/22
3. Leon Williams, Ohio 104 12/21
4. Antoine Agudio, Hofstra 102 12/22
5. William Byrd, Ark.-Pine Bluff 99 12/29
6. Dane Watts, Creighton 95 12/22
7. Gabe Moore, Indiana State 92 12/22
8. Mark Porter, Wagner 91 12/22
Are You Experienced?
How much experience does senior Dane Watts have compared to the rest of the Creighton team? The chart below shows his stats at CU compared to those of all his teammates...combined.
Stat Watts Rest of Team
Starts 95 77
Blocks 28 30
FG Made 316 393
FG Attempts 684 888
3FG Made 116 153
3FG Attempts 315 403
FT Made 159 205
FT Attempts 237 295
Points 907 1,146
Off. Rebounds 168 167
Def. Rebounds 364 347
Rebounds 532 514
?W'inning Edge
Creighton's men's and women's basketball teams have been nearly unbeatable at home in recent seasons, going a combined 175-38 in the last eight seasons. In fact, the men and women have both lost a home game in the same month just three times since March, 2000.
Creighton's Home Records, Last Eight Years
Year Men Women Combined
2007-08 7-0 3-0 10-0
2006-07 12-2 7-7 19-14
2005-06 15-2 5-7 20-9
2004-05 11-5 12-3 23-8
2003-04 14-2 12-1 26-3
2002-03 17-0 13-1 30-1
2001-02 12-3 11-1 23-4
2000-01 14-0 10-4 24-4
TOTALS 102-14 73-24 175-38
Preseason Poll
Creighton has been picked fourth in the preseason Missouri Valley Conference poll of coaches, beat writers, SID's and play-by-play men.
Southern Illinois was a unanimous selection with 39 first-place votes and a point total of 390. Bradley is second with 311 points while Missouri State is third with 283 points. Creighton comes in fourth with 266 points, just ahead of Illinois State's 235. Rounding out the bottom half is Wichita State (210), UNI (197), Indiana State (110), Drake (80) and Evansville (63).
The preseason all-MVC team does not include any Creighton players and is headed by preseason player of the year Randal Falker (Southern Illinois). Joining Falker on the first team are Eric Coleman (UNI), PJ Couisnard (Wichita State), Deven Mitchell (Missouri State) and Daniel Ruffin (Bradley). Honorable-mention picks include Jeremy Crouch (Bradley), Levi Dyer (Illinois State), Osiris Eldridge (Illinois State), Matt Shaw (Southern Illinois) and Bryan Mullins (Southern Illinois).
Double-Digit Comebacks
Including its Nov. 9 win over DePaul, Creighton has won after overcoming a double-digit deficit 23 times in the last eight seasons, including once this year.
Below is a list of those comebacks, listed by size of the margin overcome:
Overcoming Double Digit Deficits, Last 8 Years
Date Opponent Deficit Final Score
01/28/06 Wichita State 19 W 57-55
11/27/01 Western Kentucky 18 W 95-91 2ot
02/12/03 Missouri State 17 W 70-67 ot
11/09/07 DePaul 17 W 74-62
02/04/06 at Drake 16 W 72-67 ot
01/26/03 TCU 16 W 89-79
02/22/06 Indiana State 14 W 67-62
02/07/07 Evansville 14 W 79-74
12/04/04 High Point 13 W 79-60
03/09/03 vs. Wichita State 13 W 70-69
01/18/03 Southern Illinois 13 W 85-76
02/04/01 at Indiana State 13 W 77-71
01/18/06 Bradley 12 W 80-76
01/07/04 at Illinois State 12 W 56-55
12/30/06 Missouri State 11 W 77-74
11/26/05 Dayton 11 W 91-90 2ot
01/15/05 at Northern Iowa 11 W 67-66
11/30/04 at Xavier 11 W 73-72
03/15/02 vs. #15 Florida 11 W 83-82 2ot
12/18/05 Xavier 10 W 61-59
02/16/05 at Wichita State 10 W 82-68
02/01/05 Wichita State 10 W 73-69
12/30/03 Missouri State 10 W 59-54
Double-Digit Comebacks
Creighton has fallen behind by double-digits in 17 of its 70 all-time home games all-time at Qwest Center Omaha. In 11 of those 17 games, the Bluejays came back to win.
Creighton has not lost a game at home by 10 or more points since Jan. 3, 1996 (Bradley), a span of 180 straight home games. That ranks as the nation's oldest streak without a double-digit home setback.
Double Digit Deficits at Qwest Center Omaha
Date Opponent Deficit Final Score
12/30/03 Missouri State 10 W 59-54
12/04/04 High Point 13 W 79-60
12/07/04 Kent State 16 L 58-67
12/18/04 Wyoming 13 L 64-68
02/01/05 Wichita State 10 W 73-69
02/05/05 Missouri State 15 L 71-79
11/26/05 Dayton 11 W 91-90 2ot
12/18/05 Xavier 10 W 61-59
01/18/06 Bradley 12 W 80-76
01/28/06 Wichita State 19 W 57-55
02/11/06 Southern Illinois 14 L 67-74
02/22/06 Indiana State 14 W 67-62
03/20/06 Miami (Fla.) 12 L 52-53
12/30/06 Missouri State 11 W 77-74
01/20/07 Southern Illinois 12 L 57-58
02/07/07 Evansville 14 W 79-74
11/09/07 DePaul 17 W 74-62
Qwest To Be The Best
Creighton's has played 70 regular and post-season contests at Qwest Center Omaha all-time. The Bluejays own a 59-11 (.843) record all-time at the facility, including a perfect 13-0 figure on Wednesday's. The 11 losses have been by a combined 49 points. CU has outscored its opponents 5,115-4,255 in games at Qwest Center Omaha, an average victory margin of 12.3 points per game.
Who Are These Guys?
Program sales are up as Creighton fans try to figure out who all the newcomers on the roster are this winter.
Creighton has just one regular starter back from last year, Dane Watts. The last time Creighton listed just one returning starter was all the way back in 1985-86, when Gary Swain was the lone returning starter.
Additionally, Creighton's returners accounted for just 44 games started last year. That's the fewest games started that are returning since at least the start of the 1980-81 campaign.
The Charge Chart
Creighton has taken 21 charges so far this season, including five on both Dec. 17 and Dec. 20. Over the previous five seasons, the Bluejays have averaged 46.0 per year. Below is a list of the charges that have been taken in that time:
Name 2002-06 ?06-07 ?07-08 Total
Dane Watts 15 11 6 32
Casey Harriman n/a n/a 4 4
Chad Millard n/a n/a 4 4
Kenton Walker n/a n/a 3 3
Josh Dotzler 4 0 2 6
Kenny Lawson Jr. n/a 0 1 1
Cavel Witter n/a n/a 1 1
Pierce Hibma 1 2 0 3
Former Players 164 33 0 197
Total 184 46 21 251
10 Conference Wins x 11 Seasons
Last year Creighton extended its MVC record by winning 10 or more league games for an 11th consecutive season. Prior to Dana Altman's arrival, the Bluejays had 10 or more conference wins in only six different seasons all-time.
On a national basis, the only teams with at least 11 straight years of 10 or more league wins are Arizona (22), South Carolina State (14), Stanford (13), Kansas (13) and Creighton (11).
20 Overall Wins x 9 Years = MVC History
Creighton is the only school in the 101-year history of the Missouri Valley Conference to post nine straight 20-win campaigns. No other school owns more than six straight.
Creighton is one of nine teams nationally with 20 or more wins in each of last nine seasons. That list consists of Arizona, Creighton, Duke, Florida, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kent State, Kentucky and Syracuse.
Postseason x 10
Creighton has made either the NIT or NCAA in 10 consecutive seasons, tied for the longest streak of postseason bids in MVC history. It matches the 10 straight from 1966 to 1975 by Louisville.
The only 12 schools to make the postseason in each of the last 10 years are Arizona, Creighton, Duke, Florida, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Stanford and Syracuse.
Creighton, which also boasts a men's soccer team with 16 straight NCAA appearances, is the nation's only school with 10 straight postseason appearances in both men's basketball and men's soccer.
Six Out Of Nine Tourney Titles
Creighton owns six league tournament titles in the last nine years. On a national basis, the only schools that can claim this are Gonzaga (8), Duke (7), Winthrop (7) and Creighton (6).
Creighton's 10 Valley Tournament titles are twice as many as the next closest school, Southern Illinois (5).
Nothing Mid-Major About The Valley
The 2006-07 campaign marked the ninth consecutive season that the Missouri Valley Conference has had multiple bids to the NCAA Tournament, as two teams were in the Big Dance.
The only leagues to send at least two teams to the last nine NCAA Tourney's (since 1998-99) are the ACC, Big East, Big 10, Big 12, MVC, SEC and Pac-10.
Jays Were Among Attendance Leaders
During the 2006-07 season, Creighton finished ranked 13th nationally in average attendance with 15,909 fans per game. Below is a list of the nation's attendance leaders, according to figures compiled by the NCAA.
2006-07 Attendance Leaders
Rk. School Avg.
1. Kentucky 23,421
2. Syracuse 21,516
3. North Carolina 20,693
4. Tennessee 19,661
5. Louisville 18,488
6. Ohio State 17,530
7. Wisconsin 17,190
8. Maryland 16,822
9. Arkansas 16,720
10. Illinois 16,618
11. Indiana 16,474
12. Kansas 16,300
13. Creighton 15,909
14. Marquette 15,345
15. Michigan State 14,759
MVC's Top Crowds Ever
Creighton has set MVC attendance records each of the past two seasons. In 2005-06 the program attracted a league-record 236,313 fans, smashing the previous league mark of 192,258 the Bluejays set in 2003-04. Last season, Creighton set a mark with 15,909 fans per average home game.
Below are the top average home attendance totals in MVC history.
Ave. Att. School Year
15,909 Creighton 2006-07
15,436 Creighton 2007-08
13,901 Creighton 2005-06
13,674 Louisville 1974-75
12,016 Creighton 2003-04
12,009 Louisville 1967-68
Consistent Challengers
One of the most impressive facets of the Dana Altman tenure is how often his teams have been in the running for the MVC regular-season title. Eight of his last 10 teams have finished either first or second in The Valley, and the two that didn't both won the MVC Tournament.
The Bluejays won the MVC in 2000-01 and tied for the title in 2001-02. 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.
Creighton's MVC Finishes, Last 10 Years
1st Place 2000-01
Tied for First 2001-02 (won MVC Tourn.)
2nd Place 1997-98, 2002-03 (won MVC Tourn.), 2006-07 (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.)
Television Records
Creighton is a combined 72-38 in televised games in the last six seasons, including a 27-16 mark on KMTV-produced games (which does not include CU's record in NCAA Tournament games on KMTV). Creighton went 4-2 in games aired on KMTV in 2002-03, 6-3 in 2003-04, 4-5 in 2004-05, 5-3 in 2005-06 and 6-2 in 2006-07 in KMTV-produced games.
The Jays are also 31-20 in games that air regionally or nationally in that time, including a 19-11 mark on MVC TV.
Creighton had 28-of-33 games on television last season. A minimum of 22, and possibly as many as 24, regular-season games are slated for television this season.
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 native Iowans this season include senior Pierce Hibma (Pella), junior Dustin Sitzmann (LeMars) and freshmen Casey Harriman (Ida Grove) and Kaleb Korver (Pella). Other past notable Iowans include Kyle Korver (Pella), Ryan Sears (Ankeny), Brody Deren (Harlan), Tyler McKinney (Urbandale), Nate Funk (Sioux City) and Michael Lindeman (Iowa Falls).
Creighton has played at least one Iowa native in 418 straight games. That streak dates to a Feb. 5, 1994 win against Wichita State.
Altman Passing Coaching Legends
Dana Altman continues to pass some of the coaching greats in MVC history in two categories. Altman's 268 wins at Creighton are third in MVC history, while his 148 triumphs in regular-season conference games have allowed him to pass Phog Allen for third in league history.
Both men above him, Henry Iba and Eddie Hickey, are in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Coaches--Most Wins As MVC Member--All Games
Wins Coach School(s)
1. 486 Henry Iba Oklahoma A&M
2. 337 Eddie Hickey Creighton & St. Louis
3. 268 Dana Altman Creighton
MVC Coaches--Most Wins In Conference Games
Wins Coach School(s)
1. 187 Henry Iba Oklahoma A&M
2. 163 Eddie Hickey Creighton & St. Louis
3. 148 Dana Altman Creighton
4. 126 Phog Allen Kansas
Long-Distance Streak Alive
Creighton has made at least one trifecta in a league-best 442 straight games since a 59-53 loss at Illinois State on Feb. 20, 1993 when Rick Johnson was coach.
Creighton had its streak of 408 straight games with two or more treys snapped on Jan. 20, 2007 against Southern Illinois when it finished 1-of-8 from downtown.
Last Season Recap
Led by seniors Nate Funk, Manny Gakou, Nick Porter and Anthony Tolliver, Creighton went 22-11 and advanced to its seventh NCAA Tournament in the past nine years last winter.
Creighton was ranked a best-ever 19th in the preseason Associated Press poll last year, but lost several games early and was just 4-3 before a second-place finish in Honolulu at the Rainbow Classic.
The Bluejays would then open MVC play with a 5-1 record, eventually finishing second with a 13-5 league mark.
The second-seeded Bluejays then won the State Farm MVC Tournament in St. Louis with victories over Indiana State, Missouri State and #11 Southern Illinois, earning a 10-seed in the NCAA Tournament. Funk, Tolliver and Porter were all named to the all-Tournament Team.
Shipped to New Orleans, La., to take on #15 Nevada, Creighton dropped a 77-71 overtime game to the Wolf Pack in the first round of the NCAA's.
Funk and Tolliver gave Creighton its first pair of first-team all-MVC teammates since 1991. Funk led the Jays in scoring (17.7 ppg.) and assists (3.0 apg.), while Tolliver topped the team in rebounding (6.7 rpg.) and blocked shots (1.72 bpg.).
Creighton was 15th nationally with its school-record 75.4 percent accuracy at the free-throw line and ranked 23rd nationally, allowing just 60.9 points per game. The Jays also ranked 13th nationally with an MVC-record 15,909 fans per home game.
The 2006-07 campaign marked Creighton's 10th-straight postseason bid and ninth-straight 20-win season.
Canada Trip Recap
Creighton spent Labor Day weekend in Calgary, winning five games in three days. Creighton beat Saskatchewan twice (87-82 and 92-66), Calgary twice (85-77 and 97-78) and Lethbridge once (88-49).
Eleven different Creighton players started at least once, and all 14 Jays scored at least nine points over the course of the weekend.
Dane Watts led Creighton in scoring with 16.0 points per game while also adding 6.4 rebounds per contest. Kenny Lawson Jr. averaged 14.0 points and led the team with 6.8 rebounds and 1.0 blocked shots per game. Josh Dotzler paced the club with 19 assists and 14 steals.
The foreign trip, which is allowed once every four years, was Creighton's first since the 2003-04 trip to Vancouver. That Creighton team opened the season 12-0.
Ticket Information
Single-game tickets went on sale on Nov. 7th. Fans can purchase tickets in advance at Qwest Center Omaha Box Office, the Omaha Civic Auditorium Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations (Baker's, Younkers), Ticketmaster online at http://www.ticketmaster.com or by calling Ticketmaster and charging by phone at (402) 422-1212. Only upper bowl seats will be available for any game and cost is $11 for adults and $7 for youth ages 3-18 (children two and under are free). For more information, call the Creighton Ticket Office at (402) 280-JAYS.
Creighton sold a record 12,888 season tickets for this season. The previous mark was the 12,126 season-tickets bought for the 2006-07 season.
Shuttle Service To Qwest Center Omaha
Metro Area Transit and Creighton University have partnered again this year to provide shuttle bus service from the CU campus to Qwest Center Omaha for all men's basketball home games this season.
The service is available to all fans, not just Creighton students. Round-trip cost is $1.00 for Creighton students with identification; $1.00 for children under the age of 18; $1.00 for senior citizens and $2.00 for adults. The shuttle will start one-hour before tip-off and at least two buses will continue to operate the route during the game.
The designated stops for pick-up around the CU campus are: 24th and Cuming (farside/southbound); 24th & California (nearside/southbound); 20th & Cass (nearside/eastbound) and 18th & Cass (nearside/eastbound by the Morrison Stadium). The shuttle will then go eastbound on Capitol Avenue and then go north up 10th Street for drop-off at the Qwest Center Omaha Arena 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 Qwest Center Omaha Arena entrance on 10th Street and loop the original route with the first of four stops at 24th & Cuming Streets.
Creighton (8-1) plays its final non-conference home game of the year on Saturday afternoon when UALR (9-1, 1-0 Sun Belt) comes to town.
Tip-off on First National Bank Court at Qwest Center Omaha (17,272) is scheduled for 2:05 pm.
Radio Broadcast Information
KXSP (“Big Sports 590” AM) will broadcast all Creighton men's basketball games during the 2007-08 season. The audio is also webcast live at www.bigsports590.com. T. Scott Marr and Jimmy Motz will call the action.
Big Sports 590 afternoon host Matt Perrault will host a call-in show focusing on the Bluejays, starting 90 minutes prior to tipoff that leads into the pre-game show. Perrault will also take calls after the game, also on Big Sports 590.
Television Broadcast Information
Saturday's game is the fourth of nine games scheduled for broadcast by KMTV this season. Travis Justice (play-by-play) and Scott Schumacher (analyst) will announce. Coordinates are as follows:
Galaxy 26 1-D
Uplink Freq. - 14021.375 H
Downlink Freq. - 11721 V
Video Webcast Available
Creighton University Athletics, Jump TV and Cox High Speed Internet will present a live, pay-per-view video webcast of at least 14 games this season, including Saturday. To sign up for the video webcast, fans can register by going directly to http://www.gocreighton.com. Cost for a season pass is $59.95. Single games are available for $6.95 each.
Once registered, fans will only need to log-in with their password on game night. The video stream, which will include an audio simulcast of the Big Sports 590 broadcast, begins approximately 10-15 minutes before tipoff featuring live video of Qwest Center Omaha and the audio of the Big Sports 590 pre-game show.
In order to view the webcast, users must have high speed Internet access (cable modem or DSL service) and Windows Media Player version 9.0 or above.
Live Stats Information
All Creighton home basketball games will have live stats this season. Fans can go to www.gocreighton.com and click on the Live Stats tab on the left-hand side of the page.
Scouting Creighton
Creighton is 8-1 on the young season, including a 7-0 record in the friendly confines of Qwest Center Omaha. Among Creighton's victories to date are wins over Nebraska, DePaul, Drexel and Saint Joseph's.
Senior forward Dane Watts, the only returning starter from last year's 22-11 NCAA Tournament qualifier, leads Creighton with 14.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.
Junior Josh Dotzler runs the show at the point and leads the team with 44 assists and 21 steals.
Freshman guard P'Allen Stinnett averages 10.2 points per game to lead a bench that averages 44.0 points per contest.
The Bluejays are outscoring the opposition by an 18.7 point margin (80.9-62.2) and are outrebounding teams by 6.9 caroms per contest. Creighton also shoots 48.3 percent from the field, 38.4 percent from three-point range and converts 70.1 percent at the line.
Scouting UALR
UALR is 9-1 this year, matching the 1995-96 team for the best start in school history. The Trojans have won seven straight games since losing to Texas-Arlington on Nov. 18, and on Saturday will be looking for their first eight-game win streak since 1988.
UALR is a balanced team offensively, with reserve Mike Smith's 9.6 points per game leading the squad. Smith shoots 69.6 percent from the field, tops in the Sun Belt Conference.
Four other players average more than eight points per game, including UALR assist leader Brandon Patterson (8.4 ppg., 4.3 apg.).
The Trojans are allowing just 54.6 points per game and have yet to allow a team to score more than 68 points in any game.
UALR averages 69.5 points per game and shoots 45.0 percent from the field, 32.7 percent from three-point range and 67.1 percent at the line. The Trojans also own a 9.5 rebound advantage on the glass.
The Coaches
The dean of Missouri Valley Conference coaches, Creighton's Dana Altman (Eastern New Mexico, 1980) is in his 14th year as head coach of the Bluejays. He owns a 268-142 (.654) mark at CU and a career record of 351-209 (.627) in 19 years as a NCAA Division I head coach.
Creighton's all-time winningest coach, Altman has been named national, conference, regional or district coach of the year in 10 of his 22 previous years as a head coach. The 2001 and 2002 MVC Coach of the Year was a finalist for the Naismith National Coach of the Year Award in 2003. In 2004, Altman was named the Collegeinsider.com Jim Phelan National Mid-Season Coach of the Year. In March, 2007, Altman was named a coach on the MVC's All-Centennial Team.
Additionally, Altman has led Creighton to seven NCAA Tournaments and his teams have played in the postseason in 10 straight seasons. He is assisted by Brian Fish, Darian DeVries and Mike Maker. Nick Earnest is the team's film coordinator.
UALR is coached by Steve Shields (Baylor, 1988), who owns a 71-55 record in his fifth season with the Trjoans. That also doubles as his career record. He is assisted by Wes Flanigan, Daniyal Robinson and Joe Kleine.
The Series With UALR
Creighton won the only previous meeting, 91-66, in Omaha on Dec. 20, 2003. CU placed five players in double-figures in that game, led by 17 points from Nate Funk and 14 points and 11 rebounds by Brody Deren. UALR was paced by 15 points from Zack Wright.
Dana Altman is 1-0 against Steve Shields and 4-2 overall (2-1 at Creighton) against Sun Belt Conference teams.
Last Game Recap
Creighton used a 15-0 run midway through the second half to bury North Carolina Central in an 88-54 win over the Eagles on Thursday in Omaha. Kenny Lawson Jr. had 13 points while Kenton Walker had career-highs with 12 points and nine rebounds for the Jays. Bryan Ayala had a season-high 26 points for NCCU.
Creighton-UALR Connections
UALR Athletic Director Chris Peterson is a former Associate Athletic Director at Creighton from 1997-2000.
Former Creighton basketball player Porter Moser coached at UALR from 2000-03 before a four-year run at Illinois State (CU's next opponent). Moser is currently an assistant for Rick Majerus at Saint Louis.
Additionally, both Creighton and UALR will serve as first- and second-round hosts for the NCAA Men's Basketball Championships this spring. Creighton and the Missouri Valley Conference will co-host games at Qwest Center Omaha on March 20 and 22. Tickets for that sold out event will be mailed in January. UALR will host games at Alltell Arena in Little Rock on March 21 and 23.
Magic Number Is 74
Creighton has scored 74 points or more in every home game this season, where it averages 84.3 points per game.
UALR, on the other hand, has not allowed more than 68 points in any game this season. The Trojans rank among the national leaders in scoring defense, yielding just 54.6 points per game.
Dating to last fall, UALR has lost its last five games when giving up 74 points or more.
Offense vs. Defense
Creighton has made 10 or more three-pointers in each of its last three games. The Bluejays have also shot 50 percent or better from the field in three straight games. CU averages 80.9 points per game this season.
On the other hand, UALR is one of the nation's top defensive teams. The Trojans entered the week ranked fourth nationally in scoring defense (53.4 ppg.) and third in field goal percentage defense (34.5 percent).
How good is that? The NCAA lists its single-season record for field goal percentage defense as 35.2 percent by the 2000 Stanford University team.
Lawson Getting It Done
Redshirt freshman Kenny Lawson Jr. has led Creighton in scoring each of the past two games, with 15 and 13 points, respectively.
Lawson is the first Bluejay freshman to lead Creighton in scoring during consecutive games since Terrell Taylor on Dec. 6 and Dec. 9, 1999.
Like Lawson, Taylor did it while coming off the bench in both games he paced the team in scoring.
Creighton's last freshman to lead the team in scoring three consecutive games was Rodney Buford, who did it in five straight from Jan. 27-Feb. 8 of his 1995-96 freshman season.
One of the Best Programs Around
Every five years since 1997, Basketball Times has evaluated the best of the best NCAA programs -- those that have won two-thirds of their games over the previous 10 season span. The 2007 edition of the report had 29 teams that met that qualification, including Creighton.
Those 29 schools were then ranked from 1-29 on categories like 10-year winning percentage, number of active NBA players, freshman graduation rate and US News & World Report's academic peer assessment score, as well as a subjective vote of 10 panelists who judged teams based on “program cleanliness” and “head coach ranking”.
Creighton finished an impressive seventh, trailing only Duke, North Carolina, Florida, Stanford, Gonzaga and Michigan State.
Basketball Times Overall Rankings
Rk. School Ave. Ranking
1. Duke 3.7
2. North Carolina 7.5
3. Florida 8.0
4. Stanford 8.8
5. Gonzaga 10.0
Michigan State 10.0
7. Creighton 10.2
8. Kansas 10.8
9. Xavier 11.5
10. Illinois 12.0
11. Arizona 13.5
12. Connecticut 13.7
13. Syracuse 14.5
14. Butler 14.8
15. College of Charleston 15.2
Southern Illinois 15.2
Texas 15.2
18. Kentucky 16.0
Pennsylvania 16.0
20. Maryland 17.3
21. Pittsburgh 17.5
22. Utah State 18.3
23. Kent State 18.8
24. Utah 20.2
25. Cincinnati 20.5
26. Murray State 20.7
Oklahoma 20.7
28. Oklahoma State 21.0
29. Memphis 23.0
A Strong Start
Creighton is 8-1 for the first time since the 2004-05 team opened 8-1.
With a win on Saturday, the Jays will be off to their best start after 10 games since the 2003-04 team began 12-0.
The Jays have been 10-0 or 9-1 after 10 games three previous times under Dana Altman. CU was 10-0 in both 2002-03 and the aforementioned 2003-04 campaign, and also opened 9-1 in 1999-00.
Crowd Control
UALR is 2-0 on the road this season with a 31-point win at Loyola Marymount and a seven-point win at Rice.
The Rice game was played before a crowd of 648 fans, while Loyola Marymount drew 1,289 fans. That means that in UALR has played before crowds of 1,300 or less in five of its last six road games (including last year).
Since falling at Creighton on Dec. 20, 2003, UALR has played before 10,000 fans or more just four times at all venues (twice in 2005-06 and once in both 2004-05 and 2006-07).
The Trojans have not played before a crowd larger than 3,976 this season. Creighton, on the other hand, has hosted 51 straight crowds of 10,000 or more dating to Nov. 20, 2004.
The Better The Record, The Harder They Fall
Creighton is 17-0 in the five-year history of Qwest Center Omaha against opponents that enter a game with one loss or less.
However, CU has never faced a team at Qwest Center Omaha with nine wins or more and one loss or less either, which UALR claims.
Opponent's
Record
Entering Opponent CU Result Date
3-0 Nebraska W 74-62 11/24/07
0-0 DePaul W 74-62 11/09/07
7-1 #24 Xavier W 73-67 12/09/06
2-1 George Mason W 58-56 11/25/06
0-1 Miss. Valley State W 78-42 11/13/06
7-1 Missouri State W 78-56 12/28/05
5-1 Xavier W 61-59 12/18/05
6-1 Nebraska W 70-44 12/11/05
2-1 Dayton W 91-90 11/26/05
0-0 Ark.-Pine Bluff W 87-55 11/19/05
7-1 Bradley W 71-62 12/28/04
0-0 Ark.-Pine Bluff W 83-58 11/20/04
1-0 Iona W 68-62 11/16/04
0-0 Alcorn State W 74-40 11/15/04
5-0 Nebraska W 61-54 12/10/03
0-1 Bethune-Cookman W 69-49 12/03/03
2-0 St. Bonaventure W 83-63 11/29/03
Three At A Time
Creighton has made 10 or more three-pointers in each of its past three games. This marks the first time since January of 2001 that CU has achieved that feat.
Since the three-point line was adopted into the college game in 1986-87, the Bluejays have never hit 10 or more treys in four consecutive contests.
UALR hasn't allowed more than nine three-pointers in a game this fall and held four straight foes under 25 percent from behind the arc.
Nifty At Fifty
Creighton owns a 102-4 mark in 14 seasons under Dana Altman when shooting 50 percent or better.
That includes CU's last three games of 50 percent shooting or better, matching the school's longest streak since Jan. 24-Feb. 1, 2004.
Creighton hasn't shot 50 percent or better in four straight games since the memorable 2002-03 campaign that featured four such streaks.
A Bunch Of Homers
Creighton has started the 2007-08 season with a 7-0 home record. It marks the seventh time in the past 10 years that the Jays have won their first seven home games. Below is a list of the top home starts under Dana Altman.
Best Home Starts Under Dana Altman
Start First Home Loss Date/Season
17-0 None 2002-03
14-0 None 2000-01
12-0 Southern Illinois 02/11/06
11-0 Southern Illinois 02/07/04
8-0 Southern Illinois 01/20/07
7-0 Evansville 01/04/99
7-0 None yet 2007-08
Dunk You Very Much
Creighton had eight dunks in Thursday's win over North Carolina Central, with all eight slams coming from freshmen.
Kenton Walker had three dunks in the span of 2:17 in the second half during CU's game-clinching 15-0 run.
Kenny Lawson Jr. also had three slams, while P'Allen Stinnett added two others.
Creighton owns 23 dunks on the season. Lawson leads the team with nine, just ahead of Dane Watts (6), Stinnett (5) and Walker (3).
Small Screen Superstars
Saturday's game against UALR will begin a 14-game stretch in which each Bluejay game will be televised.
Five of those games will air on KMTV, two games each will air on FSN Midwest, ESPNU and ESPN2 and one game will be on Mediacom (Des Moines), Cox 2 (Omaha) and NET-1.
Creighton's Feb. 13 game at Evansville is the only contest on the remaining docket that will not be televised.
ESPN will announce BracketBuster pairings and coverage for the Feb. 23 game in early February, while the MVC office will announce television coverage for CU's March 1 game with Bradley in early February as well.
To The Century Mark And Beyond
Creighton's 110 points on Monday against Houston Baptist were its most points in a game since 1985, and fourth-most in school history.
Monday marked Creighton's 41st all-time game of 100 or more points. CU is 39-2 in those games.
Monday marked Creighton's first 100 point game since a 100-68 win over Chattanooga on Feb. 19, 2005.
Monday's 110 points were its most since scoring 115-80 over Indiana State on Jan. 19, 1985.
Below is a list of Creighton's top-five scoring games all-time. A complete list can be found on page 145 of the 2007-08 Creighton Men's Basketball Media Guide.
Score Opponent Date
124-94 Miami (Fla.) 02/10/1964
120-76 Nevada 12/21/1962
115-80 Indiana State 01/19/1985
110-73 Houston Baptist 12/17/2007
109-81 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 12/16/1967
KMTV Picks Up Feb. 27 Game
KMTV will be televising Creighton's Feb. 27 game at Illinois State. The game was added since the station's Dec. 5 telecast at Xavier did not air due to the shootings at Westroads Mall. KMTV's next telecast will be Saturday's contest against Arkansas-Little Rock.
Career Nights
Numerous Creighton players had season or career-high scoring nights on Monday night against Houston Baptist.
Booker Woodfox's 11 points were a career-high, two more than his nine-point effort on Dec. 5 at Xavier.
Kenny Lawson's 15 points were nearly double his previous career-high of eight points done twice previously.
Kenton Walker's eight points were a career-high, eclipsing his previous high of six points against Savannah State on Nov. 29. Walker rewrote his personal bests on Thursday with 12 points and nine rebounds in a win over North Carolina Central.
Aaron Brandt, who did not score in Creighton's first seven games, scored nine points on Monday for a career-high.
Josh Dotzler's eight points matched his season high, done Dec. 5 at Xavier.
Qwest Center Omaha Records Smashed Too
Numerous Qwest Center Omaha records were smashed in Monday's rout as well, as seen below:
Stat Monday Previous Record
Margin of Victory 37 36
Points, One Team 110 100
Points In A Half 61 54
Points, Two Teams 183 181
Field Goals Made 37 36
Assists 25 25
All About The Bench-amins
Thursday marked the third time this season that the Creighton bench had outscored the entire line-up of the other team.
On Thursday, Creighton's bench scored 61 points, while the North Carolina Central squad scored 54 total.
CU's bench has also outscored the entire teams from Savannah State (60-52) and Houston Baptist (77-73) this year.
Reserve Corps
Creighton's 77 bench points on Monday against Houston Baptist were its most in at least 20 years.
The 77 points is incredible when you consider that Dana Altman's 1994-95 Bluejay team (his first at Creighton) had a single-game season-high point total of 76.
60 In A Half?
Creighton's 61 points in the second half of Monday's win over Houston Baptist were its most in any half since scoring 63 in the second half of a 106-50 win over Texas-Arlington on Nov. 17, 2002.
Piling Up The Points, and Wins
Creighton's recent wins over Houston Baptist and North Carolina Central continued five impressive streaks.
Creighton has won 29 straight home games when scoring 68 points or more since Feb. 5, 2005.
Creighton has won 33 straight games when scoring 72 points or more dating to Jan. 29, 2005.
The Bluejays have won 54 consecutive games when scoring 80 points or more, dating to Feb. 19, 2000.
Creighton has also won 43 straight games when scoring 90 points or more, dating to Jan. 11, 1988.
Creighton has won 14 straight games when scoring 100 points or more, dating to Feb. 26, 1977.
Altman Gets Win Number 350
Dana Altman picked up the 350th win of his Division I coaching career in Monday's 110-73 win over Houston Baptist. That moves his career record to 350-209 in 19 years as a NCAA Division I head coach. Below is a list of some of the milestone victories by Altman.
Win Game Opponent Date
50 94 at UC-Santa Barbara 12/30/92
100 195 Southern Illinois 01/29/96
150 280 Illinois State 01/23/99
200 351 at Southern Illinois 02/10/01
250 414 Bradley 02/08/03
300 486 vs. Wichita State 03/06/05
350 559 Houston Baptist 12/17/07
40-Point Halves = Wins
Creighton scored 48 points in the second half of its Dec. 20 win over North Carolina Central.
Dating to Jan. 29, 2005, Creighton has won its last 32 games when it scores at least 40 points in a half.
Tenacious D
Creighton is allowing just 62.2 points per game so far. This marks the sixth straight season the Jays have allowed less than 65 points per game.
Creighton head coach Dana Altman is 41-0 in his Division I coaching career when allowing 50 points or less.
Millard Named Newcomer of the Week
Sophomore Chad Millard was named the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week on Dec. 10. Millard averaged 9.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots in games against No. 21 Xavier and Saint Joseph's.
Millard helped key Creighton's win over Saint Joseph's with 13 points, seven rebounds and a career-high three blocked shots.
Millard is the third different Bluejay to earn Newcomer of the Week laurels in the first five weeks of the season, joining P'Allen Stinnett (Nov. 12) and Cavel Witter (Dec. 3).
Versatility A Bonus
Through games of Dec. 20th, Creighton's Chad Millard and Drake's Jonathan Cox were the only MVC players with at least 10 blocks and 10 three-pointers made this season.
Millard has 13 three-pointers and 10 blocked shots this year. Cox has 11 three-pointers and 10 blocked shots to date.
Seniors Score In Bunches
Creighton's seniors Nick Bahe, Pierce Hibma and Dane Watts were averaging 21.5 points per game combined heading into a Dec. 9 game with Saint Joseph's.
In the overtime win, they scored 60 of CU's 90 points. Hibma (17) and Watts (29) both exceeded their previous career-highs by three points each, while Bahe (14) was one shy of his career-best.
CU's seniors scored its final eight points of regulation and added 12 of the team's 20 points in overtime.
Helping Hand
Junior point guard Josh Dotzler tied a career-high with 10 assists in the win over Saint Joseph's on Dec. 9.
Dotzler's performance matched his 10 assists in a Feb. 4, 2006 overtime win at Drake.
Dotzler's 10 dimes were also the most in Qwest Center Omaha history by a Creighton player.
For the season, Dotzler leads Creighton with 44 assists, 20 more than any other Bluejay.
Watts Up For Senior CLASS Award
Creighton senior Dane Watts is one of 30 candidates for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, which focuses on the “Four C's” of classroom, character, community and competition.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the award was launched during the 2001-02 season to honor the attributes of college basketball seniors who remain committed to their university and pursue the many rewards that a senior season and complete college education brings.
Watts leads Creighton in scoring and rebounding this season, and has made 93 straight starts. In addition to being a solid student in the classroom, the business management major is actively involved in the community. Watts is a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and in the summer of 2006 toured France with Athletes in Action.
From the list of 30 nominees for each gender, a national media committee will select 10 finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award in January 2008. Those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot for a nationwide vote during the NCAA Tournament in March. Fan balloting will be coupled with votes from coaches and media to determine the recipient.
Now in its seventh year for basketball, the award has developed into the nation's premier tribute for college seniors. Previous winners of the men's award include Juan Dixon of Maryland (2002), David West of Xavier (2003), Jameer Nelson of Saint Joseph's (2004), Wayne Simien of Kansas (2005), J.J. Redick of Duke (2006) and Alando Tucker of Wisconsin (2007).
The Drive For Five
Creighton had its five-game winning streak snapped at Xavier on Dec. 5. The Bluejays have now had at least one five-game win streak in each of the last 11 seasons, and 17 such streaks overall in the 14-year tenure of Dana Altman.
Since 1988-89, the Bluejays have made the postseason all 13 previous times they've had a five-game winning streak in a season, but missed the postseason all six times they haven't.
3-0 Start, Again
Creighton has started off 3-0 (or better) in nine of the last 10 seasons, including this year's 5-0 open before losing. Last year's team that started 2-1 is the lone exception in the past decade.
Each of Creighton's 3-0 starts under Dana Altman have been culminated in a postseason tournament appearance at the end of the year.
Thanks in large part to the quick starts to open the year, Creighton has not taken the floor with a losing record since December 3, 1997 when it faced Grambling. Saturday will be the 322nd game in a row the Jays have played with a record of .500 or better.
Stinnett Off To A Good Start
P'Allen Stinnett has scored 92 points in his first nine games as a Bluejay. That ranks as the most by any CU player in their first nine games since Terrell Taylor scored 93 during the 1999-2000 campaign. Ryan Sears also scored 93 points during his freshman year of 1997-98.
Putting it in perspective, former Bluejay Anthony Tolliver scored just 22 points all of his freshman season. Tolliver ended with 1,004 career points and was named second-team all-MVC (2005-06) and first-team all-MVC (2006-07) before graduating last May.
Bench Press
Creighton's bench has outscored its own starting five by a 396-332 margin through nine games.
Creighton has scored 31 or more bench points every game this fall but one, compared to a high of 30 for last year's team. This year's team averages 44.0 points per game off the pine.
Last year's club had 356 bench points for the entire season, an average of 10.8 points per game.
Creighton's bench has outscored the opposition's bench by a whopping 396-193 margin, which amounts to a +22.6 point per game differential.
Stat CU Starters CU Bench
Points 332 396
Minutes 923 902
FG% .480 .486
3FG% .381 .388
FT% .692 .707
Rebounds 160 148
Assists 83 72
Steals 47 48
Cashing In At The Line
Sophomore guard Cavel Witter made each of his first 22 free throw attempts, including a perfect 10-of-10 effort at Drexel, before missing on Dec. 5 at Xavier.
Witter's 22 in a row was tied for the ninth-longest streak in Bluejay records, 10 makes shy of the school record set by Michael Lindeman. Lindeman made 32 in a row from Jan. 23 - Nov. 29, 2003.
Witter's 22 in a row was the best mark in school history to start a season, two better than Kyle Korver's 20 straight to open 2001-02.
Consecutive Free Throws Made (Since 1980)
FT Name Dates of Streak
32 Michael Lindeman Jan. 23-Nov. 29, 2003
28 Kyle Korver Jan. 27-March 15, 2001
27 Matt West Nov. 27, 1999-Jan. 15, 2000
Kyle Korver Jan. 29-Nov. 20, 2000
Nate Funk Dec. 30, 2006-Jan. 12, 2007
24 Rick Apke Jan. 22-Feb. 5, 1977
Rod Mason Jan. 28-Feb. 4, 1988
Kyle Korver Mar. 15-Dec. 4, 2001
22 Matt Petty Jan. 4-Feb. 4, 1993
Ryan Sears Feb. 22-Nov. 22, 1999
Nate Funk Feb. 26-Mar. 17, 2005
Cavel Witter Nov. 9-Dec. 1, 2007
National Stats Report
The third national statistical report came out on Dec. 17th, and the Bluejays were ranked in the top 50 in three team categories. Creighton was 39th with a .857 winning percentage, ranked sixth with 11.3 steals per game and were 44th with a +13.9 scoring margin.
Individually, Cavel Witter was 10th with his 92.9 free throw percentage, Josh Dotzler ranked 28th nationally with 2.6 steals per game and Dane Watts was 36th with his 59.7 percent shooting from the field.
Stealing A Share Of The Record
Creighton tied a school-record on Nov. 29 against Savannah State, recording 18 steals in its 26-point victory.
The 18 steals matches the amount recorded on Dec. 18, 1991 at Cleveland State, and later matched on Dec. 12, 1999 against Illinois State.
Balancing Act
Creighton has 11 players averaging 12.4 minutes per game or more, with all of those men scoring at least 4.4 points per game as well. Three of CU's top four scorers are reserves.
All 14 Bluejays on the roster have scored at least six points or more.
MegaWatts
Dane Watts scored a then-career-high 26 points against Mississippi Valley State on Nov. 17. Watts scored 15 of the Jays first 21 points, then added 11 more points after intermission.
Watts made 10-of-12 shots from the field and 6-of-8 shots from the free-throw line to score his 26 points. He did not attempt a three-point shot for the first time since Feb. 18, 2006, snapping a streak of 39 straight games with at least one hoist from behind the arc.
Watts' only other previous game with at least 20 points came on Dec. 22, 2006, when he scored 21 points in Creighton's 80-72 win over Houston.
Halftime Advantage
Creighton's 47-20 halftime lead over Nebraska on November 24 was the second-largest intermission margin in the five-year history of Qwest Center Omaha. Creighton led Alcorn State 39-11 on Nov. 15, 2004 for the largest halftime margin.
Below is a list of Creighton's top halftime leads and deficits at Qwest Center Omaha:
CU's Largest Halftime Leads at Qwest Center
Margin Score Opponent Date
28 39-11 Alcorn State 11/15/04
27 47-20 Nebraska 11/24/07
23 41-18 St. Bonaventure 11/29/03
21 42-21 Bethune Cookman 12/03/03
20 31-11 Nebraska 12/11/05
20 37-17 San Diego 11/22/03
CU's Largest Halftime Deficits at Qwest Center
Margin Score Opponent Date
-14 34-48 Evansville 02/07/07
-11 27-38 Indiana State 02/22/06
-10 19-29 Miami (Fla.) 03/20/06
-10 28-38 Bradley 01/18/06
-9 34-43 Missouri State 02/05/05
Five Figure Crowds
Creighton hosted 17,607 fans for its Feb. 17, 2007 home game versus Drexel. Not only was it the largest home crowd in Creighton history, but for any basketball game in state history as well.
Creighton has played 82 straight home games in front of crowds of 8,000 fans or more and 51 in a row at home before 10,000 fans or more.
By comparison, Creighton had a total of 39,093 home fans in Dana Altman's first year on the Hilltop, an average of 2,792 per game.
10 Largest Home Crowds, Creighton & State History
Att. Opp. Result Date
17,607 Drexel L 58-64 02/17/07
17,459 Southern Illinois L 57-58 01/20/07
17,283 Indiana State W 71-55 01/27/07
17,110 Wichita State W 71-54 02/24/07
17,049 Nebraska W 74-62 11/24/07
16,730 Miss. Valley St. W 76-46 11/17/07
16,339 Bradley W 65-54 01/18/07
16,315 Drake W 79-56 01/09/07
16,104 DePaul W 74-62 11/09/07
15,872 #24 Xavier W 73-67 12/09/06
Jays Ink Pair of Recruits
Creighton signed a pair of left-handed guards on Nov. 14, the first day of the fall signing period.
Antoine Young is an all-state guard from Bellevue West HS in the south Omaha suburb of Bellevue. A 6'0” guard, Young averaged 20.6 points per game last year for the state-runner up. He is coached by Doug Woodard.
Josh Jones is an all-state guard from Omaha Central HS. A 6'2” shooting guard, Jones has helped lead Central to back-to-back state titles. He averaged 18.0 points per game as a junior and is coached by Eric Behrens.
Jones and Young have previously been summer AAU teammates with the Omaha Crusaders.
P'henomenal Debut
P'Allen Stinnett's 23 points on Nov. 9 against DePaul were the most by a Bluejay in their first game since Cyril Baptiste scored 24 points on Dec. 1, 1969 against Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
Stinnett's 23 points were the most by any Creighton player in a season-opener since Rodney Buford tipped off his senior campaign with 24 points against Towson State on Nov. 14, 1998.
Below is a list of how Stinnett's debut compares with some other notable names in Bluejay history.
Name, Yr. Pts. Reb. Ast. Stl. Min. Result
Stinnett, 2007 23 4 3 3 26 W 74-62
Tolliver, 2003 0 1 2 0 7 W 79-44
Funk, 2002 3 5 4 1 21 W 106-50
Kyle Korver, 1999 2 2 0 1 10 W 70-62
Buford, 1995 3 4 0 0 19 W 63-59
Harstad, 1987 4 5 1 1 21 L 49-70
Gallagher, 1987 10 3 0 0 37 L 49-70
Benjamin, 1982 14 4 1 0 22 W 98-54
McKenna, 1977 14 3 7 ? ? W 95-66
Harmon, 1971 21 7 ? ? ? W 74-62
C. Baptiste, 1969 24 17 ? ? ? W 84-62
Portman, 1966 9 ? ? ? ? W 78-76
Silas, 1961 22 29 ? ? ? W 85-51
Gibson, 1954 19 ? ? ? ? W 66-51
Not Half Bad
P'Allen Stinnett scored all 23 of his points in the second half of Creighton's 74-62 win over DePaul on Nov. 9. The last Bluejay player to score 23 points or more in one half (without the aid of overtimes) was Kyle Korver, who had 26 of his 32 points in the second half of a game at #19 Xavier on Dec. 31, 2002.
Stinnett Named Newcomer Of the Week
P'Allen Stinnett picked up the league's first MVC Newcomer of the Week on Nov. 9 after his extraordinary debut against DePaul.
Stinnett had 23 points, four rebounds, three steals and three assists in the 74-62 win over DePaul. His 23 points were the most in a Bluejay debut since Cyril Baptiste in 1969, while his 23 point second half was the most by a Creighton player in one half since Kyle Korver on Dec. 31, 2002 at #19 Xavier.
True Blue Brewster's Crew
Creighton's top two scorers on Nov. 9 against DePaul, freshman P'Allen Stinnett and sophomore Chad Millard, both spent a year of prep school at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H. Stinnett was there in 2006-07, while Millard was there in 2004-05.
Stinnett had 23 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals, while Millard had 15 points, five rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block in the Jays 74-62 win over DePaul.
Is Anyone Left?
Creighton returned just 24.7 percent of its scoring from last season's team. According to STATS Inc., that ranks 10th-lowest nationally among Division I schools, as seen below.
Lowest Percentage of Points Returning
Source: STATS -- Chicago
Rk. School Last Year Return %
1. Long Beach State 2,575 85 3.3
2. Pepperdine 2,389 223 9.3
3. Colorado State 2,178 309 14.2
4. Florida 3,193 472 14.8
5. Louisiana Tech 1,922 354 18.4
6. Citadel 1,758 363 20.6
7. Eastern Washington 2,443 535 21.9
8. Southeastern Louisiana 2,050 501 24.4
9. Loyola Marymount 2,030 497 24.5
10. Creighton 2,220 548 24.7
95 and Counting...
Dane Watts has started Creighton's last 95 games, dating to his first start on Dec. 28, 2004.
That ranks as the MVC's longest active streak of consecutive starts, and is also sixth nationally according to STATS Inc. through Dec. 20.
Longest Active String of Consecutive Starts
Source: STATS -- Chicago
Rk. Name, School Streak Next
1. Jonathan Wallace, Georgetown 110 12/22
2. Dominique Kirk, Texas A&M 106 12/22
3. Leon Williams, Ohio 104 12/21
4. Antoine Agudio, Hofstra 102 12/22
5. William Byrd, Ark.-Pine Bluff 99 12/29
6. Dane Watts, Creighton 95 12/22
7. Gabe Moore, Indiana State 92 12/22
8. Mark Porter, Wagner 91 12/22
Are You Experienced?
How much experience does senior Dane Watts have compared to the rest of the Creighton team? The chart below shows his stats at CU compared to those of all his teammates...combined.
Stat Watts Rest of Team
Starts 95 77
Blocks 28 30
FG Made 316 393
FG Attempts 684 888
3FG Made 116 153
3FG Attempts 315 403
FT Made 159 205
FT Attempts 237 295
Points 907 1,146
Off. Rebounds 168 167
Def. Rebounds 364 347
Rebounds 532 514
?W'inning Edge
Creighton's men's and women's basketball teams have been nearly unbeatable at home in recent seasons, going a combined 175-38 in the last eight seasons. In fact, the men and women have both lost a home game in the same month just three times since March, 2000.
Creighton's Home Records, Last Eight Years
Year Men Women Combined
2007-08 7-0 3-0 10-0
2006-07 12-2 7-7 19-14
2005-06 15-2 5-7 20-9
2004-05 11-5 12-3 23-8
2003-04 14-2 12-1 26-3
2002-03 17-0 13-1 30-1
2001-02 12-3 11-1 23-4
2000-01 14-0 10-4 24-4
TOTALS 102-14 73-24 175-38
Preseason Poll
Creighton has been picked fourth in the preseason Missouri Valley Conference poll of coaches, beat writers, SID's and play-by-play men.
Southern Illinois was a unanimous selection with 39 first-place votes and a point total of 390. Bradley is second with 311 points while Missouri State is third with 283 points. Creighton comes in fourth with 266 points, just ahead of Illinois State's 235. Rounding out the bottom half is Wichita State (210), UNI (197), Indiana State (110), Drake (80) and Evansville (63).
The preseason all-MVC team does not include any Creighton players and is headed by preseason player of the year Randal Falker (Southern Illinois). Joining Falker on the first team are Eric Coleman (UNI), PJ Couisnard (Wichita State), Deven Mitchell (Missouri State) and Daniel Ruffin (Bradley). Honorable-mention picks include Jeremy Crouch (Bradley), Levi Dyer (Illinois State), Osiris Eldridge (Illinois State), Matt Shaw (Southern Illinois) and Bryan Mullins (Southern Illinois).
Double-Digit Comebacks
Including its Nov. 9 win over DePaul, Creighton has won after overcoming a double-digit deficit 23 times in the last eight seasons, including once this year.
Below is a list of those comebacks, listed by size of the margin overcome:
Overcoming Double Digit Deficits, Last 8 Years
Date Opponent Deficit Final Score
01/28/06 Wichita State 19 W 57-55
11/27/01 Western Kentucky 18 W 95-91 2ot
02/12/03 Missouri State 17 W 70-67 ot
11/09/07 DePaul 17 W 74-62
02/04/06 at Drake 16 W 72-67 ot
01/26/03 TCU 16 W 89-79
02/22/06 Indiana State 14 W 67-62
02/07/07 Evansville 14 W 79-74
12/04/04 High Point 13 W 79-60
03/09/03 vs. Wichita State 13 W 70-69
01/18/03 Southern Illinois 13 W 85-76
02/04/01 at Indiana State 13 W 77-71
01/18/06 Bradley 12 W 80-76
01/07/04 at Illinois State 12 W 56-55
12/30/06 Missouri State 11 W 77-74
11/26/05 Dayton 11 W 91-90 2ot
01/15/05 at Northern Iowa 11 W 67-66
11/30/04 at Xavier 11 W 73-72
03/15/02 vs. #15 Florida 11 W 83-82 2ot
12/18/05 Xavier 10 W 61-59
02/16/05 at Wichita State 10 W 82-68
02/01/05 Wichita State 10 W 73-69
12/30/03 Missouri State 10 W 59-54
Double-Digit Comebacks
Creighton has fallen behind by double-digits in 17 of its 70 all-time home games all-time at Qwest Center Omaha. In 11 of those 17 games, the Bluejays came back to win.
Creighton has not lost a game at home by 10 or more points since Jan. 3, 1996 (Bradley), a span of 180 straight home games. That ranks as the nation's oldest streak without a double-digit home setback.
Double Digit Deficits at Qwest Center Omaha
Date Opponent Deficit Final Score
12/30/03 Missouri State 10 W 59-54
12/04/04 High Point 13 W 79-60
12/07/04 Kent State 16 L 58-67
12/18/04 Wyoming 13 L 64-68
02/01/05 Wichita State 10 W 73-69
02/05/05 Missouri State 15 L 71-79
11/26/05 Dayton 11 W 91-90 2ot
12/18/05 Xavier 10 W 61-59
01/18/06 Bradley 12 W 80-76
01/28/06 Wichita State 19 W 57-55
02/11/06 Southern Illinois 14 L 67-74
02/22/06 Indiana State 14 W 67-62
03/20/06 Miami (Fla.) 12 L 52-53
12/30/06 Missouri State 11 W 77-74
01/20/07 Southern Illinois 12 L 57-58
02/07/07 Evansville 14 W 79-74
11/09/07 DePaul 17 W 74-62
Qwest To Be The Best
Creighton's has played 70 regular and post-season contests at Qwest Center Omaha all-time. The Bluejays own a 59-11 (.843) record all-time at the facility, including a perfect 13-0 figure on Wednesday's. The 11 losses have been by a combined 49 points. CU has outscored its opponents 5,115-4,255 in games at Qwest Center Omaha, an average victory margin of 12.3 points per game.
Who Are These Guys?
Program sales are up as Creighton fans try to figure out who all the newcomers on the roster are this winter.
Creighton has just one regular starter back from last year, Dane Watts. The last time Creighton listed just one returning starter was all the way back in 1985-86, when Gary Swain was the lone returning starter.
Additionally, Creighton's returners accounted for just 44 games started last year. That's the fewest games started that are returning since at least the start of the 1980-81 campaign.
The Charge Chart
Creighton has taken 21 charges so far this season, including five on both Dec. 17 and Dec. 20. Over the previous five seasons, the Bluejays have averaged 46.0 per year. Below is a list of the charges that have been taken in that time:
Name 2002-06 ?06-07 ?07-08 Total
Dane Watts 15 11 6 32
Casey Harriman n/a n/a 4 4
Chad Millard n/a n/a 4 4
Kenton Walker n/a n/a 3 3
Josh Dotzler 4 0 2 6
Kenny Lawson Jr. n/a 0 1 1
Cavel Witter n/a n/a 1 1
Pierce Hibma 1 2 0 3
Former Players 164 33 0 197
Total 184 46 21 251
10 Conference Wins x 11 Seasons
Last year Creighton extended its MVC record by winning 10 or more league games for an 11th consecutive season. Prior to Dana Altman's arrival, the Bluejays had 10 or more conference wins in only six different seasons all-time.
On a national basis, the only teams with at least 11 straight years of 10 or more league wins are Arizona (22), South Carolina State (14), Stanford (13), Kansas (13) and Creighton (11).
20 Overall Wins x 9 Years = MVC History
Creighton is the only school in the 101-year history of the Missouri Valley Conference to post nine straight 20-win campaigns. No other school owns more than six straight.
Creighton is one of nine teams nationally with 20 or more wins in each of last nine seasons. That list consists of Arizona, Creighton, Duke, Florida, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kent State, Kentucky and Syracuse.
Postseason x 10
Creighton has made either the NIT or NCAA in 10 consecutive seasons, tied for the longest streak of postseason bids in MVC history. It matches the 10 straight from 1966 to 1975 by Louisville.
The only 12 schools to make the postseason in each of the last 10 years are Arizona, Creighton, Duke, Florida, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Stanford and Syracuse.
Creighton, which also boasts a men's soccer team with 16 straight NCAA appearances, is the nation's only school with 10 straight postseason appearances in both men's basketball and men's soccer.
Six Out Of Nine Tourney Titles
Creighton owns six league tournament titles in the last nine years. On a national basis, the only schools that can claim this are Gonzaga (8), Duke (7), Winthrop (7) and Creighton (6).
Creighton's 10 Valley Tournament titles are twice as many as the next closest school, Southern Illinois (5).
Nothing Mid-Major About The Valley
The 2006-07 campaign marked the ninth consecutive season that the Missouri Valley Conference has had multiple bids to the NCAA Tournament, as two teams were in the Big Dance.
The only leagues to send at least two teams to the last nine NCAA Tourney's (since 1998-99) are the ACC, Big East, Big 10, Big 12, MVC, SEC and Pac-10.
Jays Were Among Attendance Leaders
During the 2006-07 season, Creighton finished ranked 13th nationally in average attendance with 15,909 fans per game. Below is a list of the nation's attendance leaders, according to figures compiled by the NCAA.
2006-07 Attendance Leaders
Rk. School Avg.
1. Kentucky 23,421
2. Syracuse 21,516
3. North Carolina 20,693
4. Tennessee 19,661
5. Louisville 18,488
6. Ohio State 17,530
7. Wisconsin 17,190
8. Maryland 16,822
9. Arkansas 16,720
10. Illinois 16,618
11. Indiana 16,474
12. Kansas 16,300
13. Creighton 15,909
14. Marquette 15,345
15. Michigan State 14,759
MVC's Top Crowds Ever
Creighton has set MVC attendance records each of the past two seasons. In 2005-06 the program attracted a league-record 236,313 fans, smashing the previous league mark of 192,258 the Bluejays set in 2003-04. Last season, Creighton set a mark with 15,909 fans per average home game.
Below are the top average home attendance totals in MVC history.
Ave. Att. School Year
15,909 Creighton 2006-07
15,436 Creighton 2007-08
13,901 Creighton 2005-06
13,674 Louisville 1974-75
12,016 Creighton 2003-04
12,009 Louisville 1967-68
Consistent Challengers
One of the most impressive facets of the Dana Altman tenure is how often his teams have been in the running for the MVC regular-season title. Eight of his last 10 teams have finished either first or second in The Valley, and the two that didn't both won the MVC Tournament.
The Bluejays won the MVC in 2000-01 and tied for the title in 2001-02. 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.
Creighton's MVC Finishes, Last 10 Years
1st Place 2000-01
Tied for First 2001-02 (won MVC Tourn.)
2nd Place 1997-98, 2002-03 (won MVC Tourn.), 2006-07 (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.)
Television Records
Creighton is a combined 72-38 in televised games in the last six seasons, including a 27-16 mark on KMTV-produced games (which does not include CU's record in NCAA Tournament games on KMTV). Creighton went 4-2 in games aired on KMTV in 2002-03, 6-3 in 2003-04, 4-5 in 2004-05, 5-3 in 2005-06 and 6-2 in 2006-07 in KMTV-produced games.
The Jays are also 31-20 in games that air regionally or nationally in that time, including a 19-11 mark on MVC TV.
Creighton had 28-of-33 games on television last season. A minimum of 22, and possibly as many as 24, regular-season games are slated for television this season.
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 native Iowans this season include senior Pierce Hibma (Pella), junior Dustin Sitzmann (LeMars) and freshmen Casey Harriman (Ida Grove) and Kaleb Korver (Pella). Other past notable Iowans include Kyle Korver (Pella), Ryan Sears (Ankeny), Brody Deren (Harlan), Tyler McKinney (Urbandale), Nate Funk (Sioux City) and Michael Lindeman (Iowa Falls).
Creighton has played at least one Iowa native in 418 straight games. That streak dates to a Feb. 5, 1994 win against Wichita State.
Altman Passing Coaching Legends
Dana Altman continues to pass some of the coaching greats in MVC history in two categories. Altman's 268 wins at Creighton are third in MVC history, while his 148 triumphs in regular-season conference games have allowed him to pass Phog Allen for third in league history.
Both men above him, Henry Iba and Eddie Hickey, are in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Coaches--Most Wins As MVC Member--All Games
Wins Coach School(s)
1. 486 Henry Iba Oklahoma A&M
2. 337 Eddie Hickey Creighton & St. Louis
3. 268 Dana Altman Creighton
MVC Coaches--Most Wins In Conference Games
Wins Coach School(s)
1. 187 Henry Iba Oklahoma A&M
2. 163 Eddie Hickey Creighton & St. Louis
3. 148 Dana Altman Creighton
4. 126 Phog Allen Kansas
Long-Distance Streak Alive
Creighton has made at least one trifecta in a league-best 442 straight games since a 59-53 loss at Illinois State on Feb. 20, 1993 when Rick Johnson was coach.
Creighton had its streak of 408 straight games with two or more treys snapped on Jan. 20, 2007 against Southern Illinois when it finished 1-of-8 from downtown.
Last Season Recap
Led by seniors Nate Funk, Manny Gakou, Nick Porter and Anthony Tolliver, Creighton went 22-11 and advanced to its seventh NCAA Tournament in the past nine years last winter.
Creighton was ranked a best-ever 19th in the preseason Associated Press poll last year, but lost several games early and was just 4-3 before a second-place finish in Honolulu at the Rainbow Classic.
The Bluejays would then open MVC play with a 5-1 record, eventually finishing second with a 13-5 league mark.
The second-seeded Bluejays then won the State Farm MVC Tournament in St. Louis with victories over Indiana State, Missouri State and #11 Southern Illinois, earning a 10-seed in the NCAA Tournament. Funk, Tolliver and Porter were all named to the all-Tournament Team.
Shipped to New Orleans, La., to take on #15 Nevada, Creighton dropped a 77-71 overtime game to the Wolf Pack in the first round of the NCAA's.
Funk and Tolliver gave Creighton its first pair of first-team all-MVC teammates since 1991. Funk led the Jays in scoring (17.7 ppg.) and assists (3.0 apg.), while Tolliver topped the team in rebounding (6.7 rpg.) and blocked shots (1.72 bpg.).
Creighton was 15th nationally with its school-record 75.4 percent accuracy at the free-throw line and ranked 23rd nationally, allowing just 60.9 points per game. The Jays also ranked 13th nationally with an MVC-record 15,909 fans per home game.
The 2006-07 campaign marked Creighton's 10th-straight postseason bid and ninth-straight 20-win season.
Canada Trip Recap
Creighton spent Labor Day weekend in Calgary, winning five games in three days. Creighton beat Saskatchewan twice (87-82 and 92-66), Calgary twice (85-77 and 97-78) and Lethbridge once (88-49).
Eleven different Creighton players started at least once, and all 14 Jays scored at least nine points over the course of the weekend.
Dane Watts led Creighton in scoring with 16.0 points per game while also adding 6.4 rebounds per contest. Kenny Lawson Jr. averaged 14.0 points and led the team with 6.8 rebounds and 1.0 blocked shots per game. Josh Dotzler paced the club with 19 assists and 14 steals.
The foreign trip, which is allowed once every four years, was Creighton's first since the 2003-04 trip to Vancouver. That Creighton team opened the season 12-0.
Ticket Information
Single-game tickets went on sale on Nov. 7th. Fans can purchase tickets in advance at Qwest Center Omaha Box Office, the Omaha Civic Auditorium Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations (Baker's, Younkers), Ticketmaster online at http://www.ticketmaster.com or by calling Ticketmaster and charging by phone at (402) 422-1212. Only upper bowl seats will be available for any game and cost is $11 for adults and $7 for youth ages 3-18 (children two and under are free). For more information, call the Creighton Ticket Office at (402) 280-JAYS.
Creighton sold a record 12,888 season tickets for this season. The previous mark was the 12,126 season-tickets bought for the 2006-07 season.
Shuttle Service To Qwest Center Omaha
Metro Area Transit and Creighton University have partnered again this year to provide shuttle bus service from the CU campus to Qwest Center Omaha for all men's basketball home games this season.
The service is available to all fans, not just Creighton students. Round-trip cost is $1.00 for Creighton students with identification; $1.00 for children under the age of 18; $1.00 for senior citizens and $2.00 for adults. The shuttle will start one-hour before tip-off and at least two buses will continue to operate the route during the game.
The designated stops for pick-up around the CU campus are: 24th and Cuming (farside/southbound); 24th & California (nearside/southbound); 20th & Cass (nearside/eastbound) and 18th & Cass (nearside/eastbound by the Morrison Stadium). The shuttle will then go eastbound on Capitol Avenue and then go north up 10th Street for drop-off at the Qwest Center Omaha Arena 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 Qwest Center Omaha Arena entrance on 10th Street and loop the original route with the first of four stops at 24th & Cuming Streets.
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