Men's Basketball Opens Exhibition Season Sunday vs. Central Missouri
11/4/2008 2:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Next Game
Creighton opens the 2008-09 season with an exhibition game on Sunday, Nov. 9 vs. Central Missouri. Tip-off at Qwest Center Omaha (17,272) is set for 2:05 p.m.
Radio Broadcast Information
KXSP (“Big Sports 590” AM) will broadcast all Creighton men's basketball games during the 2008-09 season. The audio is also webcast live at www.bigsports590.com. T. Scott Marr and former Bluejay Nick Bahe will call the action.
For all home games, Big Sports 590 afternoon host Matt Perrault will host a call-in show focusing on the Bluejays, that leads into the pre-game show. Perrault will also take calls after the game, also on Big Sports 590.
Television Broadcast Information
Sunday's game will not be televised.
Video Webcast Available
Creighton University Athletics and Jump TV will present a live, pay-per-view video webcast of approximately 20 games this season. 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 15-30 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 returns 10 lettermen and three starters from last year's team that went 22-11 and made an 11th straight postseason appearance.
Creighton's senior class trio of Booker Woodfox (9.6 ppg.), Josh Dotzler (3.4 ppg., 3.6 apg.) and Dustin Sitzmann (0.6 ppg.) will be counted on to provide much of the leadership to a team filled with sophomores and juniors.
Sophomore guard P'Allen Stinnett (12.6 ppg.) was an honorable-mention all-MVC selection after a standout freshman season, while junior guard Cavel Witter (9.1 ppg.) also proved to be a prolific scorer down the stretch.
Other returning letterwinners include junior Chad Millard and sophomores Casey Harriman, Kaleb Korver, Kenny Lawson Jr., and Kenton Walker.
Three scholarship newcomers join the fold this fall, junior Justin Carter and freshmen Antoine Young and Josh Jones.
Scouting Central Missouri
Central Missouri returns nine players, including three starters, from an 18-10 team. That came after a 31-4 campaign in 2006-07 that saw the team reach the Final Four in Springfield, Mass., for the first time since 1984.
Senior forward Joe Young was a second-team all-MIAA selection a year ago, when he led the team with 14.3 points per game to go with 2.6 rebounds per game and 34 steals.
Other returning starters include senior guard De'Andre Byrd (8.6 ppg., 4.6 rpg., 3.0 apg., 1.9 spg.) and junior forward Tremaine Luellen (9.0 ppg., 4.1 rpg.).
Central Missouri is picked second in the preseason MIAA poll, trailing Southwest Baptist and narrowly ahead of Nebraska-Omaha.
The Mules will open exhibition play on Nov. 6 against Austin Peay before playing Creighton.
The Coaches
The dean of Missouri Valley Conference coaches, Creighton's Dana Altman (Eastern New Mexico, 1980) enters his 15th year as head coach of the Bluejays. He owns a 282-152 (.650) mark at CU and a career record of 365-219 (.625) entering his 20th year 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 23 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 11 straight seasons. He is assisted by Brian Fish, Darian DeVries and Todd Eisner. Nick Bahe is the team's graduate manager.
Central Missouri is coached by Kim Anderson (Missouri, 1979), who enters his seventh year with the school. He owns a 128-54 record and has led the Mules to two MIAA regular-season titles. As a player, Anderson was named Big 8 Conference Player of the Year in 1977 and then was a second-round draft pick by Portland Trailblazers. Brad Loos is the associate head coach, while Nelson Haggerty, Corey Brown and Brett Cochran are listed as assistant coaches.
The Series With Central Missouri
Creighton won the only previous regular-season meeting between the schools, 44-25 on Dec. 9, 1946 in Omaha.
Last Season Recap
Creighton put together a second consecutive 22-11 season last fall, reaching the second round of the NIT with a team featuring nine newcomers.
P'Allen Stinnett (12.6 ppg.) swept MVC Newcomer and Freshman of the Year honors after leading Creighton in scoring, while senior Dane Watts (11.3 ppg.) led the team with 6.4 rebounds per game.
Booker Woodfox (9.6 ppg.) was named MVC Sixth Man of the Year as the leader for a bench that outscored CU's starters by 76 points for the season.
Rule Changes
The rules changes below were approved by the Men's and Women's Basketball Rules Committees and by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel. The rules changes will be implemented for the upcoming 2008-09 season.
- Three-Point Line -- Beginning this season, the three-point line will move back a full foot to 20 feet, 9 inches.
- Court and Equipment 1-3.3 -- The restraining line shall be a color that is different from that of the end lines. When space is not available for a 6-foot restraining line, the line should be marked using the maximum available distance. Non-playing personnel shall not be permitted in this area.
- Logos 1-16.4 -- There are no restrictions on NCAA, team or conference logos, names or abbreviations on the playing court, provided they do not obscure any of the required lines.
- Officials Jurisdiction 2-4.4. -- When all three officials leave the visual confines of the playing area at the end of the game, the officials' jurisdiction has ended and the score has been approved.
- Duties of Timer 2-10.9 -- Sound a warning horn 15 seconds before the expiration of the 20-second time limit to replace a disqualified player. The signal also shall be sounded at the end of the 20 seconds to replace a disqualified player.
- Uniforms 3-5.10 -- Opposing team uniforms shall be of contrasting colors. The home team shall wear light game jerseys and the away team shall wear dark game jerseys. Note: This rule may be altered by mutual consent of the competing institutions.
- Uniforms 3-5.13 -- The use of an arm sleeve, knee sleeve, and lower leg sleeve is permissible for medical reasons but its utilization shall be verified by either the individual's coach or team medical personnel.
- Uniforms 3-6.1 -- A single manufacturer's or distributor's normal logo, label or trademark may be worn on the game pants, and all other items of apparel excluding the game jersey (e.g. Warm-ups, socks, headbands, and wristbands). Game pants and warm-ups may bear a single manufacturer's or distributor's normal logo, label or trademark, an institutional logo/mascot, or a conference logo/mascot.
- Goaltending 4-34.3 -- When the entire ball is above the level of the ring during a field-goal try and contacts the backboard, it is considered to be on its downward flight. In such a case, it is goaltending when that ball is touched by a player.
- Timeouts 5-13.4.k. -- For all NCAA tournament games, the format described in Rule 5-13.4 may be used without the presence of paid advertising.
- Foul and Penalties (Men) 10-3 & 10-4 -- Reorganization of Rule 10-3 and 10-4 in reference to infraction and penalty. Rationale: No change to the intent of the rule, however, infractions have been classified. Two classifications; Class A technical fouls are for unsportsmanlike conduct and will replace Direct Technical Fouls. Class B technical fouls deal with infractions of the rules that neither involve contact nor causes contact with opponent and fall below the limit of an unsportsmanlike act. Class B replaces Indirect Technical Fouls.
Recent Exhibition History
Creighton is 32-6 since 1987 in exhibition games, including a 23-3 record with Dana Altman as head coach. The only team to beat Altman in an exhibition setting has been Global Sports, which merged five years ago and changed their name to EA Sports.
Date Score
11/16/87 Creighton 82, DTV Charlottenburgh 77
11/13/88 Creighton 75, Turkey 66
11/10/89 Creighton 92, Athletes in Action 70
11/16/89 Brazil 93, Creighton 90
11/06/90 Creighton 89, Athletes in Action 82
11/15/90 Creighton 89, Russian Ukraine Nat. Team 71
11/05/91 Creighton 90, Ukraine National Team 89
11/19/91 Creighton 87, Ath. Fighting Substance Abuse 77
11/16/92 Creighton 82, Cuban National Team 73
11/24/92 Creighton 93, Lee Jeans 86
11/19/93 Central Army Sports Club 92, Creighton 91
11/23/93 Team Pella 115, Creighton 99
11/15/94 Creighton 80, Dutch National Team 80 (OT)*
11/21/94 Creighton 88, Fort Hood 78
11/14/95 Creighton 77, Poznan 68
11/20/95 Creighton 76, Athletes in Action 66
11/11/96 Creighton 75, Hungary Select 60
11/17/96 Creighton 90, Dream Builders 70
11/05/97 Creighton 93, Lucenec-Slovenia 56
11/09/97 Creighton 97, Pella Windows 86
11/04/98 Creighton 96, Bulgaria 61
11/08/98 Creighton 80, Team Pella 77
11/09/99 Global Sports 77, Creighton 73
11/17/99 Creighton 75, Pella Windows 68
11/05/00 Global Sports 82, Creighton 74
11/12/00 Creighton 74, Nebraska-Omaha 53
11/06/01 Creighton 62, Nebraska-Omaha 53
11/13/01 Creighton 95, Global Sports 80
11/05/02 Creighton 75, Nebraska-Omaha 72
11/10/02 Creighton 83, Global Sports 61
11/09/03 Creighton 72, Nebraska-Omaha 66 (OT)
11/16/03 Global Sports 66, Creighton 65
11/11/04 Creighton 78, EA Sports 48
11/06/05 Creighton 74, EA Sports 67
11/13/05 Creighton 116, Nebraska-Kearney 82
11/02/06 Creighton 80, EA Sports 76 (OT)
11/08/06 Creighton 73, Nebraska-Omaha 56
11/01/07 Creighton 88, EA Sports 75
*Creighton wins by forfeit when Dutch refuses to begin second overtime.
An Auspicious Beginning
Few could have predicted the ending Dana Altman had at his first game on the CU sideline. Creighton won the Nov. 15, 1994 exhibition game on a forfeit after the Dutch National Team refused to begin the second overtime.
The crowd for that contest was 3,834, a miniscule figure when you consider Creighton enters 2007-08 having played its last 75 regular-season home games before 8,000 fans or more.
Below is a short recap of that finish, as penned by then-SID Kevin Sarver:
“In a bizarre game of 67 fouls and 86 free throw attempts, the Dutch National Team refused to start the second overtime with the score tied 80-80 and, by walking off the floor and into the lockerroom, handed the Bluejays a forfeit victory. The Bluejays led 80-78 with 26 seconds remaining before Dutch forward Okke te Velde nailed a long jumper with seven seconds remaining. With no three-point signal from any of the three officials and without any stoppage of play, CU sophomore guard Troy Wharton took the inbounds pass and dribbled to the three-point arc but his shot bounced off the rim as the buzzer sounded. The Dutch team then argued Velde's shot was a three-pointer and that the game should be over. After a nearly 10-minute delay with the Bluejays at the center circle waiting to start the second overtime, the Dutch walked off the court ending the game.”
Ticket Information
Single-game tickets for the Central Missouri game go on sale on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 10 am. Single game tickets for regular-season home games go on sale on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 10 am.
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.
As of November 3rd, Creighton had already sold an estimated 13,700 season tickets for this season. The previous MVC record was the 12,888 season-tickets Creighton fans bought for the 2007-08 season.
Who Are These Guys?
Creighton returns three starters (Josh Dotzler, Kenny Lawson Jr., P'Allen Stinnett) from last year's team that finished 22-11.
Creighton's roster contains players who made 83 starts a year ago, a significant increase over the 44 starts that the team returned at this point last winter.
Returning Returning Starts Final
Year Starters From Previous Year W-L
2008-09 3 83 ???
2007-08 1 44 22-11
2006-07 4 120 22-11
2005-06 4 134 20-10
2004-05 2 58 23-11
2003-04 3 101 20-9
2002-03 5 159 29-5
2001-02 2 65 23-9
2000-01 3 90 24-8
1999-00 3 84 23-10
1998-99 3 84 22-9
1997-98 4 72 18-10
1996-97 4 126 15-15
1995-96 4 100 14-15
1994-95 2 52 7-19
1993-94 3 73 7-22
1992-93 2 64 8-18
1991-92 2 51 9-19
1990-91 4 132 24-8
1989-90 4 127 21-12
1988-89 4 123 20-11
1987-88 3 83 16-16
1986-87 2 65 9-19
1985-86 1 48 12-16
1984-85 4 124 20-12
1983-84 3 72 17-14
1982-83 3 77 8-19
1981-82 2 78 7-20
1980-81 4 112 21-9
Who Are Those Guys, Part II
Creighton also has two walk-ons practicing with the team that might suit up on Sunday.
No. 24 is Matt Dorwart, a 6-7 freshman forward from Sidney, Neb. Dorwart played at Sindey High School and averaged 8.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game while shooting 38.5 percent from three-point range.
No. 40 Derek Sebastian is a 6-5 freshman guard/forward from Loveland, Colo. Sebastian played at Thompson Valley High School, where he averaged 14.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game last year.
Freshmen Starts Almost Unheard Of
If Josh Jones or Antoine Young get a surprise starting nod in Sunday's exhibition, they'll join some rare company. To find the last Creighton true freshman to start the team's exhibition opener, you'd have to go all the way back to Nov. 14, 1988. That's when Latrell Wrightsell had eight points, four rebounds and three assists in 31 minutes of a 75-66 win over Turkey.
Even Ryan Sears, who started all 124 regular-season games of his illustrious career from 1997-2001, came off the bench for his exhibition debut before replacing Matt West in the second exhibition game of the 1997-98 campaign.
Sears remains the last CU freshman to start a Creighton regular-season opener, which he did in 1997's win over UMKC.
It's worth noting that last year then-redshirt freshman Kenny Lawson Jr. started the exhibition win over EA Sports, though Lawson had the benefit of playing in two games of the 2006-07 season before receiving a medical redshirt.
Newcomer Report
Eight players made their debut in a Creighton uniform last year against EA Sports. Booker Woodfox, Cavel Witter, P'Allen Stinnett, Chad Millard, Kaleb Korver, Casey Harriman, Kenton Walker and Aaron Brandt combined for 48 points, 14 boards and eight assists in 102 minutes of an 88-75 win.
Four players made their debut in a Creighton uniform in 2006 against EA Sports. Nick Bahe, Isacc Miles, Ty Morrison and Kenny Lawson Jr. combined for 16 points, 11 boards and three assists in 59 minutes of an 80-76 overtime win.
In the 2005 game against EA Sports, Nick Porter, Dominic Bishop, Josh Dotzler and Brice Nengsu combined for 11 points, five assists, four rebounds and a steal in 55 minutes of play.
In the Nov. 11, 2004 game against EA Sports, CU newcomers Jeffrey Day, Dennis Howard, Pierce Hibma and Dane Watts combined for 25 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in 64 minutes in a 78-48 win.
Preseason Poll
For the second time in three years, Creighton has been picked to win the Missouri Valley Conference in a preseason poll of coaches, beat writers, SID's and play-by-play men.
Creighton was picked first on 36 of the 39 ballots to earn 386 of a possible 390 points. Last year's favorite, Southern Illinois, earned two first-place votes and totaled 322 points for second place, just ahead of Illinois State, which garnered 309 points and the lone remaining first-place vote. Rounding out the rest of the poll was Drake (274), Bradley (219), UNI (186), Indiana State (137), Evansville (122), Wichita State (105) and Missouri State (85).
The preseason all-MVC team is headlined by preseason player of the year Osiris Eldridge (Illinois State). Joining Eldridge on the first team are P'Allen Stinnett
10 Conference Wins, Again
Last year Creighton extended its MVC record by winning 10 or more league games for a 12th 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 12 straight years of 10 or more league wins are Stanford (14), Kansas (14) and Creighton (12).
20 Overall Wins x 9 Years = MVC History
Creighton is the only school in the 102-year history of the Missouri Valley Conference to post 10 straight 20-win campaigns. No other school owns more than six straight.
Creighton is one of seven teams nationally with 20 or more wins in each of last 10 seasons. That list consists of Creighton, Duke, Florida, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kent State and Syracuse.
Postseason x 11
Creighton has made either the NIT or NCAA in 11 consecutive seasons, the longest streak of postseason bids in MVC history. It is one more than the 10 straight from 1966 to 1975 by Louisville.
The only 12 schools to make the postseason in each of the last 11 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 11 straight postseason appearances in both men's basketball and men's soccer.
Jays Among Attendance Leaders, Again
Creighton ranked 15th nationally in attendance, averaging 15,333 fans per game during the 2007-08 season.
During the 2006-07 season, Creighton ranked 13th nationally in average attendance with 15,909 fans per game.
Below is a list of the nation's attendance leaders in 2007-08, as compiled by the NCAA.
2007-08 Attendance Leaders
Rk. School Average
1. Kentucky 22,554
2. North Carolina 20,497
3. Syracuse 20,345
4. Tennessee 20,267
5. Louisville 19,481
6. Maryland 17,950
7. Wisconsin 17,190
8. Arkansas 17,148
9. Indiana 16,876
10. Memphis 16,748
11. Illinois 16,618
12. Ohio State 16,587
13. Kansas 16,409
14. Marquette 16,239
15. Creighton 15,333
16. North Carolina State 15,043
17. Michigan State 14,759
18. New Mexico 14,361
19. Arizona 14,218
20. Texas 13,815
MVC Attendance Record Falls
Creighton broke the MVC record for single-season home attendance with 276,000 fans in 2007-08, surpassing the 2005-06 team which drew 236,313 fans in 17 games to hold the old mark.
Creighton has set MVC attendance (either average or total home fans) records each of the past three seasons. The 2006-07 club raised the bar by attracting 15,909 fans per game. Last year's team was close to that, averaging 15,333 fans per home game.
Highest Season Home Attendance, MVC History
Home Att. School Year
276,000 Creighton 2007-08
236,313 Creighton 2005-06
222,728 Creighton 2006-07
192,258 Creighton 2003-04
191,440 Louisville 1974-75
Highest Average Attendance, MVC History
Ave. Att. School Year
15,909 Creighton 2006-07
15,333 Creighton 2007-08
13,901 Creighton 2005-06
13,674 Louisville 1974-75
12,016 Creighton 2003-04
Bench Press
Creighton's bench outscored its own starting five by a 1,218-1,142 margin last year. The 51.61 percent of scoring coming from CU's bench was the nation's best mark, according to the staff at STATS Inc.
Percentage of Points Scored by Bench
Source: STATS -- Chicago
Rk. Team Start% Bench%
1. Creighton 48.39 51.61
2. Texas State 48.78 51.22
3. Buffalo 52.28 47.72
4. Southeast Missouri State 53.62 46.38
5. Central Michigan 55.48 44.52
Creighton scored 31 or more bench points in 22 of 33 games in 2007-08, compared to a high of 30 for the 2006-07 team. The 2007-08 team averaged 36.9 points per game off the pine, the second-highest mark nationally.
Bench Scoring Per Game
Source: STATS -- Chicago
Rk. Team G Bench PPG
1. Texas State 29 42.79
2. Creighton 33 36.91
3. Southeast Missouri State 31 35.52
4. Buffalo 30 34.13
5. Cal State Northridge 30 33.97
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 11 teams have finished either first or second in The Valley's regular-season race. Two of the three that didn't 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.); 2007-08
Jays Move On Without Quartet
Creighton opens the season without four players who finished the season on last year's squad.
Four-year starter Dane Watts is now playing basketball professionally in Germany for EnBW Ludwigsburg in the BBL Bundesliga, the same league that former Jays Anthony Tolliver and Nate Funk played in last year. Watts finished his career 24th in Creighton history with 1,152 points and eighth in CU history with 686 career rebounds. He played in 130 games, including 119 straight starts to finish his career.
Pierce Hibma is currently attending medical school at Creighton. The guard/forward played in 120 games for the Jays, making 27 starts in his career. He accumulated 304 points, 179 rebounds and 64 assists during his five years in the program. Hibma will be serving as the radio color analyst for three games this winter.
Nick Bahe is currently serving as a graduate manager for the Creighton basketball team while pususing his Master's degree in communications. He will also serve as an analyst for Creighton basketball telcasts on KMTV and radio broadcasts on Big Sports 590 this fall. Bahe, who spent three years at Creighton after transferring in from Kansas, had 292 points, 153 rebounds and 78 assists while playing in 66 games (35 starts) at CU.
Aaron Brandt left the Creighton program after two years and is now part of the track & field program at Nebraska-Lincoln. Brandt played in nine games and finished with 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists at Creighton.
November Reign
Creighton is 34-3 in regular-season November games since the start of the 1998-99 campaign.
Television Records
Creighton is a combined 84-48 in televised games in the previous six seasons, including a 30-19 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, 6-2 in 2006-07 and 5-4 last year in KMTV-produced games.
The Jays are also 39-25 in games that air regionally or nationally in that time, including a 21-14 mark on MVC TV.
Creighton had 27-of-33 games on television last season. A minimum of 16 are slated for television this season, though that number could grow in the coming weeks.
Army of Iowans
Every Creighton team since 1988-89 has had at least one Iowa native, and this season is no exception.
Creighton has three 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 Dustin Sitzmann (LeMars) and sophomores Casey Harriman (Ida Grove) and Kaleb Korver (Pella).
Other past notable Iowans include Kyle Korver and Pierce Hibma (Pella), Ryan Sears (Ankeny), Brody Deren (Harlan), Tyler McKinney (Urbandale), Nate Funk
Creighton has played at least one Iowa native in 442 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 282 wins at Creighton are third in MVC history, while his 158 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. 282 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. 158 Dana Altman Creighton
NBA Presence
Two former Creighton players are currently on NBA rosters. Kyle Korver (1999-2003) plays for Utah, while Anthony Tolliver (2003-07) plays for San Antonio.
Qwest To Be The Best
Creighton's has played 81 regular and post-season contests at Qwest Center Omaha all-time. The Bluejays own a 68-13 (.840) record all-time at the facility, including a perfect 14-0 figure on Wednesday's. The 13 losses have been by a combined 70 points.
Creighton has outscored its opponents 5,969-5,008 in games at Qwest Center Omaha, an average margin of 11.8 points per game.
Long-Distance Streak Alive
Creighton has made at least one trifecta in a league-best 466 straight games since a 59-53 loss at Illinois State on Feb. 20, 1993 when Rick Johnson was coach.
Six Out Of 10 Tourney Titles
Creighton owns six league tournament titles in the last 10 years. On a national basis, the only schools that can claim this are Gonzaga (8), Winthrop (8), Duke (7) and Creighton (6).
Creighton's 10 Valley Tournament titles are twice as many as the next closest school, Southern Illinois (5).
Shuttle Service To Qwest Center Omaha
The State Farm Shuttle presented by the Creighton
Birdcage and State Farm Insurance will provide complimentary
transportation 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.
The shuttle will start 75 minutes before tip-off and shuttles will continue to operate the route during the game.
The three designated stops for pick-up around the CU campus are: 24th
& California (nearside/southbound); 20th & Cass
(nearside/eastbound) and at Billy Blue's Alumni Grill (outside the new
Mike & Josie Harper Center in the turnaround which is on the east
side of the building).
The shuttle will then go eastbound on
Capitol Avenue and then go north up 10th Street for drop-off at the
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 three stops at 24th & California Streets.
