Men's Basketball Accepts CBI Bid; Will Host Tuesday Game
3/13/2011 6:33:00 PM | Men's Basketball
OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton men's basketball team has accepted a bid into the College Basketball Invitational presented by Zebra Pen, and will play an opponent to be determined on Tuesday night (tip-off time TBA) at Qwest Center Omaha. This is Creighton's 14th straight postseason bid, extending a Missouri Valley Conference record.
Creighton (19-14) finished fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference with a 10-8 league record, then advanced to the semifinals of the State Farm MVC Tournament last week. The Bluejays are led in scoring and rebounding by forward Doug McDermott (14.2 ppg., 7.6 rpg.), who was named MVC Freshman of the Year and MVC Newcomer of the Year. McDermott was named first-team all-MVC, while Antoine Young was named second-team all-Valley after averaging 13.4 points and a league-high 4.6 assists per game. The Bluejays are coached by Greg McDermott, who is in his first season with the program.
This is Creighton's first appearance in the CBI, which is now in its fourth year. The CBI presented by Zebra Pen is a single-elimination tournament up until the Championship Series, with all games played at campus sites. The Championship Series is a best-of-three series. The event features eight first-round games, four quarterfinal round games, a semifinal round, and then the Championship Series.
The goal of the brackets is to create a competitive balance within each bracket and to minimize missed class time. The final process takes place after the NCAA Tournament field is announced.
The 16-team field consists of teams not selected for the NCAA Tournament. Teams are invited based upon performance during their conference and non-conference schedules, as well as how well the team is playing at the end of the regular season.
The College Basketball Invitational presented by Zebra Pen is produced by The Gazelle Group in Princeton, N.J. The Gazelle Group is a sports marketing firm specializing in event production and management, client representation, and sponsorship consulting.
TICKET INFORMATION
Creighton season ticket holders will be able to purchase their same seat locations for Tuesday night's postseason tournament first-round game by stopping by the Qwest Center Omaha Box Office ticket windows on Monday, March 14 from 10:00 a.m., to 6:00 p.m., and on Tuesday, March 15 from 10:00 a.m., to 1:00 p.m. (sorry, phone, fax or e-mail orders from CU season ticket holders for Tuesday night's postseason game tickets cannot be accepted). As per postseason tournament rule, there are no complimentary tickets. Ticket prices will be $30 each for lower bowl table seats, $20 each for all other lower bowl seats and $10 each for all upper bowl seats (adult or youth). The Qwest Center Omaha ticket office will accept personal checks for postseason game ticket payment - made payable to Creighton Athletics - in addition to cash or credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Discover or American Express). Please note if you are not able to purchase your tickets during these allotted times you are welcome to send someone down on your behalf to fill out a short order form to purchase your tickets for you. Seats that haven't been purchased by season ticket holders by 1:00 p.m., on Tuesday, March 15 will be made available to the general public via Ticketmaster starting at 1:15 p.m., on Tuesday, March 15. CU season ticket holders stopping by the Qwest Center Omaha Box Office ticket windows on Monday (10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) or Tuesday (10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) to purchase tickets for Tuesday night's postseason game should park in either of venue's two curb-cuts on 10th Street.
MEN'S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT JAYBACKER PARKING PASS INFORMATION
Jaybackers who received a set of parking passes prior to the 2010-11 season for the arena garage, Lot A, Lot B or Lot G should use the parking pass which was included in the original set labeled "Game 20 - Creighton Bluejays Playoff Game #1" for entry to the specific lot Tuesday night. An arena garage pass AND $12 will be required for entry while Lot A, Lot B passes and Lot G will require the pass AND $8 for entry to be allowed.
