Men's Basketball Hosts No. 19 Seton Hall on Wednesday

Game #19: No. 19 Seton Hall Pirates at Creighton Bluejays • Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018 • 7:30 p.m.
CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,352) • Omaha, Neb.
Radio: KOZN (1620 AM), KOOO (101.9 FM); www.1620thezone.com
Television: FS1
Series History: Seton Hall leads, 12-5
Last Meeting: Seton Hall 90, Creighton 84 on Dec. 28, 2017 in Newark, N.J.

Next Game
Creighton (14-4, 4-2 BIG EAST) looks to defeat league-leading and No. 19 Seton Hall (15-3, 4-1 BIG EAST) on Wednesday, Jan. 17.
     Tip time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,352) in Omaha, Neb.
     Halftime will feature a performance by Olate Dogs.

How You Can Help
There are two ways you can help support some causes that mean a great deal to Creighton Basketball.
     The program's seventh annual Creighton vs. Cancer Pink Out auction is underway now through Sunday evening, and is an opportunity to bid on jerseys, shooting shirts, basketballs, and Greg McDermott's tie and shoes from the Jan. 27 Pink Out game vs. Georgetown. To bid, visit GoCreighton.com/PinkOutAuction.
     McDermott is one of 48 Division I men's basketball coaches participating in the eighth annual Infiniti Coaches' Charity Challenge, as announced by Infiniti and partners the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), the NCAA and ESPN. The Infiniti Coaches' Charity Challenge is a four-round online bracket tournament in which coaches represent charities and compete for fan votes.
     McDermott will represent and compete on behalf Abide, an amazing charity that is an inner city nonprofit with a mission to transform Omaha one neighborhood at a time.
     To vote for McDermott each day, visit GoCreighton.com/VoteCoachMac.

Radio Broadcast Information
KOZN (1620 AM) will broadcast all Creighton men's basketball games during the 2017-18 season, while KOOO (101.9 FM) will also broadcast all home games.
     John Bishop and former Bluejay Brody Deren will call the action. The audio is also webcast live at www.1620thezone.com.

Television Broadcast Information
Wednesday's game will be televised nationally on FS1. The announcers for the game will be Justin Kutcher and Nick Bahe.
     Creighton has won each of its last nine games that Bahe has called for television and is 3-0 with Kutcher behind the mic this season.

Video Webcast Information
Live streaming video of Wednesday's game will be available via FOXSportsGo.com for desktop users, and via the FOX Sports Go app for mobile devices (iOS, Android, Kindle Fire tablets and Fire phones and select Window devices). A cable authorization may be required.
     The FOX Sports GO mobile app can be downloaded for free from the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Amazon App Store or the Windows Store, and the games are now available internationally.

Live Stats Information
All of Creighton's games this season will have free live stats. Visit www.gocreighton.com and click on the small bar graph icon on the scoreboard at the top of the page for the event of your choosing.
   Home games can also be followed by those who have mobile devices with internet capability at www.gocreightonstats.com.

Scouting Creighton
Creighton is 14-4 this year (4-2 BIG EAST) and the top team among those "also receiving votes" in both polls. All four losses have come to teams that were ranked at the time (No. 22 Baylor, No. 15 Gonzaga, No. 23 Seton Hall, No. 10 Xavier), but the Bluejays are also one of nine teams nationally with multiple top-25 wins away from home.
   Creighton is a perfect 11-0 at home, with nine double-digit victories, outscoring foes 93.5 - 66.8 in those contests in Omaha.
   Senior guard Marcus Foster (18.8 ppg.) was a unanimous First Team All-BIG EAST pick last season, when he scored 18.2 points per game. Foster led the BIG EAST in field goals made last winter and has earned Preseason All-BIG EAST acclaim this winter. He is the nation's active leader in career field goals made and seventh in career points as well.
   Lockdown defender Khyri Thomas (14.9 ppg., 4.2 rpg.) was named an Honorable Mention Preseason All-BIG EAST choice in October. Thomas was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year last season and scored a career-high 24 points in the win at Northwestern.
   Sophomore big man Martin Krampelj has made a huge improvement from last year in the middle, averaging 12.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game in his first year as a starter, including double-doubles in four of the first six league contests.
   Senior Toby Hegner ranks fourth on the team in scoring at 9.1 points per game and had a season-high 19 points in CU's win at Georgetown on Jan. 6.
Creighton is averaging 88.8 points per game this season (fifth nationally), shooting 50.9 percent from the floor (ninth nationally), and 38.4 percent from three-point range. CU also owns a 1.71 assist/turnover ratio (third nationally) to date, a 5.1 rebound margin and leads the country with 31.11 defensive rebounds per game.

Scouting #19 Seton Hall
Seton Hall is 15-3 this season, and tied for first in the BIG EAST with a 4-1 league record. SHU's only losses have come against Rhode Island (75-74) on a neutral floor, and road losses at Rutgers (71-65) and Marquette (84-64).
   Desi Rodriguez (18.2 ppg., 5.3 ppg.) shoots 49.8 percent from the floor and leads the team in scoring, while preseason All-American center Angel Delgado (11.7 rpg.) led the nation in rebounding last season, and joins Myles Powell and Khadeen Carrington as one of three Pirates averaging exactly 14.2 points per game this season.
The Pirates average 80.0 points per game while allowing just 69.9 per contest. SHU outrebounds foes by 4.9 rebounds per contest and shoots 47.8 percent from the floor, 37.1 percent from three-point range and 66.8 percent at the line.

The Coaches
Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa, 1988) is in his eighth season as head coach at Creighton. He is 180-86 with the Bluejays. McDermott has previously been a head coach at Iowa State (2006-10), Northern Iowa (2001-06), North Dakota State (2000-01) and Wayne State (1994-2000). He owns a career mark of 460-281 in his 24th season and is 329-217 in his 17th Division I campaign. McDermott is assisted by Darian DeVries, Preston Murphy and Alan Huss.
   Kevin Willard (Pittsburgh, 1997) owns a 143-105 record in his eighth season at Seton Hall, which moves his career mark to 188-154 in 11 years as a college head coach. He came to Seton Hall after a three-year stint as Iona head coach. Willard is assisted by Shaheen Holloway, Fred Hill and Grant Billmeier.

The Coaches
Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa, 1988)?is in his eighth season as head coach at Creighton. He is 180-86 with the Bluejays. McDermott has previously been a head coach at Iowa State (2006-10), Northern Iowa (2001-06), North Dakota State (2000-01) and Wayne State (1994-2000). He owns a career mark of 460-281 in his 24th season and is 329-217 in his 17th Division I?campaign. McDermott is assisted by Darian DeVries, Preston Murphy and Alan Huss.
     Kevin Willard (Pittsburgh, 1997) owns a 143-105 record in his eighth season at Seton Hall, which moves his career mark to 188-154 in 11 years as a college head coach. He came to Seton Hall after a three-year stint as Iona head coach. Willard is assisted by Shaheen Holloway, Fred Hill and Grant Billmeier.

The Series With #19 Seton Hall
Seton Hall leads the all-time series with Creighton 12-5, but the teams have split four all-time meetings in Omaha.
     Creighton won last year's meeting in Omaha, 89-75, but the past two meetings -- both in Newark -- were won by Seton Hall by six (87-81 and 90-84).
     Three of the last nine meetings at all sites have been one-point contests.
     Greg McDermott is 4-6 against Seton Hall and coach Kevin Willard. Willard is 7-4 all-time against Creighton, leading his 2009-10 Iona team to a 63-55 win over the Bluejays at the Old Spice Classic near Orlando, Fla.

With A Win...
- Creighton would win for the 10th time in 12 games, and move into a tie for first place in the BIG EAST (though percentage points behind Villanova).
- Creighton would earn a regular-season series split with Seton Hall for the third straight season.
- Creighton would win a 13th straight home game.
- Creighton would improve to 30-139 all-time against AP Top 25 teams, including a 3-4 mark this season.
- Creighton would join Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Duke, Florida, Kansas, North Carolina State, Seton Hall and Xavier as the nation's only teams with three (or more) Top 25 wins this season.
- Creighton would improve to 12-24 under Greg McDermott against top-25 foes, compared to an 18-115 mark by all previous Bluejay coaches.

Won By One
Creighton and Seton Hall have met 10 times since becoming BIG EAST rivals. Three of those games have been decided by a single-point.
    Creighton won a Feb. 3, 2014 meeting in Omaha by a 72-71 margin, then lost heartbreakers to the Pirates on Jan. 10, 2015 in Omaha (68-67) and on Feb. 28, 2015 in Newark (67-66).
    Creighton is 79-73 all-time in games decided by a single point, including a 6-6 mark under Greg McDermott.
     Since the reconfiguration of BIG EAST to 10 teams, there are 45 possible match-up combinations. Only four of them have had multiple one-point games.
     Also worth noting...there has not been a league game decided by one point this season. Last year featured three one-point games in the BIG EAST.
Most 1-Point Games, BIG EAST Rivals, Since 2013-14

     Qty.        Match-up
     3            Creighton - Seton Hall
     3            Seton Hall - St. John's
     3            Marquette - Providence
     2            Seton Hall - Villanova
     1            (14 combinations)

Foster Chases 1,000 at Creighton
Marcus Foster owns 977 points at Creighton through 53 career games, and is quickly closing in on 1,000 points as a Bluejay. That doesn't include the 875 points that Foster scored at Kansas State his first two years of college.
Foster would be the 40th player overall to score 1,000 career points as a Bluejay.
Here's the top 55 career scorers in Creighton history. In addition to Foster's chase for 1,000 points, it's worth noting that Khyri Thomas can join the top 50 with 10 or more points on Wednesday.
Most Career Points, Creighton History

   Rank      Pts.      Name                                           Years
        1.     3,150      Doug McDermott                            2010-14
        2.     2,116      Rodney Buford                               1995-99
        3.     2,110      Bob Harstad                                  1987-91
        4.     1,983      Chad Gallagher                              1987-91
        5.     1,876      Bob Portman                                 1966-69
        6.     1,801      Kyle Korver                                   1999-03
        7.     1,754      Nate Funk                                    2002-07
        8.     1,682      Rick Apke                                     1974-78
        9.     1,661      Paul Silas                                      1961-64
       10.     1,654      Vernon Moore                                 1981-85
       11.     1,575      Benoit Benjamin                              1982-85
       12.     1,526      John C. Johnson                              1975-79
       13.     1,500      Kevin McKenna                               1977-81
       14.     1,437      Eddie Cole                                   1951-55
       15.     1,369      Gene Harmon                                1971-74
       16.     1,361      Duan Cole                                    1987-92
       17.     1,342      Antoine Young                               2008-12
       18.     1,313      Kenny Lawson Jr.                             2006-11
       19.     1,309      Ryan Sears                                    1997-01
       20.     1,303      Elton Tuttle                                   1951-54
       21.     1,272      Bob Gibson                                   1954-57
       22.     1,267      Wally Anderzunas                 1965-67, 1968-69
       23.     1,254      Gary Swain                                   1983-87
       24.     1,238      Ben Walker                                   1997-01
       25.     1,196      Ray Yost                                       1951-54
       26.     1,172      Dick Harvey                                  1956-59

27. 1,155 Ethan Wragge 2009-14
28. 1,152 Dane Watts 2004-08

       29.     1,116      Kenny Evans                                  1982-87
       30.     1,115      Doug Brookins                                1972-75
       31.     1,115      Daryl Stovall                                  1978-82
       32.     1,093      Tim Powers                                   1964-67
       33.     1,050      Reggie Morris                                 1982-86

34. 1,031 Johnny Mathies 2003-06

35. 1,024 P'Allen Stinnett 2007-10

36. 1,023 Rod Mason 1986-88
37. 1,013 Austin Chatman 2011-15

38. 1,006 Gregory Echenique 2010-13
39. 1,004 Anthony Tolliver 2003-07

       40.       994      Chuck Officer                      1960-62, 1963-64
       41.       979      Terrell Taylor                                 1999-02
      42.     977      Marcus Foster                      2016-Pres.
       43.       967      David Wesely                                1975-79
       44.       965      Fritz Pointer                                   1963-66
       45.       939      Cyril Baptiste                                 1969-71
       46.       931      Cornell Smith                                 1973-77
       47.       921      Jim Berry                                      1955-59
       48.       915      Darryl Stovall                                 1978-82
       49.       914      Francis (Ick) Miller                             1948-51
       50.       908      Robert Scrutchens                          1974-77
       51.       900      Jahenns Manigat                             2010-14
      52.     898      Khyri Thomas                       2015-Pres.
       53.       893      Randall Crutcher                            1993-97
       54.       889      Ted Wuebben                               1971-74
       55.       883      Brody Deren                                 2001-04

Foster's Race To 1,000
Wednesday will be the 54th game of Marcus Foster's Creighton career, putting him on a position to reach 1,000 career points in fewer games than any Bluejay since Bob Portman did it in a Bluejay record 43 games on Feb. 8, 1968.
     The only players in Creighton history to score 1,000 points or more in their first two seasons are   Doug McDermott (1,382), Portman (1,195), Paul Silas (1,124), Rod Mason (1,023) and Rodney Buford (1,010).
     Foster leads Creighton with 18.8 points per game and has averaged 18.4 per contest in his Bluejay career. He's scored seven points or more in every game since arriving at CU, and owns a career-high of 35 points (last season vs. Georgetown). Foster has scored 23 points or more 14 times as a Bluejay.
     Foster would be just the second Bluejay transfer from a four-year school to reach 1,000 career points at CU, joining Gregory Echenique (Rutgers). Two other junior college transfers (Mason and Johnny Mathies) have also scored 1,000 points after joining the Bluejays.
Games To 1,000 Points, Last 15 Bluejays

Name                         CU Games to 1,000 pts.             Date
Austin Chatman                           138                     03/11/15
Ethan Wragge                              132                     01/18/14
Gregory Echenique                        101                     03/24/13
Doug McDermott                          57                      01/15/12
Antoine Young                              115                     12/10/11
Kenny Lawson Jr.                           108                     11/21/10
P'Allen Stinnett                              86                      01/16/10
Dane Watts                                 115                     01/22/08
Anthony Tolliver                            124                     03/16/07
Johnny Mathies                             91                      03/03/06
Nate Funk                                   92                      02/28/05
Kyle Korver                                  81                      01/30/02
Ben Walker                                 105                     01/06/01
Ryan Sears                                   97                      12/01/00
Rodney Buford                              59                      03/01/97

Marcus Foster, Bucket Getter
Marcus Foster ranks among the nation's best when it comes to putting the ball in the hole and scoring.
     Foster ranks first among the nation's active Division I players in field goals made, fourth in double-figure scoring games, and seventh in points. Former Bluejay Doug McDermott owns the NCAA record with 135 career double-figure scoring games.
     Here's that list, through games of Jan. 15:
Most Career Field Goals, Nation's Active Leaders

Rank       FG        Name, School                          Next Game
      1.      668       Marcus Foster, Creighton                 1/17
      2.      660        Jordan Howard, Central Arkansas             1/17
      3.      641        Peyton Aldridge, Davidson                     1/19
      4.      638        Jonathan Stark, Murray State                   1/18
      5.      629        Trevon Bluiett, Xavier                            1/17

Most Career Points, Nation's Active Leaders

Rank    Points     Name, School                          Next Game
      1.      2,106      Jordan Howard, Central Arkansas             1/17
      2.      2,040      James Daniel III, Tennessee                      1/17
      3.      2,010      Andrew Rowsey, Marquette                   1/24
      4.      1,949      Trevon Bluiett, Xavier                            1/17
      5.      1,889      Mike Daum, South Dakota St.                  1/20
      6.      1,878      Jonathan Stark, Murray State                   1/18
      7.      1,852    Marcus Foster, Creighton                 1/17
      8.      1,840      Wesley Person, Troy                              1/18

Most Career Games, 10 Points, Active Players

Rank    10 Games   Name, School                       Next Game
    1.           104        Jordan Howard, Central Arkansas         1/17
    2.           103        Trevon Bluiett, Xavier                         1/17
    3.            98         Wesley Person, Troy                          1/18
    4.           97         Marcus Foster, Creighton             1/17

He Shoots, He Scores!
Marcus Foster is shooting 50.2 percent from the field this year despite shooting 6.5 three-pointers per game.
Per stats from Basketball-Reference.com, Foster is one of four Power Conference players since 1992-93 that has shot 49 percent or better overall despite attempting 6.5 three-pointers per game.
Each of the other three men were named consensus All-Americans.
50% FG & 6.5 3FGA/Game Since 1992-93, Power Leagues

Name, School Year             FG%            3FGA/G
Shan Foster, Vanderbilt                             2007-08                 .523                           8.4
Salim Stoudamire, Arizona                      2004-05                 .504                           6.6
Marcus Foster, Creighton        2017-18         .502             6.5
Buddy Hield, Oklahoma                        2015-16                 .501                           8.7

Ranking News & Notes
Seton Hall is ranked No. 19 in this week's AP poll. Some notes of interest as it pertains to Creighton and ranked foes...
- Creighton is 29-139 all-time (2-4 this year) against nationally-ranked teams in the Associated Press poll. A win on Wednesday would see the 2017-18 team join the 2016-17 club as the only ones in program history to defeat three or more ranked teams in the same season.
- A win on Wednesday would make Creighton the nation's eighth team with three wins over top-25 competition this season.
- Creighton is 8-9 all-time at CenturyLink Center Omaha against ranked teams.
- Creighton is 0-4 all-time against ranked Seton Hall teams.
- Creighton is 0-8 all-time against teams ranked exactly 19th in the AP poll.
- Creighton is 11-24 under Greg McDermott against nationally-ranked teams. He owns more top-25 wins than any coach in Creighton history. Prior to McDermott's arrival, Creighton was 18-115 all-time against top-25 foes.
- Creighton entered the 2017 calendar year having never beaten multiple ranked teams in the same month, but did so twice in 2017. CU topped No. 12 Butler, No. 22 Xavier and No. 16 Butler in January, and then beat No. 20 Northwestern and No. 23 UCLA in November.
- Creighton went 2-1 on the road last season against top-25 teams, topping No. 22 Xavier on Jan. 16 and No. 16 Butler on Jan. 31 before losing at Villanova on Feb. 25. Creighton had never before picked up multiple top-25 road wins in the same season before 2016-17.
- Creighton is 6-72 all-time in true road games against top-25 teams, but four of those wins have come in the past five seasons and under the direction of head coach Greg McDermott. The Jays are 4-9 under McDermott in true road games against top-25 foes after going 2-63 before his arrival.

How They Rank?
Wednesday's game vs. No. 19 Seton Hall will be Creighton's seventh game of the season against a top-25 team, the most in the country. All six of CU's top-25 games to date have come away from home, with the Bluejays going 2-4 in those games.
     In the six games against ranked foes, Creighton averaged 79.8 points per contest, lost the rebound battle by 1.4 caroms per game, and had 93 assists against just 74 turnovers.
     Marcus Foster (16.3), Khyri Thomas (14.7), and Martin Krampelj (12.7) have each averaged in double-figures, with true freshman Ty-Shon Alexander (8.5) and Mitch Ballock (8.2) not far behind.
     CU has led for 155:11, trailed for 72:51 and were tied for 11:58 in those 240 minutes against top-25 foes.
     Below is a list of schools with the most games this season played against AP Top 25 teams (at time of game), through January 15:

        Games        School
            6            Creighton
            6            Oklahoma
            6            Savannah State
            6            Texas Tech
            5            Baylor
            5            Boston College
            5            Butler
            5            Kansas
            5            Marquette
            5            Oklahoma State
            5            Rutgers
            5            Vanderbilt
            5            West Virginia

Loaded Schedule Under McDermott
Wednesday will be the seventh different game this season against a team ranked in the top-25. This will be the fourth straight season that the Bluejays have faced at least seven ranked teams in one season, after never having done it prior to Greg McDermott's arrival in 2010-11.
Most Games vs. Top 25 Teams, Season

      Games              Season                  Coach
          8                  2014-15                   Greg McDermott
          8                  2015-16                   Greg McDermott
          7                  2016-17                   Greg McDermott
          6                  1971-72                   Eddie Sutton
          6                  2017-18               Greg McDermott
          5                  1968-69                   Eddie Sutton
          5                  1969-70                   Eddie Sutton
          5                  1981-82                   Willis Reed

Top 25 Success
Creighton had four wins over top-25 teams last season, twice as many as any previous campaign in program history. Six other Bluejay teams had two top-25 victories in the same season, including this year's club.
This year's team is 2-4 against ranked teams, beating No. 20 Northwestern on Nov. 15th and No. 23 UCLA on Nov. 20th. The victories over the Wildcats and Bruins marked the first time in program history that CU has ever beaten top-25 foes in consecutive games.
Most Top-25 Wins, Season

Wins Season Top-25 Victims

4 2016-17 #9 Wisconsin, #12 Butler,

                            #16 Butler, #22 Xavier
2         1973-74      #6 Marquette, #16 Louisville
2         2001-02      #15 Florida, #17 Western Kentucky
2         2006-07      #11 Southern Illinois, #24 Xavier
2         2013-14      #4 Villanova, #6 Villanova
2         2015-16      #5 Xavier, #18 Butler
2         2017-18   #20 Northwestern, #23 UCLA

Rank And File
Creighton made some school history when it defeated top-25 teams in consecutive games for the first time in November with victories over No. 20 Northwestern and No. 23 UCLA.
Through games of January 15th, Creighton is one of 23 teams nationally with a pair of top-25 wins this season, and is also one of 22 teams nationally with a top-25 true road win.

Ranked Wins   School                    Home Road    Neutral
          5            Oklahoma                    2         2            1
          5            Texas Tech                    3         1            1
          4            Duke                           1         1            2
          3            Florida                         0         1            2
          3            Kansas                         1         1            1
          3            NC State                      2         0            1
          3            Seton Hall                     1         1            1
          3            Xavier                         3         0            0
          2            Creighton                   0        1           1
          2            Arizona                        1         0            1
          2            Arizona State                 0         1            1
          2            Arkansas                      2         0            0
          2            Auburn                        1         1            0
          2            Clemson                      1         0            1
          2            Colorado                      2         0            0
          2            Florida State                  1         1            0
          2            Miami (Fla.)                    1         1            0
          2            Michigan State               1         0            1
          2            Purdue                        1         0            1
          2            Tennessee                     1         0            1
          2            Texas A&M                   0         1            1
          2            Villanova                       1         0            1
          2            West Virginia                  2         0            0
          1            Alabama                     1         0            0
          1            Ball State                      0         1            0
          1            Boston College                1         0            0
          1            Butler                          1         0            0
          1            Georgia                        0         0            1
          1            Georgia Tech                 1         0            0
          1            Gonzaga                       1         0            0
          1            Indiana                        0         0            1
          1            Louisville                       0         1            0
          1            Loyola (Chicago)              0         1            0
          1            LSU                            0         1            0
          1            Marquette                    1         0            0
          1            Michigan                      0         1            0
          1            Minnesota                     0         0            1
          1            Mississippi State              1         0            0
          1            Nebraska                     1         0            0
          1            New Mexico State           0         0            1
          1            North Carolina                0         1            0
          1            Notre Dame                  0         0            1
          1            Ohio State                    1         0            0
          1            Oklahoma State             0         0            1
          1            Oregon                        0         1            0
          1            Providence                   1         0            0
          1            Rhode Island                  0         0            1
          1            Rutgers                        1         0            0
          1            San Diego State              1         0            0
          1            Seton Hall                     1         0            0
          1            SMU                           0         0            1
          1            TCU                            0         0            1
          1            Texas                          1         0            0
          1            UCF                            0         1            0
          1            Virginia                         1         0            0
          1            Washington                   0         0            1
          1            Washington State            0         0            1
          1            Western Kentucky           0         0            1
          1            Wichita State                 0         1            0
          1            Wofford                       0         1            0

More Top 25 News
Creighton and Seton Hall both own six wins against the Top 25 since the start of last season, a figure that ranks tied for 13th-most nationally through games of January 15th.

   Ranked Wins   School
           13           Duke
           11           North Carolina
            9            Villanova
            9            Kansas
            8            Florida State
            8            Texas Tech
            7            Arizona
            7            Butler
            7            Gonzaga
            7            Purdue
            7            West Virginia
            7            Xavier
            6            Creighton
            6            Baylor
            6            Florida
            6            Kentucky
            6            Louisville
            6            Michigan
            6            Oklahoma
            6            Oregon
            6            Seton Hall
            6            South Carolina

Ranked vs. Ranked
Creighton is 6-12 all-time as a ranked team when facing a ranked team, including an 0-3 record this year, a 4-2 mark last year and a 4-8 overall mark under Greg McDermott.
Here's those games:

Date               CU Rank     Opponent Rank               Result
03/04/1974       #16             #14 South Carolina                L 69-78
03/14/1974       #19             vs. #14 Kansas                      L 54-55
03/16/1974       #19             vs. #16 Louisville                  W 80-71
03/08/1975       #13             #5 Marquette                     L 60-64
12/31/2002       #15             at #19 Xavier                      L 73-75
03/18/2012       #19             vs. #4 North Carolina              L 73-87
03/24/2013       #22             vs. #6 Duke                         L 50-66
02/16/2014       #18             #6 Villanova                     W 101-80
03/23/2014       #16             vs. #23 Baylor                      L 55-85
11/15/2016       #22             #9 Wisconsin                     W 77-69
12/31/2016       #10             #1 Villanova                        L 70-80
01/11/2017       #8              #12 Butler                         W 75-64
01/16/2017       #7              at #22 Xavier                     W 72-67
01/31/2017       #22             at #16 Butler                      W 76-67
02/25/2017       #23             at #2 Villanova                     L 63-79
12/01/2017 #25           at #15 Gonzaga             L 74-91
12/28/2017 #25           at #23 Seton Hall            L 84-90
01/13/2018 #25           at #10 Xavier                 L 70-92

The 1 For Sports
Creighton's game on Wednesday vs. Seton Hall will air nationally on FS1, a channel that has been quite kind to Creighton in recent seasons.
     Creighton is 8-1 on FS1 this winter, and last year went 12-1 on the network.
     Creighton is 53-23 when appearing on FS1 since the network formed in 2013. CU is also 12-1 when appearing on FS2 in program history.

Turnovers Tie High
Creighton had an uncharacteristic 20 turnovers in last Saturday's loss at Xavier. Not only was that figure a season-high, but it also matched the most in any of Creighton's 266 games under Greg McDermott.
     Creighton previously had 20 turnovers on March 30, 2011 at Oregon and also committed 20 miscues on Jan. 3, 2012 vs. Drake.
     Creighton last had more than 20 turnovers in a game on Nov. 29, 2009, when it had 21 against an Iona team coached by current Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard.

Foster On Midseason List For Wooden Award
Senior guard Marcus Foster landed a spot on the Midseason Top 25 for the John R. Wooden® Award presented by Wendy's®. Chosen by a poll of national college basketball experts, the list is comprised of 25 student-athletes who are the early front-runners for college basketball's most prestigious individual honor.
     Foster is the third Bluejay in the last five seasons to represent the Bluejays on the Wooden Award Midseason 25 list. Creighton's Doug McDermott won the Wooden Award following the 2013-14 season, while Maurice Watson Jr. was on the list of 25 last season but did not advance to the final cut.

Overtime Optional
Creighton has played 100 games in program history that have gone to overtime, going 55-45 in those contests.
     However, the Bluejays have completed 97 straight games since last going to overtime, the longest stretch without an extra session for the program since 136 straight games from 1939-47.
     CU's last overtime contest came Feb. 4, 2015 at Xavier, a 79-72 win at Cintas Center.
     Creighton is 5-1 under Greg McDermott in overtime games, including a 4-0 mark in conference play.
     Twelve of Creighton's last 13 games have been won by the team to score first in the extra session.

My Favorite Martin
Martin Krampelj owned a double-double in three straight games from Jan. 3-9, finishing with 14 points and 11 rebounds vs. St. John's, contributing 12 points and 11 rebounds at Georgetown, and adding 14 points and 14 boards vs. Butler. The streak was snapped on Saturday at Xavier, when he had four points and four rebounds.
     Since the 1994-95 season, Krampelj and Doug McDermott are the only two Bluejays to record three straight double-doubles. McDermott had a streak of three straight double-dips from Feb. 9-16, 2013, as well as a streak of four straight double-doubles in 2011-12. Both of McDermott's streaks came while CU was a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
     Besides Krampelj, the only other Bluejay to ever have four or more double-doubles in one season of BIG EAST play is McDermott, who had four such games in CU's inaugural season in the league in 2013-14.

Krampelj Replaces Patton
One of Creighton's biggest question marks entering the season was how the team would replace NBA First Round Draft pick Justin Patton. To date, Martin Krampelj has answered the questions.
     Here's a look at the stats for the two men:

Stat                         Patton                   Krampelj
Year                         2016-17                     2017-18
PPG                           12.9                         12.3
RPG                            6.2                           8.3
BPG                            1.4                           0.6
APG                            1.2                           1.4
FG%                          .676                         .674
FT%                           .517                         .623
Double-Doubles               3                             6
Dunks/Game                2.06                         1.78

Playing With A Lead
Creighton has done a good job of starting the game strong this season and playing with a lead.
     The Bluejays have led for 80.7 percent of the time this season while trailing just 15.7 percent of the time.
     Creighton has trailed for just 113:07 of 720 possible minutes this season. By comparison, last year's club trailed for 85:37 (11.9%) over the course of its first 18 games while starting 17-1 a year ago.
     Creighton has not trailed in two of its three BIG EAST home games this season.

Opponent                       Leading      Trailing            Tied
Yale                                      39:29            0:20             0:11
Alcorn State                            36:22            2:45             0:53
at #20 Northwestern                  36:21            1:54             1:45
vs. #23 UCLA                           31:42            5:09             3:09
vs. #22 Baylor                           31:48            6:00             2:12
SIU Edwardsville                      39:46                --             0:14
at #15 Gonzaga                        22:06           16:28             1:26
North Dakota                          38:11                --             1:49
Nebraska                               15:53           19:20             4:47
Maryland Eastern Shore              39:43                --             0:17
UT Arlington                            37:18            1:22             1:20
USC Upstate                           38:32            0:55             0:33
at #23 Seton Hall                       32:24            6:02             1:34
Providence                             39:03                --             0:57
St. John's                                22:01           15:34             2:25
at Georgetown                        39:30                --             0:30
Butler                                    39:55                --             0:55
at #10 Xavier                            0:51           37:18             1:51

Total                                580:55       113:07          26:48

More On The Score
As if the above note isn't impressive enough, keep in the mind the following...
     Creighton has trailed after the second media timeout in just two home games this season (Nebraska and St. John's), and has not trailed in the final 9:31 of any home game this year.
     Creighton's first BIG EAST team in 2013-14 went a perfect 16-0 and never trailed in the second half of any home game.
     In 250 all-time games at CenturyLink Center Omaha, Creighton has not trailed 72 different times, including 20 of its last 47 home games and five of its last nine home contests.

A Great Start
Creighton is off to a strong start with a 14-4 record.
     In fact, it's the ninth time in the last 16 years that Creighton has started 14-4 or better through 18 games.
     By comparison, before that stretch, Creighton did not have any 14-4 starts or better in the 25 seasons from 1977-78 to 2001-02.

Scoring In Bunches
Creighton has scored 1,598 points through 18 games, to rank fifth nationally with 88.8 points per contest.
     The 1,598 points are one shy of the second-most points the team has ever scored in its first 18 games of any season, trailing only the 1965-66 club.
     Creighton's most points ever after 19 games is 1,687, also by the 1965-66 club.
Most Points Through 18 Games, Creighton History

     Points    Year            Final W-L (Postseason)
     1,599       1965-66         14-12
     1,598     2017-18     14-4 so far
     1,576       2016-17         25-10 (NCAA)
     1,544       1970-71         14-11
     1,502       1963-64         22-7 (NCAA)

Let It Fly
Creighton has made 10 or more three-pointers in 9-of-11 games at CenturyLink Center Omaha this season.
     The Bluejays own 103 three-pointers in their last nine games at all sites, an average of 11.44 per game. In the same time period, CU has made 110 free throws, an average of 12.22 charity throws per game.

Release, Rotation, Splash, Repeat
Creighton has made at least one three-pointer in 801 straight games since a 59-53 loss at Illinois State on Feb. 20, 1993. The streak is the nation's 19th-longest active streak.
     Creighton's last win without making a three-point basket came on March 3, 1991 when the Jays went 0-for-2 from three-point range in a 71-66 win over Southern Illinois in the championship game of the MVC Tournament.
     Below is a list of the nation's longest active three-point streaks, through January 15th.
Longest Active 3-Point Streak, Through 1/15

Rk.    Streak           School                              Next Game
    1.    1,030              Kentucky                                     1/16
    2.    1,023              UNLV                                         1/17
    3.    1,016              Vanderbilt                                   1/16
    4.    1,002              Duke                                          1/20
    5.    959                Arkansas                                     1/17
    6.    954                Western Kentucky                          1/18
    7.    944                East Tennessee State                       1/18
    8.    936                Pacific                                         1/18
    9.    923                Oakland                                     1/20
   10.    910                Texas                                         1/17
   11.    892                Princeton                                     1/28
   12.    861                Marshall                                      1/18
   13.    851                Baylor                                         1/17
   14.    832                Gonzaga                                      1/18
   15.    828                LIU-Brooklyn                                 1/18
   16.    816                Cornell                                        1/20
   17.    812                Mount St. Mary's                            1/18
   18.    803                Tennessee State                             1/18
19.    801              Creighton                                 1/17
   20.    799                East Carolina                                 1/17

Triple Trivia
During Creighton's current streak of 801 straight games with a three-pointer, the Bluejays have drained 6,113 trifecas, an average of 7.63 treys per game.
     That's not surprising since during the streak, Creighton has made exactly 7 three-pointers 127 times, more than any figure.
     Only four times in the streak has Creighton made just one three-pointer, but on 199 occasions the Bluejays have made 10 or more trifectas, including a BIG EAST record 21 on Jan. 20, 2014 at Villanova.
Team 3FG During Creighton's 3-Point Streak
1: 4 times                 11: 40 times
2: 15 times               12: 41 times
3: 30 times               13: 32 times
4: 67 times               14: 9 times
5: 94 times               15: 6 times
6: 85 times               16: 6 times
7: 127 times              19: 1 time
8: 108 times              20: 1 time
9: 72 times               21: 1 time
10: 62 times

Game 250 at The Link
Last Tuesday's win over Butler marked Creighton's 250th game that counted at CenturyLink Center Omaha. The Bluejays are 208-42 (.832) all-time at the Link.
     Below is a list of some of the milestone games at CenturyLink Center Omaha.
Creighton's Milestone Games at CenturyLink Center

Game (W-L)     Opponent (Score)                             Date
1 (1-0)               San Diego (W 79-44)                           11/22/03
50 (41-9)            Mississippi Valley St. (W 78-42)               11/13/06
100 (82-18)         Kentucky (L 63-65)                             03/23/09
125 (104-21)       Drake (W 73-57)                               01/01/11
150 (128-22)       Illinois State (W 102-74)                        02/01/12
200 (170-30)       Marquette (W 77-70)                         02/14/15
250 (208-42) Butler (W 85-74)                       01/09/18

CenturyLink Center Omaha Success
Creighton has played 250 regular and postseason contests at CenturyLink Center Omaha all-time in the 15-year-old facility.
     The Bluejays own a 208-42 (.832) record all-time at the facility, and have never lost there on a Thursday (7-0) or Friday (14-0).
     Creighton's Nov. 25 win over SIU Edwardsville was the program's 200th at the facility, coming in its 242nd home game. CU's 100th win came on Nov. 17, 2010, a 63-58 win over Louisiana.
     Creighton has outscored its opponents 19,370-16,212 in games at CenturyLink Center Omaha, an average margin of 12.63 points per game. Creighton has not trailed 72 different times, including 20 of its last 47 home games.
     Creighton is also 26-24 all-time in the 50 games at CLCO in which it's fallen behind by double-figures at any point, 7-9 when down by 10 points at halftime at The Link, and 33-22 when trailing at halftime at CenturyLink Center Omaha.
     Creighton is 111-24 (.822) at CenturyLink Center Omaha under Greg McDermott, including a 65-4 record vs. non-conference teams.
     Factor in a 17-0 home mark at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in 2002-03 and two wins at the Civic in the 2010 CIT, and the Bluejays are 228-42 (.844) at home since the start of the 2002-03 campaign.

All The Three's
Creighton drilled 19 three-point shots in its Dec. 20 home game vs. USC Upstate, third-most in a game in program history. That's one of three games this season with 16 or more three-pointers.
     Here's a list of the games with 16 or more treys.
Most 3FG in a Game, Creighton History

Rank   3FG    Opponent            Date                     Score
        1.      21    at #4 Villanova          1/20/2014             W 96-68
        2.      20    Chattanooga           2/19/2005            W 100-69
       3.     19    USC Upstate          12/20/2017 W 116-62
        4.      16    Evansville               1/4/1999                L 79-84
               16    Drake                   1/8/2013               W 91-61
               16    Chicago State          12/29/2013            W 90-58
               16    vs. Ole Miss             11/21/2016            W 86-77
              16    Alcorn State          11/12/2017 W 109-72
              16    at Georgetown      01/06/18        W 90-66

Nifty Fifty For Foster
Marcus Foster owned 929 points after 50 career games as a Bluejay. By comparison, here's how some other recent high-profile Bluejays have scored after 50 games in Blue & White, which doesn't include Georgetown or Butler.
Most Points After 50 Games at CU (Select Players)

       Points Name                                       First Season
         1,195   Bob Portman                                      1966-67
         1,069   Paul Silas                                            1961-62
         929    Marcus Foster                              2016-17
          860    Doug McDermott                                2010-11
          837    Rod Mason                                         1986-87
          820    Rodney Buford                                    1995-96
          750    Benoit Benjamin                                   1981-82
          625    Bob Harstad                                       1987-88
          610    Chad Gallagher                                   1987-88
          535    Kyle Korver                                         1999-00
          329    Nate Funk                                          2002-03
          116    Anthony Tolliver                                   2003-04

Foster Does It All
Marcus Foster is averaging 18.8 points and 3.0 assists per game this year. Only two previous Creighton players have averaged more than 19.0 points and 2.5 assists per game for a full season.
Seasons With 19 PPG, 2.5 APG, Creighton History

Name                             Year              PPG          APG
Rick Apke                        1976-77           19.8           2.9
Rod Mason                       1987-88           20.3           3.4

Big Deficits, No Big Deal
Creighton owns 17 victories under Greg McDermott after trailing by double-figures at some point, and overcame a pair of second half 10-point deficits on Jan. 3 vs. St. John's. Nine of those comebacks have come away from home.
On the other hand, CU is 157-14 under McDermott when putting together double-digit leads, including wins 145 of the last 155 times.
Double-Digit Comebacks Under Greg McDermott

Deficit       Opponent                                           Date
18              #18 Oklahoma                                   11/19/14
17              at San Diego State                                11/30/11
16              at Evansville                                       02/16/13
14              Evansville                                          02/21/12
13              at Saint Joseph's                                  11/16/13
13              Xavier                                              01/12/14
12              Saint Joseph's                                     12/11/10
12              at DePaul                                          01/17/16
11              at Wichita State                                  12/31/11
11              Northern Iowa                                    01/10/12
11              vs. Alabama                                      03/16/12
11              vs. Ole Miss                                        11/21/16
10              UAB                                                11/14/12
10              vs. Drake                                           03/02/12
10              at Nebraska                                       12/07/14
10              South Dakota                                     12/09/14
10             St. John's                                      01/03/18

Foster A Candidate For Senior CLASS Award
Marcus Foster is one of 30 NCAA men's basketball student-athletes who excel both on and off the court that were selected as candidates for the 2017-18 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate basketball.
     To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of candidates follows this release.
     An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School ®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
     Each of the 30 candidate classes will be narrowed to fields of 10 finalists in February, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one male candidate and one female candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition.
     Foster is the eighth Creighton Men's Basketball student-athlete to make the Senior CLASS cut in recent seasons, joining Kyle Korver (2002-03), Anthony Tolliver (2006-07), Dane Watts (2007-08), Josh Dotzler (2008-09), Kenny Lawson Jr. (2010-11), Doug McDermott (2013-14) and Maurice Watson Jr. (2016-17). Former Creighton men's soccer goalkeeper Brian Holt won the 2011 Senior CLASS Award, while McDermott won the 2014 Senior CLASS Award on the hardwood.
     The Senior CLASS Award winners will be announced during the 2018 NCAA Men's Final Four® and NCAA Women's Final Four® this spring. For more information on each of the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.

Nationally Elite
Creighton ranks in the top 20 of 10 categories nationally, through games of Jan. 15.
     Perhaps the most impressive figure on the list is in defensive rebounds per game, where CU is first with 31.11 per game. No team nationally has finished a season averaging more than 31.30 defensive rebounds per game in the last five seasons, and last year CU was 63rd with 26.69 per game.

Category                                           Rank           Stat
Defensive Rebounds/Game                      1st               31.11
Assist/Turnover Ratio                               3rd              1.71
Assists Per Game                                   4th              19.6
Scoring Offense                                     5th              88.8
Total Assists                                          5th              353
FG Percentage                                      9th              .509
Scoring Margin                                      10th             15.7
Personal Fouls/Game                              11th             15.1
Total 3FG Made                                    16th             193
3FG/Game                                          16th             10.7

Both Ends Of The Floor
Creighton gets much of its attention for its offensive proficiency, but the Jays are also doing some noteworthy things on the defensive end of the court.
     In league play only, Creighton leads the BIG EAST in three-point field goal percentage defense and defensive rebounds, is second in scoring defense, defensive rebounding percentage and scoring margin, and third in field goal percentage defense.

We Can Play Defense, Too
Creighton limited Maryland Eastern Shore to just 36 points and 23.6 percent shooting on Dec. 15.
     Creighton had not held an opponent under 40 points since Indiana State (38) on March 2, 2008, and the 36 were the fewest by a Bluejay opponent since Illinois State scored 35 on Jan. 13, 1986.
     Indiana State (10-43, 23.3%), in that same 2008 game, had also been the last CU foe to shoot 25 percent or less from the field.
     Both the points scored and the field goal percentage are the lowest marks in the 270 game history of Century Link Center Omaha, which includes 21 tournament games that did not involve Creighton.
     While Creighton's offense gets all the attention, the Bluejay defense has made huge strides in recent seasons, especially when you consider the move to the BIG EAST. Here's where CU has ranked in KenPom.com's adjusted defensive ratings under Greg McDermott.

Year               Adj. D        Adj. D Rating               Team W-L
2010-11            103.5         174th                            23-16 (CBI)
2011-12            102.7         166th                         29-6 (NCAA)
2012-13            96.5           66th                           28-8 (NCAA)
2013-14            102.5         124th                         27-8 (NCAA)
2014-15            102.6         138th                                 14-19
2015-16            97.6           49th                             20-15 (NIT)
2016-17            96.5           46th                         25-10 (NCAA)
2017-18         97.1         48th                        14-4 so far

Against The BIG EAST
Since joining the BIG EAST in 2014, Creighton is unbeaten at home against St. John's, the only league team it can say that for.
DePaul is the only school where Creighton has not lost a road game.

Team                  CU Home Games           CU Road Games
Butler                             4-1                               2-2
DePaul                            3-1                               4-0
Georgetown                     3-1                               1-4
Marquette                       2-2                               2-2
Providence                      2-3                               1-3
Seton Hall                        2-2                               2-3
St. John's                          5-0                               2-2
Villanova                          1-3                               1-3
Xavier                            2-2                               2-3
Total                          24-15                         17-22

We're Jamming!
Creighton owns 62 dunks already this season, which its second-most in any season under Greg McDermott, but still well behind the 144 last season that ranked fourth-most nationally.
Here's a look at the Creighton student-athletes with 20 or more dunks in a season, and 19 or more dunks in a career, under McDermott:
Most Creighton Dunks, Season, Since 2010-11

Dunks         Name                                              Year
72                Justin Patton                                    2016-17
36                Gregory Echenique                            2012-13
32               Martin Krampelj                        2017-18
30                Gregory Echenique                            2011-12
24                Gregory Echenique                            2010-11
23                Marcus Foster                                  2016-17
22                Kenny Lawson Jr.                               2010-11

Most Creighton Dunks, Career, Since 2010-11

Dunks         Name                                             Years
90                Gregory Echenique                            2010-13
72                Justin Patton                                    2016-17
46               Martin Krampelj                     2015-Pres.
38                Will Artino                                       2011-15
38               Khyri Thomas                         2015-Pres.
38               Marcus Foster                        2016-Pres.
32                Zach Hanson                                    2013-17
25                Geoffrey Groselle                               2012-16
22                Kenny Lawson Jr.                               2010-11
19                Doug McDermott                             2010-14

Most Creighton Dunks, Team, Season, Since 2010-11

Dunks         Year                                        Team W-L
144              2016-17                                   25-10 (NCAA)
62               2017-18                                14-4 so far
58                2015-16                                       20-15 (NIT)
56                2010-11                                       23-16 (CBI)
54                2012-13                                     28-8 (NCAA)
42                2011-12                                     29-6 (NCAA)
35                2013-14                                     27-8 (NCAA)
29                2014-15                                             14-19

Chairmen Of The Boards
Martin Krampelj (149 rebounds) and Ronnie Harrell Jr. (126) both have more rebounds this season than they in their careers before 2017-18, by a large margin.
     Harrell had 49 rebounds last year (in 26 games) and entered this season with 125 career caroms in 55 games played.
     Krampelj owned 69 rebounds in 29 games a year ago and entered this season with 89 rebounds in 36 career contests.
     Krampelj, who had 26 points and 19 rebounds in Creighton's 21 games against BIG EAST foes last year (including 5 DNP's), has recorded 80 points and 58 rebounds in CU's first six league games this season.

A Dozen, Cousin
Creighton has won 12 straight home games dating to last season. It's CU's fifth-longest home win streak ever at CenturyLink Center Omaha, as seen below:
Longest Home Win Streaks at CenturyLink Center

Streak      Dates                                             Snapped by
   24         Feb. 19, 2013 - Dec. 9, 2014                       Saint Mary's
   16         Feb. 9, 2005 - Jan. 31, 2006                     Southern Illinois
   16         Jan. 19, 2011 - Dec. 22, 2011                     Missouri State
   14         Feb. 2, 2008 - Dec. 28, 2008                    Northern Iowa
   12        Feb. 28, 2017- Present                                 ? ? ?
   11         Nov. 22, 2003 - Feb. 4, 2004                    Southern Illinois
   11         Feb. 28, 2016 - Dec. 31, 2016                      #1 Villanova

Ronnie On The Spot
Ronnie Harrell Jr. continues to provide a spark off the bench, with much of his best work coming on the glass.
Harrell owned 10 or more rebounds in consecutive games against Nebraska and Maryland Eastern Shore, both in a reserve role. Harrell is the only Bluejay reserve with consecutive games of 10 or more rebounds in the last 25 years.
Harrell is one of six Creighton players to have 10 or more rebounds off the bench in a game under Greg McDermott, and the only player to do it more than once in a season or three times in a career.
Most Rebounds Off The Bench Under McDermott

Reb.      Min.        Player                                       Date
14         20            Will Artino                               02/14/15
11         25            Ronnie Harrell Jr.                        12/21/15
11        30           Ronnie Harrell Jr.                12/09/17
10         25            Wayne Runnels                         11/14/10
10         22            Will Artino                               02/13/14
10         29            James Milliken                          11/25/14
10         23            Devin Brooks                            01/21/15
10         17            Toby Hegner                           12/07/16
10        22           Ronnie Harrell Jr.                12/15/17
10        28           Ronnie Harrell Jr.                12/28/17

A Reason To Yell For Harrell
On a national basis, Ronnie Harrell Jr. ranks tied for fourth nationally with three games of 10 rebounds off the bench this season.
Here's that list, through games of January 15th.
10 Rebounds Off The Bench in 2017-18 (thru 1/15)

Rank 10 Reb.    Name, School
      1.      5           Chris Clarke, Virginia Tech
      2.      4           Malik Petteway, Robert Morris
              4           Pablo Rivas, North Carolina Central
      4.      3           Ronnie Harrell Jr., Creighton
              3           E.J. Anosike, Sacred Heart
              3           Zion Cousins, Howard
              3           Christian Cunningham, Jacksonville St.
              3           Wenyen Gabriel, Kentucky
              3           Moses Greenwood, S'eastern Louisiana
              3           Londell King, Morehead state
              3           Cameron Lard, Iowa State
              3           T.J. Maaston, Baylor
              3           Jalen McDaniels, San Diego State
              3           Eli Scott, Loyola Marymount

Krampelj's Quick Route To 20 & 10
Martin Krampelj scored a career-best 23 points and added 10 rebounds in 20 minutes at Seton Hall on Dec. 28th.
Krampelj is just the seventh player under Greg McDermott with games of 20 points and 10 rebounds. Doug McDermott did it an incredible 25 different times from 2010-14, while six others have done it once.
Krampelj is the only player on that list to have a 20 & 10 contest in 25 minutes or less.
20 Point & 10 Rebound under Greg McDermott

Rank      20 & 10 Games   Name                               Years
      1.               25             Doug McDermott               2010-14
      2.                1             Kenny Lawson Jr.                 2010-11
                        1             Geoffrey Groselle                 2012-16
                        1             Cole Huff                           2015-17
                        1             Justin Patton                      2016-17
                        1             Khyri Thomas           2015-Pres.
                        1             Martin Krampelj       2015-Pres.

100 And Counting...
Creighton's 116 points against USC Upstate on Dec. 20th were its most since 1964, and the third-highest scoring game in program history.
The 116 points were also a CenturyLink Center Omaha record, and third time this season that the Bluejays have scored 109 or more points.
Creighton's Highest Scoring Games, By Points
Date Opponent W L CU Opp.

02/10/64        at Miami (Fla.)                     W           124       94
12/21/62        Nevada                            W           120       76
12/20/17    USC Upstate                     W         116      62
01/19/85        Indiana State                      W           115       80
02/02/66        Memphis                          W           115       82
12/09/16        Longwood                        W           113       58
11/20/16        vs. North Carolina State          W           112       94
03/11/08        Bradley (2OT)                     W           111     110
12/05/17    North Dakota                   W         111      68
12/17/07        Houston Baptist                   W           110       73
12/16/67        Wisconsin-Milwaukee            W           109       81
11/12/17    Alcorn State                     W         109      72

Double-Digits x 15
Marcus Foster scored in double-figures in each of Creighton's first 15 games of the season, the first Bluejay to start his senior season with 15 straight games of 10 or more points since Bob Harstad had 27 straight in 1990-91.
Doug McDermott had been the last player with nine straight double-figure games to start any season, doing so in all 35 games of his 2011-12 sophomore season that ended with First Team All-America accolades.
Below is a list of Creighton's longest double figure scoring streaks to start a season since 1979-80, where you can see that Foster (2016-17 and 2017-18) and McDermott (2010-11 and 2011-12) are the only men to start consecutive seasons with eight or more double-figure contests since 1979-80.
CU's Consecutive Double-Figure Scoring Games
To Start Year, Since 1979-80

Consec.        Name, Class                                        Year
    all 35          Doug McDermott, So.                           2011-12
    all 32          Vernon Moore, Sr.                                1984-85
     28            Benoit Benjamin, Jr.                              1984-85
     27            Bob Harstad, Sr.                                  1990-91
     16            Rod Mason, Sr.                                    1987-88
     15           Marcus Foster, Sr.                         2017-18
     13            Rodney Buford, Sr.                               1998-99
     12            Gary Swain, Sr.                                   1986-87
     10            Chad Gallagher, Sr.                              1990-91
      9            Rodney Buford, So.                               1996-97
      8            Benoit Benjamin, Fr.                              1982-83
      8            Gregory Brandon, Sr.                             1983-84
      8            Doug McDermott, Fr.                           2010-11
      8            Justin Patton, Fr.                                  2016-17
      8            Marcus Foster, Jr.                                 2016-17

It's A WWWWWinning Streak
Creighton's season-best five-game winning streak was snapped at Seton Hall after the Bluejays swept a long homestand prior to the holiday break.
     Including this winter, Creighton has had at least one streak of five or more wins in 20 of the last 22 seasons.
     Last season's team won 13 straight games to open the year, with the final victory in that stretch coming on Dec. 28 against Seton Hall, before falling to No. 1 Villanova on New Year's Eve.

Top 25 Jays
Creighton is 26th in both polls this week, the top club 'also receiving votes' by each organization.
     Creighton is 113-43 all-time when playing as a ranked team in the AP poll.
     Creighton has been ranked in the AP poll 88 times in program history, with 60 of those under the direction of eighth-year head coach Greg McDermott. Creighton has also been ranked in the USA Today Coaches poll in 70 weeks under McDermott.
     Creighton has been ranked in the top-10 in 10 different weeks in program history, with eight of those coming last season when the Jays reached an all-time best of seventh the week of January 16th.
     Below is a list of the best weekly rankings in the AP poll in program history:
Best Weekly AP Rankings, Creighton History

7th - 1/16/17
8th - 1/9/17

9th - 3/1/14

9th - 12/19/16

10th - 1/20/03
10th - 11/28/16
10th - 12/5/16
10th - 12/12/16
10th - 12/26/16

10th - 1/2/17

Sharing The Sugar
Creighton distributed 32 assists on 42 field goals in its Dec. 20 victory over USC Upstate.
     The 32 helpers exceeded the previous school record of 31 done twice previously, most recently in 1990 vs. Siena.
     All 12 Bluejays in uniform dished at least one assist.
     For the season, Creighton ranks fourth nationally with 19.6 assists per game, which also leads the BIG EAST.
     All 12 Bluejays own an assist/turnover ratio this season of 0.92 or better, and CU's 1.71 assist/turnover ratio ranks third nationally.

Jays Sweep Weekly BIG EAST Honors
The Creighton men's basketball program swept the BIG EAST Conference weekly awards on Dec. 26th, as Marcus Foster was named BIG EAST Player of the Week and Mitch Ballock tabbed as BIG EAST Freshman of the Week.
     It's the third honor this season for Ballock, joining his similar accolades on Nov. 27 and Dec. 11th. It's Foster's first recognition this season, though he was honored by the BIG EAST last season on both Nov. 28th and Dec. 26th.
     Foster averaged nearly a point a minute in leading Creighton to a pair of wins. In 25.0 minutes per game, Foster averaged 24.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals. He shot 66.7 percent (18-27) from the field, 58.3 percent (7-12) from downtown and also converted 83.3 percent (5-6) at the line.
     The Wichita Falls, Texas, native had a season-high 32 points in 35 minutes in a 90-81 win over Sun Belt Conference champion UT Arlington on Monday. Foster had 22 points in the first half, most by a Bluejay at intermission since Doug McDermott at the 2014 BIG EAST Tournament, as the Bluejays raced to a 52-32 halftime lead. Foster added six rebounds and two steals while matching his season-best with four assists.
     Foster capped his week with 16 points in just 15 minute of a lopsided win over USC Upstate. Foster made 6-of-7 shots, including 3-of-4 three-pointers, adding three rebounds, three assists and two steals.
     Ballock averaged 13.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists off the bench in two victories. The Eudora, Kan., native shot 7-of-13 (53.8%) from three-point range and 9-of-19 (47.4%) from the field while also draining both free throw attempts.
     Ballock opened his week with 14 points, two rebounds, an assist and a blocked shot in a 90-81 win over Sun Belt Conference champion UT Arlington. He then scored 13 points and added four rebounds and three assists in 20 minutes of a win over USC Upstate.

They Can All Shoot
All 12 Creighton men to see the floor this season have made three or more three-pointers, and each of them have also attempted at least nine trifectas.
     All 12 Bluejays in uniform attempted at least one three-pointer on both Dec. 15 and Dec. 20.
     As a team, Creighton has made 193 treys this season (16th nationally), good for 10.72 per game (16th nationally).

Friendly Confines
Creighton has scored 103 points or more in four of 11 home games this season, and 75 points or more in all 11 home contests.
     Creighton is averaging 93.5 points per home game this season, outrebounding foes by 9.4 caroms per contest, shooting 54.2 percent from the floor, and holding foes to 39.4percent shooting.
     In the second half of home games this season, Creighton has outscored teams 532-384 (48.4-34.9) and shot 56.1 percent from the field. In the second half, Marcus Foster and Khyri Thomas are a combined 24-for-47 from three-point range (51.1 percent), compared to CU's opponents who are 29-for-130 (22.3 percent) from downtown after the break.
     Below is a list of seasons with the most 100 point games in Creighton history
Most 100 Point Games in a Season, Creighton History

    Rank       Games         Year                Team W-L
      1.              7             1965-66             14-12
      2.              5             1971-72             15-11
                     5             2017-18          14-4 so far
      4.              4             2015-16             20-15
                      4             2016-17             25-10
      6.              3             1989-90             21-12

100 Grand Passed
Creighton has drawn 178,532 home fans this season, an average of 16,230 per contest.
     This season marks the 16th straight season of 100,000 or more home fans for the program, a streak that started in the final season (2002-03) of the Omaha Civic Auditorium.
     Creighton has led its conference in home attendance each of the last 14 completed seasons, and is once again leading the way in the BIG EAST in 2017-18.

McDermott Earns 175th Win at Creighton
With a Dec. 18 win over UT Arlington, Greg McDermott became the second coach in program history to record 175 wins on the Bluejay sideline, as only Dana Altman (327) has previously reached that milestone.
     McDermott reached the mark in his 259th game on the Bluejay sideline, whereas Altman didn't win his 175th game at CU until his 274th contest.
   McDermott needed 71 games at Creighton to win his 50th contest and 134 games to earn his 100th win.
McDermott's Milestone Wins at Creighton

W-L Milestone        Opponent                                Date
25-16                      Chicago State                          11/13/11
50-21                      vs. Evansville                            03/03/12
75-29                      at Bradley                              02/27/13
100-34                     at Butler                                 02/15/14
125-58                     vs. Massachusetts                      11/25/15
150-72                     at Nebraska                            12/07/16
175-84                  UT Arlington                     12/18/17

Give Me Five
Creighton has had four or more players score 10 points in all 16 of 18 games (all but UT Arlington and at #10 Xavier) this season.
     In Creighton's last non-conference game on Dec. 20 vs. USC Upstate, six men scored in double-figures for the first time since on Dec. 20, 2016 at Arizona State.
     In Creighton's Dec. 31 win over Providence, the Bluejays had all five starters finish in double-figures for the first time since last year's BIG EAST home opener on Dec. 28, 2016 vs. Seton Hall.
     Creighton has had four men average in double-figures in each of the last two seasons.
     Last year, Marcus Foster (18.2), Justin Patton (12.9), Maurice Watson Jr. (12.9) and Khyri Thomas (12.3) all put up double-digits on a nightly basis.
     In 2015-16 it was Watson (14.1), Cole Huff (11.3), Geoffrey Groselle (11.2) and Isaiah Zierden (10.2).
     Before 2015-16, Creighton had not previously had four men finish the year scoring in double-figures since 1979-80, when Kevin McKenna, Jim Honz, George Morrow and Daryl Stovall did so.

My Favorite Martin
Martin Krampelj did not have a double-double in the first 44 games of his career, but turned in consecutive double-doubles on Dec. 5 (North Dakota) and Dec. 9 (Nebraska).
     Krampelj became the first Creighton player with point/rebound double-doubles in consecutive contests since Doug McDermott on March 1 and March 4, 2014. Krampelj leads CU with six double-doubles this season.
     McDermott's performance on Feb. 9 and 13 of 2013 was also the last previous time a Bluejay had 11 or more rebounds in consecutive games. Krampelj also had 11 rebounds in three straight games from Jan. 3-9, 2018, the first Bluejay to accomplish that since McDermott from Nov. 30-Dec. 10, 2011.

Full House
Creighton is averaging 16,230 fans per home game this season, good for seventh-best nationally.
     Last season Creighton averaged 17,413 fans per home game, fifth-best in the country, and a figure that would have ranked 17th best in the NBA, ahead of 14 franchises.
     Last year was the 12th straight season that CU has been among the nation's top 25 in average home attendance, and the sixth straight season in the top-10 nationally in attendance, as well.
2017-18 Attendance Leaders (through 1/15)

Rk.    School                          Average             Next Home
    1.    Kentucky                        21,445                          1/20
    2.    Syracuse                         19,766                          1/16
    3.    Louisville                         17,600                          1/21
    4.    Wisconsin                        17,263                          1/19
    5.    North Carolina                  16,466                          1/16
    6.    Kansas                            16,373                          1/20
    7.    Creighton                      16,230                      1/17
    8.    Tennessee                       16,211                          1/23
    9.    Arkansas                         15,505                          1/20
   10.    Nebraska                        15,272                          1/18

2016-17 Attendance Leaders (FINAL)

Rk.    School                          Average
    1.    Kentucky                        23,462
    2.    Syracuse                         21,181
    3.    Louisville                         20,846
    4.    North Carolina                  18,067
    5.    Creighton                      17,413
    6.    Wisconsin                        17,286
    7.    Maryland                        16,628
    8.    Kansas                            16,395
    9.    Indiana                           16,364
   10.    North Carolina State           15,907

Ty-Shon Time
Ty-Shon Alexander made his first career start on Dec. 9 against Nebraska, coming through with three assists, one rebound and one steal in 19 minutes of a double-digit victory.
     Alexander is just the second true freshman point guard to start a game for Creighton in the last 10 seasons, joining Davion Mintz (12 starts in 2016-17).
     Like Alexander, Mintz also won his starting debut by double-figures (beating DePaul 83-66).
     Mintz returned to the starting line-up vs. Maryland Eastern Shore on Dec. 15.

Tough At Home
Creighton has won 22 straight non-conference home games dating to a Dec. 2, 2015 loss to Arizona State.
     On a national basis, that ranks as the 13th-longest streak, per recent research from the NCAA
Non-Conference Home Win Streaks (Through 1/26)

Rank        Streak       School             Next Home N-C Game
       1.        139            Duke                              Next Season
       2.        47             Arizona                            Next Season
       3.        43             Butler                              Next Season
       4.        38             Texas Tech                       Next Season
       5.        35             Villanova                          Next Season
       6.        32             SMU                               Next Season
       7.        29             Evansville                         Next Season
       8.        28             Seton Hall                         Next Season
       9.        26             South Dakota State             Next Season
                 26             Florida State                     Next Season
     11.        23             William & Mary                  Next Season
                 23             West Virginia                               1/27
    13.        22            Creighton                               2/13
                 22             IPFW                              Next Season
     15.        18             Marshall                           Next Season

On The Rebound
Martin Krampelj (8.3) and Ronnie Harrell Jr. (7.0) are each putting together some of better Creighton rebounding figures in recent memory.
     Harrell had 15 rebounds against UCLA on Nov. 20th, while Krampelj snared 14 caroms on Dec. 5 vs. North Dakota. Both men finished with 11 rebounds vs. Nebraska on Dec. 9th.
     Since the start of the 1994-95 season, only one Bluejay player has averaged more than 7.4 rebounds per game over the course of a season. That player, Doug McDermott, did it twice.
     Here's Creighton's single-season rebounds per game leaders since 1994-95.

     Rank     RPG      Name                                     Season
     1.          8.3        Martin Krampelj                   2017-18
     2.           8.2         Doug McDermott                        2011-12
     3.           7.7         Doug McDermott                        2012-13
     4.           7.3         Rodney Buford                            1997-98
                 7.3         Gregory Echenique                      2011-12
     6.           7.18       Doug McDermott                        2010-11
     7.           7.16       Rodney Buford                            1998-99
     8.          7.00      Ronnie Harrell Jr.                   2017-18
     9.           6.97       Doug McDermott                        2013-14
     10.         6.8         Nate King                                  1994-95

Shooters Shoot
Since Greg McDermott was hired eight years ago at Creighton, the Bluejays have shot 50 percent or better from the field in 119 games. That ranks third nationally, trailing only Gonzaga (136) and Kansas (124), Saint Mary's (117) and Kentucky (111) round out the top five.
     In those eight years, Gonzaga has shot 49.6 percent from the field, just ahead of Kansas (48.4%) and Creighton (48.2%). Belmont (48.1%) and Saint Mary's (48.0%) round out the top five.

Dunk You Very Much
Creighton ranked fifth nationally last year with 144 dunks, with half of those coming from future NBA First Round Draft pick Justin Patton. Of Patton's 72 dunks last year, 32 came on alley-oops.
     This year's Bluejay squad owns 62 dunks through 18 games this season, including nine against SIU Edwardsville. Five of the dunks against SIUE came from Martin Krampelj, who leads this year's club with 32 slams.

Putting Up The Points
Creighton scored 116 points on Dec. 20th vs. USC Upstate, third-most in school history, and the-most ever recorded by the Bluejays at CenturyLink Center Omaha.
     Creighton has now scored 116 points or more four times in the last 13 months (113 vs. Longwood; 112 vs. North Carolina State, 111 vs. North Dakota and 116 vs. USC Upstate), after not doing it a single time from 2008-09 to 2015-16.
     The school record for points in a game by Creighton is 124, done on Feb. 10, 1964 at Miami (Fla.) in a 30-point win.
     Per Basketball-Reference.com, Creighton's 20 games of 100 points since 2010-11 (when Greg McDermott was hired) are third-most in the nation, as seen below.
Most 100 Point Games Since 2010-11 (thru 1/15)

   Rank      100 Pt. Games       Team
      1.                  28               VMI
      2.                  23               North Carolina
      3.                 20               Creighton
      4.                  19               Indiana
                         19               Charleston Southern

Silas Enters College Hoops Hall of Fame
Creighton alum Paul Silas was enshrined into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City on Sunday, November 19th.
     In addition to Silas, the elite class included Gonzaga's John Stockton, Wake Forest's Tim Duncan, Winston-Salem State's Cleo Hill, Indiana's Scott May, Purdue's Rick Mount, and Duke's Jay Williams join former Wisconsin, Milwaukee and Wisconsin-Platteville coach Bo Ryan to form the Class of 2017.
     Silas remains one of the most dominant rebounders in college basketball history. Following a season with the freshman team, Silas pulled down 1,751 rebounds for Creighton from 1961 to 1964 – a number that currently ranks sixth in Division I history and first among three-year players.
     He's also third all-time at Creighton with a career average of 20.5 points per game, and earned various All-America accolades in each of his three varsity seasons, including Academic All-America recognition from CoSIDA. The Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Famer won three NBA titles as a player in the 1970s, and later coached four different NBA franchises.
     Silas' No. 35 jersey was retired by Creighton, and he joins Bill Russell, Julius Erving, Kermit Washington and Artis Gilmore as one of five players in NCAA history to average at least 20 points (20.5) and 20 rebounds (21.6) during his college career.
     Silas owns the top 22 single-game rebounding totals in Creighton history, with a high of 38 vs. Centenary on Feb. 19, 1962.
     Silas owns more rebounds (1,751) than any player in the last 55 years (by comparison, Lehigh's Tim Kempton led all active rebounders at the end of 2016-17 with 1,095 career rebounds).
     Last year, across all of Division I, there were only 36 games where an individual grabbed 20 rebounds. Purdue's Caleb Swanigan led all of college hoops with four games of 20 boards.

Silas Not The First
Paul Silas is the fifth person with Creighton connections to enter the College Basketball Hall of Fame. He joined the following...
     Eddie Hickey, a 2006 inductee into the coaches wing, won 126 games as head coach at Creighton from 1935-43 and 1946-47.
     Willis Reed, a 2006 inductee as a player (at Grambling State), won 52 games as head coach at Creighton from 1981-85.
     Arthur A. Schabinger, a 2006 inductee as a contributor, won 165 games as head coach at Creighton from 1922-35.
     Eddie Sutton, a 2011 inductee into the coaches wing, won 82 games as head coach at Creighton from 1969-74.

Road Openers
Creighton improved to 5-3 under Greg McDermott in its first true road game of the season with this year's win at Northwestern, and 14-10 in the last 24 years in the initial road game.
     The road opener has been the barometer for Creighton's postseason plans in the previous nine years. Creighton has made the NCAA Tournament the four times it has won the road opener, and missed the tournament the other five seasons.
Creighton in Road Openers, Last 9 Years

Year         Opponent               Score           CU in NCAA's?
2008-09      Ark.-Little Rock            L 69-71                     No (NIT)
2009-10      #21 Dayton                L 80-90                     No (CIT)
2010-11      Northwestern             L 52-65                     No (CBI)
2011-12      UAB                         W 70-60                         Yes
2012-13      Nebraska                  W 64-42                         Yes
2013-14      Saint Joseph's              W 83-79                         Yes
2014-15      Tulsa                        L 64-77                           No
2015-16      #14 Indiana                L 65-86                     No (NIT)
2016-17      Nebraska                  W 77-62                         Yes
2017-18   #20 Northwestern    W 92-88                     ? ? ?

Happy Birthday, Old Man(ny)
Manny Suarez turned 24 on November 12th. He's nearly 14 months older than his next-closest teammate, Tyler Clement (Dec. 25, 1994).
Per a list compiled by Northwestern State SID Doug Ireland, Suarez is the nation's 14th-oldest active player, with six men above him having served a church mission while in school.
NCAA's Oldest Players (as of 11/12/17)

Age (Yrs-Days)        Name, Current School                    Key
             25-309        Josh Boutte, Sam Houston State
             25-275        Gibson Johnson, Hawai'i                         C
             25-145        Zach Nelson, Utah Valley                        C
             24-354        Isaac Neilson, Utah Valley                        C
             24-347        Kyle Brown, Cornell                              C
             24-298        Ron Patterson, IUPUI
             24-284        Dusty Baker, Weber State                      C
             24-228        Ronald Delph, Florida Atlantic
             24-215        Jalan West, Northwestern State
             24-175        David Collette, Utah                             C
             24-132        Kevin Mickle, Ohio
              24-27        Isaiah Brock, Oakland
                24-5        Peter Ryckbosch, DePaul
              24-0        Manny Suarez, Creighton
             23-346        Quinn Taylor, Utah State                        C

KEY: C = served church mission

Foster Up For Naismith Award
Creighton men's basketball senior Marcus Foster has been named one of 50 candidates for the Citizen Naismith Trophy, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced. A list of 30 midseason candidates will be released on Feb. 14, 2018 before the 50th presentation of the award April 1, 2018.
     A senior from Wichita Falls, Texas, Foster was a unanimous All-BIG EAST selection last year after leading Creighton with 18.2 points per game a year ago. He ranked among the league leaders in scoring after posting the highest scoring average for a Bluejay newcomer since 1970. Foster's 638 points were the 10th-most in CU history and the most ever by a Bluejay newcomer in their debut season on the court.
     Creighton has had one previous winner of the Naismith Trophy, as Doug McDermott collected the hardware for both following the 2013-14 campaign.

Foster Up For Jerry West Award
Creighton men's basketball guard Marcus Foster is one of 20 preseason candidates for the 2018 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award, which is bestowed by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
     Last year Foster was one of five finalists for the award.
     Named after Hall of Famer and 1959 NCAA Final Four Most Valuable Player Jerry West, the annual honor in its fourth year recognizes the top shooting guards in Division I men's college basketball.
     Previous winners of the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award include Malik Monk, Kentucky (2017) Buddy Hield, Oklahoma (2016) and D'Angelo Russell, Ohio State (2015).

Heeeeeeerrrrrreeeeee's Ronnie
Ronnie Harrell Jr.'s 15 rebounds vs. No. 23 UCLA on Nov. 20th were three more than his previous career-high, and the most by a Bluejay in any game since Doug McDermott had 15 boards vs. Tulsa on Nov. 23, 2013.
     Harrell's 14 defensive rebounds were the most by any Bluejay since Kenny Lawson Jr. had 18 rebounds (14 defensive) vs. Saint Joseph's on Dec. 11, 2010.

Nifty Fifty Leads To Postseason?
Creighton shot 58.8 percent from the floor on November 10th, the program's best mark in a season-opener since blistering UT Arlington 106-50 on 59.4 percent shooting to open the 2002-03 season.
     Creighton has made the postseason all eight times in the previous 25 seasons in which it has made at least 50 percent of its field goal attempts to open the year. The last time that didn't hold true was 1991-92, when CU shot 51.0 percent in the opener but finished just 9-19.
CU Season-Opener Field Goal Percentage Over 50%
Since 1992-93

FG%               Year             Opponent             Postseason
.541               1997-98               UMKC                             NIT
.524               1998-99           Towson State                    NCAA
.569               2000-01           Western Illinois                    NCAA
.594               2002-03            UT Arlington                     NCAA
.500               2012-13            North Texas                     NCAA
.556               2013-14            Alcorn State                     NCAA
.528               2015-16          Texas Southern                       NIT
.508               2016-17               UMKC                         NCAA
.558            2017-18               Yale                            TBD

Big Margin Can Lead To Big Things
Creighton beat Yale, 92-76, in the season-opener.
     Of Creighton's 20 all-time NCAA?Tournament teams, nine have scored 90 or more points in their season-opener.
     Here's a look at Creighton's last eight teams to score 90 or more in a season-opener.
                                                                 Final       Post-

     Score    Opponent                Date           W-L     Season
    92-76    Yale                         11/10/17 TBD         TBD
       93-70    Texas Southern             11/14/15      20-15           NIT
     104-77    Central Arkansas           11/14/14      14-19              --
     107-61    Alcorn State                11/08/13      27-8        NCAA
       97-65    N. Carolina A&T            11/11/11      29-6        NCAA
     106-50    Texas-Arlington             11/17/02      29-5        NCAA
       96-50    Western Illinois              11/20/00      24-8        NCAA
       93-48    Towson State               11/14/98      22-9        NCAA
       93-47    UT-San Antonio             11/30/90      24-8        NCAA

CenturyLink Center Omaha Dramatics
Creighton is 7-7 in games with a game-winning go-ahead score in the final 10 seconds at CenturyLink Center Omaha, which opened in the fall of 2003.
Creighton's Go-Ahead Scores in Wins at CLCO, Last 10 Seconds

Date          Opponent           Score       Player/Score     Time
11/26/05     Dayton                 W 91-90*    Funk FG                :5.7
01/28/06     Wichita St.             W 57-55     Tolliver FG             :0.0
11/25/06     George Mason         W 58-56     Watts FT               :7.5
03/18/08     Rhode Island          W 74-73     Witter 3FG             :3.2
01/13/10     Southern Illinois        W 71-69     Young FG              :1.3
02/18/12     Long Beach St.        W 81-79     Young FG              :0.3
01/28/14     St. John's               W 63-60     McDermott 3FG      :2.8

*double-overtime

Opponent Go-Ahead Scores in CU?Losses at CLCO, Last 10 Seconds

Date          Opponent           Score        Player/Score   Time
03/20/06     Miami (Fla.)             L 53-52        G. Diaz FT             :2.6
01/20/07     Southern Illinois        L 58-57        B. Mullins FG          :4.1
01/10/15     #19 Seton Hall         L 68-67        S. Gibbs 3FG         :2.2
02/16/15     #19 Butler              L 58-56        R. Jones FG           :1.9
03/07/15     Xavier                  L 74-73        D. Davis FT's          :6.3
01/12/16     #12 Providence       L 50-48        K. Dunn FG           :0.0
02/22/17     Providence            L 68-66        K. Cartwright 3FG          :2.4

Two Of The Best
A pair of Creighton players were ranked among the best in college basketball in preseason rankings of top-100 players.
     CBSSports.com lists Marcus Foster as the nation's 31st-best player and Khyri Thomas as 70th-best.
     NBCSports.com listed Foster as the No. 21 player, and Thomas as 67th-best nationally.
     ESPN.com did a list of the nation's top 50 players, and Foster finished 30th in that voting.

#ProJays
For the first time since 1969-70, Creighton has four NBA players at the same time as Kyle Korver (Cleveland Cavaliers), Anthony Tolliver (Detroit Pistons), Doug McDermott (New York Knicks) and Justin Patton (Minnesota Timberwolves) are all in the league.
     Including 2017-18, Creighton has now had an NBA player in 34 of the last 35 years.
     Korver ranks fourth in NBA history with 2,151 three-pointers and is seventh in league history with 43.11 percent marksmanship from three-point range (through January 15). He set a single-season NBA mark that still stands with his 53.6 percent shooting from three-point range in 2009-10, and is the only player in league history to lead the NBA in three-point percentage four times. Korver is averaging 9.7 points per game this year and shooting 43.4 percent from downtown.
     Tolliver is averaging 7.0 points and 2.6 rebounds per game this season for the Pistons, his 11th NBA organization.
     McDermott is in his fourth season in the NBA, and first with the New York Knicks. He was traded to the Knicks with Enes Kanter in exchange for All-Star Carmelo Anthony. McDermott is averaging 8.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game this season.
     Creighton's newest NBA product is Justin Patton, who is now with the Minnesota Timberwolves organization but currently healing a broken foot. Patton redshirted in 2015-16 before turning pro and being the 16th pick in the 2017 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Patton was then part of the Jimmy Butler trade to end up in Minneapolis, and on December 24th was recalled to the Timberwolves from the G-League affiliate in Des Moines, only to be sent down two days later.
     Patton will become the 14th different player in history with Creighton ties to play in the NBA.
     The two-day stretch in December marked the first time since 1969-70 that Creighton has had four NBA players at the same time.

Racking Up The Victories
In 99 previous seasons of Bluejay Basketball, last season was the sixth team to earn 25 or more wins.
     Of Creighton's six seasons in history with 25 or more wins, Greg McDermott has coached four of those in the previous six years.
Most Creighton MBB Wins, Season
                                 Pre          Pre-Post    Postseason

Year         Final W-L     Tourney   Season      Tournament
2002-03      29-5             26-4          29-4           NCAA
2011-12 29-6           25-5        28-5         NCAA
2012-13 28-8           24-7        27-7         NCAA
2008-09      27-8             25-6          26-7           NIT
2013-14 27-8           24-6        26-7         NCAA
2016-17 25-10         23-8        25-9         NCAA
1990-91      24-8             20-7          23-7           NCAA
2000-01      24-8             23-6          24-7           NCAA
1921-22      23-5             23-5          23-5           didn't exist
1973-74      23-7             21-7          21-7           NCAA
2001-02      23-9             19-8          22-8           NCAA
1999-00      23-10           20-9          23-9           NCAA
2004-05      23-11           20-10         23-10          NCAA
2010-11 23-16         18-14      19-15       CBI

*Bold italics indicates Greg McDermott teams

Among The Nation's Best
Below is where Creighton ranks nationally in the since Greg McDermott took over in 2010-11, per Basketball-Reference.com, through games of January 15th.
2010-11 to Present

Category                              Stat       NCAA Rank
FG Percentage                        .482             3rd
3FG Percentage                       .387             3rd
Assists                                 4,344             4th
3FG Made                            2,262             4th
FG Made                             7,194            11th
Wins                                     180            30th
Winning Percentage                  .677            34th

All-Tourney Duo
Creighton's Marcus Foster and Khyri Thomas were both named to the 2017 Hall of Fame Classic All-Tournament Team in November.
     Foster averaged 17.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals in two games in Kansas City, while Thomas averaged 15.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in the championship rounds.
     Foster has now played in three tournaments since coming to Creighton, and been named All-Tournament in each one, as he was recognized last season in the Paradise Jam (MVP) as well as the BIG EAST Tournament.

Going For 20, Again
Creighton has won 20 or more games in 17 of the last 19 seasons (including 2016-17), a feat that puts the Jays among an exclusive group, nationally.
     Just three schools nationally have had 20 or more wins each of the last 19 years:?Duke, Gonzaga and Kansas.
     Kentucky and Florida have each done it in 18 of the last 19 seasons.
     Along with Arizona, Syracuse and Xavier, Creighton is one of four schools with 20 or more wins in exactly 17 of the past 19 years.

Some Loyal Fans
Creighton attracted 296.013 fans at home in 2016-17, surpassing 200,000 fans for the 12th straight season. CU's average of 17,413 was second-most in program history, while the 296,013 fans were the fourth-most ever.
     Creighton had never attracted more than 141,000 home fans in any season prior to the opening of CenturyLink Center Omaha, and now has done it in the past 15 seasons.
     Creighton has led its conference in home attendance every year since moving into CenturyLink Center Omaha, which is in its 15th season.
Highest Average Attendance, Creighton?History

       Avg.?Att.               School                       Year
          17,896               Creighton                 2013-14
          17,413               Creighton                 2016-17
          17,155               Creighton                 2012-13
          17,048               Creighton                 2014-15
          16,665               Creighton                 2011-12

Creighton's Most Home Fans, Season

Rk.        Year              G        Attendance              Average
1.          2015-16           19       302,887                       15,941
2.          2008-09           19       302,676                       15,930
3.          2010-11           22       297,161                       13,507
4.          2016-17           17       296,013                        17413
5.          2012-13           17       291,643                       17,155

On Your Mark, Get Set, Go
Creighton averaged 81.83 points per game in 2016-17, and its 2,864 points a year ago were a school-record. This year's team is averaging 88.8 points per game.
     Greg McDermott is 53-2 as a Division I head coach when his teams score 90 or more points, including a 47-2 mark on the Creighton sideline.
     Creighton is 62-2 all-time when scoring 100 points or more, including 35 straight wins since a 1977 loss to North Texas State.

Preseason BIG EAST Poll
Creighton was picked to finish fifth in the BIG EAST Conference according to a preseason poll of league coaches. Villanova was picked first with 80 points and eight first-place votes, while Seton Hall and Xavier, Providence round out the top four. After Creighton, St. John's, Marquette, Butler, Georgetown and DePaul rounded out the bottom half.
     Creighton guard Marcus Foster was named Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team, while Khyri Thomas was picked to be a Preseason All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention choice.
     Since the reconfiguration of the BIG EAST in 2013, Creighton, Providence and Villanova are the only teams to meet or exceed their poll prediction each season.

McDermott Ranks Second On CU Wins List
Greg McDermott currently has 180 victories at Creighton, good for second place on CU's all-time wins list.
     McDermott's .677 winning percentage is Creighton's best since Arthur A. Schabinger's .714 win rate more 80 years ago.
     Below is a list of the most victorious Creighton coaches in program history.
Most Coaching Wins, Creighton History

Rk.    W-L           Name                                           Years
1.      327-176       Dana Altman                              1994-2010
2.      180-86      Greg McDermott                    2010-Pres.
3.      165-66         Arthur A. Schabinger                         1922-35
4.      138-118       John J. "Red" McManus                       1959-69
5.      130-64         Tom Apke                                    1974-81

Top-20 Crowds
Here's a look at Creighton's top-20 home crowds all-time.

Rank     Att.            Opponent                              Date
       1.     18,868         Providence                          03/08/14
       2.     18,859         Georgetown                         01/25/14
       3.     18,831         #1 Villanova                          12/31/16
       4.     18,797         #6 Villanova                          02/16/14
       5.     18,742         Seton Hall                            02/23/14
       6.     18,735         Wichita State                        02/11/12
       7.     18,613         Wichita State                        03/02/13
       8.     18,525         Marquette                           12/31/13
       9.     18,494         Illinois State                           02/09/13
      10.     18,458         Evansville                             12/29/12
      11.     18,436         Bradley                               01/28/12
      12.     18,323         DePaul                                02/07/14
      13.     18,160         Central Arkansas                    11/14/14
      14.     18,145         Marquette                           01/21/17
      15.     18,111         Bradley                               02/02/13
      16.     18,084         Seton Hall                            12/28/16
      17.     18,078         Tulsa                                  11/23/13
      18.     18,073         Drake                                 01/08/13
      19.     18,032         #12 Butler                            01/11/17
      20.     17,971         #19 Butler                            02/16/15

Très Bien
Since 2011-12, Creighton is 68-53 (.562) when shooting 40.00 percent or worse from three-point range. While respectable, that pales in comparison to CU's 87-15 (.853) mark the last seven years when shooting better than 40.00 percent from downtown.
Lower the standards to 30%, and it's still impressive. Creighton is 136-38 in the last seven years when shooting 30 percent or better from deep, compared to 20-32 when shooting 29.99 percent or less.

BIG EAST Playing Big
Though the BIG EAST may not be considered of the traditional "Football 5" Conferences due to its lack of big time football, the performance of the league has been big time for a long time.
The league has owned a top-five RPI in the NCAA RPI rankings in every season since 2000-01, as seen below:
BIG EAST in Conference RPI Rankings (after 1/15)

2017-18:     4th (via WarrenNolan.com)
2016-17:        3rd
2015-16:        4th
2014-15:        3rd
2013-14:        4th
2012-13:        2nd
2011-12:        2nd
2010-11:        1st
2009-10:        3rd
2008-19:        4th
2007-08:        5th
2006-07:        5th
2005-06:        3rd
2004-05:        2nd
2003-04:        4th
2002-03:        5th
2001-02:        3rd
2000-01:        3rd

Home Run
Since Greg McDermott took over in 2010, Creighton is averaging 80.34 points per home game (10,765 points in 134 home games), a figure that climbs to 85.19 points in non-conference home games (5,878 points in 69 home games).
     Creighton is 92-2 all-time at CenturyLink Center Omaha when scoring 80 or points and has won 88 straight non-conference home games when scoring 80 or more points, dating to a 90-85 loss to Nebraska on Dec. 7, 1991.

Eight Out Of 19 Tourney Titles
Creighton owns eight league tournament titles in the last 19 years. On a national basis, the only schools that can claim this are Gonzaga (15), Duke (11), Winthrop (10), Kentucky (9), Creighton (8), Kansas (8) and New Mexico State (8).

Ticket Information
Single-game tickets for the 2017-18 season went on sale on October 18th.
     Fans can purchase single-game tickets at CenturyLink Center Omaha Box Office, Ryan Athletic Center, by calling Ticketmaster or visiting Ticketmaster.com, and charging by phone at (800) 745-3000. Only upper bowl seats will be available for any regular-season game.
     For more information, call the Creighton Ticket Office at (402) 280-JAYS.

Clear Bag Policy Now In Place
CenturyLink Center Omaha has adopted new clear bag regulations for all arena events, including Creighton University men's home basketball games. Bags permitted under the policy include clear plastic, vinyl or PVC totes.
     Additionally, small clutch-sized bags will also be allowed inside the arena after a proper security inspection. However, oversized bags or purses will no longer be allowed inside the premises.
     After observing the success and ease of transition with arenas and venues across the state, MECA and Creighton University believe the updated policy to be the best safety practice for the thousands of fans who loyally attend each basketball game, and countless concert-goers who walk through the doors at CenturyLink Center Omaha.
     Here are the main bullet-points of the new bag policy.
•    Clear plastic bags, measuring 12 inches tall, 12 inches long, and 6 inches wide.
•    Small or clutch-sized purses or wallets, not exceeding 4.5 inches tall by 6.5 inches long.
•    One-gallon, clear plastic freezer bags are permitted (Ziploc bag or similar).
•    No large purses, bags, backpacks or fanny-packs will be allowed inside.
•    MECA staff members are not allowed to hold bags during an event.
•                 Exceptions will be made for bags with medical necessity after appropriate inspection.

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