Ryan Nembhard
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Nembhard Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
11/15/2021 11:12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Bluejay freshman averaged 13.0 points and 6.0 assists last week
OMAHA, Neb. -- Creighton men's basketball guard Ryan Nembhard has been named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week after helping the Bluejays to a pair of victories to open the season.
Nembhard averaged 13.0 points, 6.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game, making 11-of-20 (55 percent) field goal attempts.
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Nembhard (along with senior transfer Ryan Hawkins) became the first Bluejay in more than 40 years to debut with a double-double as he had 15 points, 10 assists and four rebounds vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The Aurora, Ontario, Canada native's 10 helpers were the most by a CU freshman since Marcus Zegarowski in 2019 and most in a CU opener by any Bluejay since Edward St. Fleur in 1996. He was also the nation's only freshman to distribute double-digit assists on the opening night of the college hoops season.
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On Thursday, Nembhard had 11 points, four rebounds and two assists. Nine of his points came after intermission as he played all 20 minutes of turnover-free basketball as Creighton overcame another halftime deficit in a 51-44 victory vs. Kennesaw State
Creighton (2-0) is back in action on Tuesday at 6 p.m. when it visits Nebraska in a Gavitt Tipoff Games contest that will be nationally televised on FS1.
Nembhard averaged 13.0 points, 6.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game, making 11-of-20 (55 percent) field goal attempts.
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Nembhard (along with senior transfer Ryan Hawkins) became the first Bluejay in more than 40 years to debut with a double-double as he had 15 points, 10 assists and four rebounds vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The Aurora, Ontario, Canada native's 10 helpers were the most by a CU freshman since Marcus Zegarowski in 2019 and most in a CU opener by any Bluejay since Edward St. Fleur in 1996. He was also the nation's only freshman to distribute double-digit assists on the opening night of the college hoops season.
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On Thursday, Nembhard had 11 points, four rebounds and two assists. Nine of his points came after intermission as he played all 20 minutes of turnover-free basketball as Creighton overcame another halftime deficit in a 51-44 victory vs. Kennesaw State
Creighton (2-0) is back in action on Tuesday at 6 p.m. when it visits Nebraska in a Gavitt Tipoff Games contest that will be nationally televised on FS1.
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