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Jersey Number 10
Jett Canfield
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 155
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Topeka, Kan.
- High School:
- Hayden Catholic
Bio
2020-21: Sophomore at Creighton
• Played in 15 games and finished the season with three assists, two points, two steals and one rebound in 70 total minutes.
• Announced he’d be exploring the transfer portal on March 30th, and announced he would be transferring to Drury on May 30th.
• Played nine minutes vs. St. John’s (Jan. 9), picking up one steal.
2019-20: Freshman at Creighton
• Made 21 appearances, averaging 0.8 points, 0.6 assists and 0.3 rebounds in 6.1 minutes per game.
• Was surprised with a scholarship during team’s practice on Feb. 3 at The Palestra in Philadelphia.
• Owned 11 assists and just one turnover in non-conference play.
• One of two players in the nation with 12 or more assists with two turnovers or less in 2019-20, and one of seven men to play at least 125 minutes with two turnovers or less.
• Scored eight points in seven minutes of action during his Madison Square Garden debut vs. St. John’s (March 12), only to have the stats erased when the game was canceled at halftime.
• Was CU’s first guard off the bench in the season-opener vs. Kennesaw State and finished with two assists, one steal and one rebound (Nov. 5).
• Scored first collegiate points at Michigan (Nov. 12), and made first career three-pointer during win vs. #12 Texas Tech (Nov. 29).
• Had four points, two assists and two steals in a career-high 24 minutes vs. UTRGV (Dec. 13).
• Scored his first career BIG EAST points on Feb. 15 vs. DePaul, sinking a pair of foul shots.
• Scored six points and grabbed three rebounds in exhibition win vs. McKendree (Nov. 1).
• Named to Creighton’s Dean’s List.
Summer 2019: Australia Trip
• Scored five points and dished two assists in nine minutes of CU’s final game in Australia vs. Bullets Invitational.
2018-19: Redshirted at Creighton
• Was able to practice and travel, but redshirted and did not play for Creighton’s National Invitation Tournament team in 2018-19.
Hayden Catholic High School
• Surpassed 1,000 career points while in high school and won a state title as a senior for coach Torrey Head.
• Three-time First Team All-Centennial Conference selection and All-Area pick.
• Second Team All-State and Third Team All-City as a junior.
• Named Most Inspirational Male by the Topeka Shawnee County Sports Council as a senior.
• Participated in the 810 Varsity All-Star Game following his senior season.
• Team’s Newcomer of the Year as a freshman.
• Won four varsity letters in basketball.
• Played with the KC Run GMC AAU program, which is also where current Creighton teammate Mitch Ballock played.
• Committed to Creighton in December of 2017, not long after a visit to see the Bluejays host UT Arlington.
• Active in the community, he helped raise more than $40,000 for Make A Wish Kansas, and also organized a free basketball clinic.
• Was also recruited by Northern Arizona, Fort Hays and Washburn.
Awards & Honors
2018-19 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2019-20 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2019-20 Dean’s List
Personal
• Given first name is Jordan, but goes by Jett.
• Son of Jordan and Eileen Canfield.
• Father holds Washburn’s career assist record and is in the school’s Hall of Fame.
• Has one sister, Zoe, who in 2015 as a 9-year old won the Elks Hoop Shoot national free throw championship.
• Is a marketing major.
• First trophy as a kid was for golf.
• Favorite current athlete is Patrick Mahomes.
• Believes the “GOAT” is Steve Nash.
• Favorite holiday is the 4th of July.
• Loves the BIG EAST because of the conference tournament at Madison Square Garden.
• Hobby besides basketball is fishing.
• Chose Creighton because of the coaching staff and the community.
• Favorite movies are Braveheart and The Patriot.
• If there’s one event he could have witnessed in person it’s the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LIV victory.
• Favorite TV show is Yellowstone.
• Spent his time during the pandemic fishing and working out.
• Favorite thing to do with dad is go to sporting events and fish.
• Is unbeatable in a quiz of state capitals.
• Favorite meal is mom’s homemade fried chicken and mashed potatoes.
• First celebrity crush was Jessica Simpson.
• Favorite actor is Matthew McConaughey.
• Thinks Zac Efron would play him in a movie.
• Favorite cartoon is Scooby Doo.
Creighton Men's Basketball Availability - 9/24/25
Wednesday, September 24
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Friday, August 15
Meet the Jays - MBB Austin Swartz
Friday, August 15
Meet the Jays - MBB Jasen Green
Friday, August 15
