2000-01 (M) Basketball Roster
Roster
Livan Pyfrom
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-11
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Matthew Town, Bahamas
- High School:
- Hartshorne
1999-00 (Junior) - Made appearances in 32 of Creighton's 33 games and started eight contests ... was eighth among Missouri Valley Conference players with 24 blocked shots for an average of 0.75 rejections per game ... tied for second on the team with a .506 (40-of-79) field goal percentage ... averaged 3.4 points and 2.0 rebounds per game ... grabbed 19 offensive rebounds to rank seventh on the squad ... in MVC games, connected on 56.1 percent (23-of-41) of his field goal attempts and had norms of 3.6 points and 0.9 blocks per contest ... had four points and his second-best rebounding effort of the season with eight caroms (four offensive) to help the Bluejays post a 77-76 overtime win at Baylor, one of the schools he turned down in order to attend Creighton ... had one of his best games against Grambling State, narrowly missing his first double-double by connecting on 5-of-10 field goals to finish the night with career-highs of 12 points, nine boards and three blocked shots in the 91-52 blowout ... had six points and four rebounds in the Jays' 82-43 MVC-opening rout of Illinois State ... received his first career starting assignment at Northern Iowa and responded by going 4-of-5 from the field for eight points and grabbing five boards in a two-point setback ... remained the Bluejays' starting center for the next eight games ... tallied eight points versus Drake ... came off the bench to register nine points on 3-of-3 field goals and tie his career-high with three blocked shots against Wichita State ... was 3-of-4 for six points and pulled down three boards in the 78-67 win at Colorado State ... for the third time of the season, tied his career-best with three rejections in a game and added five rebounds in a victory against Bradley ... played 15 minutes in the 102-69 regular season finale versus Evansville, making 5-of-6 field goals to tie his career-high with 12 points ... registered six points and added four boards in Creighton's 71-69 win over regular season champ Indiana State in the semifinals of the MVC Tournament.
Eastern Oklahoma State College - Averaged 14 points, 8.6 rebounds and two blocked shots per game for the Mountaineers as a sophomore ... was a first-team all-region selection ... scored a career-high 24 points and pulled down 10 rebounds against Seminole (Okla.) Junior College as a sophomore ... helped team finish 16-14 in 1998-99 after going 14-16 the previous year ... played for head coach Ron Robinson.
Hartshorne (Okla.) High School - Attended Hartshorne for senior season ... had per game averages of 13 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots per game for the Miners ... received honorable mention all-state and all-Black Diamond Conference honors ... was coached by Ray Love.
Personal - The son of Donathan and Elizabeth Missick, Livan was born on May 19, 1978 in Nassau, Bahamas ... is entering just his fifth season of competitive basketball in the United States ... cancelled college visits to Tulsa, Washington, Pitt and Baylor to sign with Creighton ... has five younger siblings: Auika Pyfrom (21), Trevor Harvey (20), Donneah Missick (10), and Tonisha Missick (3) ... majoring in organizational communication ... lists Michael Jordan and Julius "Dr. J." Erving as his favorite athletes.
