2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 2
Ryan Nembhard
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 167
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Aurora, Ontario, Canada
- High School:
- Montverde Academy (Fla.)
Bio
Janie & Harry Hoch, Jr. Family Point Guard Endowed Scholarship recipient
2022-23: Sophomore at Creighton
• Preseason Second Team All-BIG EAST selection and one of 20 men on the preseason Bob Cousy Award (Point Guard of the Year) Watch list.
• Named to Maui Invitational All-Tournament Team after averaging 20.3 points and 4.3 assists (Nov. 23).
• Fourth in the BIG EAST and 52nd nationally with a 2.29 assist/turnover ratio.
• Ranks 24th in the nation with 176 assists this winter; also 63rd with 4.8 apg.
• Averaged 14.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game in 14 games against ranked teams this winter.
• Tied a program record for assists by a sophomore with 176.
• Scored career-high 30 points vs. No. 11 Baylor to send Creighton to Sweet 16 (March 19).
• Made 8-of-13 shots vs. the Bears, tying his career-best with four three-pointers, and was also 10-for-10 at the free throw line.
• Fourth player in CU history (and first since 2002) with 12 assists and no turnovers in a game (Nov. 14. vs. Holy Cross).
• Scored 25 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished five assists in win vs. No. 9 Arkansas (Nov. 22).
• Had 20 points and six assists in Maui Invitational title game vs. No. 14 Arizona (Nov. 23).
• Had 16 points, seven assists and six rebounds in Christmas Day win vs. DePaul and 17 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds at No. 12 Xavier (Jan. 11).
• Had 12 points and career-high 11 rebounds at Butler (Jan. 17).
• Flirted with a triple-double (11 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists) while holding Souley Boum to two points in 84-67 win vs. No. 13 Xavier (Jan. 28).
• Scored 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting in road win at Seton Hall (Feb. 8).
• Procured third double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds at No. 24 Providence (Feb. 14).
• Led CU with 16 points, five assists and thre steals in road win at St. John’s (Feb. 18).
• Had 20 points and tied career-high with 11 rebounds at DePaul (March 4).
• Turned in 17 points, five rebounds and five assists in Madison Square Garden debut vs. Villanova (March 9).
• Collected nine points and eight assists in Sweet 16 win vs. Princeton (March 24).
• Creighton’s second Canadian player ever (Jahenns Manigat).
Summer 2022: Canada Basketball
• Played four games for Canada’s U23 team at GLOBL Jam, helping the hosts to two wins.
• Averaged four points, three rebounds and two assists in 20 minutes per game as a reserve.
2021-22: Freshman at Creighton
• The BIG EAST Freshman of the Year was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week six times (Nov. 15, Nov. 22, Nov. 29, Dec. 20, Jan. 17, Feb. 21) to be CU’s most-honored rookie since seven-time winner (in the MVC) Doug McDermott in 2010-11.
• Ranked third in the BIG EAST in minutes per game and assists per game, was 14th in steals per game and 26th in points per game.
• Ranked 79th nationally in assists per game, and eighth-best among freshmen.
• Suffered a season-ending injury to his right wrist in road win at St. John’s (Feb. 23) and underwent surgery on Feb. 25.
• Creighton’s first unanimous selection to BIG EAST’s All-Freshman Team since Marcus Zegarowski in 2018-19.
• Had 15 points and 10 assists during his regular-season debut against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 9). The 10 assists were the most by a CU freshman since Marcus Zegarowski in 2019 and most in a CU opener since senior Edward St. Fleur had 10 in 1996 at Wyoming.
• Nation’s only freshman with 10+ assists on the opening night of the hoops season.
• Joined teammate Ryan Hawkins as first Bluejay in at least 40 years to debut with a double-double.
• Had 22 points in win at Nebraska (Nov. 16), adding five rebounds and five assists. The 22 points were the most by a CU player in their first game vs. Nebraska since at least 1980.
• Had 12 points, five assists and four steals in 66-64 win vs. Southern Illinois (Nov. 22), including buzzer-beater to win third-place game of the Paradise Jam.
• Had 18 points and six assists at No. 17 Xavier (Jan. 15), then added a season-high 23 points in the rematch two weeks later.
• Scored the final three points in the last 32 seconds of CU’s 54-52 win vs. Butler (Feb. 8).
• Had 19 points and six assists, including his lone dunk of the year, in Feb. 17 win at DePaul.
• Had 18 points and five assists in 83-82 win vs. Marquette (Feb. 20), tying his season-high with four three-pointers.
Summer 2021: Canada Basketball
• Guided Canada to a bronze medal at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup in Latvia, averaging 15.1 points, 6.7 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals in seven games.
• Only player in the tournament to post multiple point/assist double-doubles, as he had 21 points and 10 assists in the bronze medal game vs. Serbia.
• Owned 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists in semifinal round game vs. Team USA.
Montverde Academy
• Nation’s No. 62 recruit per ESPN and No. 72 according to Rivals.
• Montverde went 20-3 his sophomore year, 25-0 as a junior and 24-1 as a senior.
• Helped Montverde to the GEICO High School National Championship as a senior.
• His 2019-20 team featured five players who have already been selected in the NBA Draft, (Cade Cunningham, Scottie Barnes, Moses Moody, Day’Ron Sharpe and Caleb Houstan).
• Coached by Kevin Boyle at Montverde and by Dwayne Washington and Claude Nembhard with U-Play Canada on the AAU circuit.
• Committed to Creighton in June of 2020, turning down overtures from Florida, Ohio State, Seton Hall, Stanford and USC.
• At FIBA U16 Americas Championship in Brazil in 2019, averaged 14.3 points and led tourney with 9.0 assists per game and had 21 points and nine assists in the Gold Medal Game vs. the United States.
Year Sophomore
Position Guard
Height 6-0
Weight 170
Wingspan 6’1.625”
Max Vertical 33”
Major Undeclared
Instagram @Rnembhard0
Awards & Honors
2021-22 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
2021-22 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 11/15
2021-22 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 11/22
2021-22 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 11/29
2021-22 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 12/20
2021-22 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 1/17
2021-22 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 2/21
2021-22 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
2021-22 Creighton Male Rookie of the Year
2021-22 Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team
2022-23 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Watch List (20)
2022-23 Maui Jim Maui Invitational All-Tournament Team
2022-23 Preseason Second Team All-BIG EAST
Personal
• Son of Claude and Mary Nembhard.
• Has one brother, Andrew, who starred at Florida and Gonzaga, had 17 points and eight rebounds vs. Creighton in the 2021 Sweet 16, and was drafted by the Indiana Pacers.
• Nickname is R2.
• Chose Creighton for the basketball and the coaches.
• Favorite dessert is cheesecake.
• PSG/Barcelona is his favorite pro team.
• Favorite candy is sour gummy worms.
• Dream car is a Rolls Royce.
• Favorite movie is The Sandlot.
• Hobby is reading.
• His favorite comedian is Dave Chapelle.
Creighton Men's Basketball Availability - 9/24/25
Wednesday, September 24
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Friday, August 15
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Friday, August 15
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