2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 13
Christian Bishop
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lee's Summit, Mo.
- High School:
- West
Bio
2020-21: Junior at Creighton
• Averaged 11.0 points and a team-high 6.4 rebounds while starting all 31 games.
• Ranks second in CU history in single-season field goal percentage (min. 200 attempts) at 68.1 percent (141-207) and second in career field goal percentage (min. 300 attempts) at 64.5 percent (296-459).
• Ranks ninth in CU history with 82 career blocked shots.
• Ranks fourth nationally among active players in career field goal percentage (min. 240 FG made).
• Led the BIG EAST in FG% (.681), which was also second-best in the country by all 1,289 players with 150 or more attempts and tops among the 770 players with 200 or more attempts.
• Also eighth in the BIG EAST in blocked shots per game, 11th in defensive rebounds per game, 13th in rebounds per game and 26th in points per game.
• Announced he was entering transfer portal on March 31st.
• Scored in double-figures in 23 games in 2020-21, including a career-long streak of six games in a row from Jan. 30- Feb. 24.
• Led Creighton in scoring in each of first 2 games, including 18 points vs. Omaha (Dec. 1).
• Opened junior year with team-high 16 points, making 6-of-7 field goal attempts vs. North Dakota State (Nov. 29).
• Had 13 points, nine rebounds and three blocks at #5 Kansas (Dec. 8).
• Scored team-leading 19 points in overtime win at UConn (Dec. 21).
• Earned first career double-double at St. John’s (Dec. 17), finishing with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
• Made game-winning dunk with 0.8 seconds left in 67-65 win at Providence (Jan. 2).
• Owned 12 points and four blocks at Butler (Jan. 16).
• Had 14 points and 10 rebounds vs. Georgetown (Feb. 3).
• Finished with 14 points and eight rebounds in win at Marquette (Feb. 6).
• Collected 17 points and nine rebounds in win at Georgetown (Feb. 9).
• Had 16 points and 10 rebounds on 6-of-7 shooting in win vs. No. 5 Villanova (Feb. 13).
• Turned in a double-double in final regular-season game of the year when he had 10 points and 10 rebounds in a win vs. Butler (March 6), adding a season-best four assists.
• Owned 11 points and seven rebounds vs. UConn in BIG EAST Tournament semifinal (March 12).
• A 57.1 shooter at the line, he made both ends of a 1-and-1 with 16 seconds left and CU trailing 62-61 in NCAA Tournament win vs. UC Santa Barbara (March 20) to finish with 15 points and then-career-high 11 rebounds.
• Had 12 points and career-best 15 rebounds in NCAA Tourney win vs. Ohio (March 22) that sent CU to Sweet 16, CU’s third player ever with back-to-back NCAA Tournament double-doubles (Chad Galllagher, Paul Silas).
• His 15 rebounds were the most by a Bluejay since Ronnie Harrell Jr. in 2017, and most in an NCAA Tournament game since Bob Harstad had 16 on March 14, 1991 vs. NMSU.
• Bishop’s 31 rebounds were tied for third-most in one NCAA Tournament and his 75.0 field goal percentage was second-best in program history.
• In CU’s NCAA Tournament record book, ranks first in field goal percentage (.750) among players with at least 10 field goals made.
• Had 38 of team’s 60 dunks last season and also led club with 35 blocked shots. This year, he owned 50 of team’s 90 dunks.
2019-20: Sophomore at Creighton
• Started all 31 games, averaging 8.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.1 blocked shots in 21.5 minutes per game.
• Shot team-best 59.2 percent from the field.
• In the BIG EAST, ranked fourth in field goal percentage, seventh in blocks per game, 14th in offensive rebounds per game and 19th in rebounds per game.
• Had 38 of team’s 60 dunks during the year, including five vs. No. 21 Butler (Feb. 23).
• Team was 12-2 when he scored 10 or more points.
• Had three games with 10 or more points despite being scoreless at halftime.
• Had then-career-highs with 12 points and three blocks while adding seven rebounds in first career start vs. Kennesaw State (Nov. 5).
• Scored 10 points vs. Cal Poly (Nov. 22), including his first career three-pointer.
• Grabbed four of his eight rebounds in overtime to help the Bluejays beat No. 12 Texas Tech (Nov. 29), adding nine points.
• Scored 17 points and added eight rebounds vs. Oral Roberts (Dec. 3), including four dunks.
• Had 10 points and nine rebounds in 16 minutes vs. Nebraska (Dec. 7).
• Had 12 points, nine rebounds and two blocks after halftime in road win at Arizona State (Dec. 21).
• Had team-leading 16 points and tied season-best with nine rebounds vs. No. 16 Villanova (Jan. 7).
• Scored 10 points, all in the second half, of road win at Xavier (Jan. 11).
• Finished with 11 points and added five rebounds in win at No. 10 Seton Hall (Feb. 12).
• Set career-highs in points (19), assists (5), blocks (4) and steals (3) in win vs. No. 21 Butler (Feb. 21), finishing with five dunks.
• Blocked three shots in win vs. No. 8 Seton Hall (March 7), a victory that clinched CU’s first BIG EAST title.
Summer 2019: Australia Trip
• Breakout player in Australia, averaging 15.7 points and 5.0 rebounds while starting all three games.
• Had 25 points and six rebounds in Creighton’s final game vs. Bullets Invitational (Aug. 12).
2018-19: Freshman at Creighton
• Reserve post player who averaged 4.1 points and 2.1 rebounds in 8.9 minutes per game for the season.
• Was averaging 3.7 points and 1.5 rebounds in 8.0 minutes per game through Creighton’s first 30 games before nearly doubling those averages to 6.0 points and 5.2 rebounds in 13.4 minutes per game over the final five contests.
• Averaged 8.7 points and a team-high 6.7 rebounds per game in three NIT contests.
• Had a streak of 15 made field goals in a row that were made over nine games at one point from Dec. 8-Jan. 16.
• Ranked second on the team with 15 dunks, including three in NIT game at TCU (March 26).
• Made regular-season debut in the final minutes vs. Georgia State (Nov. 20), contributing four points, three rebounds, one assist and a block in five minutes.
• Saw first extended playing time vs. Green Bay (Dec. 14), recording three points and a steal in nine minutes.
• Scored nine points on 4-for-4 shooting vs. UMKC (Dec. 27), including three dunks.
• Had five points and a blocked shot in seven minutes of BIG EAST debut, a win at Providence (Dec. 31).
• Scored seven points in six minutes vs. Villanova (Jan. 13).
• Delivered nine points and four rebounds vs. St. John’s (Jan. 30).
• Had season-high 10 points and added three rebounds at Seton Hall (Feb. 9).
• Scored eight points and contributed four rebounds in 10 minutes of NIT win over Loyola Chicago (March 19).
• Produced eight points, a career-high 10 rebounds, one steal and one blocked shot in NIT win over Memphis (March 22).
• Tied season-high with 10 points, adding six rebounds, in NIT quarterfinal at TCU March 26).
• Led club in rebounding in each of team’s final two NIT games.
Lee’s Summit West High School
• Four-star prospect who was the No. 103 prospect by Rivals when he signed and No. 139 overall in the 247Sports composite recruiting rankings.
• Two-time First Team All-State, all-area and all-conference selection.
• Appeared in a pair of All-Star Games following his senior campaign.
• Became first player in school history to post a triple-double when he had 24 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocked shots in a win vs. Christian Brothers College.
• Averaged 12.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocked shots per game as a junior, shooting 58.8 percent from the floor.
• High school team reached the Missouri Class 5 state title game as a junior, where he scored 10 points.
• One-time point guard grew 12 inches while in high school.
• High school coach was Michael Schieber.
• Played AAU for Team Rush and coach Victor Williams.
• Committed in June of 2017.
• Also recruited by Missouri, Kansas State and Wichita State.
Personal
• Son of Jerry and Terrel Bishop and Jennifer Bishop.
• Has siblings Grant, Shane, Bella, Manny and Yor.
• A healthy lifestyle management major.
• His father played basketball at Abilene Christian and his brother Grant played hoops at Missouri Baptist.
• Nickname is CB.
• Favorite current athlete is Patrick Mahomes, plays for his favorite pro team, the Kansas City Chiefs.
• Wears No. 13 because he was born on the 13th of June.
• Favorite meal is steak with potatoes and vegetables.
• First car was a 2005 Dodge Stratus.
• Dream car is a Corvette.
• Favorite visiting BIG EAST city is Washington, D.C., because of its history.
• Favorite holiday is Christmas.
• Would choose Florida if he could live anywhere.
• Favorite historical leader is MLK.
• Dream date is Kylie Jenner.
• Favorite video game is Call of Duty.
• Loves the BIG EAST because “it is the best conference.”
• If he could change college hoops, he’d make dunks worth three points.
• Believes the GOAT is LeBron James.
• Favorite kinds of music are rap and hip hop.
• If he could meet anyone, it’d be Drake.
• First celebrity crush was Selena Gomez.
• Believes that the way to beat social injustice is to vote.
• Winning the BIG EAST was the biggest sports thrill he’s participated in.
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