Morning Rumble: too much Creighton edition
Today's Morning Rumble has been taken over by the Big Easties in Omaha. Also, recruiting news from around the league and a transfer.
CREIGHTON BLUEJAYS
Last Game
| Final - 3.24.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creighton Bluejays | 23 | 27 | 50 |
| Duke Blue Devils | 29 | 37 | 66 |
Stories
Report: Loyola to Join Missouri Valley
Multiple reports name Loyola as the next member of the Missouri Valley Conference, replacing Creighton. The move will become official Friday, adding a strong up-and-coming team to the Valley.
Duke-Creighton blogger reactions
Duke blew away Creighton in a game many expected to be much closer than it was. Let's look at how our bloggers reacted.
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Williams steps up as Lady Vols return to Sweet 16
Highlights from the Tennessee Lady Vols' 68-52 win over the Creighton Bluejays in the second round of the 2013 NCAA Tournament.
Duke limits McDermott, moves to Sweet 16
Duke had an off night against Creighton, but they were able to get the job done by shutting down Doug McDermott and the rest of the Bluejays.
McDermott Gets Nod As Naismith Finalist
Doug McDermott was named one of the four finalists for the Naismith Award. The winner will be announced at the Final Four.
Creighton's Fujan comes up big on day one
A quick look at one of the best performances of the first day of the NCAA Tournament.
Creighton aims for Sweet 16
Creighton narrowly missed out on the Sweet 16 a year ago. Can the Bluejays get past Duke in the Round of 32 this time around?
Syracuse WBB Eliminated By Creighton, 61-56
Kayla Alexander scored a team-high 23 points, but the Orange lost to the Bluejays in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. SU was 7-seed after reaching the Big East Tournament semifinals and going 24-7 overall.
NCAAW Tourney: Syracuse vs. Creighton GameThread
The Syracuse Orange women's basketball team kicks off their own NCAA Tournament fun when they take on the Creighton Bluejays in a 7-10 match-up in Knoxville, TN at 11:20 A.M. EST.
Creighton gets past Cincinnati
Cincinnati and Creighton went down to the wire on Friday after the Bearcats rallied to wipe out an eight-point second-half deficit but didn't quite have enough to overtake the Bluejays and move on to the next round.
Where to watch Creighton-Cincinnati
Creighton and Cincinnati will face off in the first round on Friday. Here's where you can catch the action.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North Texas Mean Green | Friday, November 09 2012 | win 71 - 51 | coverage |
| UAB Blazers | Wednesday, November 14 2012 | win 77 - 60 | coverage |
| Presbyterian Blue Hose | Sunday, November 18 2012 | win 87 - 58 | coverage |
| Longwood Lancers | Tuesday, November 20 2012 | win 105 - 57 | coverage |
| @ Wisconsin Badgers | Friday, November 23 2012 | win 84 - 74 | coverage |
| @ Arizona St. Sun Devils | Saturday, November 24 2012 | win 87 - 73 | coverage |
| Boise St. Broncos | Wednesday, November 28 2012 | loss 70 - 83 | coverage |
| December | |||
| St. Joseph's Hawks | Saturday, December 01 2012 | win 80 - 51 | coverage |
| @ Nebraska Cornhuskers | Thursday, December 06 2012 | win 64 - 42 | coverage |
| Akron Zips | Sunday, December 09 2012 | win 77 - 61 | coverage |
| @ California Golden Bears | Saturday, December 15 2012 | win 74 - 64 | coverage |
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Wednesday, December 19 2012 | win 71 - 54 | coverage |
| Evansville Aces | Saturday, December 29 2012 | win 87 - 70 | coverage |
| January | |||
| @ Illinois St. Redbirds | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | win 79 - 72 | coverage |
| Indiana St. Sycamores | Saturday, January 05 2013 | win 79 - 66 | coverage |
| Drake Bulldogs | Tuesday, January 08 2013 | win 91 - 61 | coverage |
| @ Missouri St Bears | Friday, January 11 2013 | win 74 - 52 | coverage |
| Northern Iowa Panthers | Tuesday, January 15 2013 | win 79 - 68 | coverage |
| @ Wichita St. Shockers | Saturday, January 19 2013 | loss 64 - 67 | coverage |
| @ Drake Bulldogs | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | loss 69 - 74 | coverage |
| @ Southern Illinois Salukis | Sunday, January 27 2013 | win 81 - 51 | coverage |
| Missouri St Bears | Wednesday, January 30 2013 | win 91 - 77 | coverage |
| February | |||
| Bradley Braves | Saturday, February 02 2013 | win 75 - 58 | coverage |
| @ Indiana St. Sycamores | Wednesday, February 06 2013 | loss 57 - 76 | coverage |
| Illinois St. Redbirds | Saturday, February 09 2013 | loss 72 - 75 | coverage |
| @ Northern Iowa Panthers | Wednesday, February 13 2013 | loss 54 - 61 | coverage |
| @ Evansville Aces | Saturday, February 16 2013 | win 71 - 68 | coverage |
| Southern Illinois Salukis | Tuesday, February 19 2013 | win 59 - 45 | coverage |
| @ St. Mary's, Calif. Gaels | Saturday, February 23 2013 | loss 66 - 74 | coverage |
| @ Bradley Braves | Wednesday, February 27 2013 | win 80 - 62 | coverage |
| March | |||
| Wichita St. Shockers | Saturday, March 02 2013 | win 91 - 79 | coverage |
| Drake Bulldogs | Friday, March 08 2013 | win 65 - 53 | coverage |
| Indiana St. Sycamores | Saturday, March 09 2013 | win 64 - 43 | coverage |
| Wichita St. Shockers | Sunday, March 10 2013 | win 68 - 65 | coverage |
| Cincinnati Bearcats | Friday, March 22 2013 | win 67 - 63 | coverage |
| @ Duke Blue Devils | Sunday, March 24 2013 | loss 50 - 66 | coverage |
Roster
Creighton Bluejays Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Artino | 31 | CENTER | 220 | 6-11 | sophomore | |
| Austin Chatman | 1 | GUARD | 185 | 6-0 | sophomore | |
| Avery Dingman | 22 | GUARD | 205 | 6-6 | sophomore | |
| Gregory Echenique | 00 | CENTER | 260 | 6-9 | senior | |
| Grant Gibbs | 10 | GUARD | 210 | 6-5 | senior | |
| Geoff Groselle | 23 | CENTER | 250 | 7-0 | freshman | |
| Nevin Johnson | 24 | GUARD,FORWARD | 200 | 6-5 | freshman | |
| Josh Jones | 5 | GUARD | 200 | 6-2 | senior | |
| Joe Kelling | 30 | GUARD | 185 | 6-0 | senior | |
| Jahenns Manigat | 12 | GUARD | 175 | 6-1 | junior | |
| Doug McDermott | 3 | FORWARD | 225 | 6-8 | junior | |
| Mogboluwaga Oginni | 50 | FORWARD | 220 | 6-8 | freshman | |
| Alex Olsen | 40 | FORWARD | 190 | 6-6 | freshman | |
| Taylor Stormberg | 2 | GUARD | 190 | 6-0 | junior | |
| Ethan Wragge | 34 | FORWARD | 225 | 6-7 | junior | |
| Andre Yates | 11 | GUARD | 185 | 6-0 | freshman | |
| Isaiah Zierden | 21 | GUARD | 175 | 6-2 | freshman |
Stats
Creighton Bluejays Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Doug McDermott | 36 | 31.6 | 7.9 | 14.4 | 54.8 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 49.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 87.5 | 1.6 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 23.2 |
| Gregory Echenique | 36 | 22.9 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 65.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 64.6 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 9.7 |
| Grant Gibbs | 36 | 30.8 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 53.1 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 39.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 75.6 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 8.5 |
| Ethan Wragge | 36 | 16.2 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 44.9 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 44.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 93.8 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 7.7 |
| Austin Chatman | 36 | 32.0 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 38.6 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 42.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 80.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 7.4 |
| Josh Jones | 8 | 19.6 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 41.7 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 32.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 85.7 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 7.0 |
| Jahenns Manigat | 36 | 27.9 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 40.6 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 35.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 74.1 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 5.9 |
| Will Artino | 33 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 64.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 54.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
| Avery Dingman | 36 | 13.8 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 40.4 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 39.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 75.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| Nevin Johnson | 24 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 43.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 31.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 62.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| Andre Yates | 28 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 55.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Alex Olsen | 17 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 71.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 57.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Geoff Groselle | 17 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Mogboluwaga Oginni | 10 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Joe Kelling | 10 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Taylor Stormberg | 24 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
