The Bluejay Players

18-19 Joe Dabbert

20-21 Brody Deren

22-23 Mike Grimes

24-25 Michael Lindeman

26-27 David Finklea

28-29 Tyler McKinney

30-31 Kellen Miliner

32 Nate Funk

33 Jimmy Motz

34 Tim Blackwell & Quincy Henderson

35 Pierce Hibma and Johnny Mathies

36 Anthony Tolliver

37-41 Individual Game-by-Game Stats

42 Career Stats vs. MVC Teams

Junior point guard Tyler McKinney led Creighton to a fourth consecutive win over Nebraska last sea - son. McKinney, who grew up in Lincoln, had 10 points, 12 assists and no turnovers in the contest. Joe Dabbert

#21 • Joe Dabbert 6-11 • 255 • Senior • Center

TM Bailey, Colorado • Platte Canyon HS

2002-03 (Junior) Averaged 5.4 points and 2.6 rebounds while coming off the bench in all 34 games ...Ranked third in the MVC with 33 blocked shots and fourth with 0.97 blocks per game ...Took 13 charges to rank second on the team ...Ranked eighth nationally in free throw percentage among players 6-10 or taller by shooting 80.4 percent at the stripe ...Shot 57.6 percent from the floor and scored in double-figures five times ...Scored career-high 17 points in 15 minutes of play in Dec. 14 win over Tennessee Tech ...Ranks The Dabbert File seventh in Bluejay history with 72 career blocked shots ...Had six points and three Full Name: Joseph Stephen Dabbert rebounds in nine minutes vs. Southern Parents: Steve and Joan Dabbert Illinois in the MVC Tournament final on Siblings: Tim (20) March 10 ...Had four blocked shots vs. Major: Marketing Furman (Nov. 18) and two or more rejections Birthdate: June 16, 1981 in 10 different contests ...Had 10 points and Birthplace: Denver, Colorado High School BB Coach: Richard Bell three blocks in 11 minutes in NCAA Tournament vs. Central Michigan on March Dabbert’s Personal Bests 20. Points 2001-02 (Sophomore) 2000-01 (Freshman) 17 vs. Tennessee Tech 12/14/02 Played in all 32 games and earned starting Field Goals Started Creighton’s first six games of the year in the post, but came off the bench in assignments at Wichita State and at 6 (Twice), last vs. Tennessee Tech 12/14/02 Evansville …Was sixth on the team with an Field Goal Attempts the final 26 contests ...Averaged 6.9 points and 3.9 rebounds per contest as a starter average of 4.1 points per game, including 8 (Three times), last vs. Tennessee Tech 12/14/02 4.3 ppg. in Missouri Valley Conference con- 3-Point Field Goals ...Had six different double-figure scoring tests …Swatted 12 opponent shots to rank 1 (Twice), last vs. IUPUI 11/25/02 games, all in the first 12 contests ...Had only third on the team …Connected on 26-of-37 3-Point Field Goals Attempted career double-double with 10 points and 10 1 (Four times), last vs. SE Missouri St. 12/29/02 rebounds at Illinois State in just 19 minutes free throws in league games for a 70.3 percentage …Made impressive collegiate debut Free Throws of action ...Had 14 points and five rebounds 9 vs. Northern Iowa 1/14/01 against #17 We s t e r n Kentucky and A l l - by making 6-of-7 field goals to finish with 13 points, a game-high nine rebounds, plus two Free Throws Attempted American center Chris Marcus ...Ranked 11 vs. Northern Iowa 1/14/01 eighth in the MVC with 0.84 blocked shots assists, two blocked shots and a steal in the Rebounds 96-50 season-opening rout of We s t e r n per game ...Had three swats in two different 10 at Illinois State 1/2/02 games, the last time coming at Indiana State Illinois …Had eight points and three boards Assists during 66-59 win against Cleveland State at 3 vs. Texas-Arlington 11/17/02 on Feb. 6 ...Made 77.5 percent of his free throws to rank 17th nationally among players the Energia Systems T h a n k s g i v i n g Blocks Tournament …Reached twin-figures for the 4 vs. Furman 11/18/02 6-10 or taller according to STAT S I n c . ...Made only three-point attempt of the sea- second time in his career by connecting on Steals 5-of-7 field goals for 10 points to go along 3 (Twice), last vs. Illinois State 1/2/0/03 son vs. #13 Illinois in the NCAA Tournament ...Had six points and six rebounds in 14 min- with four rebounds and a pair of steals in the Minutes 78-74 setback at Wyoming …Scored seven 23 vs. Western Kentucky (2OT) 11/29/01 utes vs. Northern Iowa in MVC Tournament opener, hitting all three of his field goal points during the 74-51 blowout of Colorado State …Made 3-of-4 field goal attempts and attempts ...Had 12 points and seven rebounds in season opener vs. North 4-of-4 free throws for 10 points in the 87-57 home rout of Evansville …Grabbed five Carolina A&T while matching his season- best with two steals ...Grabbed seven more boards in the overtime loss at Bradley …Tied season-high of 13 points by connecting on 9- caroms in blowout win over Grambling.

18 2003-04 Creighton Men’s Basketball Joe Dabbert of-11 foul shots in the 80-56 triumph against Northern Iowa …In his two starts, had six points and two rebounds at Wichita State and four points (all at the charity stripe) and a pair of boards at Bradley …Was 2-of-2 from the field and 2-of-2 at the line for six points in the critical 77-71 road win at Indiana State …Finished with four points, a career-best three steals, two blocks and a pair of caroms in the 77-63 win at Southern Illinois, which was televised by ESPN …Had six points and two boards in the 74-60 home victory against Bradley …Tallied five points and pulled down three rebounds in the 72-48 season-finale against SMS.

1999-00 (Redshirt Season) Did not play in any games, but practiced with the team, after being redshirted during the 1999-2000 season.

Platte Canyon High School Led all Colorado Class 3A players in blocked shots with an average of 5.7 per game as a junior …Had averages of 18 points, 11 rebounds and 5.2 blocked shots per game as a senior …Was nominated for the McDonald’s All-America Team as a senior …Named all-state following senior season …Honorable selection choice on Rocky Mountain News Class 3A All- State Team as a junior …All-Metropolitan League choice as a junior and senior …Posted career single- game highs of 31 points, 25 rebounds and 15 blocked shots …Played basketball for head coach Richard Bell …Played AAU basketball for coach A n t o n i o “Tree” Adams’ and the Colorado Basketball Club.

Personal The son of Steve and Joan Dabbert, Joe was born June 16, 1981 in Denver, Colo. …He is the second- cousin of former American Basketball Association and National Basketball Association star Dan Issel …Has one younger brother, Tim (20) …Nickname is “Snow” ...Hobbies include golf and fishing ...Favorite athlete is Kevin Garnett ...Best player he’s ever faced is Tyson Chandler ...Majoring in marketing.

Joe Dabbert’s Career Statistics – All games Year GP-GS Min.-Avg. FGM-A Pct. 3FGM-A Pct. FTM-A Pct. Off-Def Total Avg. PF-D Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg. 2000-01 32-2 322-10.1 47-99 .475 0-0 --- 38-59 .644 26-30 56 1.8 66-0 12 28 12 15 132 4.1 2001-02 32-6 377-11.8 61-109 .560 1-1 1.000 33-44 .750 35-51 86 2.7 78-1 18 45 27 13 156 4.9 2002-03 34-0 383-11.2 68-118 .576 1-3 .333 45-56 .804 32-55 87 2.6 58-0 14 21 33 15 182 5.4 Totals 98-8 1082-11.0 176-326 .540 2-4 .500 116-159 .730 93-136 229 2.3 202-1 44 94 72 43 470 4.8

Joe Dabbert’s Career Statistics – MVC games Year GP-GS Min.-Avg. FGM-A Pct. 3FGM-A Pct. FTM-A Pct. Off-Def Total Avg. PF-D Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg. 2000-01 18-2 179-9.9 26-57 .456 0-0 --- 26-37 .703 14-17 31 1.7 33-0 5 18 5 10 78 4.3 2001-02 18-0 194-10.8 29-52 .558 0-0 --- 11-15 .733 16-29 45 2.5 40-0 9 26 18 6 69 3.8 2002-03 18-0 216-12.0 36-57 .632 0-1 .000 29-39 .744 19-31 50 2.8 38-0 5 14 15 7 101 5.6 Totals 54-2 589-10.9 91-166 .548 0-1 .000 66-91 .725 49-77 126 2.3 111-0 19 58 38 23 248 4.6

19 2003-04 Creighton Men’s Basketball Brody Deren

#43 • Brody Deren 6-8 • 250 • Senior • Center

TM Harlan, Iowa • Harlan HS Northwestern University

2002-03 (Junior) An honorable-mention all-MVC s e l e c t i o n ...Averaged 7.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per game while starting all 34 games ...Will take a streak of 60 straight starts into his senior season ...Went 24-10 on opening tip jump balls ...Named to the Guardians Classic All- Tournament team after scoring 13 points and blocking three shots in title game win over Notre Dame (Nov. 26) ...A repeat member of the MVC’s Scholar-Athlete first team while The Deren File also earning Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All- District honors ...Also named to the I-AAA Full Name: James Brody Deren Parents: Patrick and Linda Deren Athletic Directors Association Scholar- Siblings: Lisa (35), Jerry (33), Jeff (19) Athlete Team ...Va l l e y ’s top active shot Major: Exercise Science Birthdate: April 15, 1981 blocker with 106 swats, which also ranks him Birthplace: Harlan, Iowa fourth in Creighton history ...Has made at High School BB Coach: Mitch Osborn least one field goal in all but one game of his Deren’s Personal Bests Creighton career ...Led the MVC with 56 Points 21 vs. Western Kentucky (2OT) 11/27/01 blocked shots on the season, including four Field Goals blocks each vs. SMS (Feb. 26) and Wichita 9 at Northern Iowa (OT) 1/5/02 State (March 9) ...One of four CU players Field Goal Attempts CU’s NCAA Tournament games ...Made 9- 15 at Northern Iowa (OT) 1/5/02 ever with 50 or more blocked shots in con- of-15 shots and snared eight caroms at Free Throws secutive seasons ...Tied career-high with 11 7 vs. Western Kentucky (2OT) 11/27/01 Northern Iowa ...Had at least one blocked Free Throws Attempted rebounds vs. Indiana State in MVC shot in his final 13 games and 26-of-32 10 vs. Western Kentucky (2OT) 11/27/01 Quarterfinals (March 8) ...Named MVC games overall on the campaign ...Had 15 Rebounds 11 (Three times), last vs. Indiana State 3/8/03 Scholar-Athlete of the Week on March 13 points, seven rebounds and career-best four Assists after averaging 8.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and assists in overtime win at Drake 4 (Twice), last vs. Wichita State 3/3/03 2.3 blocks at the MVC Tournament. Blocks . . . A c a d e m i c a l l y, he was a member of 5 (Twice), last vs. Northern Iowa 3/9/02 Creighton’s Dean’s List, the Missouri Valley Steals 2001-02 (Sophomore) Conference Academic Honor Roll and 2 (Four times), last vs. Bradley 2/8/03 A second-team all-Missouri Va l l e y Minutes received the MVC C o m m i s s i o n e r’s 31 (Twice), last at Drake (OT) 2/13/02 Conference pick ...A MVC Scholar-Athlete Academic Excellence Award. First Team choice ...Named to the MVC’s All- Creighton Awards & Honors 2002-03 Newcomer team ...Also a member of the 2000-01 (Transfer Season) Dean’s List Valley’s All-Tournament Team after averag- Sat out the 2000-01 season due to NCAA Guardians Classic All-Tournament Team Honorable-mention all-MVC ing 10.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.3 blocks rules after transfering to Creighton from I-AAA Athletic Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Team per game in St. Louis ...Named the Prairie Missouri Valley Conference Honor Roll Northwestern University ...Prepared for the MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award Farms/MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week for season by playing for the NIT A l l - S t a r s , Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete First Team Jan. 11, Jan. 24 and Feb. 28 ...Won 24 of 26 which posted a 4-1 record during a tour of Missouri Val l e y Co n f e r e n c e Scholar-Athlete of the Week, 3/13 NSCA Strength & Conditioning All-American opening tip jump balls on the season, includ- Europe ...Finished the tour with averages of Verizon Academic All-District VII First Team ing 17 in a row before losing the final jump of 7.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game 2001-02 the year to Illinois ...Started the final 26 ...Named to Creighton’s Dean’s List. Dean’s List games after coming off the bench for his first Missouri Valley Conference All-Newcomer Team Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament Team six games ...Ranked third among the MVC 1999-2000 (Northwestern University) Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete First Team leaders in blocked shots per game with 1.56 Started 12 of 24 games, averaging 3.5 Missouri Valley Conference Academic Honor Roll MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award rejections per outing ...Swatted five shots vs. points and 2.4 rebounds …Made 24-of-49 Prairie Farms/MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week, 1/11 both Northern Iowa and Illinois State ...Had (.490) field goals and averaged 4.1 points in Prairie Farms/MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week, 1/24 Prairie Farms/MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week, 2/28 only double-double of the season with 21 15 Big Ten games, five of which he started Second-team all-Missouri Valley Conference points and 11 rebounds off the bench vs. #17 …Was second on the team with 33 offensive 2000-01 Western Kentucky and All-American center rebounds …Led the team in rebounding four Dean’s List Chris Marcus ...Had six points in both of

20 2003-04 Creighton Men’s Basketball Brody Deren times …Grabbed season-high seven boards in games versus Chicago State and Penn State …Had six caroms against Ohio State and pulled down five versus MVC member Evansville.

Harlan High School A first-team all-state and all-conference pick his final two years by the Iowa Newspaper Association and the Des Moines Register …Named Southwest Iowa Player of the Year after his junior and senior cam- paigns …Named honorable mention all-America by USA Today …Averaged 19.3 points, 12 rebounds and 5.6 blocks per game during his senior season …Ranked among the nation’s top 150 players by Bob Gibbons …Earned varsity monograms for basketball, football and baseball …Member of 1997-98 Omaha World Herald All-Western Iowa Team …Averaged 15 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks per game and led Harlan to a 22-3 record and a state runner-up finish as a junior …Football captain as a senior, playing quar- terback and tight end …Football team won 3A state championship his junior and senior years …Named honorable mention all-state in baseball his junior season by the Iowa Newspaper Association …Played pitcher and first base …An honor roll student every quarter …Graduated cum laude …Member of the National Honor Society …Three-year member of student council ...Played basketball for coach Mitch Osborn.

Personal The son of Patrick and Linda Deren, Brody was born April 15, 1981 in Harlan, Iowa …Has a sister, Lisa (35) and brothers Jerry (33) and Jeff (19), who plays basketball at Central Missouri State ...Hobbies include golf, music, bocce, hunting, skiing, frisbee golf and fishing ...Best player he’s ever faced is Chris Kaman ...Favorite athletes are Jeremy Shockey, Mark Prior and Brett Favre ...Has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, Operation Bluejay and the Missouri Valley Conference’s “Just Read” program ...Majoring in exercise science ...Career ambition is be a personal train- er or work with strength & conditioning.

Brody Deren’s Career Statistics – All games Year GP-GS Min.-Avg. FGM-A Pct. 3FGM-A Pct. FTM-A Pct. Off-Def Total Avg. PF-D Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg. 19 9 9 - 0 0 - N W 24-12 392-16.3 32-82 .390 0-0 --- 21-44 .477 33-25 58 2.4 69-5 14 39 9 11 85 3.5 20 0 1 - 0 2 - C U 32-26 743-23.2 126-238 .529 0-0 --- 65-114 .570 57-107 164 5.1 81-4 30 40 50 14 317 9.9 20 0 2 - 0 3 - C U 34-34 642-18.9 115-203 .567 0-0 --- 35-97 .361 49-125 174 5.1 80-0 38 61 56 12 265 7.8 Tot a l s - A l l 90-72 1777-19.7 273-523 .522 0-0 --- 121-255 .475 139-257 396 4.4 230-9 82 140 115 37 667 7.4 Tot a l s - C U 66-60 1385-21.0 241-441 .546 0-0 --- 100-211 .474 106-232 338 5.1 161-4 68 101 106 26 582 8.8

Brody Deren’s Career Statistics – Conference games Year GP-GS Min.-Avg. FGM-A Pct. 3FGM-A Pct. FTM-A Pct. Off-Def Total Avg. PF-D Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg. 19 9 9 - 0 0 - N W 15-5 234-15.6 24-49 .490 0-0 --- 14-30 .467 15-15 30 2.0 38-1 8 28 5 8 62 4.1 20 0 1 - 0 2 - C U 18-18 428-23.8 73-136 .537 0-0 --- 30-53 .566 25-55 80 4.4 47-1 20 22 31 9 176 9.8 20 0 2 - 0 3 - C U 18-18 323-17.9 49-95 .516 0-0 --- 19-43 .442 20-67 87 4.8 44-0 19 28 30 9 117 6.5 Tot a l s - A l l 51-41 985-19.3 146-280 .521 0-0 --- 63-126 .500 60-137 197 3.9 129-2 47 78 66 26 355 7.0 Tot a l s - C U 36-36 751-20.9 122-231 .528 0-0 --- 49-96 .510 45-122 167 4.6 91-1 39 50 61 18 293 8.1

21 2003-04 Creighton Men’s Basketball Mike Grimes

#34 • Mike Grimes 6-7 • 225 • Senior • Forward TM Florissant, Mo. • Hazelwood Central HS

2002-03 (Junior) Amember of the MVC’s all-Bench team after averaging 8.4 points and 4.0 rebounds per game ...Named MVC Player of the Week on Dec. 30 after going 7-for-8 and scoring a career-high 17 points in 18 minutes of a win over Southeast Missouri State on Dec. 29 ...Made 50 percent or better from the field in 30-of-34 games ...Led the MVC in field goal percentage at 66.3 percent ...Led the team by taking 17 charges and ranked third in both scoring and rebounding ...Ranked fourth on the squad with 18 blocked shots The Grimes File ...Had 11 points and six rebounds in MVC Tournament final victory vs. Southern Illinois Full Name: Michael Brandon Grimes (March 10) ...Led Creighton in scoring with Parents: Michael and Glenda Grimes 14 points at Evansville (Jan. 23) ...Owned 13 Siblings: Kalen (18) games of 10 or more points ...Had 15 points Ma j o r : Management Information Systems & Ma r k e t i n g and six rebounds in 21 minutes vs. Central Birthdate: January 21, 1981 Michigan in NCAA Tournament (March 20). Birthplace: St. Louis, Mo. High School BB Coach: Chris Pilz 2001-02 (Sophomore) Played in all 32 games off the bench, aver- Grimes’ Personal Bests aging 5.4 points and 3.3 rebounds in 12.6 Points minutes per game ...Named to the Missouri first season in uniform, averaging 2.0 points 17 vs. Southeast Missouri State 12/29/03 Valley Conference all-Bench team ...Scored and 1.6 rebounds per game …Made 21-of- Field Goals in double-digits in seven different games, 42 (.500) field goal attempts, including 13-of- 7 (Twice), last vs. Central Michigan 3/20/03 including a game vs. Northern Iowa on 25 (.520) in Missouri Valley Conference out- Field Goal Attempts March 2 when he had season-bests with 12 ings …Tied for sixth on the team by rejecting 10 vs. Central Michigan 3/20/03 points and nine rebounds in just 14 minutes six opposing field goal attempts …Averaged 3-Point Field Goals ...Made two pressure-packed free throws 2.1 points and 1.5 boards per game and None with 4.5 seconds left and CU trailing by two made 8-of-10 (.800) free throws in 16 MVC 3-Point Field Goals Attempted against Southern Illinois on Feb. 3 appearances …Got his collegiate career off None ...Notched 11 points vs. Mississippi Valley to a great start by finishing with five points, Free Throws State, then matched that at Wichita State five rebounds and a block in the 96-50 sea- 8 (Twice), last at SMS 2/26/03 ...Had nine points and seven rebounds in 17 son-opening win over Western Illinois Free Throws Attempted minutes vs. Evansville ...Fourth on the team …Made 2-of-3 field goals, finishing with five 11 (Twice), last at SMS 2/26/03 with 11 blocked shots, including three vs. points and three boards in the 78-74 setback Rebounds at Wyoming …Pulled down three rebounds 9 vs. Northern Iowa 3/2/02 Northern Iowa on Feb. 9 ...Had 10 points and seven rebounds in season-high 22 min- and came up with a steal during the 74-51 Assists home blowout of Colorado State …Scored 2 vs. Wichita State 3/9/03 utes in double-overtime win over #15 Florida in first round of the NCAA To u r n a m e n t two points and had a pair of rebounds in the Blocks 89-82 victory against Mississippi Va l l e y 3 vs. Northern Iowa 2/9/02 ...Followed that up with eight points on 4-of- 5 shooting from the floor vs. #13 Illinois in State …Connected on 2-of-4 field goal tries Steals to finish with five points and three caroms 3 vs. Furman 11/18/02 the second round of the NCAA Tournament ...Really came on in the middle of the season during the 87-57 drubbing of Evansville Minutes …Had three boards in the loss at Illinois 26 vs. SMS (OT) 2/12/03 when Joe Dabbert was bothered by injury ...Had 10 points vs. Bradley and followed State …Had season-high totals of eight points and six rebounds to go along with an Creighton Awards & Honors that up with 11 points and eight caroms in road win at Wichita State ...Scored 11 points assist and a blocked shot in the 80-56 home 2002-03 win against Northern Iowa …Also had eight Missouri Valley Conference All-Bench Team v s . Mississippi Va l l e y State, going 3-for-3 from the floor and 5-of-6 at the charity stripe. points, making 3-of-5 field goals and 2-of-2 Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, 12/30 free throws, and added three rebounds and 2001-02 2000-01 (Freshman) a pair of rejections in the 78-63 win over Missouri Valley Conference All-Bench Team Played in 27 contests for the Jays during his Southern Illinois …Registered three points

22 2003-04 Creighton Men’s Basketball Mike Grimes and a steal in the 69-44 blowout of Drake …Tallied two points and grabbed a couple boards during the 69-50 victory at Northern Iowa …Was 2-of-3 from the field for four points in the 63-41 rout of SMS in the MVC Tournament quarterfinals …Pulled down three boards, all on the offensive end of the court, in the 69- 56 setback versus Iowa in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

1999-00 (Redshirt Season) Did not play in any games, but practiced with the team, after being redshirted during the 1999-2000 season.

Hazelwood Central High School Named St. Louis’ 1999 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year after averaging 22 points, 12 boards and two blocked shots per game for the Hawks as a senior …Nominated for the McDonald’s All-America Team …Named first team all-state as a junior and as a senior …First team all-metro selection both his junior and senior seasons …Also a two-time first team all- district honoree …Led Hazelwood Central to the Suburban North Conference and district titles during his senior year …Named most valuable player of the Suburban North as a senior …Member of all-tourney teams at Belleville East Tournament and Southwestern Bell Holiday Tournament …Matched the scoring output of McDonald’s All-American Brian Cook, with 35 points during Gerald A. Pilz All-Star Games …Recorded 35 points, 18 rebounds and six blocks in one game …Also participated in the Missouri State Games and the Private Schools vs. Public Schools All-Star Game following his senior season …Played basketball for Chris Pilz …Was a member of Hazelwood Central’s Honor Roll all four years …Played AAU basketball for the St. Louis Pistons and the St. Louis Eagles.

Personal The son of Michael and Glenda, Mike was born on January 21, 1981 in St. Louis, Mo. …Younger brother Kalen (18) is widely considered among the top prep senior hoopsters in the nation …Career ambition is to play at another level ...Athlete he most admires is Michael Jordan ...Majoring in management information systems.

Mike Grimes’ Career Statistics – All games Year GP-GS Min.-Avg. FGM-A Pct. 3FGM-A Pct. FTM-A Pct. Off-Def Total Avg. PF-D Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg. 2000-01 27-0 157-5.8 21-42 .500 0-0 --- 13-24 .542 17-27 44 1.6 17-0 3 11 6 3 55 2.0 2001-02 32-0 404-12.6 57-94 .606 0-0 --- 60-90 .667 43-63 106 3.3 52-0 8 31 11 13 174 5.4 2002-03 34-0 565-16.6 110-166 .663 0-0 --- 67-102 .657 49-86 135 4.0 71-1 11 37 19 14 287 8.4 Totals 93-0 1126-12.1 188-302 .623 0-0 --- 140-216 .648 109-176 285 3.1 140-1 22 79 36 30 516 5.5

Mike Grimes’ Career Statistics – MVC games Year GP-GS Min.-Avg. FGM-A Pct. 3FGM-A Pct. FTM-A Pct. Off-Def Total Avg. PF-D Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg. 2000-01 16-0 88-5.5 13-25 .520 0-0 --- 8-10 .800 6-18 24 1.5 8-0 2 8 5 2 34 2.1 2001-02 18-0 234-13.0 32-57 .561 0-0 --- 40-62 .645 21-43 64 3.6 31-0 4 14 8 12 104 5.8 2002-03 18-0 303-16.8 51-84 .607 0-0 --- 41-55 .745 24-47 71 3.9 38-1 5 20 13 6 143 7.9 Totals 52-0 625-12.0 96-166 .578 0-0 --- 89-127 .701 51-108 159 3.1 77-1 11 42 26 20 281 5.4

23 2003-04 Creighton Men’s Basketball Michael Lindeman

#22 • Michael Lindeman 6- 6 • 200 • Senior • Forward TM Iowa Falls, Iowa • Iowa Falls HS

2003-04 (Senior) Named to Playboy’s Preseason A l l - A m e r i c a Team as the recipient of the Anson Mount Scholar-Athlete Award.

2002-03 (Junior) Honorable-mention all-MVC selection after averaging 7.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per game ...Started 33-of-34 games, stepping aside for DeAnthony Bowden on Senior Night to snap consecutive starts streak at 61 ...Became Creighton’s third Verizon/Academic All-American ever when he was named to the second team, joining Rick Apke and Paul Silas ...Named the I- The Lindeman File A A A Athletic Directors Association Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year ...Owned a superb Full Name: Michael Dale Lindeman 3/1 assist/turnover ratio ...Went 5-for-5 from Parents: Wenlyn and Shirley Lindeman Siblings: Joie LaFrentz (25) three-point range while scoring a career-best 21 Major: Finance points in Feb. 8 win over Bradley ...Named Birthdate: September 29, 1980 Prairie Farms/MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week Birthplace: Iowa Falls, Iowa on both Jan. 17 and Feb. 14 ...A unanimous High School BB Coach: Dave Collison member of the Valley’s Scholar-Athlete first team Lindeman’s Personal Bests and a repeat Ve r i z o n / C o S I D A Academic A l l - Points District VII squad member as well ...Named MVC 21 vs. Bradley 2/8/03 Player of the Week on Feb. 10 after averaging Field Goals 8 (Twice), last vs. Northern Iowa 2/4/03 20.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in wins over Field Goal Attempts Northern Iowa and Bradley ...Had 10 points and 13 at Northern Iowa 12/4/02 ...Made 82.6 percent of his free throws and fin- seven rebounds in MVC Tournament final victory ished the year by hitting 16 of his final 17 shots 3-Point Field Goals over Southern Illinois (March 10) ...Made his 5 vs. Bradley 2/8/03 from the charity stripe. 3-Point Field Goals Attempted final 28 free throw attempts of the season over 6 at Northern Iowa 12/4/02 the team’s last 16 games ...Made 46.2 percent of Free Throws 2000-01 (Freshman) 8 at Bradley 1/8/03 his three-point attempts and 88.1 percent at the Made appearances in 28 games during his rook- Free Throws Attempted charity stripe ...Also pitched on Creighton’s ie campaign, finishing the season with per game 10 at Bradley 1/8/03 baseball team in the spring, throwing a scorless Rebounds averages of 1.2 points and 1.4 rebounds, while 8 (Twice), last at SMS 2/26/03 inning vs. Dana College on April 15 in his only making 14-of-24 field goals for 58.3 percent Assists appearance. 4 (Four times), last vs. Bradley 2/8/03 …Increased his production in Missouri Valley Blocks Conference games to 1.4 points and 1.6 boards 2 vs. Western Illinois 11/20/00 2001-02 (Sophomore) per outing, while making 9-of-11 (.818) field Named Creighton’s Carl Reinert Student-Athlete Steals goals …Was on the court for a total of 232 min- 3 at Southern Illinois 2/20/02 of the Year ...Former walk-on who earned a Minutes utes, an average of 8.3 per game …Played 16 38 vs. SMS (OT) 2/12/03 scholarship prior to his sophomore season minutes in his collegiate debut, the Jays’ 96-50 ...Creighton’s only player to start every game Creighton Awards & Honors season-opening rout of Western Illinois, finishing ...Averaged 6.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per with two points, two rebounds, two assists and a 2003-04 game in 25.2 minutes per contest ...Named to Playboy Magazine Anson Mount Scholar-Athlete Award pair of blocked shots …Was perfect (3-of-3) from the Missouri Valley Conference Most Improved 2002-03 the field to register six points to go along with five Dean’s List Team ...Also outstanding in the classroom, he rebounds, two steals and an assist in the 87-57 Honorable-mention all-Missouri Valley Conference was named to the Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All- I-AAAAthletic Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Team home blowout of Evansville …Had two points I- A A A Athletic Directors Association Male Scholar-Athlete of the Yea r America District VII team ...Honored by the and a couple rebounds in the loss at Illinois State MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award Missouri Va l l e y Conference on the Scholar- MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week, 1/17 …Was 2-of-3 from the field for five points and MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week, 2/14 Athlete Second Team, the MVC Academic Honor pulled down two boards to help the Bluejays Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, 2/10 Roll was awarded the MVC Commissioner’s Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete First Team record an 81-72 victory against Indiana State Missouri Valley Conference Honor Roll Academic Excellence Award ...Scored in double- …Grabbed three caroms, dished out a pair of digits in eight games, including career highs with 2001-02 assists and scored two points during the 80-56 15 points and eight rebounds vs. in-state rival Carl Reinert Student-Athlete of the Year rout of Northern Iowa …Came up with two thefts Dean’s List Nebraska ...Also made his first two career three- Missouri Valley Conference Most-Improved Team in the loss at Evansville …Tallied four points, Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Second Team pointers vs. the Cornhuskers ...Had a career- MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award pulled down three boards and blocked a shot in Missouri Valley Conferencce Academic Honor Roll high three steals at Southern Illinois on Feb. 20 the 84-72 win over Wyoming, which was tele- Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-America District VII Team and pumped in 13 points in the MVC Tournament vised by ESPN …Had three rebounds in the 78- final victory over the Salukis ...Scored nine 2000-01 70 win at Drake and recorded two rebounds, two Dean’s List points on 4-of-7 shooting in NCAATournament steals and an assist in the 63-41 MVC 1999-2000 double-overtime win over #15 Florida ...Scored Tournament quarterfinal victory over SM S Dean’s List 11 points on 5-of-8 effort from the field at Drake

24 2003-04 Creighton Men’s Basketball Michael Lindeman

…Followed with two points, two boards and a block in the semifinal loss to Indiana State …Grabbed four boards, scored two points and had an assist in the 69-56 setback versus Iowa in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

1999-00 (Redshirt Season) Did not play in any games, but practiced with the team, after being redshirted during the 1999-2000 season. Iowa Falls High School Averaged 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists per game for the Cadets as a senior …Earned first-team all- state as a senior after making the second-team as a junior and the honorable mention unit as a sophomore …Prep team included NBA first-round draft pick Nick Collison and former Creighton pitcher Prentice Lofstedt ...Iowa Falls went undefeated (26-0) and captured state titles both his junior and senior years and his team was 75-1 during his career …Named to the state all-tournament team both years …Started all but one game during his career …Nominated for the McDonald’s All-America Te a m …Three-time first-team all-conference selection …First- team all-district as a senior, second-team all-district as a junior …Chosen to play in Iowa’s Dr. Pepper All-Star Game …Played basketball for Dave Collison …Earned three varsity letters for basketball and three for baseball …Led team to state baseball crown during junior year …Named first- team all-state in baseball as a senior and was an honorable mention all-state performer as a junior …Two-year first-team all-district and first-team all-conference pick for baseball …Was selected to play i n Iowa Coaches Association All-Star Baseball Game …Graduated first in his class with a 4.0 grade point average …Received Iowa’s Class 2A Student-Athlete Achievers Award, recognizing the top student-athlete in the state, as a senior …Earned academic all-state honors …Two-year National Honor Society member. Personal The son of Wenlyn and Shirley Lindeman, Michael was born on September 29, 1980 in Iowa Falls, Iowa …Has one older sister, Joie LaFrentz (25), who is married to NBA star Raef LaFrentz …Father played professional baseball for the Chicago White Sox …Has been named to Creighton’s D e a n ’s List every semester …Involved with FCA ...Community involvement includes Operation Bluejay and the Missouri Valley Conference’s “Just Read” p r o g r a m ...Hobbies include watching movies, hanging out with friends, golfing, croquet, frisbee golf and playing cards ...Athletes he most admires are Michael Jordan, Derek Jeter and Larry Bird ...Nickname is “Lindy” ...Graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Finance, he is now in graduate school at Creighton.

Michael Lindeman’s Career Statistics – All games Year GP-GS Min.-Avg. FGM-A Pct. 3FGM-A Pct. FTM-A Pct. Off-Def Total Avg. PF-D Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg. 2000-01 28-0 232-8.3 14-24 .583 0-2 .000 5-11 .455 16-24 40 1.4 22-0 11 13 6 8 33 1.2 2001-02 32-32 808-25.2 73-153 .477 11-29 .379 57-69 .826 46-67 113 3.5 56-1 59 42 3 25 214 6.7 2002-03 34-33 843-24.9 91-196 .464 30-65 .462 52-59 .881 53-64 117 3.4 48-0 63 21 3 29 264 7.8 Totals 94-65 1883-20.0 178-373 .477 41-96 .427 114-139 .820 115-155 270 2.9 126-1 133 76 12 62 511 5.4

Michael Lindeman’s Career Statistics – MVC games Year GP-GS Min.-Avg. FGM-A Pct. 3FGM-A Pct. FTM-A Pct. Off-Def Total Avg. PF-D Ast. TO Blk. Stl. Pts. Avg. 2000-01 14-0 108-7.7 9-11 .818 0-0 --- 2-4 .500 11-12 23 1.6 13-0 4 7 1 4 20 1.4 2001-02 18-18 466-25.9 37-86 .430 8-22 .364 27-33 .818 21-33 54 3.0 29-0 40 18 3 18 109 6.1 2002-03 18-17 464-25.8 53-110 .482 19-44 .432 34-38 .895 22-36 58 3.2 26-0 33 7 1 16 159 8.8 Totals 50-35 1038-20.8 99-207 .478 27-66 .409 63-75 .840 54-81 135 2.7 68-0 77 32 5 38 288 5.8

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