2008-09 Creighton Men's Basketball
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2008-09 Creighton Men’s Basketball Game #9 vs. Northern Colorado • Saturday, December 13, 2008 • 7:05 p.m. SID Contact: Rob Anderson • Office Phone: (402) 280-5544 • Cell Phone: (402) 660-5854 • Fax: (402) 280-2495 • E-mail: [email protected] Northern Colorado at Creighton Bluejays Qwest Center Omaha • Omaha, Neb. Radio: KXSP 590 AM, www.bigsports590.com Television: None Series History: Creighton leads, 7-2 (2-4) Last Meeting: Creighton won 105-54 on Dec. 2, 1959 in Omaha, Neb. (6-2) 2008-09 Schedule & Results Next Game sion 9.0 or above. Creighton (6-2) opens play in the Findlay Toyota November Las Vegas Classic when it hosts Northern Live Stats Information 16 NEW MEXICO W 82-75 Colorado (2-4) on Saturday night. All Creighton home basketball games will have 20 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W 82-50 Tip-off at Qwest Center Omaha (17,272) is live stats this season. Fans can go to 22 ORAL ROBERTS (KMTV) W 87-65 set for 7:05 pm. www.gocreighton.com and click on the Live 25 at Arkansas-Little Rock (KMTV) L 69-71 Stats tab on the left-hand side of the page. 29 at Nebraska (FSN) L 52-54 Radio Broadcast Information KXSP (“Big Sports 590” AM) will broadcast all Scouting Creighton (6-2) December Creighton men’s basketball games during the Creighton is 6-2 after eight games, picking up 2 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W 82-58 2008-09 season. The audio is also webcast live impressive wins over Atlantic 10 powers Saint 6 at Saint Joseph’s W 69-58 at www.bigsports590.com. T. Scott Marr and Joseph’s (69-58) and Dayton (77-59) in its last 10 DAYTON (KMTV) W 77-59 Nick Bahe will call the action. two showings. The Bluejays also own home KMTV Sports Director Travis Justice will wins over New Mexico (82-75), Arkansas-Pine Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Classic host a call-in show focusing on the Bluejays, B l u ff (82-50), Oral Roberts (87-65) and 13 NORTHERN COLORADO 7:05 pm that leads into the pre-game show. Justice will Mississippi Valley State (82-58), but have lost 15 SOUTHERN 7:05 pm also take calls after the game, also on Big on the road by two points at both Arkansas-Little 22 vs. Fresno State# 9:30 pm 23 vs. DePaul/Saint Louis# 6:30/9:00 pm Sports 590. Rock (71-69) and Nebraska (54-52). The Bluejays return 10 lettermen and three 28 WICHITA STATE* (KMTV) 7:05 pm Television Broadcast Information starters from last year’s 22-11 team that made Saturday’s game will not be televised. 31 at Indiana State* 1:05 pm an 11th straight postseason appearance, reach- ing the second round of the NIT. Video Webcast Available Booker Woodfox leads the team with 16.3 January Creighton University Athletics and Jump TV will points per game and had a career-high 29 3 at Illinois State* (FSN) 7:05 pm present a live, pay-per-view video webcast of points in last Saturday night’s win. He has made 6 NORTHERN IOWA* (KMTV) 7:05 pm approximately 20 games this season, including 10 at Bradley* 7:05 pm a team-best 24 three-point baskets this season, Saturday. To sign up for the webcast, fans can 14 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS*(FSN) 7:05 pm shooting 53.3 percent behind the arc. Woodfox register by going directly to http://www.gocre- 17 at Wichita State* (FSN) 3:05 pm has made 15-of-22 three-pointers (68.2 percent) ighton.com. Cost for a season pass is $59.95. 20 at Evansville* (ESPNU) 6:05 pm over the past three games. Single games are available for $6.95 each. 24 DRAKE* (KMTV) 1:05 pm Also in double-figures is P’Allen Stinnett, Once registered, fans will only need to log- 27 INDIANA STATE* (NET-2) 7:05 pm who averages 12.7 points per game and is sec- in with their password on game night. The video ond on the team with 10 steals. streams the Qwest Center Omaha feed of the February On the defensive side, Josh Dotzler owns game. 1 MISSOURI STATE* (NET-1) 2:05 pm an MVC-best 21 steals. Kenny Lawson Jr. 4 at Drake* (KMTV) 7:05 pm In order to view the webcast, users must ranks second in the MVC with 14 blocked shots 8 at Northern Iowa* (KMTV) 1:05 pm have high speed Internet access (cable modem and has also upped his averages to 8.8 points 11 BRADLEY* (FSN) 7:35 pm or DSL service) and Windows Media Player ver- and a team-high 6.1 rebounds per game. 14 at Southern Illinois* (ESPN2) 4:05 pm 17 EVANSVILLE* (NET-1) 7:05 pm Probable Starters 21 ESPNU BRACKETBUSTERS TBD Creighton (6-2, 0-0 Missouri Valley) 24 at Missouri State* (KMTV) 7:05 pm No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG MISC Hometown 28 ILLINOIS STATE* (MVC TV Wildcard) TBD 1 Justin Carter G/F 6-4 200 Jr. 5.9 4.1 2nd on team in rebounding Gaithersburg, Md. 10 P’Allen Stinnett G 6-3 180 So. 12.7 3.0 2nd on team with 10 steals Las Vegas, Nev. March 12 Josh Dotzler G 6-1 175 Sr. 2.9 2.6* MVC-best 21 steals Omaha, Neb. State Farm MVC Tournament 14 Booker Woodfox G 6-1 185 Sr. 16.3 3.8 15-22 from ‘3’ last 3 games Lewisville, Texas 5 First Round 6:05/8:35 pm 25 Kenny Lawson Jr. C 6-9 245 So. 8.8 6.1 Top rebounder/shot blocker Oceanside, Calif. 6 Quarterfinals (FSN) 12/2:30/6/8:30 pm *steals per game 7 Semifinals (FSN) 1:35/4:05 pm 8 Championship (CBS) 1:05 pm Northern Colorado (2-4, 0-0 Big Sky) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG MISC Hometown *Missouri Valley Conference regular season games 20 Yahosh Bonner G 6-0 210 Jr. 4.3 1.5 8 points at Oregon Mesa, Ariz. All times listed are Central and subject to change 22 Jabril Banks F 6-7 230 Sr. 13.8 5.0 16 pts., 7-7 FG vs. Air Force Denver, Colo. Home games in BOLD CAPS at Qwest Center Omaha 23 John Pena G 5-10 160 Jr. 10.8 2.2 Team-best 8 steals Phoenix, Ariz. 34 Jefferson Mason G/F 6-6 185 Jr. 9.7 5.8 Team-best 6 blocked shots Crystal, Minn. 44 Taylor Montgomery F 6-7 230 So. 2.3 1.8 11-26 (42.3%) from 3-pt. range Aurora, Colo. 2008-09 MVC Standings (thru 12/10) Creighton has shot 43.7 percent from the Northern Colorado is coached by Ta d MVC only All Games floor, 40.7 percent from three-point territory and B o y l e (Kansas, 1985), who owns a 19-44 Team W L W L is also making 73.6 percent of its shots from the record in his third year as a head coach. Boyle Illinois State 0 0 8 0 line. was associate head coach at Wichita State Evansville 0 0 6 1 under Mark Turgeon and also assisted Turgeon Drake 0 0 7 2 Scouting Northern Colorado (2-4) at Jacksonville State. Boyle played alongside Creighton 0 0 6 2 Northern Colorado is 2-4 on the early season, Turgeon at Kansas, where they were coached Missouri State 0 0 4 3 with all six games decided by 12 points or less. by noted basketball mind Larry Brown. Boyle is Northern Iowa 0 0 5 4 The Bears opened the year with narrow road assisted by B.J. Hill, Shawn Ellis and Brian Bradley 0 0 4 4 losses at Oregon (66-64) and Colorado State Tafel. Southern Illinois 0 0 3 4 (85-74) before winning at Denver (71-66 in OT). Wichita State 0 0 3 5 UNC then returned home to beat Texas State The Series With Northern Colorado Indiana State 0 0 1 7 (105-93) before dropping close games to San Creighton is 7-2 all-time against Northern Associated Press Poll Diego State (73-62) and Air Force (71-64). Colorado, including a 5-0 mark in Omaha. The Poll #4 • Dec. 8, 2008 Five players average 9.7 points per game teams first played in 1939, but Saturday will be Rk School W-L Pts. LW or more, led by senior forward Jabril Banks the first meeting since 1959. 1. North Carolina (72) 8-0 1800 1 2. Connecticut 8-0 1710 2 (13.8). Banks is one of three players who aver- Creighton’s 105-54 win in that 1959 meet- 3. Pittsburgh 9-0 1633 3 age 5.0 rebounds per game or more. ing remains tied for the sixth-largest margin of 4. Gonzaga 6-0 1574 5 Also in double-figures are John Pena victory in CU history. 5. Oklahoma 8-0 1529 6 6. Texas 6-1 1381 8 (10.8), Will Figures (10.2) and Devon Beitzel Creighton head coach Dana Altman has 7. Duke 8-1 1256 4 (10.2), with Jefferson Mason (9.7 ppg., 5.8 never faced Northern Colorado, but is 2-0 8. Tennessee 6-1 1203 10 9. Louisville 4-1 1080 11 rpg.) not far behind. Robert Palacios averages against current members of the Big Sky 10. Xavier 7-0 1041 14 a team-best 6.8 rebounds per game.