2015-16 Creighton Men's Basketball Creighton Combined Team Statistics (As of Nov 07, 2015) Exhibition Stats
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2015-16 Creighton Men’s Basketball Game #1 • Texas Southern at Creighton • Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 • 8:37 p.m. SID Contact: Rob Anderson • Office Phone: (402) 280-5544 • Cell Phone: (402) 660-5854 • Fax: (402) 280-2495 • E-mail: [email protected] Texas Southern Tigers at Creighton Bluejays CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,390) • Omaha, Neb. Radio: KOZN 1620 AM, www.1620thezone.com Television: FOX Sports 2 Series History: First Meeting (0-0*) (0-0) *doesn’t include 11/13 at New Mexico Last Meeting: None August Next Game Steve Physioc and Nick Bahe will handle 7 at Oleggio (Ex.) W 119-47 Creighton opens the 2015-16 regular-season with announcing duties. 11 at All-Star Rome (Ex.) W 109-31 a game on Saturday, Nov. 14 vs. Texas Southern. 12 at Foligno Basket (Ex.) W 101-49 Tip-off at CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,390) in Video Webcast Information November Omaha, Neb., is set for 8:37 p.m. Live streaming video of Saturday’s game will be 6 UPPER IOWA (Ex.) W 113-77 The contest is part of the MGM Grand Men Who available via FOXSportsGO.com for desktop users, Speak Up Main Event, which includes two games in and via the FOX Sports GO app for mobile devices Men Who Speak Up Main Event Omaha and two games in Las Vegas, Nev. (iOS, Android, Kindle Fire tablets and Fire phones 14 TEXAS SOUTHERN (FS2) 8:37 pm and select Window devices). A cable authorization 17 UTSA (FS2) 7:01 pm Radio Broadcast Information may be required. 19 at Indiana (BTN) 6 pm KOZN (1620 The Zone) will broadcast all Creighton The FOX Sports GO mobile app can be down- men’s basketball games during the 2015-16 sea- loaded for free from the iTunes App Store, Google Men Who Speak Up Main Event son, including Saturday’s season opener. John Play, Amazon App Store or the Windows Store, and 23 vs. Rutgers 11 pm Bishop and former Bluejay Brody Deren will call the games are now available internationally. 25 vs. Clemson or UMass (ESPN2) TBA the action. GoCreighton.com/watch will also have a free 28 WESTERN ILLINOIS (FS2) 7:01 pm Following the game, Tim Krueger and Ravi webcast of the postgame press conference. Lulla will host “Overtime” for approximately one December hour, while also taking calls from listeners. Live Stats Information 2 ARIZONA STATE (CBSSN) 8 pm The audio is also webcast live at All of Creighton’s games this season will have free 5 at Loyola Chicago (CSN Chicago) 1 pm 9 NEBRASKA (CBSSN) 7 pm www.1620thezone.com. live stats. Visit www.gocreighton.com and click 12 IUPUI (FS1) 4:01 pm on the small bar graph icon on the scoreboard at 19 at Oklahoma (ESPNU) 1 pm Television Broadcast Information the top of the page for the event of your choosing. 21 NORTH TEXAS (FS1) 8:15 pm Saturday’s game will air live nationally on FOX Home games can also be followed by those who 28 COPPIN STATE (FS1) 8:15 pm Sports 2, which can be found in Omaha on Cox have mobile devices with internet capability at 31 at St. John’s* (FS1) 1:15 pm Cable channel 216. www.gocreightonstats.com. January 2 VILLANOVA* (FS1) 9:01 pm Creighton Last Game Starters (Exhibition stats include Italy) 5 GEORGETOWN* (FS1) 8:15 pm • Leads Creighton with 51 points, four blocked shots and nine 9 at Seton Hall* (FS1) 1:07 pm Khyri Thomas • G steals over its four exhibition games (Italy+ Upper Iowa). 12 PROVIDENCE* (FS1) 7:45 pm 2 6-3 • 200 • Fr. • Omaha, Neb. 17 at DePaul* (FS1) 12:01 pm • First true freshman to start Creighton’s first fall exhibition since 23 BUTLER* (FS1) 6:37 pm PPG RPG FG% FT% Latrell Wrightsell in 1988. 26 at Georgetown* (FS1) 5:31 pm Exh: 12.8 5.3 .647 .545 • Omaha Benson product spent last year at Fork Union (Va.). 30 SETON HALL* (FSN) (Pink Out) 7:01 pm Maurice Watson Jr. • G • Dynamic point guard who led Creighton in scoring (19), assists February 10 5-10 • 170 • Jr. • Philadelphia, Pa. (6) and steals (3) in the exhibition win over Upper Iowa. 3 at Villanova* (CBSSN) 7 pm • Leads team in assists (26) and free throws (14) in exhibition play. 6 DEPAUL* (FSN) 1:01 pm PPG APG FG% FT% • Sat out last season as a transfer from Boston, where he ranked 9 XAVIER* (CBSSN) 7 pm Exh: 12.5 6.5 .643 .824 third nationally with 7.1 assists per game in 2013-14. 13 at Marquette* (FSN) 7:01 pm 16 at Butler* (FS1) 6:01 pm Cole Huff • F • Creighton’s leading scorer in Italy at 14.3 points per game. 24 MARQUETTE* (CBSSN) 7 pm 13 6-8 • 215 • Jr. • Altadena, Calif. • Sat out last season after transferring in from Nevada, where he 28 ST. JOHN’S* (FS1) 1:37 pm averaged 12.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game in 2013-14. PPG RPG FG% FT% March • Second on the team with 5 rebounds in last Friday’s exhibition 2 at Providence* (CBSSN) 8 pm Exh: 11.3 4.5 .654 .700 vs. Upper Iowa. 5 at Xavier* (FOX/FSN) 1:31 pm James Milliken • G • Creighton’s leading returning scorer after averaging 9.6 points BIG EAST Tournament 23 6-3 • 185 • Sr. • Siler City, N.C. per game in 2014-15. 9 First Round (FS1) 6/8:30 pm • Scored six points and had a steal vs. Upper Iowa in the 36-point 10 Quarterfinals (FS1) 11/1:30/6/8:30 pm PPG RPG FG% FT% exhibition game victory last Friday. 11 Semifinals (FS1) 5:30/8 pm Exh: 5.3 2.8 .429 --- • Tied for team-lead with 45 three-pointers made last season. 12 Championship (FOX) 4:30 pm Geoffrey Groselle • C • Fifth-year senior has turned into a vocal leader. *BIG EAST Conference regular season games 41 7-0 • 240 • Sr. • Plano, Texas • Has produced consistenly solid numbers in limited minutes dur- All times listed are Central and subject to change ing the exhibition season, averaging 8.5 points and 5.5 rebounds All games can also be heard on KOZN (1620 AM) PPG RPG FG% FT% in 11.5 minutes per game. Home games in BOLD CAPS at CenturyLink Center Omaha Exh: 8.5 5.5 .667 .667 • Earned undergrad degree in December and now in grad school. 2014-15 BIG EAST Standings (FINAL) The Series With Texas Southern BIG EAST only All Games Scouting Creighton Creighton and Texas Southern have never met. Team W L W L Creighton returns nine lettermen and one starter Greg McDermott is 1-0 all-time against Texas #2 Villanova 16 2 33 3 from last year’s team that finished 14-19 and tied Southern, as his Iowa State team tamed the Tigers, #24 Butler 12 6 23 11 for ninth in the BIG EAST with a 4-14 league mark. 79-55, on Dec. 19, 2007, behind 27 points and 15 #22 Georgetown 12 6 22 11 Guards James Milliken (9.6 ppg.) and Isaiah rebounds from Jiri Hubalek. Providence 11 7 22 12 Zierden (9.5 ppg.) are the top returning scorers, McDermott is also 1-0 in head-to-head meetings St. John’s 10 8 21 12 while Toby Hegner (6.7 ppg.) is the lone returning vs. Mike Davis, as his 2011-12 Creighton team won Xavier 9 9 23 13 starter from last year’s club. at Davis’ UAB squad, 70-60. Seton Hall 6 12 16 15 A talented group of newcomers, led by transfers DePaul 6 12 12 20 Maurice Watson Jr. (13.3 ppg., 7.1 apg., in 2013- Last Season Recap Creighton 4 14 14 19 14 at Boston) and Cole Huff (12.4 ppg., 5.4 rpg., Creighton went 14-19 last season, finishing 4-14 Marquette 4 14 13 19 in 2013-14 at Nevada), are also expected to make to tie for ninth place in the BIG EAST Conference. significant contributions. The Bluejays started the season 5-0, including 2015-16 Honors & Awards The Bluejays got a head start on the season this a win over No. 18 Oklahoma, before losing eight None summer with 10 practices in Omaha in July and remaining games in the final minute. three games in Italy in August. Combine the three Senior point guard Austin Chatman led 2015-16 BIG EAST Preseason Poll games in Italy with last Friday’s 113-77 win over Creighton in scoring (11.5 ppg.) and assists (3.7 Rk. School (1st place votes) .......... Total Upper Iowa and Creighton has outscored foes 442- apg.), while fellow senior Devin Brooks paced the 1. Villanova (9)........................... 81 204 while outrebounding them by 100. team in rebounds (5.0 ppg.) and steals (1.0 spg.). 2. Georgetown (1) ....................... 70 3. Butler ................................. 67 Despite the struggles on the court, Creighton 4. Xavier ................................. 55 Scouting Texas Southern still ranked sixth nationally with 17,048 fans per 5. Providence ............................ 45 Texas Southern returns two starters and seven let- home game. 6. Marquette............................. 44 termen from last year’s team that finished 22-13 and 7. Seton Hall ............................. 27 advanced to a second straight NCAA Tournament. About The Tournament 8. DePaul ................................ 25 In the NCAA’s, the Tigers fell to Arizona, 93-72. The Men Who Speak Up Main Event starts with 9. Creighton............................23 The returning starters -- Chris Thomas (12.6 ppg., Creighton home games on Nov.