2016-17 Creighton Men's Basketball Creighton Combined Team Statistics (As of Dec 09, 2016) All Games
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2016-17 Creighton Men’s Basketball Game #11: Oral Roberts at No. 10 Creighton • Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016 • 7:00 p.m. SID Contact: Rob Anderson • Office Phone: (402) 280-5544 • Cell Phone: (402) 660-5854 • E-mail: [email protected] Oral Roberts Golden Eagles at No. 10 Creighton Bluejays CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,390) • Omaha, Neb. Radio: KOZN 1620 AM; KOOO 101.9 FM; www.1620thezone.com Television: FS2 (Steve Physioc, Nick Bahe) Series History: Creighton leads, 6-4 Last Meeting: Creighton 87, Oral Roberts 65 on Nov. 22, 2008 in Omaha, Neb. (2-9) (10-0) November Next Game (iOS, Android, Kindle Fire tablets and Fire phones 4 WAYNE STATE (Ex.) W 93-46 One of six remaining unbeaten teams, No. 10 and select Window devices). A cable authorization 11 UMKC (FSN) W 89-82 Creighton (10-0) hosts Oral Roberts (2-9) on may be required. 15 #9 WISCONSIN (FS1) W 79-67 Saturday, December 17 at 7:00 p.m. The FOX Sports GO mobile app can be down- CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,390) in Omaha, loaded for free from the iTunes App Store, Google Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) Neb., will host the action. Play, Amazon App Store or the Windows Store, and 18 vs. Washington State W 103-77 the games are now available internationally. 20 vs. North Carolina St. (CBSSN) W 112-94 Radio Broadcast Information 21 vs. Ole Miss (CBSSN) W 86-77 KOZN (1620 AM) will broadcast all Creighton men’s Live Stats Information basketball games during the 2016-17 season, All of Creighton’s games this season will have free 26 LOYOLA (MD.) (FS2) W 82-52 while KOOO (101.9 FM) will also broadcast all live stats. Visit www.gocreighton.com and click 29 BUFFALO (FS1) W 93-72 home games. The audio is also webcast live at on the small bar graph icon on the scoreboard at www.1620thezone.com. the top of the page for the event of your choosing. December John Bishop and former Bluejay Josh Dotzler Home games can also be followed by those who 3 AKRON (FS2) W 82-70 will call the action. have mobile devices with internet capability at 7 at Nebraska (BTN) W 77-62 9 LONGWOOD (FS1) W 113-58 www.gocreightonstats.com. 17 ORAL ROBERTS (FS2) 7:00 pm Television Information 20 at Arizona State (ESPN2) 8:05 pm Saturday’s game will be televised live on FS2, which Scouting No. 10 Creighton 28 SETON HALL* (FS2) 7:00 pm can be found in Omaha on Cox Cable channel 216 Creighton ranks 10th in the Associated Press poll 31 VILLANOVA (FS1) 12:00 pm and 1216 (HD). after a stellar start to the season that includes Steve Physioc and Nick Bahe will announce. wins over UMKC, No. 9 Wisconsin, Washington January State, North Carolina State, Ole Miss, Loyola (Md.), 4 at St. John’s* (FS1) 7:30 pm Video Webcast Information Buffalo, Akron, Nebraska and Longwood. 7 at Providence* (CBSSN) 1:00 pm Live streaming video of Saturday’s game will be The Bluejays are putting up 91.6 points per 11 BUTLER* (FS1) 8:00 pm available via FOXSportsGO.com for desktop users, game (fifth nationally) while shooting 54.4 percent 14 TRUMAN STATE (FS2) 12:00 pm and via the FOX Sports GO app for mobile devices from the field (second nationally) and 44.8 percent 16 at Xavier* (FS1) 1:00 pm Creighton -- Last Game Starters 21 MARQUETTE (FOX) 1:30 pm • MVP of the Paradise Jam after 18.7 ppg there, with 25 in the final. 25 at Georgetown* (FSN) 6:00 pm Marcus Foster • G 0 • Surpassed 1,000 career points (including 875 at Kansas State) on 28 DEPAUL* (FS1) (Pink Out) 1:30 pm 6-3 • 210 • Jr. • Wichita Falls, Texas Nov. 29 vs. Buffalo. 31 at Butler* (FS1) 6:00 pm PPG RPG 3FG% FT% • Scored 15+ points in first 8 (and 9 of 10) games this season. February 17.8 2.5 .403 .655 • BIG EAST Player of the Week Nov.28 after 20.5 ppg. in 2 wins. 4 XAVIER* (FOX) 2:00 pm Khyri Thomas • G • Had first career double-double vs. Buffalo with 18 points and 12 11 at DePaul* (FS1) 1:00 pm 2 6-3 • 205 • So. • Omaha, Neb. rebounds, as well as four steals (Nov. 29). 15 at Seton Hall* (CBSSN) 7:00 pm • Grabbed 10 rebounds in win at Nebraska on Dec. 7th. 19 GEORGETOWN* (FS1) 2:30 pm PPG RPG 3FG% FT% • 10+ points in seven games this season. 22 PROVIDENCE* (FSN) 8:00 pm 13.3 5.8 .533 .789 • Led team with 18 points in win over #9 Wisconsin (11/15). 25 at Villanova* (FOX) 2:00 pm 28 ST. JOHN’S* (CBSSN) 7:00 pm Maurice Watson Jr. • G • Leads nation’s active players with 730 career assists; 5th in steals. 10 5-10 • 175 • Sr. • Philadelphia, Pa. • 2nd in NCAA w/ 91 assists this year; 1st with 9.1 assists/game. March • Scored season-high 25 points in win at Nebraska (Dec. 7). PPG APG 3FG% FT% 4 at Marquette* (TV TBA) 1:30 pm • One of 20 men on Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Watch List. 13.1 9.1 .563 .710 • Preseason First Team All-BIG EAST Conference. BIG EAST Tournament Cole Huff • F • Ranked second on the team in scoring last season in his first year 8 First Round (FS1) 6/8:30 pm 13 6-8 • 220 • Sr. • Altadena, Calif. on the court after transferring in from Nevada. 9 Quarterfinals (FS1) 11:00 am/1:30/6:00/8:30 pm • Reached 1,000 career points in Dec. 7 win at Nebraska. 10 Semifinals (FS1) 5:30/8 pm PPG RPG 3FG% FT% • Career-high 35 points vs. Seton Hall (March 10), making 7 treys. 11 Championship (FOX) 4:30 pm 9.5 3.9 .500 .938 • Had 20 points & 10 rebounds in 18-point win vs. NC State (11/20). *BIG EAST Conference regular season games Justin Patton • C • Redshirted last season at Creighton. All times listed are Central and subject to change 23 7-0 • 230 • Fr. • Omaha, Neb. • On Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Watch List. • Owns 24 dunks in first 10 career games, with 12 coming on lobs. Home games in BOLD CAPS at CenturyLink Center Omaha PPG RPG FG% FT% • Scored 10+ points in first 8 games before 9 points at NU (12/7). 12.0 6.3 .803 .393 • BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Nov. 28 & Dec. 5 2016-17 BIG EAST Standings (12/16) from three-point territory (second nationally). seventh season as head coach at Creighton. He is BIG EAST only All Games Kansas State transfer Marcus Foster (17.8 ppg.) 151-72 with the Bluejays. McDermott has previ- Team W L W L has lived up to lofty preseason expectations on the ously been a head coach at Iowa State (2006-10), #1 Villanova 0 0 11 0 offensive end, leading the Bluejays in scoring. He’s Northern Iowa (2001-06), North Dakota State (2000- #10 Creighton 0 0 10 0 scored 15 points or more in nine different games 01) and Wayne State (1994-2000). He owns a career #18 Butler 0 0 9 1 so far, and has already been named Paradise Jam mark of 431-267 in his 23rd season and is 300- #17 Xavier 0 0 8 2 Providence 0 0 8 2 MVP and BIG EAST Player of the Week in this young 203 in his 16th Division I campaign. McDermott Seton Hall 0 0 8 2 season. is assisted by Darian DeVries, Steve Lutz and Marquette 0 0 7 3 Maurice Watson Jr. (13.1 ppg., 9.1 apg.) was a Preston Murphy. Georgetown 0 0 6 4 preseason All-BIG EAST selection. He’s the nation’s Oral Roberts is coached by Scott Sutton DePaul 0 0 5 4 active leader in career assists (730), and his 9.1 (Oklahoma State, 1994), the son of former St. John’s 0 0 5 6 assists per game this year rank lead in the country. Creighton head coach Eddie Sutton. He owns a Two Omaha products in the starting line-up are 322-235 record in his 18th year with the Golden 2016-17 Honors & Awards also doing big things. Khyri Thomas averages 13.3 Eagles, which also doubles as his career mark. Marcus Foster BIG EAST Player of the Week, 11/28 points per game, as the sophomore wing shoots 60 Sutton is assisted by Sean Sutton, Marc Stricker Preseason All-BIG EAST Honorable-Mention percent from the field and 53.3 percent from deep. and Rodney Perry. Redshirt freshman big man Justin Patton averages Justin Patton 12.0 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. He’s shoot- Sutton Connections BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 11/28 ing 80.3 percent from the field (second nationally) Oral Roberts head coach Scott Sutton is the son of BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 12/5 and has 24 dunks already. former Creighton head coach Eddie Sutton. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Watch List (20) Eddie Sutton got his first Division I head coach- Scouting Oral Roberts ing gig at Creighton when he posted an 82-50 Maurice Watson Jr. Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Watch List (20) Oral Roberts owns a 2-9 record, which includes record from 1969-74. He took Creighton to the John R.