2020-21 Creighton Men’s Basketball Game #11: Seton Hall at #7 Creighton • Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 • 8:00 p.m. SID Contact: Rob Anderson • Office Phone: (402) 280-5544 • Cell Phone: (402) 660-5854 • E-mail: [email protected] Seton Hall Pirates at #7 Creighton Bluejays CHI Health Center Omaha • Omaha, Neb. Radio: KOZN 1620 AM, www.1620thezone.com, KOOO 101.9 FM; SiriusXM: Sirius 132; XM 201; App 964 Television: FS1 (Kevin Fitzgerald, Bill Raftery) (8-4, 5-1 BIG EAST) Series History: Seton Hall leads, 14-8 (8-2, 4-1 BIG EAST) Last Meeting: #11 Creighton 77, #8 Seton Hall 60 on March 7, 2020 in Omaha, Neb. November Next Game Video Webcast Information 29 NORTH DAKOTA STATE (FS1) W 69-58 No. 7 Creighton (8-2, 4-1 BIG EAST) hosts its first Live streaming video will be available via game of 2021 when it hosts Seton Hall (8-4, 5-1 FOXSportsGO.com for desktop users, and via December BIG EAST) in a battle of two teams that tied for the the FOX Sports GO app for mobile devices (iOS, 1 NEBRASKA-OMAHA (FS1) W 94-67 2019-20 regular-season BIG EAST title. Android, Kindle Fire tablets and Fire phones and 4 KENNESAW STATE (FS1) W 93-58 The Bluejays and Pirates will tip at 8:00 p.m. at select Window devices). A cable authorization may 8 at #5 Kansas ! (ESPN) L 72-73 CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Neb. be required. 11 NEBRASKA (BTN) W 98-74 The FOX Sports GO mobile app can be down- 14 MARQUETTE* (FS1) L 84-89 Radio Broadcast Information loaded for free from the iTunes App Store, Google 17 at St. John’s* (FS1) W 94-76 KOZN (1620 AM) will broadcast all Creighton men’s Play, Amazon App Store or the Windows Store, and 20 at Connecticut* (FS1) W 76-74 (OT) basketball games during the 2020-21 season. the games are now available internationally. 23 #22 XAVIER* (FS1) W 66-61 KOOO (101.9 FM) will also broadcast all home games that start after 5 p.m. Wednesday’s game Live Stats Information January can also be heard on Sirius channel 132 or XM 201. All of Creighton’s games this season will have free 2 at Providence* (FOX) W 67-65 John Bishop will call the action with live stats. Visit www.gocreighton.com and click 6 SETON HALL* (FS1) 8:00 pm 9 ST. JOHN’S* (FS1) 11:00 am Brody Deren. The audio is also webcast live at on the small bar graph icon on the scoreboard at 16 at Butler* (FOX) 1:00 pm www.1620thezone.com. the top of the page for the event of your choosing. 20 PROVIDENCE* (FS1) Home games can also be followed by those who 23 CONNECTICUT* (FOX/FS1) Television Broadcast Information have mobile devices with internet capability at 27 at Seton Hall* (FS1) Wednesday’s game will be televised nationally by www.gocreightonstats.com. 30 at DePaul* (CBSSN) FS1, with Kevin Fitzgerald and Bill Raftery on the call. Scouting No. 7 Creighton February Of Creighton’s last 141 games, all but the three Creighton is ranked seventh nationally in the AP 3 GEORGETOWN* (FS1) contests at the 2018 Cayman Islands Classic have poll after a 8-2 start that includes wins vs. Nebraska 6 at Marquette* (FOX/FS1) been televised. CU is 95-46 in those contests. (98-74), St. John’s (94-76), UConn (76-74, OT), No. 9 at Georgetown* 13 VILLANOVA* (FOX/FS1) Creighton -- Last Game Starters 24 DEPAUL* (CBSSN) Marcus Zegarowski • G • Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year and a Preseason First 27 at Xavier* (FOX/FS1) 6-2 • 180 • Jr. • Hamilton, Mass. Team All-American by multiple outlets. 11 • On the Naismith, Wooden & Bob Cousy Point Guard Watch Lists. March PPG APG 3FG% FT% • Leading returning scorer in the BIG EAST (16.0 ppg. in 2019-20). 3 at Villanova* (FS1) 14.4 4.9 .387 .773 • Had 20 points on Jan. 2 at Providence. 6 BUTLER* (FOX/FS1) Christian Bishop • F • Led Creighton in scoring during each of first two games this year. BIG EAST Tournament (New York, N.Y.) 6-7 • 220 • Jr. • Lee’s Summit, Mo. • Had first career double-double (11 & 10) at St. John’s (12/17). 10 First Round (FS1) 3:30 / 6:00 / 8:30 pm 13 • Game-winning dunk with 0.8 left at Providence (1/2). 11 Quarterfinals (FS1) 11:00 am/1:30/6:00/8:30 pm PPG RPG FG% FT% • Leads BIG EAST in FG percentage (67.6%) and team in dunks (17). 12 Semifinals (FS1) 5:30 / 8:00 pm 12.0 5.7 .676 .605 • Led Creighton last year with 38 dunks and 35 blocked shots. 13 Championship (FOX) 5:30 pm Damien Jefferson • F • Flirted with the NBA Draft before withdrawing. • Had 10 points, 10 rebounds & 8 assists at St. John’s (12/17). * BIG EAST Conference regular season games 23 6-5 • 220 • Sr. • East Chicago, Ind. % Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic (Sioux Falls, S.D.) • 18 points, 8 rebounds, career-high 6 steals at Providence (1/2). ! Big 12 - BIG EAST Battle PPG RPG 3FG% FT% • Made game-tying shot at UConn with 0.2 left. CU won in OT. All times listed are Central and subject to change Home games in BOLD CAPS at CHI Health Center Omaha 11.4 5.6 .423 .474 • His 2.40 steals per game in BIG EAST play leads the league. Mitch Ballock • G • Surpassed 1,000 career points in season-opener vs. North Dakota 6-5 • 205 • Sr. • Eudora, Kan. State (Nov. 29) and now ranks 35th with 1,103 career points. 24 • Ranks fourth in Creighton history with 260 career three-pointers. PPG RPG 3FG% FT% • Led BIG EAST in assist/turnover ratio and minutes/game last year. 10.7 3.3 .394 .556 • Only player in CU history with 2 straight seasons of 90+ 3FG’s. Denzel Mahoney • G/F • Led Creighton with 19 points at #5 Kansas (12/8). 6-5 • 220 • Sr. • Oviedo, Fla. • Team’s active leading scorer with 1,466 career points when you 34 include his first two seasons at Southeast Missouri State. PPG RPG 3FG% FT% • Won BIG EAST Sixth Man Award last season. 13.8 4.7 .361 .750 • Has 10+ points in 21-of-30 games played as a Bluejay. 2020-21 BIG EAST Standings (through 1/4) 22 Xavier (66-61) at Providence (67-65). CU’s only The Series With Seton Hall BIG EAST only All Games losses have come to then-No. 5 Kansas (73-72) and Seton Hall leads the all-time series with Creighton Team W L W L Marquette (89-84). 14-8, though Creighton owns a 4-3 edge in Omaha. #3 Villanova 3 0 8 1 The Bluejays return four starters and five of its Three of the last 14 meetings at all sites have Seton Hall 5 1 8 4 top six scorers from last season’s team that finished been one-point contests, including the 2014 and #7 Creighton 4 1 8 2 24-7 and won a share of its first BIG EAST regular- 2015 match-ups in Omaha. Providence 3 2 7 4 season title. CU’s 2019-20 team was ranked No. 7 in Greg McDermott is 7-8 against Seton Hall and Connecticut 1 1 4 1 the year-end Associated Press poll, while this year’s coach Kevin Willard. Willard is 9-7 all-time against Marquette 2 3 6 5 club was 11th in the preseason AP poll. Both were Creighton, having also led his 2009-10 Iona team Xavier 1 2 8 2 program bests for a preseason or postseason poll. to a 63-55 win over the Bluejays at the Old Spice St. John’s 1 3 6 4 Senior wing Denzel Mahoney (13.8 ppg.) won Classic near Orlando, Fla. Butler 1 3 2 5 the BIG EAST’s Sixth Man Award last season, while The last time the teams met was March 7, 2020, Georgetown 1 4 3 6 DePaul 0 2 1 2 junior forward Christian Bishop (12.0 ppg., 5.7 when Creighton earned a share of its first BIG EAST rpg.) has shot 67.6 percent from the field to lead title with a 77-60 victory over the Pirates on the 2020-21 Honors & Awards the league. Bishop had the game-winning dunk final day of the regular-season. Mitch Ballock with 0.8 seconds left to help Creighton win at Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award Watch List (20) Providence on Saturday. The Creighton Coaches Preseason Second Team All-BIG EAST Point guard Marcus Zegarowski (14.4 ppg., 4.9 Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa, 1988) owns a apg.) has been named Preseason BIG EAST Player 239-118 record in his 11th season with the Bluejays. Marcus Zegarowski of the Year and is a Preseason All-American by He owns a career mark of 519-313 in 27 seasons, Associated Press Honorable Mention Preseason All-American nearly every outlet after averaging 16.1 points and and is 388-249 in his 20th Division I campaign. Basketball Times Preseason First Team All-American 5.1 assists per game last season. He had a double- McDermott led Creighton to its first BIG EAST Blue Ribbon CBB Yearbook Preseason First Team All-American Blue Ribbon CBB Yearbook Preseason First Team All-BIG EAST double vs. Omaha on Dec.