2019-20 Creighton Men’s Basketball Game #13: Midland at Creighton • Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019 • 5:00 p.m. SID Contact: Rob Anderson • Office Phone: (402) 280-5544 • Cell Phone: (402) 660-5854 • E-mail: [email protected] Midland Warriors at Creighton Bluejays CHI Health Center Omaha (17,352) • Omaha, Neb. Radio: KOZN 1620 AM, www.1620thezone.com Television: FS1 (Wayne Randazzo, Nick Bahe) Series History: Creighton leads, 3-0 (3-8) Last Meeting: Creighton 63, Midland 6 on Dec. 12, 1925 in Omaha, Neb. (10-2) November Next Game games. 1 MCKENDREE (Exh.) W 95-63 Creighton (10-2) hosts its final non-conference John Bishop and former Bluejay Josh Dotzler 5 KENNESAW STATE (FSN) W 81-55 game of the season on Saturday, Dec. 28 at 5 p.m. will call the action. The audio is also webcast live at 12 at Michigan $ (FS1) L 69-79 when it hosts Midland (3-8). www.1620thezone.com. 16 LOUISIANA TECH (FS2) W 82-72 The game will be held on First National Bank 22 CAL POLY% (FS1) W 86-70 Court at CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Neb. Television Broadcast Information 24 NORTH FLORIDA% (FS1) W 76-67 Saturday’s game will be televised nationally by FS1, 28 vs. San Diego State# (FS1) L 52-83 Come One, Come All with Wayne Randazzo and Nick Bahe on the call. 29 vs. #12 Texas Tech# (FS1) W 83-76 (OT) Did you know that local area high school stu- dents can attend Creighton men’s basketball home Video Webcast Information December games during winter break at no charge? Live streaming video of Saturday’s game will be 3 ORAL ROBERTS (FS1) W 72-60 It’s true. available via FOXSportsGO.com for desktop users, 7 NEBRASKA (FS1) W 95-76 Tickets for the Dec. 28 (Midland), Jan. 1 and via the FOX Sports GO app for mobile devices 13 UTRGV (FS1) W 89-58 (Marquette) and Jan. 7 (Villanova) games are still (iOS, Android, Kindle Fire tablets and Fire phones 17 OKLAHOMA (FS1) W 83-73 available for students, subject to availability, by and select Window devices). A cable authorization 21 at Arizona State (Pac-12) W 67-60 may be required. 28 MIDLAND (FS1) 5:00 pm presenting an active school ID on gameday. Tickets will be redeemed at the top of the escala- The FOX Sports GO mobile app can be down- January tors at the main west entrance of CHI Health Center loaded for free from the iTunes App Store, Google 1 MARQUETTE* (CBSSN) 8:00 pm Omaha starting 90 minutes prior to tip off. Play, Amazon App Store or the Windows Store, and 4 at Butler* (FS1) 11:00 am For more information, call the CU Ticket Office at the games are now available internationally. 7 VILLANOVA* (FS1) 8:00 pm (402) 280-JAYS. 11 at Xavier* (TV TBD) 1:00 pm Live Stats Information 15 at Georgetown* (CBSSN) 6:00 pm Radio Broadcast Information All of Creighton’s games this season will have free 18 PROVIDENCE* (FS1) 3:30 pm KOZN (1620 AM) will broadcast all Creighton men’s live stats. Visit www.gocreighton.com and click 22 at DePaul* (CBSSN) 8:00 pm basketball games during the 2019-20 season. on the small bar graph icon on the scoreboard at 26 XAVIER* (FS1) (Pink Out) 3:00 pm KOOO (101.9 FM) will also broadcast all home the top of the page for the event of your choosing. Creighton -- Last Game Starters February • Double-doubles vs. #12 Texas Tech (18/12) & Oklahoma (19/11). 1 at Villanova* (FS1) 11:00 am Ty-Shon Alexander • G • Voted Preseason First Team All-BIG EAST by league coaches and 5 at Providence* (FSN) 6:00 pm 5 6-4 • 195 • Jr. • Charlotte, N.C. Preseason Second Team All-American by Street & Smith’s. 8 ST. JOHN’S* (CBSSN) 5:00 pm PPG RPG 3FG% FT% • 1 of 50 on Preseason Watch List for John R. Wooden Award. 12 at Seton Hall* (FS1) 5:30 pm 16.3 6.3 .427 .843 • Played in Pan American Games for Team USA in August. 15 DEPAUL* (FS1) 6:30 pm 18 at Marquette* (FS1) 7:30 pm Marcus Zegarowski • G • Playmaking guard led the BIG EAST in 3FG% last year (.426). 23 BUTLER* (FS1) 3:00 pm 11 6-2 • 180 • So. • Hamilton, Mass. • Leading Creighton in scoring & assists. • Career-high 32 points in OT win vs. #12 Texas Tech (11/29). March PPG APG 3FG% FT% • Had 30 points, 9 rebounds & 6 assists in win vs. Nebraska (12/7). 1 at St. John’s* (FS1) 11:00 am 18.4 4.7 .378 .743 • Brother of Orlando Magic’s Michael Carter-Williams. 4 GEORGETOWN* (FSN) 7:00 pm 7 SETON HALL* (FOX) (Senior Day) 1:30 pm Christian Bishop • F • Had 4 of his 8 rebounds in OT in win vs. #12 Texas Tech (11/29). 13 6-7 • 205 • So. • Lee’s Summit, Mo. • Owned 12 pts., 9 reb., 2 blocks after half in win at Ariz. St. (12/21). BIG EAST Tournament (New York, N.Y.) • Career-high 17 points vs. Oral Roberts (12/3). PPG RPG BPG FT% 11 First Round (FS1) 6:00 / 8:30 pm • 12 points & 3 blocks in first career start vs. Kennesaw State (11/5). 12 Quarterfinals (FS1) 11:00 am/1:30/6:00/8:30 pm 8.6 6.2 0.9 .581 • Averaged 15.7 ppg. and 5.0 rpg. in 3 games in Australia. 13 Semifinals (FS1) 5:30 / 8:00 pm Damien Jefferson • F • Had 16 points & 8 rebounds in win vs. Cal Poly (Nov. 22). 14 Championship (FOX) 5:30 pm 23 6-5 • 200 • Jr • East Chicago, Ind. • 8 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists in win vs. Nebraska (12/7). • Missed season opener vs. Kennesaw State due to injury (11/5). * BIG EAST Conference regular season games PPG RPG APG FT% • Started 16 games a season ago. % 19th Annual Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic (Omaha, Neb.) # 19th Annual Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) 7.2 4.8 1.8 .500 • Began college career at New Mexico. $ Gavitt Tipoff Games All times listed are Central and subject to change Mitch Ballock • G • First CU player with multiple 3FG in 11 straight since 2013-14. Home games in BOLD CAPS at CHI Health Center Omaha 24 6-5 • 205 • Jr. • Eudora, Kan. • Led team with 18.3 points per game in Australia. • Made 95 three-pointers last year, including BIG EAST record 11 in PPG RPG 3FG% FT% regular-season finale vs. DePaul (3/9/19). 12.9 5.4 .440 .750 • Ranked 27th in NCAA last year in 3FG% (.419); 55th in 3FG (95). 2019-20 BIG EAST Standings (12/27) Home games can also be followed by those who Midland, with both meetings taking place when BIG EAST only All Games have mobile devices with internet capability at McDermott was head coach at Wayne State from Team W L W L www.gocreightonstats.com. 1994-2000. DePaul 0 0 12 1 #12 Butler 0 0 11 1 Scouting Creighton The Creighton Coaches St. John’s 0 0 11 2 Creighton has won six straight games to improve Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa, 1988) is in his Xavier 0 0 11 2 to 10-2 this season, including wins over No. 12 10th year as head coach at Creighton. He is 217-111 Creighton 0 0 10 2 Texas Tech (83-76 in OT on Nov. 29), Nebraska (95- with the Bluejays. McDermott has previously been #10 Villanova 0 0 9 2 76 on Dec. 7), Oklahoma (83-73 on Dec. 17) and a head coach at Iowa State (2006-10), Northern Marquette 0 0 9 2 Arizona State (67-60 on Dec. 21). Iowa (2001-06), North Dakota State (2000-01) and Georgetown 0 0 9 3 The Bluejays are 8-0 at home this year, with each Wayne State (1994-2000). He owns a career mark Seton Hall 0 0 8 4 victory by nine points or more. of 497-306 in his 26th season and is 366-242 in his Providence 0 0 7 6 CU returns five of its top six scorers from a year 19th Division I campaign. Alan Huss, Paul Lusk ago, a group led by guards Marcus Zegarowski and Terrence Rencher assist McDermott. 2019-20 Honors & Awards (18.4 ppg., 4.7 apg.), Ty-Shon Alexander (16.3 Ty-Shon Alexander ppg., 6.3 rpg.) and Mitch Ballock (13.0 ppg., 5.4 Midland vs. Division I Opponents Jerry West Award Watch List (20) John R. Wooden Award Preseason Watch List (50) rpg.). The trio have accounted for 100 three-point- Tonight will be Midland’s sixth game since 2006 Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List (46) ers and 61.2 percent of CU’s overall points thus far. against a Division I opponent. Preseason First Team All-BIG EAST Another player to keep an eye on is junior for- The Warriors are still in search of their first win in ward Denzel Mahoney, who debuted on Dec. 17 those games. Marcus Zegarowski and had 14 points in wins over both Oklahoma and Date Opponent Score 19th Annual Las Vegas Classic All-Tournament Team Arizona State. Nov. 7, 2019 at Nebraska-Omaha L 72-53 Nov. 7, 2012 at Nebraska L 68-40 The Bluejays have played this year without the Dec. 28, 2010 at South Dakota L 93-69 2019-20 BIG EAST Preseason Poll services of senior guard Davion Mintz (9.7 ppg., Nov.