2020-21 Creighton Men’s Basketball Game #16: #17 Creighton at Seton Hall • Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021 • 6:00 p.m. CST SID Contact: Rob Anderson • Office Phone: (402) 280-5544 • Cell Phone: (402) 660-5854 • E-mail: [email protected] #17 Creighton Bluejays at Seton Hall Pirates Prudential Center • Newark, N.J. Radio: KOZN 1620 AM; www.1620thezone.com; Westwood One SiriusXM: Sirius 132; XM 201; App 964 Television: FS1 (Kevin Burkhardt, Casey Jacobsen) (11-4, 7-3 BIG EAST) Series History: Seton Hall leads, 14-9 (9-6, 6-3 BIG EAST) Last Meeting: #7 Creighton 89, Seton Hall 53 on 1/6/21 in Omaha, Neb. November Next Game on the call. Of Creighton’s last 146 games, all but 29 NORTH DAKOTA STATE (FS1) W 69-58 No. 17 Creighton (11-4, 7-3 BIG EAST) will play four the three contests at the 2018 Cayman Islands of its next five games on the road, and that difficult Classic have been televised. CU is 98-48 in those December stretch begins on Wednesday with a road test contests. 1 NEBRASKA-OMAHA (FS1) W 94-67 against fellow defending BIG EAST co-champ Seton 4 KENNESAW STATE (FS1) W 93-58 Hall (9-6, 6-3 BIG EAST). Video Webcast Information 8 at #5 Kansas ! (ESPN) L 72-73 Tip-off at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., is set Live streaming video will be available via 11 NEBRASKA (BTN) W 98-74 for 6 p.m. Central. FOXSportsGO.com for desktop users, and via 14 MARQUETTE* (FS1) L 84-89 the FOX Sports GO app for mobile devices (iOS, 17 at St. John’s* (FS1) W 94-76 Radio Broadcast Information Android, Kindle Fire tablets and Fire phones and 20 at Connecticut* (FS1) W 76-74 (OT) KOZN (1620 AM) will broadcast all Creighton men’s select Window devices). A cable authorization may 23 #22 XAVIER* (FS1) W 66-61 basketball games during the 2020-21 season. be required. KOOO (101.9 FM) will also broadcast all home The FOX Sports GO mobile app can be down- January games that start after 5 p.m. The game can also be loaded for free from the iTunes App Store, Google 2 at Providence* (FOX) W 67-65 heard on Sirius channel 132 or XM 201 or channel Play, Amazon App Store or the Windows Store, and 6 SETON HALL* (FS1) W 89-53 9 ST. JOHN’S* (FS1) W 97-79 964 on the SiriusXM app. the games are now available internationally. 16 at Butler* (FS1) L 66-70 (OT) John Bishop will call the action with Taylor 20 PROVIDENCE* (FS1) L 70-74 Stormberg. The audio is also webcast live at Live Stats Information 23 #23 CONNECTICUT* (FOX) W 74-66 www.1620thezone.com. All of Creighton’s games this season will have free 27 at Seton Hall* (FS1) 6 p.m. Scott Graham and Donny Marshall will also live stats. Visit www.gocreighton.com and click 30 at DePaul* (CBSSN) 7 p.m. broadcast the game nationally on Westwood One. on the small bar graph icon on the scoreboard at the top of the page for the event of your choosing. February Television Broadcast Information Home games can also be followed by those who 3 GEORGETOWN* (FS1) 8 p.m. Wednesday’s game will be televised nationally by have mobile devices with internet capability at 6 at Marquette* (FOX) 4 p.m. FS1, with Kevin Burkhardt and Casey Jacobsen www.gocreightonstats.com. 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 4.5 .396 .818 • Surpassed 1,000 career points on 1/20 vs. PC (now has 1,021). 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 (68.7%) and team in dunks (24). 12 Semifinals (FS1) 5:30 / 8:00 pm 11.3 5.2 .687 .604 • Led Creighton last year with 38 dunks and 35 blocked shots. 13 Championship (FOX) 5:30 pm Damien Jefferson • F • Career-high 26 points vs. Providence (1/20). • 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 13.0 4.9 .372 .568 • Owns 10+ points in 13 of last 14 games. 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 31st with 1,132 career points. 24 • Ranks fourth in Creighton history with 267 career three-pointers. PPG RPG 3FG% FT% • Led BIG EAST in assist/turnover ratio and minutes/game last year. 9.1 3.0 .361 .500 • Only player in CU history with 2 straight seasons of 90+ 3FG’s. Denzel Mahoney • G/F • Had 24 (SJU, 1/9) and 29 points (@BU, 1/16) recently. 6-5 • 220 • Sr. • Oviedo, Fla. • Team’s active leading scorer with 1,558 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. 15.4 4.5 .364 .696 • Has 10+ points in 25-of-35 games played as a Bluejay. 2020-21 BIG EAST Standings (through 1/25) Scouting No. 17 Creighton The Series With Seton Hall BIG EAST only All Games Creighton is ranked 17th nationally in the AP Seton Hall leads the all-time series with Creighton Team W L W L poll after an 11-4 start that includes victories vs. 14-9, including a 9-4 advantage in Newark. #3 Villanova 5 0 10 1 Nebraska (98-74), St. John’s (94-76), UConn (76- Three of the last 15 meetings at all sites have #17 Creighton 7 3 11 4 74, OT), No. 22 Xavier (66-61), Providence (67-65), been one-point contests, including the 2014 and Seton Hall 6 3 9 6 Seton Hall (89-53), St. John’s (97-79) and No. 23 2015 match-ups in Omaha. The first match-up Xavier 3 2 10 2 UConn (74-66). CU’s only four losses have come by between the schools earlier this month was any- Connecticut 4 3 7 3 a combined 14 points, with each coming by five thing but close, as Creighton led by as much as 42 Marquette 4 5 8 7 points or less. in an eventual 89-53 win in Omaha. Providence 4 5 8 7 The Bluejays return four starters and five of its Greg McDermott is 8-8 against Seton Hall and Butler 4 5 5 7 top six scorers from last season’s team that finished coach Kevin Willard. Willard is 9-8 all-time against St. John’s 3 6 9 7 24-7 and won a share of its first BIG EAST regular- Creighton, having also led his 2009-10 Iona team DePaul 1 5 3 5 Georgetown 1 5 3 8 season title. CU’s 2019-20 team was ranked No. 7 in to a 63-55 win over the Bluejays at the Old Spice the year-end Associated Press poll, while this year’s Classic near Orlando, Fla. 2020-21 Honors & Awards club was 11th in the preseason AP poll. Both were Mitch Ballock program bests for a preseason or postseason poll. The Creighton Coaches Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award Watch List (20) Senior wing Denzel Mahoney (15.4 ppg.) won Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa, 1988) owns a Preseason Second Team All-BIG EAST the BIG EAST’s Sixth Man Award last season, while 242-120 record in his 11th season with the Bluejays. junior forward Christian Bishop (11.3 ppg., 5.2 He owns a career mark of 522-315 in 27 seasons, Marcus Zegarowski rpg.) has shot 68.7 percent from the field to lead and is 391-251 in his 20th Division I campaign. Associated Press Honorable Mention Preseason All-American the league. McDermott led Creighton to its first BIG EAST Basketball Times Preseason First Team All-American Point guard Marcus Zegarowski (14.4 ppg., regular-season title last season, taking a Bluejay Blue Ribbon CBB Yearbook Preseason First Team All-American Blue Ribbon CBB Yearbook Preseason First Team All-BIG EAST 4.6 apg.) was named Preseason BIG EAST Player of team that was picked seventh in the league’s pre- Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Watch List (20) the Year and is a Preseason All-American by nearly season poll and ending the year ranked seventh Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Watch List (10) every outlet after averaging 16.1 points and 5.1 nationally.