2011-12 Creighton Bluejays #00 Gregory Echenique #1 Austin Chatman #2 Taylor Stormberg #3 Doug McDermott #5 Josh Jones 6-9 • 270 • Jr. • Center 6-0 • 180 • Fr. • Guard 6-0 • 190 • So. • Guard 6-7 • 220 • So. • Forward 6-2 • 195 • Jr. • Guard #10 Grant Gibbs #11 Derek Sebastian #12 Jahenns Manigat #13 Ross Ferrarini #20 Matthew Dorwart 6-4 • 210 • Jr.• Guard 6-5 • 200 • Sr.• G/F 6-1 • 175 • So.• Guard 6-3 • 195 • Jr.•G 6-9 • 210 • Sr.•Forward #22 Avery Dingman #30 Antoine Young #31 Will Artino #34 Ethan Wragge Greg McDermott 6-6 • 205 • Fr. • Guard 6-0 • 175 • Sr. • Guard 6-11 • 220 • Fr. • Center 6-7 • 225 • So. • Forward Head Coach Darian DeVries Steve Lutz Steve Merfeld Jeff Vanderloo Brian Kooienga Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Dir. of Basketball Ops. Graduate Manager Other Key Creighton University Men’s Basketball Personnel Timothy R. Bruce Ben Teddy Rob Patty Nathan Len Lannon, S.J. Rasmussen McNair Young Simms Galas Wieseler Gordy President Athletic Director Athletic Trainer Asst. Ticket Manager Sports Info. Contact MBB Secretary Video Coordinator Diversity & Inclusion 2011-12 Creighton Men’s Basketball Game #35 vs. Alabama at NCAA Tournament • Friday, March 16, 2012 • 12:40 p.m. CST SID Contact: Rob Simms • Office Phone: (402) 280-2433 • Cell Phone: (402) 660-5853 • Fax: (402) 280-2495 • E-mail: [email protected] Alabama Crimson Tide vs. #19 Creighton Bluejays Greensboro Coliseum (23,500) • Greensboro, N.C. Radio: KXSP 590 AM, Westwood One Television: TBS Series History: First Meeting (21-11, 9-7 SEC) Last Meeting: First Meeting (28-5, 14-4 MVC) 2011-12 Schedule & Results This Week Visit dialglobalsports.com or Eighth-seeded and 19th-ranked Creighton (28- ncaa.com/march-madness for more details. November 5, 14-4 MVC) returns to the NCAA Tournament 6 ROCKHURST (Ex.) W 81-42 for the 17th time when it takes on ninth-seeded Television Broadcast Information 11 NORTH CAROLINA A&T% W 97-65 Alabama (21-11, 9-7 SEC) in second round Creighton’s game will air nationally in its entire- 13 CHICAGO STATE% W 95-61 action of the 2012 NCAA Tournament. ty on TBS, with Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg 16 at UAB W 70-60 Friday’s game will start at 12:40 pm Central on the call. Tracy Wolfson will serve as sideline 20 vs. Iowa% (BTN) W 82-59 and be contested at Greensboro Coliseum reporter. 25 CAMPBELL% W 104-81 (capacity 23,500) in Greensboro, N.C. 30 at San Diego State# (The Mtn.) W 85-83 The winner will advance to a third-round Watch On The Web December game on Sunday against either North Carolina, Turner Sports, CBS Sports and the NCAA 4 NEBRASKA (KMTV) W 76-66 Vermont or Lamar. announced that NCAA® March Madness® Live, 10 at Saint Joseph’s (KMTV) L 71-80 formerly March Madness on Demand, will now 17 HOUSTON BAPTIST W 97-62 Radio Broadcast Information provide college basketball fans with more 19 at Tulsa W 83-64 KXSP (“AM 590 - Omaha’s ESPN Radio”) will opportunities to watch every minute of every 22 NORTHWESTERN (KMTV) W 87-79 broadcast all Creighton men’s basketball games game of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's 28 MISSOURI STATE* (FSN) L 65-77 during the 2011-12 season. T. Scott Marr and Basketball Championship. 31 at Wichita State* (ESPNU) W 68-61 Nick Bahe will call the action. Produced by Turner Sports Interactive, January The game will also be broadcast nationwide NCAA® March Madness® Live is a suite of live 3 DRAKE* (KMTV) W 76-59 and on Sirius/XM satellite radio on Westwood products presented across multiple screens, 7 at Bradley* (KMTV) W 92-83 One, by Gary Cohen and Reid Gettys. including online and as an iPad, iPhone and 10 NORTHERN IOWA* (ESPN3.com) W 63-60 By contract, only the Westwood One broad- iPod Touch app and, for the first time, on 13 at Illinois State* (ESPN3.com) W 87-78 cast can be audio webcast. All Westwood One Android phones. 15 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* (NET) W 90-71 audio will also be streaming in the March NCAA® March Madness® Live will be avail- 18 at Missouri State* W 66-65 Madness Live product and will appear on the able to users across all video screens - online, 21 INDIANA STATE* (ESPN2) W 75-49 free side of the application. mobile and tablet- and over Wi-fi and 3G for 25 at Drake* (KMTV) W 77-69 28 BRADLEY* (KMTV) W 73-59 Creighton Probable Starters Gregory Echenique • C • Has led MVC in blocked shots the last two seasons. February 00 6-9 • 270 • Jr. • Guatire, Venezuela • Played for Venezuelan National Team this summer. 1 ILLINOIS STATE* (NET) W 102-74 • MVC All-Defensive Team and All-Newcomer Team last year. 4 at Northern Iowa* (FSN) L 62-65 PPG RPG BPG FT% • CU’s first MVC Defensive Player of the Year. 7 at Evansville* L 57-65 9.8 7.4 1.6 .692 • Named to MVC All-Tournament Team (12.7 ppg., 7.0 rpg.) 11 WICHITA STATE* (ESPN2) L 68-89 • Only USBWA First Team All-American in Creighton history. 14 at Southern Illinois* (KMTV) W 88-69 Doug McDermott • F • First freshman named first-team all-MVC since 1951-52. 18 LONG BEACH STATE (ESPN2) W 81-79 3 6-7 • 220 • So. • Ames, Iowa 21 EVANSVILLE* (FSN) W 93-92 (OT) • Trails only Oscar & Bird in MVC history for points by a soph. 25 at Indiana State* (ESPN2) W 61-60 PPG RPG 3FG% FT% • Owns CU single-season points record with 765 and counting. 23.2 8.2 .495 .799 • His 44 pts at Bradley (1/7) were most by a soph. since 2003. March • Spent 2008-10 at Gonzaga before transferring to Creighton. State Farm MVC Tournament Grant Gibbs • G • First Jay with 2 straight games of 10+ assists since 1990. 2 vs. Drake! (FSN) W 68-61 10 6-4 • 210 • Jr. • Marion, Iowa • First double-double (12 pts, 10 ast) in win at Illinois State (1/13). 3 vs. Evansville! (FSN) W 99-71 PPG RPG APG FT% 4 vs. Illinois State! (CBS) W 83-79 (OT) • MVC Newcomer of Week three times (12/26, 1/9, 1/16). 7.1 4.3 5.1 .697 • Career-high 20 points in MVC Tourney final vs. Illinois St. (3/4). NCAA Tournament • MVC All-Freshman Team & MVC all-Bench Team last year. 16 vs. Alabama@ (TBS) 12:40 pm Jahenns Manigat • G 12 6-1 • 175 • So. • Ottawa, Ontario • Program’s first Canadian led team in charges last year (15). • Had career-high 18 points in opener vs. North Carolina A&T. *Missouri Valley Conference regular season games PPG RPG 3FG% FT% • 17 points on 6-8 FG (5-6 from 3) in win at S. Illinois on Feb. 14. % Dale Howard Classic ! State Farm MVC Tournament (St. Louis, Mo.) 6.6 2.2 .470 .862 • Led MVC in 3-point percentage (.492) in MVC games only. @ NCAA Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.) • Team’s only scholarship senior in his third year as the starter. # Mountain West-Missouri Valley Conference Challenge Series Antoine Young • G 30 6-0 • 175 • Sr. • Bellevue, Neb. • Has led MVC in assist/turnover ratio last two seasons. All times listed are Central and subject to change • Ranked 2nd nationally in minutes played last year (1,393). Home games in BOLD CAPS at CenturyLink Center Omaha PPG RPG APG FT% • Led MVC in assists per game last year (5.0). 12.5 2.1 4.5 .736 • Only player in CU history with 1,325 career points & 450 assists. 2011-12 MVC Standings (through 3/11) $3.99 beginning on March 7. (Tulsa) and the defending MVC Tournament MVC only All Games Fans will be able to enjoy live streaming video champs (Indiana State). The Jays are a perfect Team WLWL of every broadcast for the 2012 NCAA Division I 4-0 in neutral site games as well. #18 Wichita State 16 2 27 5 Men's Basketball Championship as they are Through games of March 11th, Creighton #19 Creighton 14 4 28 5 televised by TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV, continu- ranked among the national leaders in most Illinois State 9 9 20 13 ing through the Men's Final Four® and National offensive categories, including first in field goal Northern Iowa 9 9 19 13 Championship Game from New Orleans on percentage (.509), third in three-point percent- Drake 9 9 17 15 March 31 and April 2. age (.425) and second in assists per game Evansville 9 9 16 15 NCAA® March Madness® Live will continue (17.9), seventh in scoring offense (80.0), sev- Missouri State 9 9 16 16 to be launched from NCAA.com, enth average home attendance (16,664), and Indiana State 8 10 18 14 CBSSports.com and SI.com. seventh in assist/turnover ratio (1.46). Southern Illinois 5 13 8 23 Bradley 2 16 7 25 Satellite Coordinates Scouting The Opponent Coordinates and uplink windows for all NCAA Alabama is 21-11 on the season and finished 9- NCAA Tournament Information Tournament press conferences are available at 7 in Southeastern Conference play. The CU Travel Plans: The Creighton team will fly to http://www.ncaa.com/media. Crimson Tide were 8-8 away from home this Greensboro on Wednesday. Coordinates for all press conferences from season, including neutral site wins over Greensboro are as follows: Maryland, Wichita State, Purdue and South Interview/Practice Schedule: Creighton head AMC1, Transponder 18, Slot C&D, Downlink Freq coach Greg McDermott and selected student- 12069 (V) 18 MHz Carolina.