Creighton Men’s Basketball Notes For more information, contact SID Rob Anderson at (402) 280-5544 Game #6 • December 11, 2005 Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-1) at Creighton Bluejays (3-2) Qwest Center OMAHA™ (15,500) • Omaha, Neb. • 1:07 p.m. Next Game Mastercard accepted. Bluejay Men’s Basketball Creighton (3-2) opens a season-long four-game Once registered, fans will only need to log- Schedule & Results homestand with in-state rival Nebraska (6-1) in in with their password on game night. The video a battle of the state’s only Division I teams. stream, which will include an audio simulcast of November Sunday’s game will be start at 1:07 p.m. on the Big Sports 590 broadcast, begins 30 min- 19 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W 87-55 ConAgra Foods Court at Qwest Center utes before tipoff. 22 at George Mason W 72-52 OMAHA™ (15,500). The game is sold out. In order to view the webcast, users must 26 DAYTON W 91-90 (2OT) have high speed Internet access (cable modem 30 at DePaul L 57-72 Radio Broadcast Information or DSL service) and Windows Media Player ver- KXSP (“Big Sports 590” AM) will broadcast all sion 9.0 or above. December Creighton men’s basketball games during the 2005-06 season. The audio is also webcast live Live Stats Information 6 at Chattanooga (KM3) L 64-69 at www.bigsports590.com. T. Scott Marr and All Creighton home basketball games will have 11 NEBRASKA (NET1) 1:07 pm Travis Justice will call the action. live stats this season. Fans can go to 18 XAVIER (KM3) 7:05 pm Big Sports 590 afternoon host M a t t www.gocreighton.com and click on the Live 21 NORFOLK STATE (KM3) 7:05 pm Perrault will host a call-in show focusing on the Stats tab in the top middle of the page. The 28 MISSOURI STATE* (KM3) 7:05 pm Jays, starting at 11:30 am that leads into the exact address link is 31 at Illinois State* 2:05 pm pre-game show. Perrault will also take calls after http://www.gocreighton.com/sport_stats/live/mbb/xlive.htm. the game, also on Big Sports 590. January Scouting Creighton Television Broadcast Information Creighton returns four starters and seven letter- 2 at Bradley* (KM3) 7:05 pm Sunday’s game will air on statewide over-the-air men from last season’s 23-11 team that won the 5 ILLINOIS STATE* (KM3) 7:05 pm channel NET1, and also air in high definition on MVC Tournament and advanced to the NCAA 8 DRAKE* 2:05 pm NET-HD. In Omaha, NET1 can be seen on Cox Tournament. CU is one of 12 teams nationally 11 at Northern Iowa* (KM3) 7:05 pm Cable systems on channel 12 and NET-HD can with seven straight 20-win seasons and one of 15 at Indiana State* 1:05 pm be seen on channel 812. Kevin Kugler and 19 schools to make the postseason each of the 18 BRADLEY* (FSN) 7:05 pm Scott Schumacher will announce. last eight years. 22 EVANSVILLE* (NET1) 2:05 pm Broadcast outlets still needing coordinates The Bluejays have opened the season with 24 at Southern Illinois* (FSN) 7:05 pm will need to contact NET for authorization. Out- a 3-2 record, including wins over Arkansas-Pine of-town sports bars and homes will not be grant- B l u f f (87-55), George Mason (72-52) and 28 WICHITA STATE* (FSN) 6:05 pm ed permission and won’t have the necessary Dayton (91-90 in 2OT) before road losses to 31 NORTHERN IOWA* (ESPNU) 8:05 pm hardware to receive the equipment. DePaul (72-57) and Chattanooga (69-64). Senior guard Nate Funk, named a presea- February Video Webcast Available son All-American by Street & Smith’s magazine, 4 at Drake* 7:05 pm Creighton University Athletics and XOS leads the team in scoring (19.3) and is second in 7 at Evansville* 7:05 pm Technologies will present a live, pay-per-view rebounding (5.3). He has led the team in scoring 11 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* (KM3) 1:05 pm video webcast of at least 18 games this season, each of the last two seasons while topping the 14 at Wichita State* 6:05 pm including Sunday’s game against Nebraska. To team in assists as a sophomore and rebounds 18 BRACKET BUSTER (Opp. TBA) 8:05 pm sign up for the video webcast, fans can register as a junior. He is currently sidelined by a shoul- by going to http://www.gocreighton.tv. Cost der injury and not expected to suit up against 22 INDIANA STATE* (FSN) TBA for a season pass is $39.95 with Visa and the Cornhuskers. 25 at Missouri State* (FSN) 7:30 pm Probable Starters March Creighton (3-2, 0-0 Missouri Valley) State Farm MVC Tournament No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG MISC Hometown 2 First Round TBA 3 Nick Porter G 6-3 215 Jr. 6.6 3.6 11 pts. in first start at UTC Las Vegas, Nev. 11 Johnny Mathies G 6-0 170 Sr. 10.4 4.4 Career-high 24 pts. vs. Dayton Louisville, Ky. 3 Quarterfinals (FSN) TBA 12 Josh Dotzler G 6-1 190 Fr. 5.4 2.0 19 assists last 3 games Bellevue, Neb. 4 Semifinals (FSN) TBA 44 Anthony Tolliver C 6-9 245 Jr. 9.8 6.4 Career-high 17 pts. at DePaul Springfield, Mo. 5 Championship (CBS) 1:05 pm 50 Dane Watts F 6-8 225 So. 8.0 4.6 15 pts. vs. UAPB Warrensburg, Mo. Nebraska (6-1, 0-0 Big 12) * Missouri Valley Conference regular season games No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG MISC Hometown All times listed are Central and subject to change 00 B.J. Walker F 6-9 245 Jr. 7.3 5.4 8 pts., 11 reb. in start vs. SDSU Cincinnati, Ohio Home games in BOLD CAPS played at Qwest Center 1 Jason Dourisseau G 6-6 200 Sr. 13.0 6.6 10+ pts. every game Omaha, Neb. OMAHA™ on ConAgra Foods Court 10 Marcus Walker G 6-2 165 Fr. 6.7 1.6 16 assists, 20 turnovers Kansas City, Mo. All times Central and subject to change. 11 Wes Wilkinson F 6-10 220 Sr. 15.5 8.2 17 pts., 16 reb. vs. UAB Grand Island, Neb. 21 Aleks Maric C 6-11 265 So. 10.3 8.4 Team’s top rebounder Sydney, Australia M V C Standings (thru 12/8) With Funk out of the line-up, senior from the floor, 31.7 percent from three-point M V C o n l y All Games Johnny Mathies (10.4 ppg.) will be called on to range and 64.5 percent at the line. NU Team W L W L help steer the team in the right direction. outscores the opposition, 73.3 to 64.7. Missouri State 0 0 5 0 Mathies came into his own as a starter last sea- NU has lost its first true road game in nine Indiana State 0 0 4 0 son and was named MVP of the State Farm straight seasons, including losses at Creighton Wichita State 0 0 7 1 MVC Tournament. He had a career-best 24 in 1999, 2001 and 2003. Illinois State 0 0 5 1 points against Dayton on Nov. 26 in CU’s last Northern Iowa 0 0 5 1 home game. The Coaches Drake 0 0 4 2 Rounding out CU’s backcourt is true fresh- The dean of Missouri Valley Conference coach- Creighton 0 0 3 2 Bradley 0 0 3 2 man Josh Dotzler (5.4 ppg., 5.2 apg.) and es, Creighton’s Dana Altman (Eastern New Southern Illinois 0 0 3 3 junior college transfer Nick Porter (6.6 ppg., 3.6 Mexico, 1980) is in his 12th year as head coach Evansville 0 0 2 3 rpg.). Dotzler leads the team in steals and of the Bluejays. He owns a 221-122 (.644) mark assists, while Porter had 11 points in his first at CU and a career record of 304-189 (.617) in Associated Press Top 25 Poll start at Chattanooga. his 17th year as an NCAA Division I head coach. Released Dec. 5, 2005 Rk School W-L Pts. LW Returning to CU’s front line in starting roles C r e i g h t o n ’s all-time winningest coach, 1. Duke (53) 7-0 1767 1 are junior Anthony Tolliver (10.5 ppg., 6.5 rpg.) Altman has been named national, conference, 2. Texas (9) 7-0 1699 2 and sophomore Dane Watts (8.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg.). regional or district coach of the year in 10 of his 3. Connecticut (9) 6-0 1693 3 4. Villanova (1) 4-0 1593 4 Both have shown increased scoring touch this 20 years as a head coach. The 2001 and 2002 5. Louisville 3-0 1431 7 season. MVC Coach of the Year was a finalist for the 6. Boston College 6-0 1346 8 7. Memphis 6-1 1333 9 Seniors Jimmy Motz (9.4 ppg.) a n d Naismith National Coach of the Year Award in 8. Oklahoma 4-1 1244 5 Jeffrey Day (4.0 ppg.) give the Jays support off 2003. In 2004, Altman was named the 9. Gonzaga 4-2 1202 6 the bench. Collegeinsider.com Jim Phelan National Mid- 10.