Creighton Bluejays Basketball

Through seven games, the rebuilt Creighton University basketball team is leading all Missouri Valley Conference schools with an RPI of 27. The Bluejays have notable wins over Depaul (74-62), Nebraska (74-62) and Saint Joseph's (90-84 OT). Suprisingly, the highly-touted Southern Illinois Salukis have an RPI of 49, with losses to USC (70-45), Indiana (64-51) and Charlotte (71-56). Here are the current Missouri Valley Conference standings, based solely on RPI: 1. Creighton (6-1) RPI: 492... Read Full Story

Sports Illustrated's Luke Winn recently listed the top 15 frontcourts in college basketball for this coming season. Of note to Big 12 and Missouri Valley Conference fans, Winn included: #15 Southern Illionois - Randal Falker, Matt Shaw The free-spirited Falker was the beast of the Missouri Valley last season, averaging 12.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.1 blocks en route to winning the conference's defensive player of the year honors. Shaw was a steady inside-out presence at the four position... Read Full Story

Creighton and Nebraska wrote a nasty new chapter in their basketball rivalry on Thursday night during a summer league game at Omaha South High School. During Creighton's 92-82 victory, several of Creighton's incoming players were peppered with incomprehensible, inhumane comments. "Go back to Juco!" yelled one unruly Husker fan. "That's a hairy caterpillar on your head!" hollered another, who can only be described as a monster. Despite the verbal assaults, the newbies helped the Bluejays to... Read Full Story

Creighton and Nebraska wrote a nasty new chapter in their basketball rivalry on Thursday night during a summer league game at Omaha South High School. During Creighton's 92-82 victory, several of Creighton's incoming players were peppered with incomprehensible, inhumane comments. "Go back to Juco!" yelled one unruly Husker fan. "That's a hairy caterpillar on your head!" hollered another, who can only be described as a monster. Despite the verbal assaults, the newbies helped the Bluejays to... Read Full Story

The Arkansas Razorbacks eliminated 20th-ranked Creighton with a 6-0 victory in Fayetteville on Sunday afternoon. Second-seeded Creighton ended its season with a 45-16 record, capping a impressive season that saw the team win its first MVC Tournament in school history. Oklahoma State went on to defeat Arkansas in the night game to earn its way to a Super Regional. Creighton, playing in front of a raucous Arkansas crowd, kept the game close until the 7th inning, when ambidextrous reliever Pat... Read Full Story

Twenty-fifth ranked Creighton needed 12 innings and a miraculous two-out rally to defeat 10th and 12th ranked Wichita State and win its first ever Missouri Valley Conference Championship early Sunday morning. Creighton, which lost 2-1 to the Shockers on Saturday afternoon, was down to its final out in the bottom of the 11th inning after falling behind by three runs in the top of the 11th. Ambidextrous Creighton pitcher Pat Venditte was named the MVC Tournament's MVP. The NCAA will announce... Read Full Story

The archrivals of the Missouri Valley Conference meet up in Omaha this Sunday when the Bluejays host the the Salukis for third place in MVC rankings. There's no doubt that Creighton has an outside shot of making the field of 65 this year, but they'll have to win this game and that will need to snowball into a hot streak. This is a must-have win for the Jays if they don't want to depend on winning Read Full Story