Bluejays

A rollercoaster of a season that saw Creighton go from the program’s highest preseason ranking at ninth to a six-game losing streak has been all worth it now that the sixth-seeded Bluejays will be starting their March Madness campaign tomorrow against 11th-seeded North Carolina State.

As the first of many NCAA March Madness games wrapped up Thursday, the Creighton Bluejays men’s basketball team was getting into the thick of things in Denver.

The list of eligible players for the Naismith Trophy Men’s Defensive Player of the Year award is down to four men and Ryan Kalkbrenner is one of them.

reighton will face the winner of the first four matchup between Illinois and Mississippi State on Friday in South Bend, Indiana.

For the fifth consecutive season the Bluejays have earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

After taking a 5-0 lead early it was all Xavier after that in the BIG EAST Tournament semifinal, Musketeers won 82-60.

The Bluejays will play in yet another BIG EAST Tournament semifinal Friday night after beating Villanova 87-74.

It’s an elite group, players who have earned multiple BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year awards.

Creighton built a 17-point first lead before taking a 15-point advantage to the locker room at halftime.

Trey Alexander connected on five of his first six three-pointers and Baylor Scheierman delivered a 12th double-double in a 99-59 win against Georgetown.

Marquette broke a tie with 29 seconds to go and never let the lead go after that, beating No. 19 Creighton 73-71.

Providence won 94-86 snapping Creighton’s win streak comes to a close at eight games.

Baylor Scheierman hit multiple clutch three-pointers in the second half leading Creighton to a 75-62 win on the road at Seton Hall.

The Jays also have announced a third consecutive sellout, the UConn game this Saturday will be a packed house.

The Bluejays picked up their fourth Top 25 win of the season Saturday behind a balanced effort on both ends of the court.

All five starters scored double digit points in a dominating 104-76 win against St. John’s.

Hinkle Fieldhouse hasn’t exactly been a good place for the Jays over the years but tonight it was exact opposite situation as Creighton beat Butler 73-52.

Providence shot 78% in the third quarter and 63% in the second half to come back and beat Creighton 79-75.

Creighton pulled away early and never let Seton Hall back into it beating the Pirates 83-61.

It was a bad night to have a bad night shooting, Creighton only connected on 24% of its shots in a loss to UConn 72-47.

Creighton beat DePaul 80-65 in front of the good crowd at CHI Health Center, one that was announced at more than 16,000.

It will be a unique Christmas afternoon for Creighton mens basketball, the Jays will play on the 25th of December for only the second time.

The big man scored a team-high 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting as Creighton beat Butler 78-56.

Creighton opened up the BIG EAST on the road at Marquette and lost 69-58.

For the first time since the 2004 postseason, the Huskers came to Omaha and left with a dub.

The Bluejays’ season came to an end Friday night at D.J. Sokol Arena as the Tigers eliminated Creighton, 3-2, in the first round of the NCAA volleyball tournament.

The road to Omaha for the NCAA volleyball Final Four began Sunday, as the field of 64 was set.

The Bluejays made a big push late ending the game on a 12-2 run but ultimately lost to No. 14 Arizona 81-79.

Ryan Nembhard’s career game included a very strong dunk late in the second half against Arkansas in the Maui Invitational semifinals.

Creighton is at its best in must win situations, the Bluejays win a fifth straight game in the postseason beating the overall number two seed Washington 3-1 on their own field.