Things are bustling on the Hilltop for the Creighton Bluejays. White & Blue Review presents “Bluejay Bytes” as a way to keep up on all things Creighton sports.
On the Hilltop
- A commissioner for the new Big East is expected to be announced this week. A few candidates.
- Before you get too excited about the first year of the new Big East, it may expand to 12 teams in the coming years.
Men’s Basketball
Doug McDermott announced his return this past week:
I will be returning to Creighton for my senior year and can’t wait to put on that uniform for one more season!
— Doug McDermott (@dougmcd3) April 25, 2013
A few views about his return:
- Fans and followers outlined why Doug needed to return.
- Our own view of Doug’s return.
- Creighton is a winner in the Draft Entry Deadline.
- Creighton is still not in the preseason top 25 despite Doug coming back, but Andy Katz says that the Jays are ranked too low.
- A big reason for Doug to come back was the new Big East.
- Father/Coach Greg McDermott calls Doug “One of the best players in college basketball.”
- Doug did it his way according to Omaha World Herald columnist Tom Shatel.
- CBS’ Gary Parrish says McDermott is back and ready to dominate the Big East.
- CBS’ Jeff Goodman is pretty happy about it too.
- ESPN’s Dana O’Neil checks in on the excitement for next season.
Grant Gibbs is looking for a 6th year of eligibility:
- The Omaha World-Herald details the situation.
- ESPN looks at what the impact could be
- John Infante looks at how it might be tricky.
Recruiting
- Justin Edwards, a transfer from Maine, visited Creighton last weekend. We are still waiting to see what happens with that.
- We may know sooner about JUCO transfer James Milliken, who is expected to pick between the Jays and TCU on Tuesday around 2:00 p.m.
- 2014 verbal commit Ezra Talbert has decided to reopen his recruitment and is not likely coming to Creighton now according to his tweet:
Creighton’s change to the Big East means changes for me, opening my recruiting back up #de-committed
— Ezra Talbert (@EzraTalbert) April 30, 2013
Other Links:
- The Bluejays made some coaching changes.
- St. John’s plays some games during the regular season at Madison Square Garden. Should Creighton play there before the Big East Tournament?
- Looks like a “scientific” poll of coaches like the idea of starting the practice season sooner and having a shorter shot clock.
- Dynamic pricing for basketball games in the future? It has worked for Georgetown.
- Bluejay Banter talks to Jeff Goodman, Doug’s return, and an interview with Gregory Echenique.
Volleyball
- Head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth is getting some early commitments to the program. To-be junior Megan Ballenger committed to the program late last week.
- Creighton could face former MVC foe Wichita State in a tournament this fall. What was failed to be mentioned before is that they could also play Hawaii.
- Add in BYU, Cal, and UCLA to a non-conference schedule that is looking to be pretty stacked.
Baseball
- If Creighton finds itself in the NCAA Tournament, chances are it will be on TV.
Women’s Basketball
- How about a photo of the 1990-91 women’s basketball team?
Women’s Soccer
- The Bluejays announced the incoming recruits for the fall. Eight new players for head coach Bruce Erickson.