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
- The CenturyLink Center is getting new scoreboards everywhere. Enough info to make your head spin. This may be easier to look at.
- Steve Pivovar says goodbye to the MVC. The Bluejays leave with a lot of hardware.
- The Big East conference is moving forward with or without a commissioner, including making plans for the Big East Basketball Tournament.
Start making plans, #Creighton fans MT @holylandofhoops: Confirmation that the Big East tourney will start w/ 2 gms on Wed , final on Sat.
— White & Blue Review (@whitebluereview) May 22, 2013
- Or maybe make a trip to the conference tennis tournament on the courts that are used for the U.S. Open.
Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., to host 2014 Big East tennis championships: sports.omaha.com/2013/05/23/ten…
— Ryan Holmgren (@ryanholmgren) May 24, 2013
- It appears the representatives from each Big East school were able to put together volleyball and soccer schedules for the fall.
Men’s Basketball
- The Anaheim Classic is now called the Wooden Legacy and the first two rounds are being hosted at Cal-State Fullerton.
- The best fanbases in college basketball. Some think the study missed teams like Creighton.
- Creighton falls into the top 10 television markets in the nation for college basketball.
- It looks like Creighton will play Iowa State in a closed scrimmage this season.
- The Bluejays also added UMKC (29:40 mark) to the schedule.
- A view of how the lineup will look this season.
- Kyle Korver is a great Creighton alum on and off the court.
- A full review of Anthony Tolliver and his play for the Atlanta Hawks this season.
- Nick Bahe is leaving his radio gig in Lincoln. Will we hear him again on the Omaha radio airwaves again or is Fox Sports 1 in his future? What about a radio show with Kevin Kugler?
- Athlon Sports quickly put out a Big East preview a few months too early.
- This power ranking listing is much better.
- Is Butler vs. Creighton a top 10 game of the upcoming season?
- Coach McDermott and his wife never stop working to fight cancer.
- Josh Jones gets some more recognition for his continued positive outlook on life.
- Ethan Wragge had surgery on his wrist. He shows off his removed stitches too.
- Gregory Echenique is looking to latch on to an NBA team. He has had a lot of workouts.
- Doug McDermott is taking part in the World University Games. Here are the rest of the players trying out.
- This could be exciting to kick off the Big East season.
I love the Fox Sports 1 plan for a Big East tipoff where all 10 teams play on TV on one day.The TV partnership is huge for this league.
— HolyLandofHoops (@HolyLandofHoops) May 22, 2013
- Take a listen to Monday’s Bluejay Banter with Josh Jones and new recruit James Milliken as a guest.
Men’s Soccer
- Here is Creighton’s 2013 recruiting class.
- Your first Big East home soccer match at Morrison Stadium this fall:
Looks likely that Creighton’s first Big East Conference regular season home event will be MSOC taking on St. John’s at Morrison Stadium.
— Kevin Sarver (@KASarver) May 24, 2013
Women’s Soccer
- Marquette blog Anonymous Eagle takes a crack at previewing the new teams joining the Big East.
- Women’s soccer will kick off their Big East season at home with this:
Looks likely that Creighton WSOC’s first Big East Conference regular season event will be a home match versus Marquette at Morrison Stadium.
— Kevin Sarver (@KASarver) May 24, 2013
Volleyball
- Anonymous Eagle also previewed the new Big East volleyball schools.
- Brooke Boggs was named to the MVC Elite 18.
- Creighton goes on the road to start conference season, but then will be at home:
Looks likely Creighton VB’s first Big East Conference regular season match will be at Butler. Likely first home match to be versus DePaul.
— Kevin Sarver (@KASarver) May 24, 2013
- Omaha will get to host the 2013 Big East Volleyball Tournament. It will likely be at Sokol Arena.
Women’s Basketball
- Sarah Nelson and Brianna Rollerson weren’t too happy to be out on the cold golf course in their annual outing with the volleyball team.
- Head coach Jim Flanery welcomes a new child to the world that he may coach some day.
Congrats to @creightonwbb head coach Jim Flanery on the birth of his daughter today!
— Rob Simms (@IamRobSimms) June 2, 2013