Greatest Jays

Rodney Buford was the leading scorer in school history for 15 years after his days as a Bluejay concluded, and was the first important recruit of the Altman Era; heck, given the abyss that Buford helped lead the team out of, it could be argued he was the most important one of the entire era, if you buy the idea that what came after might not have been possible without the 1999 NCAA Tournament run. But however you feel about that idea, there’s no question Buford raised the bar for what CU hoops could be under Dana Altman. He was a human highlight reel whose career was a long line of electrifying moves, gravity-defying dunks and plays that made you question reality.

Over a career that spanned nearly a quarter of a century between college and the NBA, Kyle Korver proved time and again he was one of the best three-point shooters in basketball history. But his legacy is bigger than that: In six short seasons Creighton went from afterthought to Omaha’s Team, going from struggling to sell tickets at the smaller Civic Auditorium to regularly selling out the new, much bigger Qwest Center.

After committing to Dana Altman and the Bluejays when he was just 15 years old, Antoine Young carved out a role immediately after arriving at CU and finished his career as CU’s first-ever player to score at least 1,325 points and dish 500 or more assists. He finished 17th on Creighton’s all-time scoring chart, and his 505 assists ranked third-most in Bluejay annals, with only Ryan Sears (570) and Ralph Bobik (549) having more at the time Young’s career ended.