Greatest Jays of the Modern Era

"Greatness" definition:

For the purposes of this ranking, "greatest" is meant to be representative of the legacy left at Creighton by each player. It aims to measure the overall impact each player had to Creighton's rise and sustained success during this period. It is determined through the evaluation of the categories listed below:

Game Score CategoryScoring ScaleDescription
Individual accomplishments0-100This refers to the individual accomplishements earned by each player. Awards, such as All-American honors, All-Conference honors, etc. are given unique values and to each player as applicable.
Team accomplishments0-100This refers to the accomplishments (such as conference championships, NCAA Tournament appearances, etc.) of the team that each player played for. Each player is assigned specific portions of credit for a team's success based on that player's win shares.
Team quality0-100This refers to the quality of each team the player played for using KenPom's adjusted efficency margin metric. Each player is assigned specific portions of credit for a team's adjusted efficiency based on that player's win shares.
Career totals normalized0-100This refers to the player's career statistical totals (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, etc.) as compared to the the other players that appear on the list.
Peak season normalized0-100This refers to the player's best statistical season (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, etc.) as compared to the other players that appear on the list.

Categories are assigned unique weights so each category has varying degrees of impact
to the Final Greatness Score.

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RankPlayer NameYears at
Creighton
Greatness
Score
Avg. Greatness
Score by Year
1Doug McDermott481.6020.4
2Ryan Kalkbrenner570.9614.2
3Kyle Korver448.6612.2
4Marcus Zegarowski333.7211.2
5Rodney Buford432.108.0
6Baylor Scheierman232.0216.0
7Nate Funk530.086.0
8Trey Alexander330.0010.0
9Ryan Sears430.007.5
10Khyri Thomas328.629.5
11Marcus Foster226.7113.4
12Ty-Shon Alexander325.548.5
13Anthony Tolliver424.566.1
14Mitch Ballock424.466.1
15Steven Ashworth224.1712.1
16Ben Walker423.085.8
17Gregory Echenique322.307.4
18Grant Gibbs321.847.3
19Antoine Young421.055.3
20Booker Woodfox220.7410.4
21Damien Jefferson320.536.8
22Maurice Watson220.1510.1
23Brody Deren319.976.7
24Kenny Lawson519.914.0
25Ethan Wragge519.753.9
26Johnny Mathies319.376.5
27Doug Swenson218.749.4
28Dane Watts418.154.5
29Jahenns Manigat417.894.5
30Ryan Hawkins117.8617.9
31Justin Patton117.4617.5
32P’Allen Stinnett317.015.7
33Martin Krampelj417.014.3
34Terrell Taylor316.875.6
35Ryan Nembhard216.858.4
36Christian Bishop316.755.6
37Denzel Mahoney216.248.1
38Austin Chatman416.164.0
39Arthur Kaluma215.617.8
40Jamiya Neal115.1315.1
41Josh Dotzler415.093.8
42Tyler McKinney414.943.7
43Michael Lindeman414.923.7
44Nick Porter214.727.4
45Isaiah Zierden414.633.7
46Mike Grimes414.613.7
47Alex O’Connell214.157.1
48Cole Huff213.446.7
49Larry House213.416.7
50Joe Dabbert412.973.2