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Tom Nemitz
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By day: Senior Design Strategist at an Omaha ad agency / By night: Writer, Editor at White & Blue Review covering Creighton Athletics
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Creighton is the 32nd most valuable hoops program in America based on enterprise value, according to today's Wall Street Journal.

30 years ago this would be preposterous! I know I say it too much, but it's because I'm so proud of how my school has grown.

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April 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Ok, these are great. They’re not true “throwbacks” since they’re not recreations of an old design; they’re arguably something better. A modern take on retro design elements. My designer heart is in love with these!
February 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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If Creighton does in fact unveil 70s throwbacks tomorrow, here’s what that might look like. Dug out a couple of rare color pics of them from that “interlocking CU” era from my Bluejay library.
February 23, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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Posted on the Creighton Twitter account a little while ago (sharing for those of you who’ve left that site).

That’s the Apke-era logo from the 70s. Has to be a teaser for new throwback unis, doesn’t it? Excited to find out tomorrow 👀
February 23, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Before the Jays and Blue Demons tip off tonight, check out the Primer presented by @OmahaDouglasFCU! DePaul has some nice offensive weapons, especially from three-point range. But their record is what it is partially because their defense has been…rough.

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January 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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I missed this news earlier this week, but this is a great change. "Secret" scrimmages -- and the hunt to learn what you could, then figuring out (as a CBB writer) how to hint at what happened for your readers without actually saying it -- are a thing of the past.
January 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Creighton's opponent tonight, Providence, has been surging of late. WBR's Primer presented by @OmahaDouglasFCU dives into how the Friars have done it:

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Pregame Primer: Creighton Returns Home to Battle the Suddenly-Hot Providence Friars - White and Blue Review
Ten days ago, Providence was 7-8 overall and 1-3 in the Big East, having lost four straight since losing All-Big East guard Bryce Hopkins to injury for the second straight season. Hopkins had been ave...
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January 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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IMHO the key tonight for Creighton against Georgetown: the Jays have to be better on the glass and in taking care of the ball than they were at Alabama. Giving up that many "extra possession" points again will make it tough to get the win. More in the Primer:

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December 18, 2024 at 6:07 PM
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At the season's 1/3 point, I decided to give Creighton the "Primer" treatment and do a deep-dive into the trends and stats defining their season so far. From Ashworth and Kalkbrenner's excellence to Miller's struggles and everything in between:

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Who's Overperforming or Underperforming for the Jays? A Statistical Deep-Dive at the Season's One-Third Mark - White and Blue Review
Heading into the start of Big East play on Wednesday night, Creighton has completed roughly 1/3 of the regular season. That’s enough games to start to see some trends emerging, so let’s take stock of....
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December 17, 2024 at 8:07 PM
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Tonight’s game between the Jays and Tide could be a battle to see which team can better exploit the other in transition. More in the Primer:

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December 14, 2024 at 4:08 PM
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ICYMI, I wrote about Jamiya Neal's 19 point, nine rebound, nine assist performance on Saturday in WBR's Morning After -- including these *tremendously* confident soundbites from the postgame radio show:

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December 9, 2024 at 6:52 PM
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When I was a frosh at Creighton in 1997, the idea of hosting a #1 team -- much less beating one -- was preposterous. Now it's happened twice in 10 months. It left me speechless last night.

It didn't last 😅. A giant Morning After recaps the win over Kansas:

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Morning After: Rock Chalk Can’t Beat Kalk, Creighton Topples #1 Kansas 76-63 - White and Blue Review
[Box Score] “This is the building No. 1 teams go to die evidently.” -Greg McDermott Trailing 41-31 at the half, #1 Kansas scored the first nine points of the second half in a two-and-a-half minute...
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December 5, 2024 at 9:40 PM
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To me, transition buckets are the key tonight for Creighton vs Kansas; they need to rebound and get out in the open court, and they need to avoid live ball turnovers so KU has fewer of the same chances. More in the Primer over on WBR:

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Pregame Primer: Creighton Ready to Battle Top-Ranked Kansas, With or Without Kalkbrenner - White and Blue Review
After dropping the first two games in Las Vegas — including losing to Texas A&M after leading for almost the entire game — Creighton bounced back to get a win over Notre Dame in their...
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December 4, 2024 at 7:44 PM
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As calculated by WBR's Matt DeMarinis, through six games (or roughly 20% of the season) these are the Jays' numbers on what Synergy classifies as "unguarded" threes:

UTRGV: 3-7
FDU: 6-12
HCU: 3-14
KC: 2-11
UNL: 4-22
SDSU: 1-10
19-of-76, or 25%.
November 27, 2024 at 7:40 PM
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“I hope we shoot our way out of it. That's what this team was built on." That's Greg McDermott after the Jays' shooting woes continued yesterday. More on that in my recap on WBR:

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November 27, 2024 at 5:58 PM
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Per John Bishop on the pregame show: Creighton is still trying to determine whether Steven Ashworth's ankle is a grade two or grade three sprain; he noted the ankle was very bruised when he saw it at practice yesterday.

The hope is that he might be back for Kansas next week.
November 26, 2024 at 6:37 PM
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Steven Ashworth got some work in at shootaround prior to today's game, according to the OWH's Jon Walker. Status is still up in the air, but he looks pretty good in this clip:

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November 26, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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On the importance of getting Ryan Kalkbrenner involved, even when defenses scheme to prevent it. The Pregame Primer looks at that, previews San Diego State, and more:

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November 26, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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Defending without fouling will be a big key to Creighton winning tonight against Nebraska. I wrote about that and a whole lot more in WBR's Pregame Primer previewing the game:

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Greg McDermott said Nebraska’s physicality is what stands out to him from watching film. “Their scoring at the rim has been a challenge for the teams that have played against them, and they’ve really done a good job of getting to the free throw line,” McDermott said this week. “Guarding without fouling is going to be really important to us.” Fortunately, that plays right into one of Creighton’s biggest strengths: the presence of the three-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year Ryan Kalkbrenner. Through four games, their opponents have scored just 9.8% of their points at the line — second fewest in all of D1. A year ago, it was 12.0% and third-fewest in D1. Two years ago, it was 13.2%, the fifth-fewest. Teams who try to make a living off of drawing fouls and hitting free throws generally struggle to do either of those things against CU — and often struggle to score as a result. Contrast that to Nebraska’s offense, which has gotten 30.3% of their total points on free throws this year (6th most in D1). Last year’s matchup saw Nebraska make 10-of-14 from the line — they had just six games where they attempted fewer free throws, and seven where they made fewer of them.
November 22, 2024 at 5:19 PM
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Defending without fouling will be a big key to Creighton winning tonight against Nebraska. I wrote about that and a whole lot more in WBR's Pregame Primer previewing the game:

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#GoJays
Greg McDermott said Nebraska’s physicality is what stands out to him from watching film. “Their scoring at the rim has been a challenge for the teams that have played against them, and they’ve really done a good job of getting to the free throw line,” McDermott said this week. “Guarding without fouling is going to be really important to us.” Fortunately, that plays right into one of Creighton’s biggest strengths: the presence of the three-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year Ryan Kalkbrenner. Through four games, their opponents have scored just 9.8% of their points at the line — second fewest in all of D1. A year ago, it was 12.0% and third-fewest in D1. Two years ago, it was 13.2%, the fifth-fewest. Teams who try to make a living off of drawing fouls and hitting free throws generally struggle to do either of those things against CU — and often struggle to score as a result. Contrast that to Nebraska’s offense, which has gotten 30.3% of their total points on free throws this year (6th most in D1). Last year’s matchup saw Nebraska make 10-of-14 from the line — they had just six games where they attempted fewer free throws, and seven where they made fewer of them.
November 22, 2024 at 5:19 PM
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Creighton takes on Houston Christian in about 90 minutes. Here’s what I’m looking for in this one, from the Pregame Primer on WBR:

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Pregame Primer: Greg McDermott Looks to Become CU's All-Time Winningest Coach as Jays Host Houston Christian - White and Blue Review
Creighton has had two coaches over the last 31 years. Dana Altman won 327 games in 16 seasons, bringing the program back from the dead and building the foundation of Bluejay hoops as we know...
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November 14, 2024 at 12:27 AM
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Whenever another Creighton account shows up in the Sky.
an older man is sitting at a table in a restaurant holding a menu and a wallet .
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November 12, 2024 at 3:51 AM
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My "Morning After" recap on WBR from Creighton's 96-70 win over FDU looks at another big game from Ashworth and Kalkbrenner, a spark from Jamiya Neal, the logjam at the '4' and more. Plus highlights, quotes, etc:

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Morning After: Creighton Starts Slow, Then Rolls FDU 96-70 - White and Blue Review
[Box Score] 13 minutes into Sunday’s game, FDU led 26-24, the second straight opponent to torch Creighton’s defense and turn what was predicted (on paper) to be a blowout into a close contest. They’d ...
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November 11, 2024 at 7:57 PM
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Our four-year old was so excited for Creighton's first game this week that he drew this picture, which is simply fantastic. As he described it, it's a picture of "Steven" throwing the ball to the "Tall Guy" for a slam dunk while mom, dad and him yell "Go Bluejays." Gotta love it.
November 8, 2024 at 7:43 PM