2023 Tournament PreviewCreighton might have been ready to push the panic button amid a six-game losing streak early in the year, but coach Greg McDermott's squad turned it around and finished 13th in KenPom's rankings after advancing to the Big East tourney semifinals. The Bluejays return four starters from last season, including point guard Ryan Nembhard (11.9 ppg, 4.9 apg), who missed last year's tournament. All five starters average double figures, led by 7-1 junior Ryan Kalkbrenner (15.4 ppg, 6.1 rpg) and sophomore guard Trey Alexander (13.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg), who shoots a team-high 44.0 percent from the perimeter. The Bluejays are 13th in the nation in defensive rebounding rate, led by South Dakota State transfer Baylor Scheierman (12.8 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 3.2 apg). Creighton lacks depth (349th in bench minutes, per KenPom) and could be derailed by an injury or foul trouble, but it surely has the talent to get to the second weekend.
Scouting Report Offense Defense
Efficiency N/A N/A
Pace 68.1 (170)
Effective FG% 54.23 (27) 47.11 (37)
Turnover % 14.98 (92) 12.38 (349)
Off Reb % 25.29 (273) 23.47 (13)
FTA/FGA 28.37 (270) 19.73 (2)
3P% 35.37 (93) 33.58 (147)
2P% 55.07 (18) 45.74 (25)
FT% 78.34 (11) 72.61 (233)
3PA/FGA 41.68 (63) 29.50 (9)
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Creighton
Big East
Rankings
AP Poll: #26 Coaches Poll: #22 NET: #14 RPI: #45 RW: #14
Record
Overall: (24-13) Conference: (14-6) Quad 1: (6-11) Quad 2: (8-0) Quad 3: (6-2) Quad 4: (4-0)
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