See: www.Gocreighton.com for more
VB – #12 Jays sweep DePaul to move to 12-5/5-1 Big East on the season. Butler up next.
MSoc – Weather shortened draw vs St Johns, 6-4-1/1-2-1 Big East on the season. Drake up next.
WSoc – Earn draw at #12 Georgetown to move to 2-9-2/0-3-1 Big East on Season. @Seton Hall next.
Updated Hoops Court Design for CLink…
Recruiting –
Jays in the hunt for another PF/C for 2018… Offers to Euro and Minnesota bigs.
Xavier Foster breaks backboard on the Tip Dunk @usabasketball
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Big East brand has completely changed Creighton’s perception. They were getting unranked players five years ago.
Visits – Top 40 Recruiting visits.
Coaches are deep into the recruitment of 2019 and 2020 guys since the current (2018) class has committed early.
Both 2019 SG Zach Harvey (Topeka) and 2020 PF Xavier Foster (Oskaloosa, IA) have unofficially visited the Hilltop on 23rd of September 17. No other visits have yet been publicized, but the coaches have been busy with home visits and eyeballing both classes.
Creighton 2020 targets all on the Prep Hoops Top list.
Prep Hoops 2020 National Rankings…
https://www.prephoops.com/rankings/national-2020-rankings/
Several Jays 2020 targets on this list (Targets from the WBR Recruiting Matrix listing)
6 – Jalen Green
10- Julian Strawther
25- Bryce Thompson
31- Isaiah Cottrell
37- Xavier Foster
47- Ty Berry
48- Cameron Thomas
138- Evan Nelson
Just in case you missed it… git’s preseason hoops predictions are a few posts down the page. ; )
Others:
WBR: Articles, Podcasts, etc. http://whiteandbluereview.com/
Bluejay Banter:
Ravi continues his Scouting breakout on the 2018 commits. https://creighton.rivals.com/
…and BJB is doing Practice Reports on their pay side forum.
Rothstein: Recent stuff from Fanrag Sports…
https://www.fanragsports.com/rothsteins-cbb-top-25-2017-18/ Rothstein’s preseason top 25 (from August)
https://www.fanragsports.com/rothstein-kaleb-joseph-and-creighton-ready-to-move-forward/
https://www.fanragsports.com/rothstein-xavier-coach-says-bluiett-among-best-hes-ever-coached/
https://www.fanragsports.com/rothstein-15-least-appreciated-players-in-college-basketball/includes a blurb on CU’s Khyri Thomas
BECB, Creighton Page: https://www.bigeastcoastbias.com/creighton
Courtney Ramey’s reopened recruitment… https://www.bigeastcoastbias.com/big-east-recruiting/2017/10/3/16413772/marquette-courtney-ramey-2018-louisville-cardinals-decommit
SI: Big East Power Rankings (August)
Blue Ribbon: Top 25, etc.
Blue Ribbon has posted: https://blueribbonyearbook.com/blogs/news/arizona-tops-blue-ribbons-37th-annual-preseason-rankings
Surprised that SH is ahead of X, by a lot. I don’t think they will hold up their end of the bargain. Jays will beat ’em early, as the Pirates should be feelin it early.
Only N’Western, UCLA, and the Zags are ranked by BR, no Wiscy (even though they have Happ as a 1st team AA.) or Baylor. Playing NWern at the Rosemont should help, and a neutral court for a young UCLA is great. I expect the Jays to win both (and the CBE Classic). According to the article none of the other mags have published yet.
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