Bluenotes Short Riff – 12 Sept 2018

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The 2018-19 College Basketball practice sessions begin in 13  days, with the season set to begin on November 6th.  Yes!

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The Big East will publish it’s regular season schedule on Thursday, 13 Sept 2018.

Sources: The Big East will release its conference schedule for the 2018-19 college basketball season on Thursday.

2018-19 Men’s Hoops Schedule:  https://gocreighton.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbb

Jays Volleyball has moved up to the Top 10 in the nation, in the AVCA Poll!  Jaali Winters named BE PoW.  Both WBR and the OWH links below:

Jaali Winters
Courtesy: Omaha World Herald/Creighton Athletics

http://whiteandbluereview.com/14-blueja … lones-3-1/

https://www.omaha.com/creighton/volleyball/creighton-volleyball-s-depth-just-as-key-to-success-as/article_0b9b4828-e0cc-526a-ad72-6751003351e8.html

http://whiteandbluereview.com/annika-we … ita-state/

https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/volleybal … ca-coaches

Men’s Futbol (Soccer) ranked #25 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll.

https://www.omaha.com/creighton/blog/creighton-men-s-soccer-lands-at-no-in-first-regular/article_254cf5a4-7f93-59ac-9d08-207945bf32be.html

https://www.omaha.com/creighton/blog/creighton-men-s-soccer-lands-at-no-in-latest-poll/article_127464d4-14ee-5190-957c-38b2d67b37e8.html

Memphis recap – http://whiteandbluereview.com/haakenson … cond-half/

 

 

Big East PoW’s are CU’s Akeem Ward and Paul Kruse
https://gocreighton.com/news/2018/9/10/ … onors.aspx

 

Hoops – Practice begins in 12 days!

Recruiting:

2019 – Minnesota’s 2019 PF Zeke Nnaji visited CU last week.  247’s # 30 player.
Creighton visited with 2019 SG Zach Harvey, 247’s #50/Rivals #43 player.
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Creighton will complete an in-home visit today with four-star guard Zach Harvey, a source tells @Rivals; he will be on campus for an official visit later this month

 

2019 – 12Sep18, Late Entry (LE)  Combo Fwd Tristan Enaruna, 6-8/205 Netherlands/Wasatch Academy, Utah.  Jays in late on him.  A developmental project…raw with upside.
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Tristan Enaruna/Wasatch Acad., UT
Minnesota’s 2020, Top 100 PF Ben Carlson visited the Hilltop in Mid August, with OWH story –
2021 –  Creighton has offered (August) another local recruit in SG/SF Hunter Sallis from Millard North.  Sallis has entered the 247.com Top 150, along with a couple other locals.  He’s a 6-5/160 15 y/o.  http://www.hudl.com/profile/10436545/Hunter-Sallis

LE: 12Sep18  Rivals.com articlehttps://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/wednesday-s-leftovers-dishing-on-oklahoma-state-creighton-more  “Mitchell and the top-50 guard (Harvey) are my two bets in making up Creighton’s 2019 class this fall.”

New Uni’s:  New Home uni’s were revealed last week.  No word yet on changes to the roadies OR on the new alt uni that CU is eligible for from Nike.  The new uni’s are an scheduled upgrade for the Jays.

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I can hear it.  I can smell it.  I can see it.  Can you feel it?  College hoops is just around the corner!

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Collage: Bluenotes2.com

*Untitled photos courtesy of Creighton Athletics

**Irene Cara courtesy of YouTube

***Creighton Difference courtesy of Creighton University

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