WVB- Fantastic Bluejay Volleyball season closes out at Elite Eight.   Jays Volleyball sets record season and ties all-time wins total in making the NCAA Elite Eight.  2 Jay players on the All-Region NCAA team. For all the latest on this record-breaking season, go to gocreighton.com.  http://gocreighton.com/index.aspx?path=wvb&

http://gocreighton.com/news/2016/12/10/-w-volleyball-volleyball-takes-on-texas-in-elite-eight-match.aspx

http://gocreighton.com/news/2016/12/11/-w-volleyball-volleyball-duo-named-to-all-regional-team.aspx

MSOC – Jays finish 15th in final NSCAA Soccer Poll.  Ended season in SS of NCAA Tourney.

http://gocreighton.com/news/2016/12/13/-m-soccer-mens-soccer-ranked-no-15-in-final-nscaa-poll.aspx

MBB –

Fanrag Sports- 2 articles irt the 2016/17 Jays

http://www.fanragsports.com/cbb/creightons-justin-patton-is-one-of-the-best-obscure-freshmen-around/

http://www.fanragsports.com/cbb/khyri-thomas-can-keep-creighton-top/

NBCSports/Dauster –  Which upbeaten team will stay unbeaten…Says UCLA will be the last unbeaten team. Picks UCLA to lose at Arizona on 25Feb17.

Picks Jays to beat Villanova on 31Dec16 and the Jays 1st loss on 16Jan17 at Xavier.

http://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2016/12/12/the-undefeateds-which-of-those-seven-teams-will-last-the-longest/

Bleacher Report – 2 articles

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2681466-scout-college-basketballs-highest-scoring-teams

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2680988-ranking-the-10-best-ncaa-basketball-freshmen-so-far-in-the-2016-17-season/page/2  Justin is in the first 5 out listing.

Big East Coast Bias/Novak – BE Power Rankings & BE Morning Fast Break

http://www.bigeastcoastbias.com/2016/12/13/13938078/2016-big-east-coast-bias-power-rankings-week-five-edition  Jays still 2nd.

http://www.bigeastcoastbias.com/2016/12/13/13933612/isaac-copeland-transfer-edmond-sumner-struggles-marquette-womens-hoops-no-ap-votes-big-east-news

CBSSports/Norlander – Top Ten NCAA Resumes 

http://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/top-10-ncaa-tournament-resumes-indiana-ucla-outpace-duke-kentucky/

http://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/south-carolina-drops-close-game-to-seton-hall-here-are-the-6-remaining-unbeatens/

USAToday/Gleeson – Five Surprising Teams

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2016/12/11/starting-five-overachieving-college-basketball-teams-non-conference-ucla-baylor/95145810/

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaab/  The last 6 Undefeated Teams

Recruiting – Scout.com/Josh Gershon – Tugs talks timetable

http://www.scout.com/college/basketball/recruiting/story/1736835-brian-bowen-talks-final-five-timetable

Elite Eight – It’s a Volleyball Thing!

The Jays Volleyball Team is ROLLIN’… down in Texas where Everything is big, the Bluejays are playing Large, like a team on a Mission!  Coach Booth’s squad is leading the NCAA’s in several categories, and though facing both ranked and seeded opponents the Bluejays are toughing out wins, seemingly like an assembly line.

White and Blue Review’s excellent coverage of the Jays in Texas: http://whiteandbluereview.com/creighton-rolls-into-the-elite-eight-with-a-come-from-behind-win-over-12th-seeded-michigan/  Omaha Press and TV couldn’t make the trip?

#21 Creighton over #17 Michigan (12 Seed)

Creighton faces 4th Seed/#5 U Texas (the host team in the regional) tonite in the Elite Eight. Survive and advance.

 

MBB  #10 Creighton dispatches Longwood with haste…113-58.  1st team in the country to amass 10 wins thus far this season.  Roll Jays!  Jays v Longwood

http://gocreighton.com/news/2016/12/9/-m-basketball-tenth-ranked-mens-basketball-breezes-by-longwood-113-58.aspx?path=mbb

AP Article-On JP…  http://collegebasketball.ap.org/article/jammin-justin-7-footer-game-changer-no-10-creighton

All Photos: Courtesy of Creighton University Athletics.