Bluenotes Short Riff – 23Sep2016

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Eric Bossi on Lalu Basketball (HS) Combine…

https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/five-star-jackson-shines-at-la-lumiere-combine    Jays mention irt Tugs…

 

Omaha’s Marlin “the Magician” Briscoe:  Gets some long overdue luv and accolades.

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Marlin Briscoe accepts a plaque from Nebraska Chapter of National Football Foundation President Irv Veitzer for his recent selection to the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame during a special dinner “An Evening With the Magician” honoring Briscoe at the Baxter Arena on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, in Omaha. MATT DIXON/THE WORLD-HERALD

http://www.omaha.com/sports/omaha-great-s-overdue-reward-college-football-hall-of-fame/article_316af597-8cdf-57ca-8538-146e2506eaa6.html

http://www.omaha.com/sports/shatel-marlin-briscoe-statue-moving-in-more-ways-than-one/article_1f223f72-87ee-5dad-8138-d7d6dbdafc20.html

http://www.omaha.com/uno/sports-greats-help-celebrate-accomplishments-of-marlin-the-magician-omaha/article_ddfc6ea6-813d-11e6-b74f-ef4638a10c1c.html

http://www.omaha.com/sports/ex-omaha-south-standout-marlin-briscoe-inducted-into-high-school/article_c868ce88-40a9-11e6-b73d-8355c9617b62.html

http://www.omaha.com/sports/

 

Creighton pegged as one of most-improved teams by ESPN’s Gasaway:

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/insider/story/_/id/17591818/college-basketball-most-improved-teams-2016-17-season

NCAA rules ‘Nova’s Spellman ineligible for 2016 Season.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/17618183/omari-spellman-villanova-wildcats-miss-2016-17-season-academic-redshirt

 

Bluenotes Short Riff – 19Sep2016

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BECB and Novak rate this year’s Big East PGs. Mo is #1.

http://www.bigeastcoastbias.com/2016/9/19/12973474/2016-big-east-point-guard-rankings-watson-sumner-brunson-carrington-lewis-cartwright-garrett.

Project Homeless Connect Omaha – 2016

http://www.omaha.com/special_sections/annual-event-opens-eyes-connects-creighton-students-with-homeless-community/article_d09f7c97-5814-554e-8027-9900fcd931df.html

Latest from OWH’s Jon Nyatawa – Creighton Beat writer:

http://www.omaha.com/creighton/blog/recruiting-roundup-creighton-men-s-basketball-looking-for-wing/article_fcc88b0e-7c2d-11e6-8596-4fcebf2da53b.html

ESPN’s Gasaway on Most Improved Teams…

http://insider.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/insider/story/_/id/17591818/college-basketball-most-improved-teams-2016-17-season

Chris Dortch – Blue Ribbon’s Basketball Preseason Top 25

http://chrisdortch.info/duke-is-no-1-in-blue-ribbon-college-basketball-yearbooks-preseason-top-25/    Jays 19th.

Lindy’s Sports 2016 Preseason Basketball Poll…  Far different that the normal groupthink that is preseason polls.  1-UO, 2-KU, 3-‘Nova.  Only have Nova and X from the BEast.

http://247sports.com/Gallery/Lindys-releases-preseason-college-basketball-Top-25-47499222

ESPN on TOP 25 Teams-Recruiters / Mentions Coaches Lutz and Murphy.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/17588962/best-recruiters-top-25-college-basketball-teams

The next Nerijus Karlikanovas* (98-00), CU’s 1st foreign-born player  (Raseiniai, Lithuania)

http://verbalcommits.com/players/lukas-kisunas

Just got off the boat and is at Brewster Academy.  VC has a good video of Lukas.