2024-25 Season

[SeattleJay]

#12 in KenPom's preseason ranking. Six Big East teams in the top 30 of KP, and 10 of the 11 are in the top 91 (with Seton Hall clocking in there) -- DePaul is the only one outside, at 166.

CU is predicted to have the nation's 3rd most efficient offense and #25 defense, with a 22-9 record (14-6 in the league.)

In addition to the Big East grind, they play #16 Texas A&M and #29 Oregon in Vegas, #6 Kansas in Omaha, and on the road at #4 Alabama.

Ranking us 3rd in offense seems like a somewhat bold prediction since there is so much unknown on how the pieces all fit together. I hope he’s right and I hope we get good news on Fedor soon.

[cujaysfan]

Seems simple to me.

Kalk gets like 25 dunks a game.

[KenoshaJay]

Creighton ranked #15 in first preseason AP poll.

That feels about right.

Creighton opponents:
Kansas - #1
Alabama - #2
UCONN - #3
Texas A&M - #13
Purdue (kinda) - #14
Marquette - #18

Based on "others receiving votes":
St. John's - #27
Xavier - #28
Oregon - #36
Providence - #42
San Diego State - #52

CU's November 22 to December 14 non-conference schedule is an absolute gauntlet: Nebraska (in-state rival), San Diego State (never like playing these guys), Texas A&M (ranked above us), Oregon (the Dana dynamic), Kansas (#1 team), UNLV (they owned us last year), Alabama (#2 team).

If we go 4-3 in this seven game stretch, that's totally acceptable in my book. 5-2 is spectacular. 6-1 is a dream. 7-0 and my face melts.

I do like how the first several games of our conference schedule lines up. Should, on paper, get off to a decent start.

This will be a hell of a ride. I don't miss the Missouri Valley.

Sorry - but I hope that your face melts.
But it won't hurt......

[vivid_dude]

I would gladly liquify my face for 7-0. Sign me up. Faces grow back. That magic run would be eternal.

[gtmoBlue]

Should such a ‘run’ occur, Jays will rise to a top 5 spot in the polls. If Alabama is #1 after Jays beat KU, and we follow that up with W’s over UNLV & ‘Bama - Jays will rise to the #1 spot, for the first time in CU history! I can easily accept and live with that.

[JacobPadilla]

#12 in KenPom's preseason ranking. Six Big East teams in the top 30 of KP, and 10 of the 11 are in the top 91 (with Seton Hall clocking in there) -- DePaul is the only one outside, at 166.

CU is predicted to have the nation's 3rd most efficient offense and #25 defense, with a 22-9 record (14-6 in the league.)

In addition to the Big East grind, they play #16 Texas A&M and #29 Oregon in Vegas, #6 Kansas in Omaha, and on the road at #4 Alabama.

Ranking us 3rd in offense seems like a somewhat bold prediction since there is so much unknown on how the pieces all fit together. I hope he’s right and I hope we get good news on Fedor soon.

Creighton has finished with a top-five offense twice since joining the Big East — 2013-14 (Doug & Co., 2nd) and 2019-20 (Zegarowski, Alexander and Co., 3rd).

Creighton will need Kalkbrenner to up his volume while maintaining his efficiency with one of the best 3-point shooting groups in the country around him to reach that level again.

[skinzfan23]

According to the OWH, the release later today is that Creighton has a new court design.

A new color scheme will feature a new courtside gradient, along with a feather pattern inside the 3-point line. Heritage logos inside the arc will also pay homage to CU’s history.

Just inside the 3-point line will be seven core Jesuit values, such as “women and men for and with others” and “unity of heart, mind and soul.”

Six numbers will be on the west sideline for the six Jays with their jersey retired. Three will be in front of one bench, three in front of the other. It’s the latest way CU has honored Doug McDermott (No. 3), Kyle Korver (25), Bob Harstad (30), Bob Portman (33), Paul Silas (35) and Bob Gibson (45).

The Bluejay logo across midcourt will have “1916” in the eye as a nod to the program’s first recognized year of intercollegiate basketball.

CU Athletics added 75 additional courtside seats, too, after 60 seats were added a couple seasons ago. There are now 360 total courtside seats. Those options, similar to the up-close feel of NBA arenas, were also a part of an offseason redesign at Sokol Arena.

[BenningtonBluejay]

According to the OWH, the release later today is that Creighton has a new court design.

A new color scheme will feature a new courtside gradient, along with a feather pattern inside the 3-point line. Heritage logos inside the arc will also pay homage to CU’s history.

Just inside the 3-point line will be seven core Jesuit values, such as “women and men for and with others” and “unity of heart, mind and soul.”

Six numbers will be on the west sideline for the six Jays with their jersey retired. Three will be in front of one bench, three in front of the other. It’s the latest way CU has honored Doug McDermott (No. 3), Kyle Korver (25), Bob Harstad (30), Bob Portman (33), Paul Silas (35) and Bob Gibson (45).

The Bluejay logo across midcourt will have “1916” in the eye as a nod to the program’s first recognized year of intercollegiate basketball.

CU Athletics added 75 additional courtside seats, too, after 60 seats were added a couple seasons ago. There are now 360 total courtside seats. Those options, similar to the up-close feel of NBA arenas, were also a part of an offseason redesign at Sokol Arena.

I’ll wait for total judgment until the reveal, but this sounds hideous

[skinzfan23]

I hope that it is done well. I actually liked our current court design a lot.

[BirdBoy]

According to the OWH, the release later today is that Creighton has a new court design.

A new color scheme will feature a new courtside gradient, along with a feather pattern inside the 3-point line. Heritage logos inside the arc will also pay homage to CU’s history.

Just inside the 3-point line will be seven core Jesuit values, such as “women and men for and with others” and “unity of heart, mind and soul.”

Six numbers will be on the west sideline for the six Jays with their jersey retired. Three will be in front of one bench, three in front of the other. It’s the latest way CU has honored Doug McDermott (No. 3), Kyle Korver (25), Bob Harstad (30), Bob Portman (33), Paul Silas (35) and Bob Gibson (45).

The Bluejay logo across midcourt will have “1916” in the eye as a nod to the program’s first recognized year of intercollegiate basketball.

CU Athletics added 75 additional courtside seats, too, after 60 seats were added a couple seasons ago. There are now 360 total courtside seats. Those options, similar to the up-close feel of NBA arenas, were also a part of an offseason redesign at Sokol Arena.

It sounds like a lot is going on with this design. I'm curious to see how it all blends in. Hopefully, it won't be an Oregon-like court.