OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Creighton's Ryan Hawkins is leading a charmed life as a basketball player, and he would be the first to tell you.
No school except tiny Wayne State in Nebraska recruited him out of high school, and he planned to go there until a coaching change gave him an out.
NEW YORK (AP) — After tearing apart the top seed, Creighton has another chance to finally finish the job at the Big East Tournament.
Arthur Kaluma scored 17 points and triggered an overwhelming blitz that sent the surging Bluejays into the championship game with a stunning 85-58 blowout of No.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Creighton Coach Greg McDermott said his young team learned its lesson after letting a 17-point halftime lead slip away over the weekend.
Ryan Hawkins scored 23 points and the Bluejays bounced back from that loss to No.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Not much was expected of Creighton this season, not with its roster full of newcomers.
The Bluejays might be better than thought, judging by their performance against Villanova on Friday night.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Far from the Creighton campus, the 3,500-seat Sanford Pentagon was nearly packed with Bluejays fans and Ryan Hawkins gave them quite a show against No. 24 BYU on Saturday.
Even though eight inches of snow fell Friday in Sioux Falls and hampered travel, the Creighton crowd made it seem like a home game 180 miles to the north.