General Information2002-03 Roster and Quick Facts 22002-03 Season Outlook 32002-03 Season Notebook 4Bluejay Basketball Glossary 5-9Media Information 10-11Athletics Department Directory 12

The Coaching StaffHead Coach Dana Altman 14-16Assistant Coach Greg Grensing 17Assistant Coach Len Gordy 18Assistant Coach Darian DeVries 19Bluejay Basketball Support Staff 20

The Players#3 DeAnthony Bowden 22-23

#20 Larry House 24-25#25 Kyle Korver 26-27#21 Joe Dabbert 28-29#43 Brody Deren 30-31#34 Mike Grimes 32-33#31 Dan Bresnahan 36#24 Tyler McKinney 37#30 Jimmy Motz 38#12 John Dugan 39#44 David Finklea 39#10 Nate Funk 40#40 Quincy Henderson 40#15 Kellen Miliner 41

#2 Brandon Sims 41Career Game-by-Game Statistics 42-45Career Stats vs. MVC Opponents 46

2002-03 Opponent InformationNon-Conference Opponents 48-53MVC Opponents 54-62All-Time Series Results 63Results vs. 2002-03 Opponents 64-66MVC Composite Schedule 67The Missouri Valley Conference 68State Farm / MVC Tournament Info 692003 NCAA Tournament Bracket 70

2001-02 Season Review2001-02 Final Statistics and Results 722001-02 MVC Statistics 732001-02 Superlatives 742001-02 Team Game-by-Game Stats 752001-02 MVC Review 76-782001-02 Starting Lineups 79Game-By-Game Box Scores 80-90

The Record BookSingle-Game Records 92-93Single-Season Records 94Career Records 95Civic Auditorium Records 96Civic Auditorium Fact Sheet 971,000-Point Club 98-101All-Time Bluejay Roster 102-104Annual Leaders 105-106Annual Results and Statistics 107-108All-Time Coaching Ledger 108MVC Tournament History 109Postseason Tournament History 110-115All-Time Results 116-122

About Creighton UniversityCreighton University At A Glance 124-25President Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. 126Director of Athletics Bruce Rasmussen 127Omaha, Nebraska 128

Publication CreditsCreighton University’s 2002-03 men’s basketballmedia guide is a production of the CU SportsInformation Office, Rob Anderson, director.Interior design, writing and editing by SportsInformation Director Rob Anderson using an E-Mac with QuarkXPress 4.04, Ofoto, PolacolorInsight and Adobe PhotoShop softwares.Editorial assistance provided by A s s i s t a n tSports Information Director Rob Simms, internJ e ff Seals, Assistant Athletics Director KevinSarver, student assistant Tim Schulte and theCreighton basketball staff.On the cover: Creighton seniors DeAnthonyBowden (left), Larry House (middle) and KyleKorver (right)Cover photos by Eric Francis (Bowden), DaveWeaver (House) and Doug DeVoe (Korver).Outside cover design by A-One Design,Omaha, Neb., phone (402) 880-5570.P h o t o g r a p h y provided by Eric Francis,Creighton University Media Services, DaveWe a v e r, Bob Rasmus Sports Photo, O m a h aWorld Herald, Doug DeVoe, Jack Watkins, KentSievers, Dennis Hubbard, Kevin Sarver, JohnGlenn, Metropolitan Enterta inment andConvention Authority and NBA photos.Printing by Anderson Brothers of Sioux City,Iowa.Special thanks to Jack Watkins and opponentsports information directors.

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2002-03 Numerical RosterNo. Name Y r. P o s . Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown (High School / Last School)

2 Brandon Sims So. G 6-5 190 TR Birmingham, Ala. (Hoover / Johnson County CC)3 DeAnthony Bowden Sr. G 6-1 180 1L Hammond, Ind. (Little Rock, Ark. Hall / Jacksonville, Texas JC)

10 Nate Funk Fr. G 6-3 175 HS Sioux City, Iowa (Heelan)12 John Dugan Fr. G 6-1 180 HS Phoenix, Ariz. (Brophy College Prep)15 Kellen Miliner So. G 6-2 165 TR Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins / Northern Oklahoma College-Enid)20 Larry House Sr. G 6-4 205 1L Milwaukee, Wis. (Bay View / Colby CC)21 Joe Dabbert Jr. C 6-10 230 2L Bailey, Colo. (Platte Canyon)22 Michael Lindeman Jr. F 6-6 190 2L Iowa Falls, Iowa (Iowa Falls)24 Tyler McKinney So. G 6-2 175 1L Urbandale, Iowa (Urbandale)25 Kyle Korver Sr. F 6-7 210 3L Pella, Iowa (Pella)30 Jimmy Motz So. F 6-7 200 1L Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast)31 Dan Bresnahan So. F 6-8 205 1L Rochester, Minn. (Lourdes)34 Mike Grimes Jr. F 6-7 215 2L Florissant, Mo. (Hazelwood Central)40 Quincy Henderson Fr. F 6-5 200 HS Madison, Wis. (La Follette)43 Brody Deren Jr. F 6-8 245 1L Harlan, Iowa (Harlan / Northwestern University)44 David Finklea So. F 6-5 195 RS Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue East)

2002-03 Alphabetical RosterNo. Name Y r. P o s . Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown (High School / Last School)

3 DeAnthony Bowden Sr. G 6-1 180 1L Hammond, Ind. (Little Rock, Ark. Hall / Jacksonville, Texas JC)31 Dan Bresnahan So. F 6-8 205 1L Rochester, Minn. (Lourdes)21 Joe Dabbert Jr. C 6-10 230 2L Bailey, Colo. (Platte Canyon)43 Brody Deren Jr. F 6-8 245 1L Harlan, Iowa (Harlan / Northwestern University)12 John Dugan Fr. G 6-1 180 HS Phoenix, Ariz. (Brophy College Prep)44 David Finklea So. F 6-5 195 RS Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue East)10 Nate Funk Fr. G 6-3 175 HS Sioux City, Iowa (Heelan)34 Mike Grimes Jr. F 6-7 215 2L Florissant, Mo. (Hazelwood Central)40 Quincy Henderson Fr. F 6-5 200 HS Madison, Wis. (La Follette)20 Larry House Sr. G 6-4 205 1L Milwaukee, Wis. (Bay View / Colby CC)25 Kyle Korver Sr. F 6-7 210 3L Pella, Iowa (Pella)22 Michael Lindeman Jr. F 6-6 190 2L Iowa Falls, Iowa (Iowa Falls)24 Tyler McKinney So. G 6-2 175 1L Urbandale, Iowa (Urbandale)15 Kellen Miliner So. G 6-2 165 TR Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins / Northern Oklahoma College-Enid)30 Jimmy Motz So. F 6-7 200 1L Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast)2 Brandon Sims So. G 6-5 190 TR Birmingham, Ala. (Hoover / Johnson County CC)

Head Coach: Dana Altman (Eastern New Mexico, 1980)Ninth year at Creighton: 146-95 (.606)14th year as an NCAA Division I head coach: 229-162 (.586)

Assistant Coaches: Greg Grensing (Southwest Texas State, 1979), Ninth year at CreightonLen Gordy (Arizona, 1977), Ninth year at CreightonDarian DeVries (Northern Iowa, 1998), Second year at Creighton

Athletic Trainer: Kevin Deremer (West Virginia, 1981), Third year at Creighton

Creighton Quick Facts

General InformationLocation . . . . . . . . .Omaha, Neb. (373,000)Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1878Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,297President . . . . .Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J.Director of Athletics . . .Bruce RasmussenColors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blue and WhiteAffiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NCAA Division IConference . . . . . . . . . . . . .Missouri Valley

Bluejay Basketball InformationHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dana AltmanAlma Mater . . . .Eastern New Mexico, 1980Record at CU . . . . . . . . . .146-95 (8 years)Career Record . . . . . . .229-162 (13 years)Assistant Coaches

. .Greg Grensing (SW Texas State, 1979) . . . . . . . . . . . .Len Gordy (Arizona, 1977) . . .Darian DeVries (Northern Iowa, 1998)

Home Court . . . . .Omaha Civic AuditoriumCapacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9,3772001-02 Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . .23-92001-02 MVC Record (Place) . .14-4 (T-1st)Lettermen Returning / Lost . . . . . . .10 / 2Starters Returning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Five

MVC Regular Season Championships .131929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32*, 1934-35, 1935-36, 1940-41*, 1941-42, 1942-43*, 1977-78*,1988-89*, 1990-91*, 2000-01*, 2001-02 (* outright)

MVC Tournament Championships .Seven1978, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2002

NCAA Tournament Appearances . . . . .131941, 1962, 1964, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1981,1989, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

Creighton Sports InformationSports Information Director Rob AndersonOffice Phone . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 280-5544Home Phone . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 935-1807Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 490-4454Anderson’s e-mail . .randerson@creighton.eduAssistant SID . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rob SimmsSimms Work Phone . . . . . . .(402) 280-2433SID Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeff SealsSeals Work Phone . . . . . . . .(402) 280-5801Website . . . . . . . . . .www.gocreighton.comSports Information FAX . . .(402) 280-2495Creighton Sports Hotline . .(402) 280-5555Civic Press Row . . . . . . . . .(402) 444-3208Mailing Address

Creighton University Sports Information2500 California PlazaOmaha, NE 68178

Pronunciation GuideDeAnthony Bowden .BOW • denBrody Deren . . . . . . .DARE • enDarian DeVries . . . . .DarrenKellen Miliner . . . . . .MILL • nerJimmy Motz . . . . . . .MOATS

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The mark of any successful program isthe ability to attain, and more importantlysusta in, excellence. That being said,expectations for the Creighton Universitymen’s basketball team remain high for ateam that returns all five starters from lastyear’s 23-9 squad.

The Bluejays have earned four con-secutive NCAA Tournament bids while alsochurning out 20 or more wins in each ofthose campaigns under coach D a n aAltman.

The 2002-03 team looks to continuethat streak with 10 returning lettermen,paced by reigning Missouri Va l l e yConference Player of the Year K y l eK o r v e r. An A P All-American honorable-mention choice last year, Korver ranks asone of the most versatile players in the col-lege game. Last season he led CU in scor-ing (15.1), rebounding (5.5), assists (3.3)and steals (1.6) while ranking among theleague leaders in all but one statistical cat-egory.

Expected to join Korver in the front-court will be Brody Deren and MichaelLindeman.

Deren earned second-team all-MVClaurels in his debut season in Omaha whileaveraging 9.9 points and 5.1 rebounds. Healso led the Bluejays with 50 blocked shots.Deren has spent the off-season working onhis inside strength and improving the rangeon his outside jumper.

Lindeman scored 6.7 points per gameand was the only Bluejay to start all 32 con-tests last season. Though not flashy,Lindeman proved to be a reliable scorerand passer and held his own defensivelydespite often guarding taller opponents.

C r e i g h t o n ’s return ing backcourtincludes guards Larry House and TylerMcKinney.

House, who started all but one contest,scored 6.8 points per game, mostly on anarray of slashes and cuts to the basket.

McKinney worked his way into thestarting line-up midway through his fresh-man season and promptly led the Bluejaysto a season-best seven-game winningstreak. In the process, McKinney provedhimself as a capable distributor and outsideshooter.

Creighton will rely on senior guardDeAnthony Bowden to provide a spark offthe bench. Bowden started a dozen gamesat the point last season and brings tremen-dous tenacity to the defensive end of thefloor. Bowden is expected to split timebetween the point and shooting guard.

Leading the Creighton bench up frontwill be forward Mike Grimes. Grimes, amember of the MVC’s all-Bench team aseason ago, should see increased time ashe continues to improve. Grimes finishedwith a flourish down the stretch and will becounted on when Deren and Lindemanhead to the bench.

Reserve center Joe Dabbert will alsolog double-digit minutes on a nightly basis.Dabbert started CU’s first six games lastyear during an injury-plagued season.However, Dabbert gives the Jays anothershot-blocking presence in the paint and hassurprising range for a big man.

Jimmy Motz was inconsistent with hisshot a year ago but has the ability to fill it upfrom the outside. However, Motz underwentankle surgery late in August and wasexpected to miss 4-6 months as this publi-cation went to press.

Sophomore forward Dan Bresnahanappeared in nine games last season for CUand will see action in a reserve role as well.

Creighton added four newcomers tothe mix on the recruiting trail that will be inthe hunt for playing time.

Junior col lege transfers B r a n d o nSims and Kellen Miliner arrive at CU withthree years of eligibility remaining.

Sims earned MVP honors at thenational tournament while leading JohnsonCounty Community College to the title in2000-01. He missed the 2001-02 campaignwith an injury but is healthy and expected tocontribute immediately a t the shootingguard or small forward positions.

Miliner earned all-Region honors in afirst-year program at Northern OklahomaCollege-Enid last season. He boasts strongoutside shooting ability and is a good ath-lete who once high jumped 6-10 in highschool.

CU’s high school recruits are NateFunk and Quincy Henderson. Funk, a 6-3guard from Sioux City, Iowa, will see time atboth the point and shooting guard slots.Henderson, a 6-5 forward from Madison,Wis., will contend for time on the wing.Senior forward Kyle Korver ranks third in career

free-throw percentage and seventh in careerthree-pointers made among the nation’s returningplayers.

DeAnthony Bowden will play both backcourtpositions after being named by Basketball Timesas one of the nation’s top transfers last year.

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They’re Baaaaaack!With all five starters back, it’s no surprise thatnearly all of CU’s production returns as well, asseen below:Stat Returners (Pct.) Departures (Pct.)Games Started 159 (99.4) 1 (0.6)Minutes 5,255 (80.2) 1,295 (19.8)Points 1,874 (77.4) 547 (22.6)Rebounds 881 (84.3) 164 (15.7)Assists 368 (75.4) 120 (24.6)

Korver Carves Up DefensesEntering his senior season, Kyle Korver is oneof 12 players in MVC history (and third fromCreighton) to make 200 three-pointers or morein his career. Korver ’s teammate his first twoseasons, Ryan Sears, owns the school recordwith 245 career trifectas, while former SouthernIllinois standout Shane Hawkins holds theValley mark with 314 in his career.

MVC’s Career Three-Point LeadersRk. 3FG Name Years1. 314 Shane Hawkins, SIU 1994-982. 283 Michael Menser, INST 1997-013. 266 Johnny Murdock, SMS 1991-954. 254 Kevin Ault, SMS 1996-005. 250 Marcus Wilson, UE 1995-996. 245 Ryan Sears, CU 1997-017. 242 Kyle Korver, CU 1999-Present8. 233 Aaron Zobrist, BU 1993-97

Bench PointsCreighton had 11 players average 11.1 minutesper game or more last year, so it’s no surprise ithad tremendous production off the pine. CU hada reserve score 10 or more points in all but fivegames and accounted for 40 double-figure scor-ing games last year.

As a whole, Creighton’s bench accountedfor 43 percent of the team’s points, 44 percent ofthe team’s rebounds and 42 percent of theteam’s assists while playing 42 percent of theminutes, as seen below:Stat Starting Five (Pct.) Reserves (Pct.)Minutes 3,799 (58.0) 2,751 (42.0)Points 1,372 (56.7) 1,049 (43.3)Rebounds 582 (56.2) 453 (43.8)Assists 285 (58.4) 203 (41.6)

Three-Point AceCreighton senior Kyle Korver ranks fifth nation-ally among the nation’s returners in three-point-ers made. Below is the active leaders, courtesyof STATS Inc.

Active Three-Pointers Made Career LeadersRk. Name, School 3FG FGA Pct.1. Brett Blizzard, UNC-Wilmington 262 629 .4172. Jason Kapono, UCLA 253 549 .4613. Jason Gardner, Arizona 252 676 .3734. Gary Buchanan, Villanova 249 641 .3885. Kyle Korver, Creighton 242 550 .4406. Brett Nelson, Florida 228 540 .4227. Raymond Arrington, Radford 224 589 .3808. Archie Miller, North Carolina St. 218 509 .428

Free Throw MarksmanCreighton senior Kyle Korver ranks thirdnationally among the nation’s returners in free-throw accuracy. Below is the top seven, cour-tesy of STATS Inc.

Active Free Throw Percentage Leaders(Minimum 200 career FTA)

Rk. Name, School FTM FTA FT%1. Gary Buchanan, Villanova 278 300 .9272. Brent Jolly, Tennessee Tech 226 248 .9113. Kyle Korver, Creighton 203 230 .8834. Troy Bell, Boston College 583 665 .8775. James Gillingham, Bradley 212 245 .8656. Andy Toole, Pennsylvania 198 229 .8657. Henry Domercant, Eastern Illinois 373 434 .859

Dana & Tubby, Two of a KindNot only did Dana Altman coach a second-straight regular-season title for Creighton, buthe also repeated Rawlings/MVC Coach of theYear plaudits. The only other coach in the last30 years to earn MVC Coach of the Year honorsin back-to-back campaigns was when TubbySmith did it at Tulsa in 1993-94 and 1994-95.

The only other MVC coaches to win back-to-back Coach of the Year honors were GeorgeSmith when he had Oscar Robertson a tCincinnati (1958-59) and Maurice “Maury”John at Drake from 1968-70.

Plenty Of Twenty Win SeasonsAccording to STATS Inc., Creighton is one of 22teams to have won 20 or more games in each ofthe last 4 seasons:

98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02Arizona 22 27 28 24Butler 22 23 24 26Charleston 28 24 22 21Cincinnati 27 29 25 31Connecticut 34 25 20 27Creighton 22 23 24 23Duke 37 29 35 31Florida 22 29 24 22Gonzaga 28 26 26 29Indiana 23 20 21 25Kansas 23 24 26 33Kent State 23 23 24 30Kentucky 28 23 24 22Maryland 28 25 25 32Ohio State 27 23 20 24Oklahoma 21 27 26 31Oklahoma State 23 27 20 23Stanford 26 27 31 20Syracuse 21 26 25 23Tulsa 23 32 26 27UCLA 22 21 23 21Xavier 25 21 21 26

Bombs AwayCreighton is one of 14 schools to have made200 or more three-pointers in each of the lastfive seasons. Below is a list of other schools thathave done this according to STATS Inc.:

97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02Arkansas 237 296 292 273 232Creighton 203 236 289 249 230Duke 273 293 284 407 301Florida 285 289 266 256 232Fresno State 284 252 279 241 229Georgia Tech 231 219 242 260 261Gonzaga 274 273 260 245 237Lafayette 207 238 249 225 222Montana State 243 224 216 226 219Princeton 265 229 245 218 219Siena 241 246 283 266 250TCU 210 228 260 268 229Temple 216 217 274 281 298Tulsa 211 223 264 288 259

Preseason Poll Sampler -- A Look At Where Creighton Stands In Preseason Publications

2002-03 CREIGHTON BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE2002-03 Preseason Notes

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Athlon Sports1. Creighton2. Southern Illinois3. Wichita State4. Drake5. Illinois State6. Northern Iowa7. SMS8. Bradley9. Evansville

10. Indiana State

Player of the YearKyle KorverFirst-TeamKyle Korver

Basketball News1. Creighton2. Southern Illinois3. Drake4. Illinois State5. Wichita State6. Bradley7. SMS8. Northern Iowa9. Evansville

10. Indiana State

Lindy’s1. Creighton2. Southern Illinois3. Illinois State4. Wichita State5. Bradley6. Drake7. Northern Iowa8. SMS9. Evansville

10. Indiana State

Player of the YearKyle KorverFirst-TeamKyle KorverSecond-TeamBrody DerenBest ShooterKyle KorverBest NBA ProspectKyle Korver

Sporting News1. Creighton2. Southern Illinois3. Drake4. Illinois State5. Wichita State6. Northern Iowa7. SMS8. Bradley9. Indiana State

10. Evansville

Player of the YearKyle KorverFirst-TeamKyle KorverSecond TeamBrody DerenBest NBA ProspectKyle KorverMost Versatile PlayerKyle KorverBest Game CoachDana Altman

Street & Smith’s1. Creighton2. Southern Illinois3. Illinois State4. Wichita State5. Northern Iowa6. Bradley7. Drake8. Indiana State9. SMS

10. Evansville

Top PlayerKyle KorverFirst-TeamKyle Korver

All-AmericansCreighton’s men’s basketball program has pro-

duced 23 All-Americans in 84 seasons, beginningwith Leonard Lovley in 1923-24. Kyle Korver, anhonorable-mention All-American by the AssociatedPress and Basketball America in 2002, is CU’smost recent honoree.

Altman, DanaThe 14th head coach in Creighton basketball

history, Dana Altman isthe only coach in MVChistory to lead hisschool to sevenstraight years ofimproved records.Altman has won twoM V C r e g u l a r - s e a s o ntitles, three MVCTournament crownsand led his troops to

four straight NCAA Tournament appearances.

Apke Brothers, Tom and RickFormer Bluejay coach Tom Apke is the only

coach in school history to have led Creighton to theNCAA Tournament in his first season with the team(1974-75). A team captain on Creighton’s 1964-65NCAA Tournament team, Apke went on to coachthe Jays to a 130-64 record from 1974-81.

While Tom was coaching the Bluejays to thepostseason, his brother, Rick, was beginning toblossom as a player.After Rick averaged 6.4 pointsper game during his freshman season, he burstonto the scene as a sophomore with a scoringnorm of 16.8 points per game. Rick went on toscore 1,682 career points from 1974-78, now thefifth-highest total in school history.

Bevilacqua, Dr. Lee C. “Doc”Inducted into the Creighton University Athletic

Hall of Fame in 1988, Dr. Lee C. Bevilacquabecame the first person associated with Creightonathletics to be honored by the Missouri ValleyConference Hall of Fame when he was presentedwith the MVC Award of Merit on September 1,1998, in St. Louis, Mo.

Bevilacqua died in the fall of 1998 while on aroad trip with the men’s soccer team. He had spentmore than 30 years (1962-82, 1986-98) as the CUAthletics Department’s team physician withoutreceiving any form of monetary compensation.

Benjamin, BenoitA two-time A P All-America center for the

Bluejays in the early 1980s, Benoit Benjaminbegan a 12-yearN B A career in1985 as the thirdoverall draft pickin the first roundby the LosAngeles Clippers.

Benjamin isthe all-time leaderfor blocked shotsin Missouri ValleyConference histo-ry with 411 rejec-tions. As a juniorduring the 1984-85 season, he led all of NCAA Division I in blockedshots and was the nation’s second-leadingrebounder.

BlowoutsThe most lopsided victory in Creighton history

was a 57-point triumph, 63-6, against Midland dur-ing the 1925-26 season. Conversely, Creighton’smost lopsided defeat was a 66-point thumping, 96-30, by Illinois during 1948-49.

Collin, Conrad “Cornie”Twice an all-MVC forward and the league’s lead-

ing scorer, Conrad “Cornie” Collin suffered a kneeinjury during a football scrimmage against thefreshmen prior to the 1933 grid season. Despitewithdrawing from both the football and basketballteams due to the injury, Collin became the first ath-lete in school history to captain both squads.

Conference AffiliationCreighton is in its second stint as a member of

the Missouri Valley Conference. The Bluejaysbegan play in 1916-17 with membership in both theNebraska Collegiate Conference and We s t e r nCatholic Conference. After playing the next fiveseasons as an independent, Creighton was amember of the North Central Conference from1922-27 before beginning its first stint in the MVCfrom 1928-48. Prior to the 1948-49 season, theBluejays withdrew from the MVC and remainedindependent until rejoining the Valley prior to the1977-78 season.

Conference TitlesDespite a 29-year hiatus from the Missouri

Valley Conference, Creighton has won more MVCregular season championships than any of theother nine current members of the league. In fact,Creighton’s total of seven outright titles trails onlyOklahoma A&M (11) and Kansas (10) and is tiedwith Cincinnati. The Jays’ six shared league titles

Creighton’s All-AmericansRick Apke (1974-78)A P honorable mention, 1976; CoSIDAAcademic second team, AP honorable men-tion and Sporting News special mention, 1977;CoSIDA Academic first team, AP honorablemention, 1978Ed Beisser (1940-43)PIC Magazine first team, Sporting News thirdteam, SIR Magazine honorable-mention, 1943Benoit Benjamin (1982-85)Catholic Digest All-American, 1983; AP honor-able mention, 1984; ESPN second team,NABC third team, AP honorable mention, UPIhonorable mention, 1985Jim Berry (1955-59)Catholic Digest college division, 1958, 1959Dennis Bresnahan (1969-71)CoSIDA Academic, 1970Rodney Buford (1995-99)AP honorable mention, 1999Jack Chapman (1957-60)Catholic Digest college division honorablemention, 1960Conrad Collin (1931-34)Second team College Humor, 1933James Farr (1987-89)UPI Small All-America second team, 1989Dick Hartmann (1958-60)Catholic Digest college division honorablemention, 1960Dick Harvey (1956-60)Catholic Digest college div ision, 1958-59;Catholic Digest honorable mention collegedivision, 1960Werner Jensen (1927-30)Second team Helms Foundation, 1929Arthur Kiely (1930-33)New York Sun , 1933Kyle Korver (1999-Present)AP honorable mention, Basketball Americahonorable mention, collegeinsider.com Mid-Major All-American, 2002Ralph Langer (1940-43)N E A first team, SIR Magazine first team,Sporting News honorable mentionLeonard Lovely (1920-24)Helms Foundation, 1924Herb Millard (1960-62)Catholic Digest college division honorablemention, 1961Vernon Moore (1981-85)AP honorable mention, 1985Bill O’Dowd (1987-91)USA Today Academic first team, 1990Chuck Officer (1960-62, 1963-64)Catholic Digest college division honorablemention, 1961Bob Portman (1966-69)Basketball We e k l y first team, HelmsFoundation first team, AP honorable mention,Sporting News honorable mention and UPIhonorable mention, 1968Paul Silas (1961-64)Brooklyn Tablet first team, Cage Scope firstteam, Helms Foundation third team, AP honor-able mention and UPI honorable mention,1962; Cage Scope first team, Converse sec-ond team, AP and UPI honorable mention,1963; Brooklyn Ta b l e t first team, CoSIDAAcademic first team, Helms Foundation firstteam, Converse second team, NABC secondteam, US Basketball Coaches second team,AP third team, UPI third team and SportingNews honorable mention, 1964Maurice Van Ackeren (1929-32)Honorable mention College Humor, 1931

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are more than any MVC team, past or present, giv-ing Creighton 13 Valley titles.

In addition to its 13 MVC regular season titles,Creighton also has won six MVC Tournamentchampionships, four North Central Conferencetitles, one Nebraska Collegiate Conference crownand one Western Catholic Conference champi-onship in its 84-year history.

“Duce”J.V. “Duce” Belford was referred to as “Mr.

Creighton Athletics” in the 1959-60 Creighton bas-ketball media guide. Belford served the athleticsdepartment in a variety of roles for 39 years, begin-ning in 1922 as a student manager. In 1934, hewas appointed part-time athletics director and waspromoted to full-time A.D. in 1952. During his 39years at Creighton, he served as the freshman bas-ketball and football coach, varsity basketball coach(1945-46 and 1947-52), director of intramurals,track and field coach, baseball coach and golfcoach. Belford passed away during the summer of1961 following a long illness.

Fight SongThe Creighton University Fight Song is “The

White and the Blue,” with words and music byGordon Richmond.

“The White and the Blue!Colors two, it is you we defend.

Fearless for you,our might to the fight we will lend.

So: wave, colors, waveWe will fight on for your glory.

White and Blue!We will fight till the fight is won.”

Hall of FameThe Creighton Athletic Hall of Fame has induct-

ed 26 former Bluejay basketball players and coach-es since it was initiated in 1968. Major LeagueBaseball great and former CU basketball star, BobGibson, was the first inductee and Bob Harstad(1987-91) (pictured below) was inducted last year.

High ScoresCU’s highest-scoring game was a 124-94 win at

Miami (Fla.) on February 10, 1964, while the toppoint total in a home contest came during a 120-76victory over Nevada on December 21, 1963, at theOmaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays have reachedtriple digits 32 times, most recently in a 102-64 winover Grambling on Nov. 29, 2001.

Kearney, CharlesCharles Kearney is believed to be the only play-

er/coach in Creighton history and owns the bestwinning percentage among Creighton’s 14 headcoaches. A two-time All-American and Creighton’stop scorer on the team, Kearney coached theBluejays to a 49-13 (.790) record in three seasons,including 15-2 and 13-6 marks while pulling dou-ble-duty from 1919-21.

According to Bluejay lore, Eddie Mulholland wasto be the coach that 1919-20 season. However,they had a dance the night before one of the earlygames, and the next night the floor was very slickfor the game. There was an argument aboutwhether there would be dances before games, andMulholland quit as coach. Kearney was playing andtook over coaching too.

Longest SeriesCreighton will continue its most-played series

when the Bluejays meet Drake for a pair of leaguegames during the 2002-03 season. With theBluejays winning 10 of the last 13 games againstthe Bulldogs, Creighton owns a 77-51 advantage inthe all-time series.

Although Creighton did not rejoin the MVC untilthe 1977-78 season, the Bulldogs and Bluejayshave played at least once every year dating back tothe 1972-73 season. The Creighton-Drake series isnow the most-played series between current MVCschools.

Low ScoresThe lowest-scoring game in school history was a

7-6 loss at Marquette during the 1922-23 season.The six points scored by the Bluejays is also thelowest point total ever recorded by a Creightonteam.

Since the introduction of the shot clock in 1986-87, the Bluejays have been held to fewer than 50points 10 times. The last time CU was limited tofewer than 50 points was during a 56-46 loss atIndiana State on January 6, 2000. Over that sameperiod of time, the Jays have held their opponentsto less than 50 points on 24 occasions, mostrecently in the 57-41 win over Evansville on Jan.26, 2002.

Major LeaguersBob Gibson and Dennis Rasmussen went on to

enjoy stellar Major League Baseball careers follow-ing their Creighton basketball days. Gibson was anAll-American on the court for the Jays and playedfor the Harlem Globetrotters in 1957-58 before opt-ing instead for baseball full-time. Among Gibson’scareer achievements on the diamond were 251career wins, nine straight Gold Gloves, two CyYoung Awards, two World Series championships, a1971 no-hitter against Pittsburgh, a first ballot Hallof Famer in 1981 and a spot on Major LeagueBaseball’s All-Century Team.

Rasmussen was a solid cont ributor for theBluejay basketball team during 1977-80, but likeGibson, decided to make baseball his professionalsport. Rasmussen won 91 games as a majorleague starting pitcher.

Outright TitlesOklahoma A&M 11Kansas 10Creighton 7Cincinnati 7Bradley 6Louisville 6Wichita State 5Tulsa 4Illinois State 3Missouri 3Saint Louis 3Butler 2Drake 2Indiana State 2Kansas State 2Nebraska 2Southern Illinois 1Houston 1Memphis 1Oklahoma 1Washington (Mo.) 1

Shared TitlesCreighton 6Oklahoma A&M 4Drake 3Kansas 3Southern Illinois 3Nebraska 2Illinois State 2Tulsa 2Washington (Mo.) 2Missouri 1New Mexico State 1Saint Louis 1

Regular Season MVC Titles MVC Regular Season TitlesOutright (Seven)1931-32, 1940-41, 1942-43, 1977-78,1988-89, 1990-91, 2000-01

Shared (Six)1929-30, 1930-31, 1934-35, 1935-36,1941-42, 2001-02

MVC Tournament TitlesSeven1978, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2002

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MascotBilly Bluejay is the official mascot

of the Creighton University AthleticsDepartment. Originally, the Bluejayswere depicted as a “birdwatcher’sb l u e j a y,” but that was changed in1941 when Creighton alumnusJoseph P. Murphy designed the cur-rent version of Billy, one with a morehuman stance and expression.

Prior to 1924, the Creighton teamswere referred to as the Hilltoppers,but that name lost favor because atleast six other teams in the countryalso used the same nickname. TheOmaha Bee assisted the University’sAthletic Board and Alumni Association

in finding a new nickname by asking its readers tosubmit possibilities. After considering 200 entries,the Athletic Board decided upon Bluejays becauseof the school’s colors, blue and white.

To d a y, Creighton remains the only NCAADivision I athletics program known officially as theBluejays.

McKenna, KevinK e v i n McKenna is

the only player in MVChistory to win a MVCregular-season title(Creighton, 1977-78),a Valley tournamenttitle (Creighton, 1978and 1981), an NBAchampionship (LosAngeles Lakers, 1982)and a CBA crown (LaCrosse, 1990). As aplayer from 1977-81,McKenna was a two-time all-MVC performer and finished his career withexactly 1,500 career points. He was then a fourth-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Lakers in 1981.An assistant coach at Creighton from 1994-01, heis currently the head coach at Nebraska-Omaha.

McManus, John J. (Red)Creighton’s third-winningest coach is John J.

(Red) McManus, who led CU to a 138-118 markfrom 1959-69, including NCAA bids in 1962 and

1964. A 1979 CUAthletics Hall of Fameinductee, McManusremains loyal to theprogram to this day,attending all home andselected road games insupport of the Bluejays.

National ChampionshipThe 1918-19 Creighton men’s basketball team

capped its second straight undefeated season bywinning a two-game series against the U.S. Army’sCamp Grant. By winning the series, the March 20,1919, Creighton Chronicle reported, “the Creightonteam is recognized as the champions of the west,not only among the college teams, but profession-als.”

Dr. Floyd Paynter took the success one step fur-ther when he wrote in theMarch 1934 C r e i g h t o nA l u m n u s, “After this greatseason we claimed the bas-ketball championship of thenat ion for CreightonUniversity.”

Overtime GamesIn 84 seasons, Creighton

has played 74 overtimegames with a 36-38 record.C r e i g h t o n ’s first overtimecontest resulted in a 19-17triumph against Marquet te

on January 18, 1930, in Milwaukee. The Bluejays’longest game was an 85-82 loss to DePaul in tripleovertime on February 1, 1978, at the Omaha CivicAuditorium.

The most recent overtime game was an 83-82double-overtime win over #14 Florida in the NCAATournament. The Bluejays have won eight straightmultiple-overtime games and were one of threeteams nationally to win a pair of double-OT gameslast season.

Portman, BobAlthough he is now the fourth-leading scorer in

Creighton history, Bob Portman is certainly themost prolific scorer in school history. Becausefreshmen were notallowed to play for thevarsity during his playingdays (1966-69),Portman’s 1,876 careerpoints were scored inonly three seasons.Portman averaged aschool-record 24.6points per game for hisc a r e e r, including 29.5points per game during1967-68. He scored 30or more points 15 timesin his career, including aschool-record 51-pointe ffort against theUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on December 16, 1967.

Schabinger, Arthur A.Creighton’s all-time winningest men’s basketball

coach, Arthur A. Schabinger directed Creighton toa 163-66 record as coach of the Bluejays from1922-35. Eleven of his 13 teams finished first orsecond in the league, including eight teams thatwon or tied for the title.

Sears, Ryan & Walker, BenKeying the rejuvenation of Creighton basketball

in the late ‘90’s were a pair of guards who spentfour years in the starting line-up together, RyanSears and Ben Walker. Sears ended his careerwith school-record totals of 570 assists, 283 stealsand 245 three-pointers while starting all 124 gamesof his career.

Walker scored 1,238 points and hauled down677 rebounds in a stellar four-year career that sawhim start 119-of-124 career contests.

Creighton UniversityAthletic Hall of Fame

Rick Apke 1989Tom Apke 1995Edward Beisser 1977Lee C. Bevilacqua, M.D. 1988Ralph Bobik 1988Conrad “Cornie” Collin 1991Randy Eccker 1999Oneri Fleita 2000Donald Fleming 1976Bob Gibson 1968Pam Gradoville 1999Kathy Halligan 2002Gene Harmon 1985Bob Harstad 2002Rev. Robert P. Hart, S.J. 2001Dick Harvey 1983Jim Hendry 2001E.S. “Eddie” Hickey 1973Mary Higgins 1987Jean Tierney Holt 1990Werner Jensen, M.D. 1975John C. Johnson 1991Brian Kamler 2002John Knolla 1978Donald Knowles 1969Ralph “Swede” Langer 2000Leonard Lovely, D.D.S. 1969Dr. Ralph Mailliard 1972Kevin McKenna 1998John J. “Red” McManus 1979Gil Passarella 1984Bob Portman 1982Anthony F. Porto, Sr., D.D.S. 1990Dennis Rasmussen 1993Roman Roh, D.D.S. 1981Sebastian “Subby” Salerno 1986 Randy Schwartz 1994Paul Silas 1974Eddie Sutton 1997John Trautman, M.D. 1980Rev. Maurice Van Ackeren, S.J. 1971 Tanya Warren 1996William Worthing 1970Connie Yori 1992Mary Yori 1992

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Silas, PaulOne of the greatest rebounders in the history of

college basketball, Paul Silas averaged 21.6rebounds per game during his three-year career(1961-64). Silas’ 1,751 career caroms are thefourth-best total among NCAA Division I players tohave played three seasons and his career pergame rebounding norm is the third-best total forany NCAA Division I player. Silas also ranks sixthon CU’s all-time scoring list with 1,661 points. He iscurrently head coach of the New Orleans Hornets.

Sutton, EddieOne of college baskeball’s

legendary coaches, E d d i eSutton, got his first Division Ihead job at Creighton, where heled the Bluejays to a 82-50 markin five seasons between 1969-74. Sutton, whoenters the 2002-03 season in his 12th year atOklahoma State, owns a 679-269 mark in 31 yearsof coaching and ranks 14th on the all-time wins list.He became the first coach to lead four schools tothe NCAA Tournament , taking Creighton,Arkansas, Kentucky and Oklahoma State.

Taylor, TerrellTerrell Taylor earned the attention of the nation

with eight three-pointers, including the game-win-ner with 0.2 seconds left, to help Creighton beat#14 Florida in double-overtime in the first round ofthe 2002 NCAA Tournament. Taylor finished thegame with 28 points--all after a scoreless first half--as his buzzer-beater was named CNN’s “Play ofthe Day”.

Triple Crown RunWith 14-4 marks in Missouri Valley Conference

play each of the last two seasons, it’s no surprisethat Creighton owns at least a share of back-to-back MVC titles. While several teams have wonback-to-back crowns recently, the last team to doit three years in a row was Drake, which sharedtitles in 1968-69 and 1970-71 in addition to solepossession of the 1969-70 title.

Triple-DoubleBenoit Benjamin recorded three triple-doubles,

the only such statistical feat in Bluejay history. Hefinished with 24 points, 17 rebounds and 11blocked shots on February 16, 1984, against Tulsa;had 43 points, 16 rebounds and 10 blocked shotson January 17, 1985, at Southern Illinois; and had29 points, 12 rebounds and 12 blocks on February2, 1985, at Bradley.

Classic CreightonBelow is a list of some memorable Bluejay basketball games through the yearsMarch 15, 2002 - Terrell Taylor's three-point shot with 0.2 seconds left in double overtime beats #14Florida 83-82 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Taylor scored all 28 of his points after half.Nov. 27, 2001 - Creighton overcomes a 37-19 first-half deficit to rally and beat #17 Western Kentucky,94-91 in double-overtime. Brody Deren has 21 points and 11 rebounds off the bench in his secondgame at Creighton while guarding Hilltopper All-American Chris Marcus in the post.Dec. 4, 1999 - After trailing at Baylor 61-47 with three minutes to play, Creighton guard Ben Walker hitsa runner at the buzzer to knot the score at 67. In overtime, Creighton takes its first lead of the afternoonand goes on to a 77-76 win.Dec. 20, 1998 - Creighton ruins the return of former coach Eddie Sutton, beating Sutton and #17Oklahoma State 66-60 before 8,418 fans. Creighton ends the game on a 12-2 run in the win.Dec. 10, 1997 - Nebraska loses Tom Osborne as its football coach earlier in the day, then loses toCreighton 84-73 that night.Nov. 26, 1994 - Dana Altman’s debut on the Creighton sideline results in a 68-61 win at Oral Roberts,snapping CU’s 30-game road losing streak.March 7, 1989 - James Farr's 13-footer with three seconds left gave Creighton a 79-77 victory overSouthern Illinois in the MVC tournament championship game.Feb. 16, 1989 - A 3-pointer by Todd Eisner with two seconds left capped Creighton's rally from a six-point deficit in the final 45 seconds of regulation. The Bluejays then beat Southern Illinois 102-100 inovertime on a drive by James Farr with three seconds left.Jan. 26, 1985 - Creighton beats Marquette and coach Rick Majerus for the first time in 11 years, 71-59.Benoit Benjamin has 26 points, 18 rebounds and seven blocked shots.March 5, 1978 - Rick Apke's last-second 18-footer beat Indiana State and Larry Bird 54-52 in the MVCtournament championship game.Feb. 16, 1978 - Larry Bird is held to 11 points, 20 below his average, as CU whips Indiana State, 89-57.Feb. 17, 1973 - Gene Harmon's 30-footer at the buzzer upsets Otis Birdsong and #7 Houston 78-77.Jan. 29, 1970 - In Eddie Sutton’s first year, the Bluejays upset Sam Lacey and #5 New Mexico State72-68, before a Civic record-crowd of 11,214 that remains a record.Dec. 14, 1963 - Chuck Officer's 16-foot hook shot at the buzzer forced the first overtime in a 96-91 dou-ble overtime win over Utah State. The Jays trailed by two with seven seconds left when Tom Apkerebounded a missed free throw and fired up court to Officer, who fell to one knee at the foul line, hisback to the basket. Without getting up he threw up a shot that swished.Dec. 20, 1961 - Creighton downs a John Wooden-coached UCLA team that includes Walt Hazzard, 74-72.Dec. 9, 1961 - Chuck Officer's 35-foot shot with five seconds left beats Notre Dame 73-71. Paul Silasscores 22 points and grabs 26 rebounds in his second career game at CU.Jan. 10, 1930 - William Worthing’s 65-foot shot in the final minute beats Kentucky, 28-27. To commem-orate the shot as the longest field goal at Kentucky, UK officials placed a brass plate in the gymnasium,which was later moved to the exact location on a new floor when they moved arenas.

--Special thanks to Rich Kaipust and the Omaha World Herald for help compiling this list.

Most Lopsided WinsOpponent Margin Score DateMidland 57 63-6 1925-26Regis 55 93-38 11-30-73Morningside 54 105-51 02-17-61Drake* 53 79-26 02-14-33CSU-Greeley-◗ 51 105-54 12-02-59South Dakota State 51 67-16 01-11-27Nebraska-Omaha 50 90-40 03-01-52Washburn* 50 66-16 03-06-37Yankton 50 70-20 1921-22MacMurray 48 107-59 01-22-72

* - Missouri Valley Conference games◗ - Now the University of Northern Colorado

Most Lopsided LossesOpponent Margin Score Dateat Illinois 66 30-96 01/15/49at Drake* 49 54-103 02/26/85at Marquette 46 48-94 02/05/58at Providence 45 70-115 02/02/61at Iowa State 44 63-107 12/01/93at St. Francis (Pa.) 43 53-96 01/02/51vs. Kentucky-❖ 42 23-65 01/02/48at Iowa State 42 73-115 12/12/87at Iowa 39 38-77 12/11/48at Iowa State 38 49-87 01/24/53

* - Missouri Valley Conference games❖ - Cincinnati, Ohio

Gene Harmon’s (far right) 30-footer at the buzzerbeat #7 Houston, 78-77 on Feb. 17, 1973.

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Joe Dabbert celebrates Creighton’s third MVCTournament title in the last four years at the 2002State Farm/MVC Tournament.

Ben Walker ce lebrates Creighton’s 1999 MVCTournament title, clinching the school’s fi rs tNCAA bid since 1991. (Photo courtesy MVC/DougDeVoe).

Miscellaneous Landmark GamesFirst Conference Game (North Central Conference)

1922-23 vs. Morningside, W 32-14First Conference Win (North Central Conference)

1922-23 vs. Morningside, W 32-14First Missouri Valley Conference Game

January 15, 1929 vs. Grinnell, W 38-25First Missouri Valley Conference Home Game

January 15, 1929 vs. Grinnell, W 38-25First Missouri Valley Conference Road Game

January 18, 1929 at Drake, W 37-21

Key Omaha Civic Auditorium DatesFirst Game In The Omaha Civic Auditorium

December 28, 1955 vs. East Texas St., L 58-64First Win In The Omaha Civic Auditorium

December 29, 1955 vs. Regis, W 72-67100th Win In The Omaha Civic Auditorium

December 3, 1971 vs. Montana State, W 101-78200th Win In The Omaha Civic Auditorium

January 19, 1980 vs. Indiana State, W 67-60300th Win In The Omaha Civic Auditorium

January 30, 1990 vs. Siena, W 80-76400th Win In The Omaha Civic Auditorium

January 31, 2001 vs. Southern Illinois, W 78-63

Creighton’s Landmark Victories

No. Date Opponent Score1 1916-17 Peru State W 30-17

50 1919-20 at Hillsdale W 24-18100 1923-24 Indiana W 39-29250 02-20-35 at Vanderbilt W 53-28500 12-01-58 Monmouth (Ill.) W 69-40750 02-15-75 at Oklahoma City W 68-561000 01-15-91 Wichita State W 79-56

Creighton’s Landmark MVC Victories

No. Date Opponent Score1 01-15-29 Grinnell W 38-25

50 01-25-36 Oklahoma State W 48-29100 02-23-42 at Oklahoma State W 31-29150 01-17-80 Indiana State W 67-60200 01-31-87 Indiana State W 71-60250 01-18-93 Southwest Missouri W 72-58300 02-17-99 Southwest Missouri W 79-76

MVC Tournament Most Outstanding Player RyanSears is ca rried off the court afte r leadingCreighton to the 2000 title.

Undefeated Conference SeasonsTwo of Creighton’s seven outright MVC titles

came by posting undefeated records in leagueplay. Before ceasing athletics because of WorldWar II, Creighton won the 1943 MVC title by post-ing a 10-0 conference mark. The Bluejays also wonthe 1931-32 Valley championship with an 8-0league record.

Creighton is one of only three current membersto have won a regular-season title with a perfectrecord. Bradley last accomplished the feat with a16-0 record in 1985-86, and Indiana State was aperfect 16-0 against the Valley during its nationalrunner-up season in 1978-79.

University GymThe Bluejays played 42 seasons in 3,000-seat

University Gym from the time Creighton begansponsoring men’s basketball in 1916-17 throughthe 1959-60 season. Creighton split its homegames between University Gym and the 7,000-seat Omaha Civic Auditorium during 1955-60before moving into the downtown arena full-timefor the 1960-61 year.

VictoriesCreighton owns 1,186 victories all-time, includ-

ing 341 in 43 years of Missouri Valley Conferenceplay.

Yost, RayRay Yost and Elton Tutt le became the first

Creighton basketball players to surpass the 1,000-point barrier, accomplishing the feat in the 1953-54campaign. Tuttle finished his career as the all-timescoring leader with 1,303 points (he is currently15th), but it was Yost who graduated with the sin-gle-season mark of 616 during his senior season,which remains eighth in Bluejay history. Yo s tscored 1,196 points in his career, which now rankshim 20th on the all-time chart.

The Creighton Sports Information Office isalways interested in helping the local andnational media with its coverage of the Bluejays.Listed on this page are guidelines and serviceswhich the Sports Information Office provides toaid you as you do your job. Please feel free tocontact the Sports Information Director RobAnderson, Assistant SID Rob Simms or SIDintern Jeff Seals for assistance.

CredentialsMembers of the media needing credentials to ahome men’s basketball game at Creighton mustsubmit a written request on official letterhead toSID Rob Anderson. Please include the namesand duties of all individuals needing a pass andthe number of parking passes needed and fax itto (402) 280-2495 or address to:

Rob AndersonSports Information Office2500 California PlazaOmaha, NE 68178

If time does not permit for passes to bemailed, the credentials may be picked up at themedia entrance on the west side of the OmahaCivic Auditorium. Due to space limitations, seat-ing at courtside tables is restricted to workingmedia only.

Postgame FaxingIf requested, Creighton will fax the final boxscore after the game to media outlets. The play-by-play, shot charts, halftime box and gamesummary story will also be faxed upon request.

Check Us Out On The WebFor all the latest information on Creighton men’sbasketball, or any of the other varsity sports,check out CU’s official athletics site:

www.gocreighton.comThe men’s basketball pages include a numer-

ical roster, updated statistics and results, coachand player bios, team notes, game recaps andgame box scores.

InterviewsInterviews with head coach Dana Altman or stu-dent-athletes may be arranged by calling men’sbasketball secretary Patty Galas at (402) 280-1795 or SID Rob Anderson at (402) 280-5544.The best time to reach coach Altman is between9-11 a.m. weekdays. Gameday player inter-views prior to a game are not permitted.

Team personnel will be available for inter-views upon request on a first-come, first-servedbasis. Please notify the SID office at least oneday in advance to make arrangements.

Following all regular-season games,Creighton’s locker room is closed. At home con-tests, the visting team student-athletes andcoach will typically speak in the media interviewroom, followed by Creighton student-athletesand then head coach Dana Altman. Followingroad contests, Altman and requested playerswill be made available in the postgame interviewroom or outside the Creighton locker room.

Rob Anderson Rob Simms Jeff Seals402-280-5544 402-280-2433 402-280-5801

Omaha Civic AuditoriumDirections and Info

Omaha, Neb., is located just west of theconvergence of Interstates 29 and 80 on thewest bank of the Missouri River.

From I-80 WestTraveling west on Interstate 80 from Des

Moines, take Interstate 29 North. Get in theleft lane and follow signs for Interstate 480West into downtown Omaha. Go to the 14thStreet exit. Take the 14th Street exit to thestop sign and turn left (south). Continue southon 14th Street to Capitol Street and turn right(west). The Civic Auditorium is on the right at18th and Capitol streets.

From I-29 NorthTraveling north on Interstate 29, follow I-80

West at the convergence of the two inter-states in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Follow theabove directions from I-80 West.

From I-80 EastTraveling east on Interstate 80 from

Lincoln, Neb., take Interstate 480 North todowntown Omaha. Continue on I-480 to theDodge Street exit. At the top of the exit ramp,continue straight north to Douglas Street andturn right (east). Take Douglas Street to 19thStreet and turn left (north). The CivicAuditorium is on the right at 19th and Capitolstreets.

From Eppley AirfieldWhen leaving the terminal, turn left (south)

on Storz Expressway and continue south intodowntown Omaha. Turn right (west) onCapitol Street and the Civic Auditorium will beon the right at the intersection of 18th andCapitol streets.

Media And Team ParkingMedia and team parking is available at the

Civic Auditorium on the west side of the build-ing on 19th Street. The lot is immediatelynorth of the parking garage.

Media Will CallThe media entrance is located on the west

side of the Civic Auditorium and passes maybe picked up at this entrance.

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Photo PolicyOnly those accredited photographers on assign-ment will be issued credentials. Copies of thegame rosters will be available in the media roomprior to the game. No flashes or strobes are per-mitted. Photographers may not shoot from pressrow.

Telephone LinesFive telephones, four in the media room at thearena and one at courtside, will be available on afirst-come, first-served basis (credit card and col-lect calls only, please).

Visiting radio stations interested in using exist-ing phone lines must contact CU’s SportsInformation Office in writing. A total of four radiophone lines (two for Creighton and two for theopponent) will be available for each game. MVCrules require two courtesy phone lines for theofficial radio station of member schools. For non-conference opponents, the same two lines willbe afforded to the team’s official radio station atno charge only if the same courtesy is recipro-cated the next time the Bluejays play the sameteam on the road. Opponent stations not desig-nated as the team’s official station wishing tobroadcast a game must order their own phonelines.

If a media outlet wishes to have a phoneinstalled, arrangements should be made well inadvance by calling Jeff Tracy at the Omaha CivicAuditorium at (402) 444-4744.

MVC TeleconferenceThe MVC will host a weekly teleconference fea-turing each of the league’s 10 head coaches.Media members may dial into the teleconferenceby calling (913) 981-5509. Times for the coachesare as follows:

10:05 a.m. Jim Les, Bradley10:10 a.m. Dana Altman, Creighton10:15 a.m. Kurt Kanaskie, Drake10:20 a.m. Steve Merfeld, Evansville10:25 a.m. Tom Richardson, Illinois State10:30 a.m. Royce Waltman, Indiana State10:35 a.m. Greg McDermott, Northern Iowa10:40 a.m. Bruce Weber, Southern Illinois10:45 a.m. Barry Hinson, SMS10:50 a.m. Mark Turgeon, Wichita State

The men’s teleconference will take place onthe following dates: December 3, 10 and 17;January 7, 14, 21 and 28; and February 4, 11, 18and 25. The men’s basketball all-conference callwill take place on Tuesday, March 4 at 2:30 p.m. Dana Altman talks to the national media in

Chicago at the 2002 NCAA Tournament.

Local Newspapers

Omaha World-Herald14th & Dodge StreetsOmaha, NE 68102

Phone . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 444-1000Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 344-3343Sports Editor . . . . . . .Steve SinclairBeat Writer . . . . . . . . .Steve PivovarColumnist . . . . . . . . . . .Tom Shatel

Creightonian2500 California PlazaOmaha, NE 68178

Phone . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 280-4058Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 280-4730

Lincoln Journal StarP.O. Box 81609

926 P StreetLincoln, NE 68501

Phone . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 473-7431Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 473-7291Sports Editor . . . . . . . . .John Mabry

Council Bluffs Nonpareil117 Pearl Street

Council Bluffs, IA 51503Phone . . . . . . . . . . . .(712) 328-1811Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(712) 328-1597Sports Editor . . . . .Steve Sigafoose

Local Radio

KFAB (1110 AM)5010 Underwood Avenue

Omaha, NE 68132Phone . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 556-5060Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 556-8937Sports Director . . . .Jason VanArkel

KOZN (1620 AM)5011 Capitol Ave.

Omaha, NE 68132Phone . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 342-6880Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 342-7041Sports Director . . . . . .Kevin Kugler

KOSR (1490 AM)11128 John Galt Boulevard

Omaha, NE 68127Phone . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 592-5300Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 592-4538Program Director . . . . .Kurt Owens

KOMJ (590 AM)5030 N. 72nd StreetOmaha, NE 68134

Phone . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 573-5900Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 573-0138

Local Television

Cox Communications O2TV5011 Capitol AvenueOmaha, NE 68132

Phone . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 551-8456Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 551-8523

KETV (ABC, Ch. 7)27th and Dodge Streets

Omaha, NE 68131Phone . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 978-8957Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 978-8931Sports Director . . . . . .Jon Schuetz

KMTV (CBS, Ch. 3)10714 Mockingbird Drive

Omaha, NE 68127Phone . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 593-2706Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . (402) 592-4714Sports Director . . . . .Travis Justice

KPTM (Fox, Ch. 42)4625 Farnam StreetOmaha, NE 68132

Phone . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 554-4286Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 554-4292Sports Director . . . . . . . .J.J. Davis

WOWT (NBC, Ch. 6)3501 Farnam StreetOmaha, NE 68131

Phone . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 233-7940Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 233-7888Sports Director . . . . .Dave Webber

Regional Newspapers

The Des Moines RegisterP.O. Box 957

Des Moines, IA 50304Phone . . . . . . . . . . .(515) 284-8162Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(515) 286-2504

Kansas City Star1729 Grand

Kansas City, MO 64108Phone . . . . . . . . . . .(816) 234-4355Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(816) 234-4360

St. Louis Post-Dispatch900 N. Tucker Boulevard

St. Louis, MO 63101Phone . . . . . . . . . . .(314) 340-8170Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(314) 340-3070

Wire Services

Omaha Associated Press909 N. 96th Street, #104

Omaha, NE 18114Phone . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 391-0031Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(402) 391-1412

St. Louis Associated Press900 N. Tucker Boulevard

St. Louis, MO 63101Phone . . . . . . . . . . .(314) 241-2496Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(314) 241-1734

St. Louis UPI20 Nantucket Lane

St. Louis, MO 63132-4135Phone . . . . . . . . . . .(314) 554-1000Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(314) 991-9320

Bluejay Basketball On The RadioMen’s Basketball Game BroadcastsWith a 5,000-watt signal and modern computer technology, fans ina 107,000 square-mile area can listen toCreighton men’s basketball games live on“Magic 590,” KOMJ (590 AM). At night,Creighton’s games have been known tocarry as far away as Peoria, Ill., and TerreHaute, Ind.

Fans worldwide also have the option of listening to KOMJ’sbroadcast of Creighton games on the Internet either from Magic590’s home page at www.magic590.com or from the offical homepage of CU athletics at www.gocreighton.com. For the sixthstraight year T. Scott Marr will handle the play-by-play duties forevery game. Marr also hosts the “Creighton Sports Hour” eachTuesday evening at 7 p.m. on Magic 590.

Bluejay Basketball On TelevisionESPNCreighton will play at least two, andpossibly three games on ESPN orESPN2 this season. The Jays hostSouthern Illinois on Jan. 18 at theOmaha Civic Auditorium on ESPN2. In addition, all nine Feb. 22games in ESPN’s Bracket Buster Saturday will be televised onESPN, ESPN2 or ESPN Regional. Also, the March 10 MVCTournament final will be televised live on ESPN. Creighton has wonseven straight games on ESPN or ESPN2, including three MVCTournament titles.

MVC-TV NetworkThree of Creighton’s 2002-03 regularseason contests will be televised live aspart of the Missouri Valley ConferenceTelevision Network package. The select-ed games are Sunday, January 5 vs. Drake, Saturday, March 1 atSouthern Illinois and Monday, March 3 vs. Wichita State. In addi-tion, selected Fox Sports outlets will televise the MVC Tournamentquarterfinal and semifinal action.

KM3Omaha’s CBS affiliate, KM3, is slated to televisesix games this season. KM3 has also been theexclusive home for Creighton’s NCAATournament appearances the last four years. KM3Sports Director Travis Justice calls the action.

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2002-03 CREIGHTON BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDEMedia Information

T. Scott Marr Kevin Sarver Travis Justice Mitch HolthusCreighton Radio Creighton Radio KM3/CU Radio MVC TV

Creighton Basketball Radio/TVPersonalities

2002-03 CREIGHTON BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDEAthletics Administration And Staff

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◆ Men’s Basketball StaffHead Coach Dana Altman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280-1795Assistant Coach Greg Grensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280-2416Assistant Coach Len Gordy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280-5784Assistant Coach Darian DeVries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280-2415

DeVries’ e-mail Address. . . . . . . . . . . . ddevries@creighton.eduMen’s Basketball Secretary Patty Galas . . . . . . . . . . . 280-1795Men’s Basketball Fax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280-5596

◆ Athletics AdministrationDirector of Athletics Bruce Rasmussen . . . . . . . . . . . 280-2720

Rasmussen’s e-mail Address . . . . . . . . . bdrass@creighton.eduAssistant AD for Ext. Operations Kevin Sarver . . . . . 280-5810

Sarver’s e-mail Address . . . . . . . . . . . . ksarver@creighton.eduAssistant AD for Internal Operations Steve Brace . . . 280-2484

Brace’s e-mail Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . scbrace@creighton.eduAssistant AD for Development Bob Warming . . . . . . . 280-5785

Warming’s e-mail Address . . . . . . . . . . warming@creighton.eduBusiness Manager Lou D’Ercole. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280-3008

D’Ercole’s e-mail Address . . . . . . . . . . . ldercole@creighton.eduSenior Woman Administrator Leigh Officer . . . . . . . . 280-5561

Officer’s e-mail Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . lofficer@creighton.eduCompliance Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 8 0 - 2 4 8 9

Fitzgerald’s e-mail Address . . . . . . . . . . danifitz@creighton.eduDevelopment Officer Carol Ketcham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280-1794

Ketcham’s e-mail Address . . . . . . . . . . . . ketch@creighton.eduDirector of Sales Michelle Diehl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280-1460

Diehl’s e-mail Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mdiehl@creighton.eduCamps and Clinics Coordinator Mary Gene Wepfer . . 280-5577

Wepfer’s e-mail Address . . . . . . . . . . marygene@creighton.eduAthletics Department FAX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280-5596

◆ Sports InformationSports Information Director Rob Anderson . . . . . . . . 280-5544

Anderson’s Cell Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490-4454Anderson’s e-mail Address . . . . robert.anderson@creighton.edu

Assistant SID Rob Simms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280-2433Simms’ Home Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 697-1068Simms’ e-mail Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . rsimms@creighton.edu

SID Intern Jeff Seals . . . . . . . . jseals6@creighton.edu 280-5801Seals Home Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 991-6663

Sports Information FAX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280-2495Creighton Sports Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280-5555Press Row Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444-3208

◆ Athletic MedicineHead Athletic Trainer Kevin Deremer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280-1793

Deremer’s e-mail Address . . . . . . . . . kderemer@creighton.eduAssistant Athletic Trainer Jen Nohl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280-5554

Nohl’s e-mail Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jnohl@creighton.edu

◆ Academic CoordinatingDir. of Student-Athlete Support Services Steve Brace 280-2484

Brace’s e-mail Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . scbrace@creighton.eduAssistant Academic Coordinator Lisa Chipps . . . . . . 280-5832

Chipps’ e-mail Address . . . . . . . . . . . . lbchipps@creighton.edu

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Steve BraceAssistant Athletics

Director

Rob AndersonSports Info. DirectorMen’s Basketball SID

Kevin DeremerHead Athletic

Trainer

Dr. John CernechVice President ofStudent Services

Dr. Timothy DickelNCAA FacultyRepresentative

2002-03 Bluejay Head Coaches

Michelle DiehlDirector of Sales

Danielle FitzgeraldComplianceCoordinator

Carol KetchamAthletics

Development Officer

Satoshi OchiStrength and

Conditioning Coach

Kevin SarverAssistant Athletics

Director

Rob SimmsAssistant Sports

Information Director

Mary Gene WepferCamps & Clinics

Coordinator

Administration and Support Staff

Dana AltmanMen’s Basketball

Dan ChippsWomen’s Crew

Debbie ConryMen’s & Women’s

Golf

Jack DahmBaseball

Tom LillyMen’s & Women’s

Tennis

Bruce EricksonWomen’s Soccer

Jim FlaneryWomen’s Basketball

Howard WallaceVolleyball

Bob WarmingMen’s Soccer

Leigh OfficerMen’s & Women’s

Cross Country

Brent VignessSoftball