Creighton basketball coach wonders what might have been for canceled NCAA tournament
Greg McDermott’s Bluejays finished in the top-10 for the first time in school history
Updated: 11:09 PM CDT Mar 22, 2020
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>> WITH THE PREMATURE AND TO THE COLLEGE BASKETBALL SEIZING, CERTAINLY MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS. ESPECIALLY CREIGHTON WHO FINISHES AT THE TOP 10 TEAM FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY. MATT LOTHROP HAS MORE ON WHAT THE HAD — ON THE HEAD COACH. ON THE WEEKEND WHERE CREIGHTON SWEET SIXTEEN DROUGHT FELT LIKE IT WOULD FINALLY END, EVEN GREG MCDERMOTT FINDS HIMSELF ASKING WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN. HAVE THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC NOT CANCELED THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. >> I WOULD NOT BET AGAINST THE ODDS. WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH FOR MID-JANUARY ON WAS A VERY GOOD CONFERENCE AND PRETTY INCREDIBLE. >> IN THOSE FINAL SEVEN WEEKS THE BLUE JAYS LOST JUST TWICE. THEY WON 11 TIMES, INCLUDING THREE ON THE ROAD AGAINST TOP 25 TEAMS. AND WHILE CREIGHTON PLAYERS AND FANS NO DOUBT A D-LEAGUE FEEL CHEATED WITH THE ABRUP END, COACH MCDERMOTT CHOOSES TO CELEBRATE THE SEASON THAT WAS. I KNEW WHAT THEY WERE ALL THINKING. THAT WE SHOULD BE PLAYING TODAY. WE HAVE TO CHOOSE TO CELEBRATE THE GOOD THINGS THAT HAPPEN. I SAID, GUYS, LET’S REMEMBER THIS GAME. >> IN THE FINAL FULL GAME THEY CAP A BANNER YEAR. THEIR FIRST BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP. 11 DAYS LATER THEY FINISH SEVENTH IN THE FINAL AP POLL. THEIR HIGHEST RANKING EVER. >> USUALLY THERE IS ONE TEAM IN THE COUNTRY. WE GOT TO AN HOUR SEASON WITH THE YOUTH VICTORY THAT WAS VERY MEANINGFUL AND VERY HISTORIC. >> THE FOCUS NOW TURNS TO NEXT SEASON, WHILE MUCH OF THE TEAM COULD RETURN, A STRONG JUNIOR CAMPAIGN COULD ENTICE HIM TO TEST THE MBA WATERS. HE CURRENTLY PROJECTS IS EIGHT POSSIBLE SECOND-ROUND PICK. WE HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION AND I HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH HIS FAMILY. NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THAT DRAFT PROCESS WILL LOOK LIKE. THE NBA TEAMS ARE IN A SIMILAR SITUATION AS EVERYBODY ELSE. MCDERMOTT SAYS THE GUARD HASN’T OF POTENTIAL, BUT BELIEVES HE WILL BE BACK NEXT YEAR AFTER KNEE SURGERY. THAT IS NECESSARY IF THE JAYS PLAN ON ONE OF THE MOST HISTORIC SEASONS IN PROGRAM HISTORY. IN OMAHA, MATT LOTHROP. ANDY: THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE SAYS THEY WILL MAKE A DECISION IN THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS ON WHETHER OR NOT TO POSTPONE SUMMER GAMES IN TOKYO. CANADA’S OLYMPIC COMMITTEE AS WELL AS AUSTRA
Creighton basketball coach wonders what might have been for canceled NCAA tournament
Greg McDermott’s Bluejays finished in the top-10 for the first time in school history
Updated: 11:09 PM CDT Mar 22, 2020
Matt Lothrop reports.
Matt Lothrop reports.
