Creighton Basketball: 2024-25 season preview for the Bluejays
By Joey Loose
Projected Starters
Guard – Steven Ashworth (Senior)
An All-Mountain West guard earlier in his career, Ashworth settled in nicely with the Bluejays last season, averaging 11.1 points and 4.2 assists per game as a senior. He didn’t quite match the same offensive production as at Utah State, and his 3-point numbers were way down, but Creighton hopes he can match that kind of success in his final season of eligibility.
Guard – Pop Isaacs (Junior)
The highlight of the offseason additions for the Bluejays, Isaacs joins Creighton after spending his first two seasons at Texas Tech. He earned All-Big 12 honors last season by averaging 15.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game for a Red Raiders team that reached the Big Dance. After that great step forward as a sophomore, he’ll look to make a similar leap into the Big East and as a major playmaker for the Bluejays.
Guard/Forward – Jamiya Neal (Senior)
Another offseason transfer, Neal is a talented wing who comes to Omaha fresh off three years at Arizona State. He was a reserve with the Sun Devils as an underclassman before putting up 11.0 points and 5.4 rebounds in his junior year. Not really much of an outside shooter, Neal still tracks as an above average rebounder and should be a nice addition to the starting rotation for Creighton.
Forward – Mason Miller (Junior)
As a starter for the Bluejays last season, Miller was certainly not the primary option on offense, averaging just 5.6 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. However, he still played and fills a critical role in this frontcourt, hitting 45% of his 3-point attempts. Expect his role further expanded this season, especially in the absence of Baylor Scheierman, as he attempts to step up as a more consistent weapon on both sides of the ball.
Center – Ryan Kalkbrenner (Senior)
Unquestionably one of the nation’s best players this season, Kalkbrenner has been a menace for the Bluejays for the last four years. He’s fresh off a senior season where he averaged 17.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 3.1 blocks per game, winning a third consecutive Big East Defensive Player of the Year honor. Kalkbrenner has also been one of the nation’s leaders in field goal percentage in each of those seasons and has one more season to build on that impressive resume.