Bluejay men’s basketball kicked off the 2019-20 season with a 95-63 exhibition win over Division II opponent McKendree.
Sophomore forward Christian Bishop led the way with a career game, putting up 21 points and four rebounds and going 7-for-7 at the free throw line. He said, “my teammates are the reason why I’m getting so open,” crediting a combination of his speed compared to other post players and Creighton’s host of shooters for creating openings.
Junior guard Mitch Ballock seconded Bishop on the cooperation between the post and shooting games. “When you put pressure on the rim with bigs, then everything else starts to open up…”
With junior center Jacob Epperson sidelined with a leg injury, Creighton turned to a combination of Bishop and senior center Kelvin Jones, a graduate transfer from Idaho State, to manage the post.