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Pregame Primer: #23 Creighton Set to Battle #16 Iowa State in Preseason Opener

Creighton has a lot of question marks entering the 2025-26 season, with returning players responsible for just 36.7% of their minutes played and 28.0% of their points a year ago. Nine newcomers surround returning starters Jackson McAndrew (7.8 points, 4.4 rebounds per game) and Jasen Green (4.9 points, 3.2 rebounds). Only two others saw significant playing time a year ago — Isaac Traudt (4.6 ppg.), and Fedor Zugic (4.5 ppg.) — and Zugic played in just 22 games after gaining eligibility late in December.

2021-22 was the last time the Jays’ roster saw this much turnover. That squad surrounded a pair of players entering their second year in the program (Ryan Kalkbrenner and Alex O’Connell) with the nation’s fourth-best freshmen recruiting class (Ryan Nembhard, Trey Alexander, and Arthur Kaluma, among others).