FIVE WEEKS BEFORE the world shut down, Creighton's Jett Canfield, a walk-on, stood on the court at The Palestra, a Philadelphia cathedral disguised as a basketball arena on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.
His flop of curly hair leaned forward like his shooting form, which seemingly needed all of his 5-foot-10 and 165 pounds to get the ball up on the rim. He ran the scout team in practice, impersonating the 21st-ranked Bluejays' opponents instead of playing against them.
With hands on hips at this Feb. 3 practice, Canfield listened to coach Greg McDermott question guard Mitch Ballock about why he and Canfield were 10 minutes late to the team bus.