Bruce Rasmussen
@bdrass
Retired Creighton University McCormick Endowed Athletic Director
If you take time to listen to this interview you will better understand the next great basketball coach at Creighton—a relentless, intelligent and high character person who loves Omaha and Creighton.
Interview with former High Point head coach and new Creighton head coach in waiting, Alan Huss
.@BluejayMBB now has 21 all-time wins versus the AP Top 10. 16 have occurred under @cucoachmac
Together Ryan Kalkbrenner and Coach McDermott have accomplished - 118 wins - 5 NCAA Tournament Appearances - 3 Sweet Sixteens - 1 Elite Eight One of the great player-coach duos in Big East history. Today starts their last chapter.
Greg McDermott is a LEGEND. Legend folks. What he did to Creighton basketball cannot be explained. He is now 7-3 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament as the head coach of the Jays. He was a 6 seed or lower in eight of those ten seasons 🤯🔥
A better comparison would be for the BIG EAST baseball tournament to be at the home of the CWS every year. Why is this not happening ??
Creighton fans. Complaing about the Big East Tournament being played at MSG is the college sports equivalent of having a rotating College World Series site. Move on.
Adrian Dowell is passionate, very intelligent and possesses high character—a great trifecta. I am proud of him and what he has accomplished.
Omaha's going to the Dance! What a heck of a job by @AceDowells to get Maverick basketball back on track. When we were co-workers, it was obvious he was going to be an AD in the near future. We spent many plane rides discussing how he'd go about building a successful program.
Amazing—we have been so fortunate to be a part of this
With a win vs. Butler on Saturday, Creighton MBB would set or tie program records for most conference wins (in any league it's ever been in) in a... 1-year span (15) 2-year span (29) 3-year span (43) 4-year span (55) 5-year span (69) 6-year span (82) 7-year span (91)
Last year only 12 of the 32 men’s basketball teams that won their regular season conference championship also won their conference tournament. In the next 12 days be prepared for a number of “bid stealers”—it is called March Madness.
Westwood One has a profound grasp of the obvious😂—Nick is one of the best basketball analysts in the country. Huge congratulations, Nick.
I can’t even begin to express just how excited I am for this new role as a studio analyst for the NCAA Tournament for @westwood1sports! Bring on #MarchMadness! 🏀
Great road win for UCONN last night. McNeely was special.
Update?
My definition of the best coach is not based on who has the best talent, it is based on what you do with the talent that you have.
Best coach in the country?? One elite 8 and no final fours. Really good coach but cmon
The Creighton men’s basketball win at UCONN today was an absolute coaching clinic—and a great testament to arguably the current best coach in the country—also showing the toughness of this band of Bluejays
Amazing!!
Creighton being #3 on this list is amazing. It shows that Creighton has taken the next step as a program🔥
An exciting sport to watch and a great sport to play.
'24 @NCAAVolleyball Regionals were the MOST-WATCHED ON RECORD 🤯 🏐 401k avg. viewers, up 98% year-over-year 🏐 Included 5 most-watched Regional matches EVER 🏐 Growth among P18-34 (up 232%), P2-17 (up 115%) & Women (up 112%) 🏐 ESPN+ viewership up 44% YoY #NCAAWVB
This team taught us so much more than just winning—it was obvious that they loved each other and what they were doing, they were willing to play a role for the betterment of the team and recognized that every one of them was important—great lessons for all of us.
The full Creighton Volleyball Press Conference from last night. Trust me, you're going to want to watch this, then probably a second time. It'll help you understand why it is such an elite program. youtu.be/wwNE50_D18E?si…
Another example of Creighton men’s basketball amazing success in the past five years
The most Power 6 conference wins in men's college basketball over the last 5 seasons
I think the best part of this chart that it includes a sub-.500 season that got a coach fired for #mubb, as well as a top-30 SOS each the past 3 seasons.
I had heard Painter mention this on the @BoilerBall podcast, but I hadn't seen it. Purdue with the most high-major wins (and highest win percentage) over the past 4 seasons
Top 15 program over the past decade—The Bluejays are a great example of the inconceivable being conceived and then achieved.
The best programs in college basketball over the last 10 seasons, based on average KenPom finishes
Boston just drafted a player in Baylor Scheierman that is the perfect fit for what the Celtics look for in a player.
Brad Stevens was asked, "What's the one thing that you look for when hiring a coach or drafting a new player?" His answer was just two words. Brad may now be the GM of the Boston Celtics, but his answer hasn't changed in over 15 years since coaching at Butler. He said,…