One way to build off an NCAA Tournament Round-of-32 loss is to immediately add proven talent. The Creighton Bluejays just did that, nabbing one of the most sought after players in the transfer portal.
South Dakota State transfer Baylor Scheierman announced his commitment to Bluejays this week with a simple message for his new fanbase — “Can’t wait to come home…Roll Jays.”
Home would be Aurora, Nebraska, where Scheierman left to attend SDSU. Now, the do-it-all wing leaves Brookings, South Dakota three years later having led the Jackrabbits in 2022 to both an NCAA Tournament appearance and a conference championship. He also averaged 16.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists en route to a Summit League Player of the Year Award.
Can’t wait to come home… Roll Jays 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/inziSradLQ
— Baylor Scheierman (@playforhim3) May 3, 2022
Quite the addition for the Bluejays, if you ask me (a former Bluejays forward).
The 6’6″ smooth-operating lefty will enter a Creighton lineup that featured last season’s Big East Freshman of the Year, three members of the Big East All-Freshman Team and one All-Big East Honorable Mention selection.
The Bluejays’ 2022 season concluded in the second round of the NCAA Tournament after falling to the eventual national champion Kansas Jayhawks, which is nothing to hang their heads about. Especially considering the aforementioned conference freshman of the year, Ryan Nembhard, and honorable mention center, Ryan Kalkbrenner, ended the season on the sideline with injuries.
And while simply running it back minus Ryan Hawkins (yes, another Ryan), would have been awesome, Scheierman’s addition raises the ceiling. The team gets some much-needed 3-point shooting (46.9 percent) along with additional rebounding and playmaking. Enough to make the Bluejays serious favorites to win the Big East, and potentially go farther in the NCAA Tournament than ever before.
South Dakota State transfer Baylor Scheierman has committed to Creighton. Aurora, NE native. 2022 Summit League POY. Averaged 16.2 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 4.5 apg, and shot 46.9% from 3. No need to complicate the analysis — the feel, the skill, the playmaking, the range — he’s electric. pic.twitter.com/0dv5YIifsC
— 𝓜𝓪𝓽𝓽 𝓓𝓮𝓜𝓪𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓲𝓼 (@mjdemarinis) May 3, 2022
Are you optimistic enough to get in on Creighton’s +4000 national championship odds at Tipico Sportsbook?
You should be with Scheierman headed home to Nebraska.
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