The Creighton Blue Jays have been one of the best teams in all of college basketball the past two years. However, after falling to Tennessee in the Sweet 16 last month, concern mounted that coach Greg McDermott would have a hard time keeping his core together for another go-round.
Baylor Scheierman is out of eligibility and hoping to hear his name called in the 2024 NBA draft, and right before the deadline to declare we learned shooting guard Trey Alexander won’t be returning to Omaha either, clearing two big spots in Creighton’s backcourt.
McDermott went to work immediately filling one of those spots, securing a commitment in the transfer portal from Pop Isaacs, a rising junior who averaged 15.8 points, 3.5 assists, and 3.2 rebounds last year as a sophomore at Texas Tech in the Big 12.
🚨NEWS: Pop Isaacs (@poppop_5) will transfer to Creighton
He averaged 15.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game this season at Texas Tech
Isaacs also made the Big 12 third team @TheAthleticCBB pic.twitter.com/aMXLNcrWll
— Tobias Bass (@tobias_bass) April 27, 2024
Isaacs will pair with returnee Steven Ashworth and fellow transfer portal addition Jamiya Neal (Arizona State) to help keep this Blue Jays team near the top of the Big East standings alongside back-to-back champion UConn and Marquette.
The big question now is if Ryan Kalkbrenner will be back down low for Creighton. If so, this team will once again be among the best in the Big East and should routinely find themselves ranked inside the top 15 as they look to get to a Final Four or beyond in 2025.