Creighton’s staff pulled up to hand out pizza to the students. One of the arena staffers said Greg McDermott bought 60 pies, about 500 slices. Dudes in the front of the line have been here since 7:30 this morning.
Steven Ashworth went to thank Greg McDermott and had to pause for a second. Emotional moment. Then …
“Thanks for trusting a 6-foot white kid to be your point guard.”
Jamiya Neal on his time at Creighton: "I feel like I just got here and now it's already over. That's what I was thinking when the seconds were going down I thought, damn — just meeting Coach Mac, I didn't know he was that tall. Now he's been a father figure to me. Somebody that
Creighton says Red Panda will perform at halftime when it hosts UConn on Tuesday night. It’ll also be dollar beer night, and every seat will have a rally towel on it. CHI is gonna be bonkers.
Creighton coach Greg McDermott: "Everybody wondered what we'd do without Ryan Nembhard. Now everybody will wonder what we'll do without Steven Ashworth."
Greg McDermott on former assistant Darian DeVries being hired as Indiana’s new coach: “It’s a great opportunity for him. As I told him today, ‘Welcome to the pressure cooker.’”
I didn’t wanna quote so I didn’t add to the engagement farm. But this is weird, man.
From not acknowledging Steven Ashworth is the same age as Hunter Dickinson to not taking literal seconds to find out he went on a two-year mission to blasting a picture of his family. Odd stuff.