Omaha, Neb. ? If Creighton fails to reach the NCAA tournament a fifth straight season, it won’t be because of a lack of experience.
The Bluejays made it to the NCAA second round this year without a senior on the roster. That will give them something to look forward to once the disappointment wears off after Sunday’s 72-60 loss to Illinois.
“I think we still have a lot further that we can go,” coach Dana Altman said Monday. “We’re going to really look at everything because I think we can be better and if our guys are willing to work to be better, then it can be a really exciting time for our program.”
Altman, the former Kansas State coach, led the Bluejays (23-9) to the tournament for the fourth straight year and advanced past the first round for the first time since 1999.
Creighton will have three seniors, including Missouri Valley Conference player of the year Kyle Korver, and five juniors who all averaged at least 10 minutes per game.
The Bluejays returned to Omaha from Chicago on Monday afternoon, still disappointed about losing to the Illini, who were seeded No. 4 in the Midwest Regional and playing in front of a pro-Illinois crowd at the United Center.
The mood was the opposite of Friday, when Terrell Taylor’s three-pointer with .2 seconds left gave Creighton an 83-82 victory over Florida in two overtimes.
The Bluejays were poised for another stunner and trailed by just two points with about 12 minutes to go, but could never overcome the Illini.
“It went from two to 12 real fast,” Korver said.
Omaha, Neb. ? If Creighton fails to reach the NCAA tournament a fifth straight season, it won’t be because of a lack of experience.
The Bluejays made it to the NCAA second round this year without a senior on the roster. That will give them something to look forward to once the disappointment wears off after Sunday’s 72-60 loss to Illinois.
“I think we still have a lot further that we can go,” coach Dana Altman said Monday. “We’re going to really look at everything because I think we can be better and if our guys are willing to work to be better, then it can be a really exciting time for our program.”
Altman, the former Kansas State coach, led the Bluejays (23-9) to the tournament for the fourth straight year and advanced past the first round for the first time since 1999.
Creighton will have three seniors, including Missouri Valley Conference player of the year Kyle Korver, and five juniors who all averaged at least 10 minutes per game.
The Bluejays returned to Omaha from Chicago on Monday afternoon, still disappointed about losing to the Illini, who were seeded No. 4 in the Midwest Regional and playing in front of a pro-Illinois crowd at the United Center.
The mood was the opposite of Friday, when Terrell Taylor’s three-pointer with .2 seconds left gave Creighton an 83-82 victory over Florida in two overtimes.
The Bluejays were poised for another stunner and trailed by just two points with about 12 minutes to go, but could never overcome the Illini.
“It went from two to 12 real fast,” Korver said.
Omaha, Neb. ? If Creighton fails to reach the NCAA tournament a fifth straight season, it won’t be because of a lack of experience.
The Bluejays made it to the NCAA second round this year without a senior on the roster. That will give them something to look forward to once the disappointment wears off after Sunday’s 72-60 loss to Illinois.
“I think we still have a lot further that we can go,” coach Dana Altman said Monday. “We’re going to really look at everything because I think we can be better and if our guys are willing to work to be better, then it can be a really exciting time for our program.”
Altman, the former Kansas State coach, led the Bluejays (23-9) to the tournament for the fourth straight year and advanced past the first round for the first time since 1999.
Creighton will have three seniors, including Missouri Valley Conference player of the year Kyle Korver, and five juniors who all averaged at least 10 minutes per game.
The Bluejays returned to Omaha from Chicago on Monday afternoon, still disappointed about losing to the Illini, who were seeded No. 4 in the Midwest Regional and playing in front of a pro-Illinois crowd at the United Center.
The mood was the opposite of Friday, when Terrell Taylor’s three-pointer with .2 seconds left gave Creighton an 83-82 victory over Florida in two overtimes.
The Bluejays were poised for another stunner and trailed by just two points with about 12 minutes to go, but could never overcome the Illini.
“It went from two to 12 real fast,” Korver said.
Omaha, Neb. ? If Creighton fails to reach the NCAA tournament a fifth straight season, it won’t be because of a lack of experience.
The Bluejays made it to the NCAA second round this year without a senior on the roster. That will give them something to look forward to once the disappointment wears off after Sunday’s 72-60 loss to Illinois.
“I think we still have a lot further that we can go,” coach Dana Altman said Monday. “We’re going to really look at everything because I think we can be better and if our guys are willing to work to be better, then it can be a really exciting time for our program.”
Altman, the former Kansas State coach, led the Bluejays (23-9) to the tournament for the fourth straight year and advanced past the first round for the first time since 1999.
Creighton will have three seniors, including Missouri Valley Conference player of the year Kyle Korver, and five juniors who all averaged at least 10 minutes per game.
The Bluejays returned to Omaha from Chicago on Monday afternoon, still disappointed about losing to the Illini, who were seeded No. 4 in the Midwest Regional and playing in front of a pro-Illinois crowd at the United Center.
The mood was the opposite of Friday, when Terrell Taylor’s three-pointer with .2 seconds left gave Creighton an 83-82 victory over Florida in two overtimes.
The Bluejays were poised for another stunner and trailed by just two points with about 12 minutes to go, but could never overcome the Illini.
“It went from two to 12 real fast,” Korver said.
