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NIT Teams
1984 National Invitation Tournament
The 1983-84 Bluejays included: Head Coach Willis Reed, Assistant Rick Collura,
Assistant Calvin Moses, Assistant Daryl Stovall, Benoit Benjamin (#00, above),
Gregory Brandon, Renard Edwards, Kenneth Evans, Karlas Gripado, Dwight Johnson,
Clarence Jones, Vernon Moore (#22, above), Reggie Morris, Keith Smith, Gary Swain
(#21, above) and Wyville Wood.
17-14 Overall, 8-8 MVC (4th)
After finishing fourth during the 1983-84 MVC regular-season race, the Jays advanced
to the MVC Tournament championship game by earning what had been the program’s
only win against Illinois State in Normal, Ill., until 1999-00’s win over the Redbirds …
after dropping a tough 70-68 overtime decision at Tulsa in the Valley Tournament title
game, the Bluejays played host to the University of Nebraska in the first round of the
NIT, losing 56-54 in front of 9,158 fans at the Omaha Civic Auditorium … sophomore
center Benoit Benjamin earned First-Team All-MVC honors by averaging 16.2 points,
9.8 rebounds and 5.2 blocked shots per game, while junior guard Vernon Moore earned
Second-Team All-MVC honors.
1990 National Invitation Tournament
The 1989-90 Bluejays included: Head Coach Tony Barone, Asst. Dick Fick, Asst. Rick
Johnson, Tony Ball, Troy Bell, Duan Cole, Todd Eisner, Chad Gallagher (left), Todd
Geyer, Bob Harstad (right), Kevin Johnson, Dave Mohr, Ed Molitor, Porter Moser,
Bill O’Dowd, Matt Petty, Darin Plautz, Chris Rodgers, Matt Roggenburk, Steve
Scheidegger, Latrell Wrightsell.
21-12 Overall, 9-5 MVC (Tie-2nd)
The 1989-90 Bluejays became the school’s first team to finish with consecutive 20-win
seasons since 1973-74 (23-7) and 1974-75 (20-7) …Illinois State played the role of spoiler
down the stretch for the Jays, though, by handing Creighton an 83-77 loss in the regular
season finale at Redbird Arena, which prevented the Jays from earning at least a share of
the Valley’s regular season title … a week later, Illinois State knocked the Jays out of the
MVC Tournament with a 69-64 setback in the second round at Redbird Arena … back in
Illinois for the fourth time in five games, Creighton dropped an 89-72 decision at DePaul
in the first round of the NIT … Bob Harstad became the first Bluejay player to be named
The Valley’s Most Valuable Player.
Nebraska (18-11) 56
1984
Creighton (17-14) 54
National Invitation Tournament
March 15, 1984 Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Neb.
Defining Moment: Creighton star center Benoit Benjamin was charged with a
technical foul with 10 seconds left in a tie game.
Key Stat: Creighton led 54-52 with 1:30 left before Nebraska scored the game’s
final four points.
NEBRASKA fg-a ft-a reb pf pts ast to blk stl min
David Ponce ............. 4-7 2-2 1 5 10 5 2 0 0 31
Eric Williams ............. 3-8 0-0 2 2 6 1 3 0 0 36
Dave Hoppen ............ 11-20 3-3 10 1 25 1 2 0 0 40
Ronnie Smith ............ 2-4 0-0 5 4 4 3 1 0 3 31
Stan Cloudy.............. 0-3 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9
Brian Carr ............... 2-7 0-0 0 1 4 5 1 0 0 30
Curtis Moore ............. 3-7 1-2 2 0 7 0 0 0 1 17
James Moore ............ 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
John Matzke ............. 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Team Rebounds......... 4
Totals. ................ 25-57 6-7 27 14 56 15 9 1 4 200
.439 .857
CREIGHTON fg-a ft-a reb pf pts ast to blk stl min
Vernon Moore............ 6-11 2-5 1 2 14 4 2 0 1 40
Gary Swain .............. 4-7 2-3 2 2 10 2 3 0 3 37
Benoit Benjamin ......... 10-14 3-3 14 3 23 0 2 2 0 37
Gregory Brandon ......... 1-6 0-0 6 0 2 1 2 0 0 37
Karlas Gripado ........... 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 17
Kenny Evans ............. 2-6 1-2 2 4 5 0 2 1 3 26
Reggie Morris ............ 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
Keith Smith.............. 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Team Rebounds......... 2
Totals. ................ 23-44 8-13 30 12 54 9 14 3 7 200
.523 .615
Officials: Mike Stockner and Berl Stell.
Technical Fouls: Coach Willis Reed (CU), Benoit Benjamin (CU).
Team 1st 2nd Total 1stFG% 2ndFG% Total% Deadball
Nebraska 28 28 56 .433 .444 .439 1
Creighton 31 23 54 .520 .526 .522 1
Creighton (21-12) 72
1990
DePaul (19-14) 89
National Invitation Tournament
March 16, 1990 Alumni Hall Chicago, Ill.
Defining Moment: DePaul scored 13 straight points at the free throw line
midway through the second half to open up a 65-58 advantage, then used four
straight dunks to pull away from the Jays.
Key Stats: DePaul outscored Creighton 34 to 15 at the free throw line and had
five players score in double figures. For Creighton, Bob Harstad and Chad Gallagher
combined for 47 points. Harstad’s 27 points left him just five points shy of breaking
Bob Portman’s single-season scoring record of 738 at CU. DePaul extended its
Alumni Hall winning streak to 43 games.
CREIGHTON fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb pf pts ast to blk stl min
Porter Moser.......... 1-4 1-3 0-0 3 3 3 4 1 0 1 22
Bob Harstad ......... 9-17 0-0 9-11 6 4 27 0 1 1 0 31
Chad Gallagher....... 9-20 0-1 2-4 9 4 20 2 3 0 0 33
Duan Cole ............ 0-4 0-4 1-2 2 1 1 4 2 1 1 22
Matt Roggenburk...... 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 15
Matt Petty............ 0-4 0-1 0-0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
Ed Molitor . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Tony Ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 0-1 2-2 1 5 2 1 0 0 1 10
Latrell Wrightsell ...... 0-0
Tony Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
0-0
0-0
0-1
1-2
0
5
0
5
0
9
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
14
28
Bill O’Dowd ........... 0-1
Chris Rodgers ......... 1-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
5
2
Darin Plautz .......... 2-5 1-3 0-0 3 0 5 2 1 0 0 14
Team Rebounds.........
Totals. ...........27-66 3-16 15-22
2
34 27 72 18 10 2 7 200
.409 .188 .682
DEPAUL fg-a 3fg-a ft-a reb pf pts ast to blk stl min
Kevin Holland ......... 6-8
David Booth .......... 2-9
0-0 5-5
0-0 13-14
9
7
4
4
17
17
2
4
1
1
1
1
0
0
33
35
Stephen Howard ..... 6-13
Melvon Foster......... 2-4
0-0 11-11
0-0 3-7
4
3
4
2
23
7
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
26
27
Terry Davis ........... 5-8 1-2 0-0 4 0 11 3 1 0 1 30
Chuckie Murphy ....... 3-6
Deryl Cunningham..... 0-1
2-4
0-0
2-2
0-0
2
0
1
0
10
0
9
0
4
0
0
0
2
0
27
1
Bill Heppner .......... 0-0
Charles Sowell ........ 1-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
3
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
6
James Hanby ......... 1-1 0-0 0-1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 13
Curtis Jackson ......... 0-0
Team Rebounds.........
0-0 0-0 0
3
0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals. ...........26-52
.500
3-6 34-40
.500 .850
39 18 89 21 10 5 4 200
Officials: Rick Hartzell, Ron Foxcroft, Mike DiStoala.
Technical Fouls:DePaul bench (1). Attendance: 5,226
Team 1st 2nd Total 1stFG% 2ndFG% Total% Deadball
Creighton 37 35 72 .424 .394 .409 2
DePaul 40 49 89 .500 .500 .500 3
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