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Creighton adds Texas Tech guard to roster from transfer portal

Creighton adds Texas Tech guard to roster from transfer portal
TEAM IS STILL DANCING. THEY PLAY TENNESSEE IN DETROIT LATE TONIGHT FOR A SHOT AT ADVANCING TO THE ELITE EIGHT. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN SPORTS REPORTER MATT SATELE JOINS US LIVE FROM THE MOTOR CITY WITH A LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FROM THE BLUE JAYS TONIGHT. HEY, MATT. CREIGHTON HAS BEEN BUILDING TOWARDS THIS MOMENT SINCE LAST MARCH WHEN SAN DIEGO STATE BROKE THE BLUE JAYS HEARTS IN THE ELITE EIGHT. WELL, THEY ARE BACK IN THE SECOND WEEKEND OF THE TOURNAMENT, AND THEY’LL BE UP AGAINST THE TWO SEED IN THE MIDWEST REGION. TENNESSEE TONIGHT IN THE SWEET 16 HERE IN DETROIT. AND NO RAH RAH SPEECH NEEDED TO REMIND THIS TEAM WHAT THIS WEEKEND MEANS. I DON’T THINK THERE’S MUCH THAT HAS TO BE SAID. I THINK THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT’S AT STAKE HERE. AND I ALSO FEEL LIKE MOST EVERYBODY ON THIS TEAM KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR. AND WE’RE JUST TRYING TO GET TO THAT POINT AGAIN AND BE ABLE TO KICK DOWN THAT DOOR. PRESSURE IS A PRIVILEGE, OBVIOUSLY, AND OBVIOUSLY WE’VE NEVER MADE IT PAST THIS WEEKEND, BUT WE CAN’T GET TO SUNDAY WITHOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS TOMORROW. SO REALLY OUR WHOLE FOCUS IS ON TOMORROW AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE’VE PLAYED A LOT OF BASKETBALL GAMES IN OUR CAREER AND, UM, I THINK WE JUST STAY CALM AND COLLECTED AND WE JUST PREPARE THE SAME WAY. UM, EVEN THOUGH IT’S A BIGGER STAGE, UM, YOU CAN’T REALLY CHANGE YOUR PREPARATION. WITH A WIN TONIGHT. CREIGHTON WILL CLINCH A SPOT IN THE ELITE EIGHT FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR. AND JUST THE THIRD TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY, EXPECT A LATE TIPOFF TIME TONIGHT, PROBABLY SHORTLY AFTER 9:00. CENTRA
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Creighton adds Texas Tech guard to roster from transfer portal
Creighton men's basketball added another transfer to their roster.Related coverage in the video above: Creighton gears up for another Sweet 16 appearanceRichard "Pop" Isaacs, Texas Tech's guard, is joining the Bluejay family.Isaacs scored 15.8 points per game and finished sixth in the Big 12 in overall scoring.The 6-foot-2 athlete started all 34 games for Texas Tech. “His ability to score in a variety of ways and create for his teammates will be a seamless fit in our offense … In addition, his ability to defend at a high level is very impressive,” said Coach Greg McDermott.He will have two years of eligibility remaining.Click here for the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7

Creighton men's basketball added another transfer to their roster.

Related coverage in the video above: Creighton gears up for another Sweet 16 appearance

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Richard "Pop" Isaacs, Texas Tech's guard, is joining the Bluejay family.

Isaacs scored 15.8 points per game and finished sixth in the Big 12 in overall scoring.

The 6-foot-2 athlete started all 34 games for Texas Tech.

“His ability to score in a variety of ways and create for his teammates will be a seamless fit in our offense … In addition, his ability to defend at a high level is very impressive,” said Coach Greg McDermott.

He will have two years of eligibility remaining.

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