Twenty-second ranked Creighton opens the regular season Friday night against the UMKC Kangaroos, a team picked to finish fifth in the eight-team WAC. The ‘Roos were 12-19 a year ago, but they return three starters and eight players overall from that squad, six of them seniors, including all five starters.
Leading the way is senior Martez Harrison, the 2014-15 WAC Player of the Year and AP Honorable Mention All-American. Though his numbers as a junior were down from that stellar sophomore campaign, they were plenty impressive (averaging 15.4 points, 4.2 assists, 3.7 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 33.3 minutes played per game).