After dispatching with Cal Poly and North Florida in the campus half of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational, Creighton heads west to the desert for the main event. They’ll begin Thanksgiving Night against San Diego State, and play Friday against either Iowa or Texas Tech.
The Aztecs are 6-0 entering Thursday’s matchup, including a 76-71 road win at BYU (#68 KenPom). Picked second in the preseason Mountain West poll, SDSU starts two seniors, two juniors and a sophomore, so they’re an experienced team — just not at SDSU. 6’10”, 240 pound Yanni Wetzell is a grad transfer from Vanderbilt.