Creighton wraps up the non-conference portion of their schedule Thursday against the UMKC Kangaroos. Picked seventh in the preseason WAC poll after finishing 10-22 (5-9 in the league) a year ago, things have more or less gone as predicted so far for the ‘Roos.
They began the season 0-6 and their fortunes haven’t turned around much since. Among those six opening-season losses were a 31-point drubbing against Loyola-Chicago, a 14-point loss at Iowa, a 28-point loss at UCONN, and a home loss to the Fightin’ D-Rock’s of Drake University. They’ve won five games since, one against an NAIA team (Avila), two against sub-300 teams (McNeese State and Elon), and two against middle-of-the-road types (IPFW and South Dakota).