Creighton knew what it was losing in experience and leadership when the clock struck midnight on their 2017-18 season with Marcus Foster, Toby Hegner, Tyler Clement, and Manny Suarez departing to graduation. But then came Ronnie Harrell, Jr.’s decision to transfer to Denver and play his final season of college basketball closer to home. Junior guard Khyri Thomas then took his defensive prowess that made him a two-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year winner and declared for the NBA Draft, leaving the Bluejays with only one senior on the roster in reserve point guard Kaleb Joseph.
On Thursday morning, that number doubled when Connor Cashaw informed Creighton head coach Greg McDermott and his staff that he would be finishing his collegiate career in Omaha.