Scheierman Named Big East Player Of The Week

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OMAHA, Neb. -- Creighton senior Baylor Scheierman has been named the BIG EAST Player of the Week after helping the Bluejays to a pair of double-digit road wins over Power 5 teams.

Scheierman averaged 22.5 points and 9.0 rebounds during the week, sinking nine three-pointers.
 
Scheierman had 21 points, eight rebounds and two steals in Thursday's BIG EAST – Big 12 Battle victory at Oklahoma State. The 79-65 loss was Oklahoma State's second-largest non-conference home loss in 45 years.
 
The Aurora, Neb,. product concluded his week by scoring 20 of his game-high 24 points in the first half of Creighton's 89-60 win over Nebraska, matching its largest margin of victory ever over its in-state rival. Scheierman made six three-pointers in the first half and remains the nation's only player with three or more three-pointers in every team game this season. Scheierman contributed 10 rebounds for his 40th career double-double, which also moved him over 1,000 career rebounds. The loss was Nebraska's largest in a non-conference home game since 1938.
 
Scheierman's performance on Sunday moved him back atop the BIG EAST leaders with 19.3 points per game. He also paces the league with 29 three-pointers and 3.63 triples per game.

The award is Scheierman's first career BIG EAST Player of the Week award, though he was named Summit League Player of the Week four times while enrolled at South Dakota State.

Creighton (7-1) returns to the court on Saturday at 1 p.m. when it hosts Central Michigan on FS2.