Half-Court Press

On a new episode of the Half-Court Press, we bid farewell to Nebraska basketball beat writer Jimmy Watkins. Before that emotional moment, Jimmy and Joel Lorenzi discuss the early surprises with Creighton and Nebraska basketball.  They look at Baylor Scheierman's early impact on Creighton and discuss how excited anyone should be about the Huskers being 2-0. Jimmy closes the show with a disturbing s...

On a new episode of the Half-Court Press, Joel Lorenzi and Jimmy Watkins preview Creighton and Nebraska's season openers and give their predictions for the year. They also quickly touch on the Huskers' loss to Colorado and Creighton rolling over Drury in the final exhibition games. While previewing the season, they give their expectations on several topics including who will lead each team in scor...

On a new episode of the Half-Court Press, Joel Lorenzi and Jimmy Watkins discuss what Juwan Gary can bring to the Husker's after his effort in the Chadron State win. They also discuss if there are any defensive concerns for Creighton. Later, they look at the impact transfer Francisco Farabello could have for the Jays. They close the show discussing Drake and 21 Savage's new collab album. Support t...

On a new episode of the Half-Court Press, Joel Lorenzi and Jimmy Watkins recap Joel's trip to the Big Apple for Big East media days and Ryan Kalkbrenner's potential snub. Then, the duo break down what Nebraska needs to do in their exhibition against Chadron State.  Support the show: https://www.omaha.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On a new episode of the Half-Court Press, Joel Lorenzi and Jimmy Watkins discuss Big Ten media days, Joel's Trey Alexander story and look ahead to Big East media days. Support the show: https://www.omaha.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On a new episode of the Half-Court Press, Joel Lorenzi and Jimmy Watkins discuss what they have seen from Creighton and Nebraska basketball after the first week of practice. Don't want to miss an episode? Get the podcast on  iTunes , or  Spotify . Support the show: https://www.omaha.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On a new episode of the Half-Court Press, Joel Lorenzi and Jimmy Watkins look at the "new coach swag" phenomenon, outline the hype trains to beware of, and answer the question, is a disgraced coach always a deal breaker? Later, they discuss the racial disparities in the music industry that can lead some non-POC rappers to experience a faster "come up." Don't want to miss an episode? Get the podcas...

On a new episode of the Half-Court Press, Joel Lorenzi and Jimmy Watkins draft their top players from Creighton and Nebraska basketball into supreme dream teams. Which team will reign superior? Support the show: https://www.omaha.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On a new episode of the Half-Court Press, Joel Lorenzi and Jimmy Watkins preview Creighton basketball's path through this years Big East Conference. Support the show: https://www.omaha.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joel Lorenzi and Jimmy Watkins review each Big Ten team's offseason and project whether they'll rise or fall, looking at if the team can challenge preseason favorite Indiana and how Purdue, Wisconsin and Illinois look after losing their stars. Later, they discus which teams Nebraska can get ahead of and how Fred Hoiberg's Huskers can improve after three straight losing seasons. Support the show: h...

Joel Lorenzi and Jimmy Watkins look at potential big last second addition to this season's Husker basketball roster. They also look a Creighton losing a player right before school starts. The duo also discusses the new Nebraska basketball assistant hire made this week.  Support the show: https://www.omaha.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On a new episode of the Half-Court Press, we introduce new Creighton writer Joel Lorenzi as he and Jimmy Watkins cover a variety of basketball topics. Support the show: https://www.omaha.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the latest episode, World-Herald staff writers Jon Nyatawa and Sam McKewon recap the Huskers' disappointing 90-54 loss at Ohio State and assess the current state of affairs with the Jays. The Big Ten is full of talent and NU's offense desperately needs a jump start to help Nebraska survive. CU's offense has room for improvement, too, but Creighton's learned how to win with defense. Support the...

Jon Nyatawa and Sam McKewon take a look at the seasons so far for Nebraska and Creighton basketball and preview the big game on Friday in Omaha.  Support the show: https://www.omaha.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the latest episode, World-Herald staff writers Jon Nyatawa and Sam McKewon discuss the recent basketball headlines for CU and NU. The Jays have paused practices after positive COVID-19 tests. The Huskers are trying to plan a season-opening tournament. The two schools will indeed play their rivalry game this year. Plus, they're both on a recruiting roll. Support the show: https://www.omaha.com/...

On the latest episode, World-Herald staff writers Jon Nyatawa and Sam McKewon sort through the issues facing the Jays and Huskers as the teams work to solidify a regular season schedule in the wake of the pandemic. Will the NCAA's blueprint work? Will Creighton and Nebraska play this winter? Jon and Sam also discuss why CU feels it has more to prove, and why NU will be much improved. Support the s...

On the latest episode, World-Herald staff writers Jon Nyatawa and Chris Heady react to the UConn-Big East reunion. What does it mean for CU? Also, they answer some fan questions about Husker hoops: tidbits on Dalano Banton and Lat Mayen, and a starting five prediction.  Support the show: https://www.omaha.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the latest episode, World-Herald staff writers Jon Nyatawa and Chris Heady discuss the latest developments during college basketball's unprecedented hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. Most of the Huskers are on campus now . The Jays are not. What's this summer look like for the two programs? They also analyze NU's non-conference schedule and break down three CU storylines (NBA draft, roste...

On the latest episode, World-Herald staff writers Jon Nyatawa and Chris Heady discuss the Huskers’ addition of Trevor Lakes , the impact of the NBA draft on the Jays and the challenges of building a roster in this age of college basketball where player movement is so common. They also talk about their first-ever driveway basketball hoops, Dennis Rodman’s rebounding prowess and a hypoth...

On the latest episode, World-Herald staff writers Jon Nyatawa and Chris Heady break down the transfer market. Who’s in, and who’s out? They also discuss Nebraska’s situation at point guard for next year. And they evaluate the recruiting challenge facing Creighton, which has three open roster spots but not a lot of playing time to advertise. Support the show: https://www.omaha.com...

On the latest episode, World-Herald staff writers Jon Nyatawa and Chris Heady react to the sudden end to the 2019-20 college hoops season. One of Creighton's best teams in school history won't get a chance to prove itself in March. The Jays have to deal with that. Meanwhile, the Huskers again find themselves in roster retooling mode as the transfer portal fills up. How different will Nebraska look...

On the latest episode, World-Herald staff writers Jon Nyatawa and Chris Heady react to the landmark decision to cancel the NCAA tournament in response to the coronavirus pandemic. This week featured an improbable 48-hour sequence of headlines, where Nebraska and Creighton each momentarily held a place within the national conversation. Fred Hoiberg got sick on the bench while coaching. The Jays pla...

On the latest episode, World-Herald staff writer Jon Nyatawa recaps the recent headlines on the local college hoops scene. Creighton won a share of its first-ever Big East title Saturday, but a knee injury will likely keep point guard Marcus Zegarowski from playing in this week's conference tournament. Nebraska, meanwhile, will be without two of its top guards in the Big Ten tournament. But the Hu...

On the latest episode, World-Herald staff writers Jon Nyatawa and Chris Heady discuss a disappointing Sunday afternoon of hoops for both Creighton and Nebraska. The Jays gave up 14 3-pointers in a 91-71 loss to St. John's. The Huskers connected on just eight of their 30 free-throw attempts in an overtime defeat to Northwestern. How did this happen, and what does it mean? Support the show: https://...

On the latest episode, World-Herald staff writers Jon Nyatawa and Chris Heady discuss Creighton’s remarkable surge in February and its potential in March. They also break down Nebraska’s defeat to Illinois before examining signs of progress during the losing streak. Support the show: https://www.omaha.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.