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It's been a few weeks since Creighton men's basketball's season came to an end, and Bryant and Matt are finally recovering from the Bluejays' first-round NCAA Tournament loss to Rhode Island. A lot's happened since the Jays finished their 2016-17 campaign with a 25-10 record. Chief among the developments? Justin Patton's outta here, taking his talents to the 2017 NBA Draft. To talk about Patton's...

It's our first of two basketball season finale shows. In this episode, we're putting a bow on the Creighton women's basketball team's season. e To do so, Matt DeMarinis spent nearly an hour with head coach Jim Flanery. But before that exclusive interview, we spend a few minutes taking questions from Twitter.

It's March Madness on the Bluejays Bytes podcast! Matt DeMarinis and Bryant Ott catch up after a captivating weekend by the Creighton men's basketball team in New York City. Sure, the Jays fell short of a Big East title, but two wins in the conference tournament plus a solid regular season display garnered Greg McDermott's team a 6-seed and a game against 11-seed Rhode Island. We talk about that m...

Matt and Bryant are live from the Big East Tournament in NYC. Joining them is Omaha World-Herald beat writer Jon Nyatawa. Enjoy!

Bryant Ott checks in with Matt DeMarinis, who calls from Milwaukee after watching Greg McDermott's team lose its regular season finale to Marquette and Jim Flanery's squad drop its Big East Tournament semifinal game to the host Golden Eagles. The two discuss: ~ Those three games in Milwaukee ~ Khyri Thomas' snub for All-Big East honors ~ What awaits the men's team at Madison Square Garden this wee...

First, the good news: Creighton's women's basketball program notched its first Big East regular season championship. Jim Flanery's Bluejays shared the title with DePaul; we speak with Flan about the championship, the upcoming Big East Tournament in Milwaukee, and an inevitable NCAA Tournament berth. But first, we dive a bit into the serious allegations and charges facing former Creighton point gua...

Bryant Ott and Matt DeMarinis are back talking all things Creighton Bluejays. First up, a segment on your NATIONALLY RANKED Creighton women's basketball team, featuring an interview with head coach Jim Flanery. Then, we take a look back at the Bluejays men's basketball team's week against Seton Hall (L) and Georgetown (W). We also preview Greg McDermott's team's upcoming home game against Providen...

Matt DeMarinis and Bryant Ott catch up on a few weeks of Creighton Bluejays men's basketball. They cover hot topics like the Evolution of Khyri Thomas, the NBA Draft Prospects of Justin Patton, and what the last three-plus weeks of the Big East regular season hold for a team clinging to the No. 2 spot in the conference standings. Matt and Bryant spend 30 minutes (at the 59:00 mark) on Creighton ba...

Bryant Ott and Matt DeMarinis lament Creighton's 71-51 loss at Georgetown immediately following the game. The timing leads to some conjecture about how -- or, rather, if -- Greg McDermott and his staff will adjust strategy after amid a two-game losing streak. On a brighter note, we set the stage for what Jim Flanery says is the most important home weekend of CU women's basketball since he's been h...

Bryant Ott and Matt DeMarinis go 60 minutes on Maurice Watson Jr.'s injury, the win against Xavier it happened during, and what's next for Greg McDermott's Bluejays. You'll laugh (maybe). You'll cry (Bryant kinda does). You'll hurl.

Bryant Ott and Matt DeMarinis ring in the new year by breaking down Creighton basketball's 1-1 start to Big East play. In particular, they talk about what could have been for the Bluejays in a home loss on New Year's Eve against Villanova, and how Khyri Thomas is the X-factor for this year's squad. The podcast takes a turn toward the men's hoops recruiting world, before getting back on course with...

Sure, the Creighton men's basketball team is 11-0 and N0. 9 in the AP Poll, tied for its best ranking in program history. But BLUEJAYS VOLLEYBALL, GUYS. Matt has a 20-minute exclusive interview with coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth. Plus, we spend the first portion of the show with Matt breaking down his trips to Lawrence and Austin, during which the Jays won three 5-set matches before losing to event...

A lot has happened since Bryant Ott and Matt DeMarinis last podcasted. In Episode 11, Bryant and Matt cover: ~Creighton men's basketball blistering start to the 2016-17 season ~Creighton volleyball's perfect Big East regular season, their three-peat in the Big East tournament, and another NCAA Tournament appearance for Kirsten Bernthal Booth's program ~ Creighton men's soccer's revenge tour that t...

Bryant Ott and Matt DeMarinis are back after a month-long sabbatical so Bryant could follow his beloved Chicago Cubs on their successful quest to win a World Series championship. So, we unpack nearly a month's worth of Creighton Bluejays coverage, including: ~ What Elmar Bolowich's men's soccer team has to do to earn home games in the NCAA Tournament ~ Why Kirsten Bernthal Booth's volleyball progr...

It's Bluejays Legends Showdown Week in Omaha, and we're here to celebrate it on the Bluejays Bytes podcast. Creighton basketball stars and current NBA players Kyle Korver and Doug McDermott meet at CenturyLink Center Omaha Thursday for an exhibition game between the Kyle's Atlanta Hawks and Doug's Chicago Bulls. Matt DeMarinis catches up with Korver, and the two talk about a number of topics ahead...

This episode, Matt DeMarinis and I recap a busy and successful week in Creighton sports, including two wins by the women’s soccer program, a top-10 win for the men’s soccer team, and a perfect two-match weekend for Kirsten Bernthal Booth’s volleyball squad. The prelude sets up our feature perfectly: an interview with Creighton University Athletic Director Bruce Rasmussen (41:30). Over 25 minutes,...

Wow. What a lineup for our seventh episode. To say we're excited to have Creighton legend Doug McDermott on the show is an understatement. Matt DeMarinis catches up with the former Jay and current Chicago Bull, as McDermott gets started at his third NBA training camp (37:00). McDermott isn't the only one starting his hoops season. Greg McDermott's Bluejays officially began practice for the 2016-20...

On this week's Bluejays Bytes podcast, Matt DeMarinis joins Bryant Ott live to cover the following in Creighton sports: Creighton volleyball standouts Jaali Winters and Megan Ballenger take Matt's quiz on their hometown, Ankeny, Iowa. Creighton men's basketball senior Isaiah Zierden talks Kobe (Bryant, not Paras), the Minnesota Vikings, and how he'll prepare his body day in and day out for the rig...

This week's Bluejays Bytes podcast features exclusive interviews galore. Creighton men's basketball senior standout Maurice Watson Jr. talks to Matt DeMarinis about: ~His flirtation with the NBA Draft, ~How he’s approaching his senior season ~His take on the newly released Big East conference schedule Bluejays women's basketball coach Jim Flanery talks to DeMarinis about: ~What his team is working...

Matt DeMarinis joins Bryant Ott to recap an eventful Labor Day weekend in Creighton sports. Among the topics: ~ How Kirsten Bernthal Booth's Bluejays volleyball team fared against Northern Iowa, Kentucky and Southern Cal in the USC Radisson Classic in LA ~ How Elmar Bolowich's Bluejays soccer team fared at Clemson and in the first "Dodge Street Derby" at Morrison Stadium against Nebraska-Omaha ~ H...

We've found our sea legs. Thanks, in large part, to Matt DeMarinis' excellent, six-minute interviews with: ~ Creighton Bluejays men's basketball head coach Greg McDermott ~ Creighton Bluejays men's soccer head coach Elmar Bolowich ~ Creighton Bluejays volleyball head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth Jump right in below! Or, visit our Soundcloud channel here.

Bryant Ott goes solo, but Matt DeMarinis does all the leg work. We feature Matt's in-depth interviews with Creighton basketball's Cole Huff & Creighton volleyball's Kirsten Bernthal Booth. Listen as Huff talks about his recovery and rehab from offseason knee surgery. And make sure you check out Coach Booth discussing the Iowa State Challenge, the season-opening event for the nationally ranked Blue...

And so it begins ... despite the uneasy voices and the longer-than-planned outcome (an hour, really?!), WBR's first podcast is in the books. Listen as WBR's Bryant Ott and Matt DeMarinis chat Creighton basketball off-season, Creighton volleyball's big expectations, and Creighton soccer's exhibition action.