Creighton’s Isaacs (hip) to miss out on rest of season

Jeff Borzello, ESPN

• Personnel WriterDec 7, 2024, 11:01 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting expert.
• Joined ESPN in 2014.
• Graduate of University of Delaware.Creighton guys’s basketball guard Pop Isaacs

  will go through hip surgery and miss out on the rest of the season, coach Greg McDermott told The Associated Press on Saturday.Isaacs underwent hip surgical treatment last spring, however it has continued to be an issue

  . He was held out of the season opener versus UTRGV.The 6-foot-2 Las Vegas local had actually returned to playing some of the best basketball of his career, scoring at least 25 points in three of his previous five games– including a 27-point, 7-rebound, 4-assist performance in Creighton’s win over No. 1 Kansas on Wednesday.Editor’s Picks

Isaacs was balancing 16.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists through eight games.He transferred to Creighton last spring after investing 2 seasons at Texas Tech, where he earned All-Big 12 honors and led the Red Raiders to the NCAA tournament in March.McDermott and the Bluejays have actually struggled mightily with injuries, with starting guard Steven Ashworth dealing with a sprained ankle last month and Ryan Kalkbrenner missing out on one game with a lower-body injury. Without Isaacs, Creighton is brief on tested backcourt players. Expect the Bluejays to play larger, with Jamiya Neal sliding to shooting guard and Mason Miller and Jackson McAndrew playing together more regularly at the forward positions.Creighton(6-3 )hosts UNLV on Saturday.