Huss was really, really complimentary of McAndrew btw. Said the new defensive principles have become second nature and that McAndrew has been “a monster on the glass.” That’s … significant.

Hudson Greer and Jasen Green aren’t practicing today. They’ve been doing stuff off to the side, riding the bike and whatnot.

Alan Huss on relentlessly competitive Creighton guard Wes Enis: “He’s a nut, and I mean that in the best way possible.” “He gets so wrapped up in winning and losing that sometimes we lose track of the concept. We’ve had to turn scoreboards off more than we ever had in my coaching career, but that’s a good problem.”

Creighton coach Alan Huss on Jackson McAndrew, who’s back and better after last year’s season-ending foot injury: “This summer, he was really going through it, questioning himself, trying to figure out when or if it was going to come back for him. Probably three weeks ago, the light switch flipped on. Safe to say Jackson’s been at or near the top of anybody in our gym.”

Huss said for now, while the fifth-year transfers await final eligibility rulings, they’ll work like they’ll be eligible.

Alan Huss says Brody Robinson tweaked his groin in practice the other day. He’s not practicing today. But Fred King is after “a little bit of a knee deal.”

Communication is a big emphasis for Creighton. Alan Huss said it’s the most difficult thing about coaching in 2026. “That’s at the forefront of my mind, the entire staff’s mind: How do we get this team to be player-led and not a coach-fed team? Right now, we’re the latter.”

Alan Huss said last year’s team was an “unusually quiet group,” probably the quietest he’s seen in his time at Creighton. “You contrast that with a couple of new guys that are especially vocal and a group of leaders that have returned that saw some ways where we didn’t live up to our potential a season ago — and are destined no make sure we don’t do that again.”

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Isaac Traudt said he’s happy to have Fred King back at Creighton. He didn’t know until looking at the team calendar and seeing an extra player on there. “And it was Fred. So I texted him and asked if it was true and, yeah, that’s how I found out. Pretty awesome.”

One last preseason for fifth-year Creighton forward Isaac Traudt “It is definitely different. Time flies by.” Different how? “Guys really come to work every single day, which has been great. Definitely feels more intense than preseasons I’ve been a part of in the past.”

Creighton guard Kayden Edwards, from Fort Worth, walked into practice rocking a cowboy hat. You know, Texas stuff. Said he’s been riding horses since he was 4 years old; it’s his thing outside of basketball. His horse’s name is Chance.

Kayden Edwards brought up Wes Enis, saying the USF transfer keeps the guards locked into a dawg mentality. Asked him how competitive the backcourt has been so far: “Really competitive. But you need that. You want that in a team. … You need that edge in the Big East.

Kayden Edwards says Creighton is trying to be more physical defensively. “We’re not the biggest team in the Big East, but we’re gonna take pride in being the toughest team. It’s just getting more physical and saying, ‘Hey, you’re not gonna score on us, you’re not going to do whatever you want to do.’” That’s a very, very different (and refreshing!) mindset from last season.

Kayden Edwards’ takeaway from summer workouts and first week of practice: “This group loves to work.” “They come in early and leave really late. Everybody’s locked in. … Everybody loves to win. Nobody really likes to lose, but I can tell this group really hates it.”

Hello from Jays practice. Coming up: Alan Huss, Isaac Traudt and Bugg Edwards.

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