Big East preseason player of the year Ryan Kalkbrenner scored a career-high 49 points in a season-opening win against UT-Rio Grande Valley, the fifth-most scored in a game in Big East history.
The ultimate guide to the men's college basketball season: Final Four picks, Player of the Year predictions and top storylinesThe 7-foot-1 Kalkbrenner, a fifth-year center, was 20-of-22 from the field, including 2-for-2 on 3-pointers, and he made 7 of 8 free throws. He also grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked three shots.
• It was the second-most points in Creighton history behind Bob Portman's 51 against UW-Milwaukee in 1967• The 20 made field goals tied the single-game Big East record "To go to work like he did in the offseason and then the first time you're under the lights for real to do something superhuman, it's pretty special," Bluejays coach Greg McDermott said."And he deserves it. There's not a person on the planet that deserves success more than Ryan Kalkbrenner because of the way he's approached everything on a daily basis."
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