REPORTS: Bluejays Earns Special Mention From The Basketball Coaches Association

Atlanta, Ga. – The Creighton Women’s Basketball team has received special mention from the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) for the third consecutive year, as announced on July 24. The Bluejays concluded the 2023-24 academic year with a team GPA of 3.3.

Under head coach Jim Flanery, the Bluejays have been honored in the WBCA Academic Top 25 a total of eight times during his 22 seasons in charge.

Bluejays in WBCA Top-25:

• 2002-03: T-16th – Team GPA: 3.315
• 2003-04: T-19th – Team GPA: 3.281
• 2004-05: 18th – Team GPA: 3.348
• 2009-10: 5th – Team GPA: 3.506
• 2010-11: 4th – Team GPA: 3.527
• 2015-16: 16th – Team GPA: 3.498
• 2017-18: 9th – Team GPA: 3.633
• 2018-19: 14th – Team GPA: 3.606

NCAA Division I Rankings:

1. Youngstown State – John Nicolais, GPA 3.868
2. Western Illinois – JD Gravina, GPA 3.866
3. Maine – Amy Vachon, GPA 3.856
4. Northern Illinois – Lisa Carlsen, GPA 3.811
5. Belmont – Bart Brooks, GPA 3.803
6. Northern Iowa – Tanya Warren, GPA 3.780 (Tied)
7. Green Bay – Kevin Borseth, GPA 3.780 (Tied)
8. Missouri – Robin Pingeton, GPA 3.772
9. Drake – Allison Pohlman, GPA 3.736
10. Toledo – Tricia Cullop, GPA 3.724
11. Abilene Christian – Julie Goodenough, GPA 3.715
12. Merrimack – Kelly Morrone, GPA 3.696
13. Davidson – Gayle Fulks, GPA 3.679
14. California Baptist – Daniel Cook, GPA 3.675
15. North Florida – Erika Lambert, GPA 3.674
16. Wyoming – Heather Ezell, GPA 3.672
17. South Dakota State – Aaron Johnston, GPA 3.652
18. Houston Christian – Donna Finnie, GPA 3.636
19. Northern Arizona – Loree Payne, GPA 3.629
20. Saint Peter’s – Jennifer Leedham, GPA 3.628
21. Gonzaga – Lisa Fortier, GPA 3.623
22. Boise State – Gordy Presnell, GPA 3.614
23. Harvard – Carrie Moore, GPA 3.613
24. Fairleigh Dickinson – Stephanie Gaitley, GPA 3.606
25. NJIT – Mike Lane, GPA 3.595

Special Mention:

• Lafayette: Kia Damon-Olson, GPA 3.594
• Portland: Michael Meek, GPA 3.580
• UNC Charlotte: Tomekia Reed, GPA 3.573
• Robert Morris: Chandler McCabe, GPA 3.540
• Holy Cross: Maureen Magarity, GPA 3.535
• Drexel: Amy Mallon, GPA 3.533
• Bradley: Kate Popovec-Goss, GPA 3.529
• DePaul: Doug Bruno, GPA 3.529
• Richmond: Aaron Roussell, GPA 3.528
• Milwaukee: Kyle Rechlicz, GPA 3.527
• Western Michigan: Shane Clipfell, GPA 3.522
• Albany: Colleen Mullen, GPA 3.521
• Stonehill: Trisha Brown, GPA 3.520
• UC Santa Barbara: Renee Jimenez, GPA 3.519
• Illinois: Shauna Green, GPA 3.509
• Bowling Green: Fred Chmiel, GPA 3.508
• East Tennessee State: Brenda Mock Brown, GPA 3.506
• Valparaiso: Mary Evans, GPA 3.506
• Pacific: Bradley Davis, GPA 3.504
• Texas A&M Corpus Christi: Royce Chadwick, GPA 3.495
• Fresno State: Jaime White, GPA 3.494
• Yale: Dalila Eshe, GPA 3.493
• Lehigh: Addie Micir, GPA 3.481
• Fairfield: Carly Thibault, GPA 3.475
• Kent State: Todd Starkey, GPA 3.471
• Florida Gulf Coast: Karl Smesko, GPA 3.471
• Iona: Angelika Szumilo, GPA 3.464
• Cleveland State: Chris Kielsmeier, GPA 3.464
• Utah: Lynne Roberts, GPA 3.446
• Binghamton: Bethann Shapiro Ord, GPA 3.438
• Creighton: Jim Flanery, GPA 3.428
• Indiana: Teri Moren, GPA 3.428
• Eastern Washington: Joddie Gleason, GPA 3.421
• Colgate: Ganiyat Adeduntan, GPA 3.420
• Elon: Charlotte Smith, GPA 3.419
• Georgetown: Darnell Haney, GPA 3.419
• Villanova: Denise Dillon, GPA 3.417
• Vanderbilt: Shea Ralph, GPA 3.416
• La Salle: Mountain MacGillivray, GPA 3.413
• San Diego: Cindy Fisher, GPA 3.412
• Florida State: Brooke Wyckoff, GPA 3.410
• Montana State: Tricia Binford, GPA 3.409
• Saint Joseph’s: Cindy Griffin, GPA 3.401
• Stanford: Tara VanDerveer, GPA 3.401
• Iowa State: Bill Fennelly, GPA 3.389
• Alabama: Kristy Curry, GPA 3.386
• Longwood: Erika Lang-Montgomery, GPA 3.383
• Illinois State: Kristen Gillespie, GPA 3.380
• South Florida: José Fernández, GPA 3.377
• Lipscomb: Lauren Sumski, GPA 3.372
• Ohio State: Kevin McGuff, GPA 3.372
• Denver: Doshia Woods, GPA 3.365
• UC Irvine: Tamara Inoue, GPA 3.362
• Syracuse: Felisha Legette-Jack, GPA 3.358
• California: Charmin Smith, GPA 3.339
• Georgia State: Gene Hill, GPA 3.329
• New Hampshire: Megan Shoniker, GPA 3.328
• Iowa: Lisa Bluder, GPA 3.327
• Tulane: Ashley Langford, GPA 3.320
• Louisville: Jeff Walz, GPA 3.319
• Nevada: Amanda Levens, GPA 3.312
• Hofstra: Danielle Santos Atkinson, GPA 3.308
• Bethune-Cookman: Janell Crayton, GPA 3.303
• Rider: Lynn Milligan, GPA 3.302
• Tennessee: Kellie Harper, GPA 3.301
• Seton Hall: Anthony Bozzella, GPA 3.298
• Portland State: Chelsey Gregg, GPA 3.298
• UAB: Randy Norton, GPA 3.297
• Liberty: Carey Green, GPA 3.296
• Kansas State: Jeff Mittie, GPA 3.281
• Penn State: Carolyn Kieger, GPA 3.281
• Pennsylvania: Mike McLaughlin, GPA 3.272
• St. Bonaventure: James Crowley, GPA 3.250
• Massachusetts: Mike Leflar, GPA 3.246
• Kansas: Brandon Schneider, GPA 3.245
• Sacramento State: Aaron Kallhoff, GPA 3.243
• Tulsa: Angie Nelp, GPA 3.239
• UNLV: Lindy La Rocque, GPA 3.238
• Colorado: JR Payne, GPA 3.225
• Niagara: Jada Pierce, GPA 3.222
• Southern Illinois: Kelly Bond-White, GPA 3.220
• Oklahoma State: Jacie Hoyt, GPA 3.216
• Arizona State: Natasha Adair, GPA 3.188
• Brigham Young: Amber Whiting, GPA 3.178
• West Virginia: Mark Kellogg, GPA 3.163
• Central Florida: Sytia Messer, GPA 3.156
• Texas A&M-Commerce: Valerie King, GPA 3.151
• Oklahoma: Jennie Baranczyk, GPA 3.139
• Illinois Chicago: Ashleen Bracey, GPA 3.129
• Notre Dame: Niele Ivey, GPA 3.122
• UMass Lowell: Denise King, GPA 3.117
• Rutgers: Coquese Washington, GPA 3.094
• Maryland: Brenda Frese, GPA 3.087
• St. John’s: Joe Tartamella, GPA 3.078
• Georgia Southern: Anita Howard, GPA 3.046
• North Carolina: Courtney Banghart, GPA 3.012
• Texas Tech: Krista Gerlich, GPA 3.009
• North Texas: Jason Burton, GPA 3.005.