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Former Grand Island standout Isaac Traudt transferring to play for Creighton men's basketball

Former Grand Island standout Isaac Traudt transferring to play for Creighton men's basketball
COACH GREG MCDERMOTT, ONE ON ONE MACK WHAT CAN YOU JUST SAY ABOUT THE SEASON THAT THIS TEAM HAD? THIS IS AN UNBELIEVABLE RIDE. THE JOURNEY THAT THIS TEAM TOOK ME ON. I MEAN, THE FANS OBVIOUSLY ENJOYED IT, BUT I HAD THE SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF IT EVERY DAY AND I COULDN’T BE MORE PROUD OF THEM. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU YOU HOW YOU WIN AND HOW YOU LOSE IS WHO YOU ARE. AND WE WIN WITH CLASS AND WE LOSE WITH DIGNITY. AND THESE GUYS ARE HURTING RIGHT NOW. BUT THEY’LL WE’LL HELP THEM GET PAST COUPLE OF YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. HOW DO YOU HOPE THIS TEAM IS REMEMBERED NOT JUST IN THAT LOCKER ROOM, BUT BY THESE FANS? YEAH, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT’S A CREIGHTON TEAM THAT, YOU KNOW, IS GOING SOMEWHERE THAT NO OTHER CREIGHTON TEAM HAS GONE. AND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF RALLIED NOT JUST A CAMPUS COMMUNITY OR THE OMAHA COMMUNITY, BUT ANYBODY THAT REALLY HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH CREIGHTON. I THINK THE LAST TWO WEEKENDS HAVE KIND OF JUMPED ON BOARD FOR THIS RIDE, AT LEAST BASED ON MY TEXT MESSAGES. THAT SEEMS TO BE THE CASE. SO WHEN YOU CAN IMPACT OTHER PEOPLE IN A POSITIVE WAY, DOING SOMETHING THAT YOU LOVE, THAT’S PRETTY COOL STUFF. AND YOU KNOW, I’M REALLY PROUD LIKE A LOT OF MY OTHER TEAMS, THE WAY THESE GUYS HAVE REPRESENTED THE NAME ON THE FRONT OF THEIR JERSEY, IT’S NEVER BEEN ABOUT THEM. IT’S BEEN ABOUT CREIGHTON, IT’S BEEN ABOUT THEIR TEAMMATES AND WHEN YOU GO THROUGH TOUGH STUFF LIKE THIS, YOU NEED YOUR TEAMMATES EVEN MORE. SO THAT’S GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT HERE MOVING FORWARD. WHAT WAS IT LIKE GOING THROUGH THIS TYPE OF JOURNEY, THE UPS AND DOWNS OF THIS SEASON WITH THIS SPECIFIC GROUP OF PLAYERS? IT’S A REWARDING BECAUSE DECEMBER WAS TOUGH AND IN NOVEMBER WAS THOSE WERE HARD TIMES. YOU KNOW, THEY SEEMED LIKE A DISTANT MEMORY BECAUSE OF ALL THE GOOD TIMES WE’VE HAD SINCE THEN. BUT IT’S ALL PART OF THE JOURNEY AND IT’S ALL THE REASON WE BECAME WHO WE ARE. IT’S, YOU KNOW, SOME TEAMS GO THROUGH THAT AND THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY CRACKLE AT THE SEAMS AND THEY FALL APART. AND THIS TEAM ACTUALLY GREW CLOSER TOGETHER. SO YOU KNOW, I’M JUST BLESSED THAT I HAD T
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Former Grand Island standout Isaac Traudt transferring to play for Creighton men's basketball
Related video above: Creighton coach Greg McDermott on the Jays' NCAA tournament runGrand Island native Isaac Traudt is transferring to play for the Creighton men's basketball team.The 2022 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year announced his decision on Twitter Friday morning.The 6-foot-10 forward redshirted at Virginia during the 2022-23 season and will have four years of eligibility remaining.“We are excited that Isaac is coming home to play at Creighton,” Creighton coach Greg McDermott said in a statement. “I’ve always been impressed with his work ethic and passion for the game of basketball. His versatility is a perfect fit in our system.” Traudt was a four-star prospect in the 2022 recruiting class and averaged 23.1 points and 8.3 rebounds per game as a senior.The Jays finished 24-13 last season and advanced to the program's first Elite Eight in the modern tournament era.Get the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7

Related video above: Creighton coach Greg McDermott on the Jays' NCAA tournament run

Grand Island native Isaac Traudt is transferring to play for the Creighton men's basketball team.

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The 2022 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year announced his decision on Twitter Friday morning.

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The 6-foot-10 forward redshirted at Virginia during the 2022-23 season and will have four years of eligibility remaining.

“We are excited that Isaac is coming home to play at Creighton,” Creighton coach Greg McDermott said in a statement. “I’ve always been impressed with his work ethic and passion for the game of basketball. His versatility is a perfect fit in our system.”

Traudt was a four-star prospect in the 2022 recruiting class and averaged 23.1 points and 8.3 rebounds per game as a senior.

The Jays finished 24-13 last season and advanced to the program's first Elite Eight in the modern tournament era.

Get the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7