“If somebody can figure out the Big East and call it correctly, they need to go over to the casino and spend a lot of time there,” CU’s ninth-year coach said. “This is about as difficult as a league is to call.”

Creighton has finished in a tie for third place in the conference in each of the past two seasons. It’s made the NCAA tournament twice in a row, too.

The players don’t intend to lower their expectations one bit, even as they try to replace their top three minute-getters from last season.

Cashaw could tell that his new teammates were committed to a certain standard the moment he joined the team — and he’s on board with that mentality. He’s not ready to set any limitations on Creighton’s potential.

“I’m a believer in, you take it one day at a time, one practice at a time,” Cashaw said. “But the Final Four’s been on my mind since I came to college. We have the talent, the chemistry, the staff, the playing style to do it. We’ve just got to keep buckling down, working hard and coming together.”

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