Creighton men's basketball to host Purdue in charity exhibition game

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Prior to the start of the 2024 season, the Bluejays will host the Boilermakers in a preseason charity game with net proceeds benefiting the United Way of the Midlands Disaster Relief Fund. The exhibition game will take place on Saturday, October 26th at 7 p.m. Central at the CHI Health Center.

“We are thrilled to host Purdue for an exhibition game,” said Creighton head coach Greg McDermott in a press release from the University. “Coming off a trip to the national title game, Coach Painter will once again have one of the best teams in the country. It will be a tremendous opportunity for us to play high-level competition as we prepare for a top-notch non-conference schedule and the always difficult, BIG EAST. I can’t thank Coach Painter enough for bringing his team to Omaha. It is a unique event that our fans will truly enjoy all while supporting the United Way of the Midlands Disaster Relief Fund.”

“We are excited to be traveling to Creighton and playing the Bluejays for a great cause to start our season,” Purdue head coach Matt Painter said. “The Omaha area was ravaged by tornadoes in late April and we hope that this charity game will help provide disaster relief to the region. Creighton is an outstanding program led by an outstanding coach in Coach McDermott and this game will really help us prepare for the season, much the same way the Arkansas charity game a year ago helped us.”

The charity game will take place exactly six months after a series of 12 tornadoes tore through the Omaha metro, including Nebraska’s first EF-4 tornado since 2014.