Creighton suffers ‘brutal’ loss with injury to Pop Isaacs

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Creighton star Pop Isaacs will miss the remainder of the season due to hip surgery, a team spokesman confirmed on Saturday.

The 6-foot-2 junior guard is averaging 16.3 points, second on the team, and poured in 27 points with 7 rebounds and 4 assists in Wednesday’s 76-63 home upset of No. 1 Kansas.

“Feeling crushed for them, losing Pop Isaacs today was just brutal, and I do feel bad for Mac [Creighton coach Greg McDermott] and those players and coaches,” UConn coach Dan Hurley said Saturday.

Isaacs transferred from Texas Tech and chose Creighton over BYU and St. John’s.

Creighton (6-3) hosts UNLV Saturday afternoon.

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.