By Heath Gunderson
Our latest edition of "Take Your Pick" pits two former shooting guards against each other: Jahenns Manigat vs. DeAnthony Bowden. If you look at just stats, this matchup seems one-sided - Manigat played four seasons for the Jays and started his final 121 games as a Bluejay, while Bowden played only two years at Creighton after transferring from Jacksonville (Texas) Junior College. Going off the eye test, however, this is a pretty close matchup.
As a junior during the 2001-02 season, Bowden started the first 12 games at point guard before moving to a reserve shooting guard role. His first-year numbers don't jump off the page at you - 4.8 points and 2.5 rebounds per game - but he did hit the game-winning 3-pointer in Creighton's double-overtime win against No. 17 Western Kentucky. Bowden also earned a role as the team's top defensive stopper off the bench.
During his senior year, Bowden averaged 18.6 minutes off the bench and shot 45 percent from the field, scoring 6.7 points per game to go along with 74 assists on the season. He may have been a role player, but he was part of some of the most successful seasons in Creighton history. The Jays went 23-9 his junior year and had the last-second win against Florida in the NCAA Tournament's first round. His senior year, Creighton would go 29-5 with another NCAA Tournament appearance, though it resulted in a disappointing first-round loss to 11-seed Central Michigan.
Manigat of course played all four years for Creighton and ranks sixth in Creighton history with 206 3-pointers. He's a three-year captain for the Bluejays and turned himself into a pretty good defensive player by his senior year. For his career, Manigat averaged 6.2 points per game - slightly above Bowden's 5.8. One potentially overlooked Manigat state is that, during his senior year, he had 100 assists to only 25 turnovers. Manigat, like Bowden, also played on some very successful, historic Creighton teams and made NCAA Tournament appearances in each of his final three seasons.
Both Bowden and Manigat were very good role players in their Creighton careers and had some similar skills. So cast your vote and let us know who you picked and why below.
Our latest edition of "Take Your Pick" pits two former shooting guards against each other: Jahenns Manigat vs. DeAnthony Bowden. If you look at just stats, this matchup seems one-sided - Manigat played four seasons for the Jays and started his final 121 games as a Bluejay, while Bowden played only two years at Creighton after transferring from Jacksonville (Texas) Junior College. Going off the eye test, however, this is a pretty close matchup.
As a junior during the 2001-02 season, Bowden started the first 12 games at point guard before moving to a reserve shooting guard role. His first-year numbers don't jump off the page at you - 4.8 points and 2.5 rebounds per game - but he did hit the game-winning 3-pointer in Creighton's double-overtime win against No. 17 Western Kentucky. Bowden also earned a role as the team's top defensive stopper off the bench.
During his senior year, Bowden averaged 18.6 minutes off the bench and shot 45 percent from the field, scoring 6.7 points per game to go along with 74 assists on the season. He may have been a role player, but he was part of some of the most successful seasons in Creighton history. The Jays went 23-9 his junior year and had the last-second win against Florida in the NCAA Tournament's first round. His senior year, Creighton would go 29-5 with another NCAA Tournament appearance, though it resulted in a disappointing first-round loss to 11-seed Central Michigan.
Manigat of course played all four years for Creighton and ranks sixth in Creighton history with 206 3-pointers. He's a three-year captain for the Bluejays and turned himself into a pretty good defensive player by his senior year. For his career, Manigat averaged 6.2 points per game - slightly above Bowden's 5.8. One potentially overlooked Manigat state is that, during his senior year, he had 100 assists to only 25 turnovers. Manigat, like Bowden, also played on some very successful, historic Creighton teams and made NCAA Tournament appearances in each of his final three seasons.
Both Bowden and Manigat were very good role players in their Creighton careers and had some similar skills. So cast your vote and let us know who you picked and why below.
