In the latest episode of Half-Court Press, Wilson Moore and Jon Walker recap the first few weeks of Creighton and Nebraska's preseason and preview both teams' groups of guards.

The guys open with thoughts from Creighton's first practice and the transition between eras that is underway as the Bluejays move on from Trey Alexander and Baylor Scheierman, with Ryan Kalkbrenner as the bridge in between.

The duo break down CU's big question which is how can Greg McDermott make these new pieces work?

Jon talks about Jasen Green who's been the bright spot of the preseason for Creighton and how he improved in the offseason.

Wilson then breaks down what he learned from Nebraska media days which is the Huskers still have leadership in Rienk Mast but Juwan Gary and Brice Williams have taken those roles as the leaders of the program and were the team's representatives in Illinois.

Wilson also takes a look at NU's backcourt group which includes two point guards — a big difference from last year.

Jon's preview of the backcourt includes a breakdown of Pop Isaacs who will try and fill Alexander's spot. Another question he ponders is who will fill Francisco Farabello's important role off the bench?

The guys roll through a few preseason notes including TV times for several Jay games, who's intriguing to watch at the Red-White scrimmage, who's to blame for Nebraska's new court design at Pinnacle Bank Arena and more.

In the latest episode of Half-Court Press, Wilson Moore and Jon Walker talk recent recruiting successes for Nebraska and Creighton and preseason expectations for both teams.

The duo starts with the Huskers landing four-star Quentin Rhymes and four-star guard Hudson Greer committing to Creighton.

They give updates on the latest recruiting news for both teams and talk priority targets for CU and NU.

Wilson talks Nebraska's brutal Big Ten schedule and the potential benefits and disasters that come with it. Can the Huskers weather the storm and reach the NCAA tournament again?

Jon talks Creighton's hardest stretch this season and how it is happening during the part of the season that the Jays usually start to peak. He also talks how that six game, 17 day stretch could decide a lot of the Big East standings.

They talk Creighton having a true homecourt advantage for the majority of the start of the Jays' schedule and how Nebraska's schedule is more balanced this season, with fewer back-to-back games.

Wilson talks Fred Hoiberg's recent media availability and what the Husker coach had to say about this year's team.

Heading into the Jays' first preseason media availability, Jon talks his questions for Creighton, including where does Jasen Green fit into CU's team and how do they kick the door down and finally reach the Final Four.

In the latest episode of Half-Court Press, Wilson Moore and Jon Walker make their debut in the brand-new Omaha World-Herald podcast studio with an end-of-summer update on both Nebraska and Creighton's basketball programs.

Jon begins the episode with news that had been on the rumor mill for a while: Greg McDermott and the Bluejays have completed its 2024-25 roster by signing international star Fedor Zugic (2:08) and dives into what the Montenegro native will bring to the Bluejays (7:34).

Next, Wilson recaps how former Huskers Keisei Tominaga and Jack McVeigh fared at the 2024 Paris Games (9:30) before the guys discuss why Keisei wasn't more involved in Japan's rotation.

The duo then discuss Purdue agreeing to a charity exhibition with Creighton and why events like these are important for college basketball and the communities its top schools serve (14:49).

The guys wind down the episode by looking ahead to Big Ten and Big East Media Days later this fall and determining each team's biggest storyline entering this season (18:10).

The two then give an update on 2025 recruiting, which players Creighton and Nebraska are targeting and what their strategy will be in the coming months along with what positions are a need (28:28).

Lastly, the crew debut a new segment on the show called "Pressing Question" to wrap up the episode (36:30).