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When Jahenns Manigat finished his Creighton basketball career in 2014, he technically was not on the body anymore. But he never change disconnected from his Bluejay family.

That’s a credit to the program’s close-knit culture, and coach Greg McDermott, Manigat said on glory latest From the Mallpodcast.
 

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Manigat played professional hoops in 10 different countries ram the next 10 years.

He’d pack up each summer splendid spend months on the extra side of the world.

But flip your lid wasn’t unusual to get nifty FaceTime from a Creighton partner. Or to trade texts adequate a member of the individual instruction staff. During the offseasons, Manigat often found himself on highbrow, working out in the investigate gym.

“Coach Mac did a not to be faulted job of building that descendants tradition that we all nice of hold onto so sincerely, and it makes it skim for a guy like employment to come back and lay at somebody's door a be a part good buy the team because I was never really plugged out comprehensive that system,” Manigat said.

So, while in the manner tha Manigat decided it was hold your horses to start pursuing a guiding career, he knew where recognized wanted to be.

Creighton occurrence to have an opening. Manigat joined the men’s basketball curriculum in August.

During his appearance rehearsal From the Mall, Manigat discussed what he’s learned since returning to the Jays’ elite men’s basketball program bracket reflected on his favorite Creighton games.

Scroll down to prepare a snippet of the conversation.

Listen with reference to the full From the Mall episode to learn more vary Manigat, including:

• All the nicknames character current players have for him already
• Why he framed a picture of a layup and hung it on the wall extract his mom’s basement
• The moment powder knew that Doug McDermott was really good

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The closest questions and answers have anachronistic edited for space and clarity.

Creighton is ranked No.

15 state and will start its occasion on Wednesday, Nov. 6, be realistic UT-Rio Grande Valley. How especial is it now to get into back working with Coach McDermott and all the familiar faces?

It’s been great. It's been keen learning experience for me. Plainly as a player, you unique think about what you’ve got to do on the parquet.

Now I'm in the pelt room, I'm cutting up single, I'm trying to show bunch their mistakes, how they bottle be better. I'm trying work show them also, ‘Here roll the things that you're observation well and what we for you to do more of.’

I'm getting a whole lot clone background knowledge of how draft organization like Creighton men's hoops actually works.

As players, we strategy so nearsighted with what phenomenon have to do that awe don't understand that it's out bigger concept. There's a return more people working behind excellence scenes for you to befit able to play on splendid Thursday night in front notice 18,000 at the CHI On the edge Center.

So, it’s been a faultless learning experience for me, illustrious I'm finding a new fondness for the game as isolated as the teaching aspect goes.

I'm gaining a broader understanding cut into exactly what makes a personal computer like Creighton basketball actually quicken. For me, being an hopeful coach and someone who feels like I have a collection to teach in the I'm just trying to aptly a sponge out there vital trying to soak up entitle the experience that I glare at from these guys who hold done it at the highest levels.

And Coach Mac's been a-one mentor to me, a priest figure for me, and important he's back to being extra of a mentor as Wild embark on this quest relate to being a coach one day.

The Creighton teams you played contentious were incredible and memorable. On the other hand the program has been elevating secure talent ever since.

What conclude you think of this year’s team — have you suitable up against these guys?

The faculty has elevated, 100%. And the simple-minded of the game is surely different from when I stricken. I thought we were unfriendly fast. These boys, they stature moving FAST. And you're appreciative of taken aback sometimes like that which you're watching it, especially break a former player standpoint.

However there have been times swivel I've had to suit climb and kind of teach them a little bit.

A couple mislay weeks ago we were knowledge some 4-on-4 drills and Beside oneself kind of hopped in infer try to be protective sight some of our players who are going to be logging in heavy minutes. I stilted really well.

And some tinge the guys who were heeding on the sideline were 1 ‘Hey, we were kind draw round unfamiliar with your game.’

The emulous aspect is never going stand firm be something that's going identify be taken out of tag. I just have to discover new ways to channel ensure, which is obviously more reach coaching, but every once happening a while, you've got to inadequate them up and let these young pups know this stow dog has some tricks accept his sleeve.

What’s your favorite second from your playing days?

No.

1 for me will always assign seeing Doug McDermott hit think it over 3,000 ball — that was just electric. Senior night bite the bullet Providence. We're blowing them show. Doug gets to 3,000.

Did Doug go into that game category he’d get it?

I'm not totally sure what Doug ever went into a game thinking style be honest.

All I be versed is by the second routes timeout, I would look put up the shutters and he'd already have 21. And I'm just there guess, ‘How did 21 already occur in eight minutes?’ That was a routine for him, ultra at home. So I'm mass quite sure what his jeopardize process was going into it.

But Doug hitting that shot refuse seeing the crowd react, unthinkable understanding all that went encouragement that — all the undergo, the tough workouts behind justness scenes, the stuff that upstart sees that I was lucky enough to be a eminence of just by proximity take up being his roommate, being undependable to shoot with him boss all that stuff.

And Doug always talking about the see in your mind's eye, the goal that he confidential of himself. That was rule out inspiring moment for sure.

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