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Jersey Number 32
Christian Bishop
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lee's Summit, Mo.
- High School:
- West HS
- Major:
- Physical Culture & Sports with a Social Studies track
Bio
Returns for his super senior season in 2022-23 ... has played in 124 career games (85 starts) during his first four seasons of college at Creighton (2018-21) and Texas ... career totals of 962 points (7.8 ppg), 610 rebounds (4.9 rpg) and 113 blocks in 2,318 minutes (18.7 mpg) ... reached double figures in scoring 50 times and double digits in rebounds 10 times in his collegiate career ... has recorded seven career double-doubles ... elected to transfer to Texas after spending his first three years at Creighton … played in 90 career games (62 starts) and registered 724 points (8.0 ppg) and 420 rebounds (4.7 rpg) while adding 82 blocked shots during his three seasons at Creighton ... converted 64.5-percent from the field (296-459) over his three-year career with the Bluejays ... ranked second in Creighton program history (at the time of his departure) in career field goal percentage (min. 300 attempts) and ninth in blocked shots.
As a Senior in 2021-22 at Texas:
Earned Honorable Mention All-Big 12 accolades ... played in all 34 games (23 starts) and led the team in blocked shots (31) and ranked second in rebounding (5.6 rpg) and sixth in scoring (7.0 ppg) in 19.8 mpg ... converted 60.0-percent from the floor (90-150) ... in UT’s two NCAA Tournament contests, averaged 10.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in 18.8 minutes per game while converting 10-of-15 (.667) field goals ... registered 10 points (5-8 FG), seven boards and one block in 23 minutes against No. 10/9 Purdue in the NCAA Tournament First Round (March 20) ... posted 11 points (5-7 FG), three rebounds, one block and one steal in 15 minutes against No. nr/24 Virginia Tech in the NCAA Tournament First Round (March 18) ... recorded his first double-double (13 points, 11 rebounds) as a Longhorn and added three blocks in 33 minutes against No. 3/4 Baylor (Feb. 28) ... set a collegiate best with five blocked shots to go along with 10 points (4-6 FG, 2-3 FT), seven rebounds (four offensive) and one steal in 28 minutes against TCU (Feb. 23) ... recorded a season-high 11 rebounds (five offensive) and three blocks while adding three points (3-4 FT) in 31 minutes against No. 11/11 Texas Tech (Feb. 19) ... posted 16 points (5-6 FG, 6-6 FT), six rebounds, tied a season high with three assists and added one block and one steal in 29 minutes at Oklahoma (Feb. 15) ... registered 10 rebounds (seven offensive) to go along with six points (4-5 FT), one assist, one block and one steal in 26 minutes against No. 8/8 Kansas (Feb. 7) ... tallied 10 points (5-7 FG), seven rebounds (four offensive) and two blocks in 29 minutes vs. No. 20/22 Iowa State (Feb. 5) ... recorded 11 points (4-7 FG, 3-4 FT) and a team-high eight rebounds (four offensive) in 17 minutes at No. 14/14 Texas Tech (Feb. 1) ... posted nine rebounds in 27 minutes at TCU (Jan. 25) ... grabbed eight rebounds and added a season-high three assists and two blocks in 24 minutes against K-State (Jan. 18) ... registered 10 points (3-4 FG, 4-4 FT), eight boards, three steals and one block in 26 minutes against Oklahoma (Jan. 11) ... grabbed seven rebounds (six offensive) and added six points in 19 minutes vs. West Virginia (Jan. 1) ... posted seven rebounds (four offensive) in 17 minutes against Alabama State (Dec. 22) ... recorded a game-high 17 points (4-7 FG, career-best 9-9 FT), three boards, two steals and one block in 14 minutes against UTRGV (Dec. 3) ... tallied 12 points (4-6 FG, 4-4 FT) and five boards in 16 minutes vs. California Baptist (Nov. 24) ... recorded 10 points (3-3 FG, 4-6 FT) and two blocks in 17 minutes against Houston Baptist (Nov. 9).
As a Junior in 2020-21 at Creighton:
Started all 31 games ... averaged 11.0 points and a team-best 6.4 rebounds in 23.5 minutes per game while helping the Bluejays post a 22-9 overall record (14-6 BIG EAST) and advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament ... converted 68.1-percent from the floor (141-207), ranking second on the Creighton single-season chart ... led the BIG EAST in field goal percentage and his 68.1-percent mark was tops nationally in Division I among the 770 players who attempted at least 200 field goals ... also ranked second on the team and eighth in the BIG EAST in blocked shots per game (1.0 bpg) ... reached double figures in scoring in 23 games and double digits in rebounds in six games ... posted six double-doubles on the year, including a pair of double-doubles in the NCAA Tournament ... during his three NCAA tourney contests, Bishop averaged 13.0 points and 10.3 rebounds per game ... registered 15 points and 11 boards in the first-round win over UC Santa Barbara ... followed with 12 points and a career-high 15 rebounds in the second-round victory against Ohio ... the 15 boards were the most by a Creighton player since Ronnie Harrell Jr. in 2017 and most by a Bluejay in a NCAA Tournament contest since Bob Harstad grabbed 16 on March 14, 1991 against New Mexico State ... Bishop’s 31 total rebounds tied for the third-most in a NCAA Tournament by a Creighton player.
As a Sophomore in 2019-20 at Creighton:
Started all 31 games ... averaged 8.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 21.5 minutes per contest while leading Creighton to a 24-7 record (13-5 BIG EAST) and the BIG EAST regular-season championship ... converted a team-best 59.2-percent from the field (106-179), the fourth-best mark in the league ... reached double figures in scoring in 14 games ... posted a season-best 19 points to go along with five assists, four blocks and three steals against No. 21 Butler (Feb. 21).
As a Freshman in 2018-19 at Creighton:
Played in 28 of a possible 35 games ... averaged 4.1 points and 2.1 rebounds in 8.9 minutes per contest ... helped Creighton register a 20-15 record and advance to the NIT quarterfinals ... converted a team-best 67.1-percent from the floor (49-73) ... averaged 3.7 points and 1.5 rebounds in 8.0 minutes per contest during Creighton’s first 30 games ... increased those numbers to 6.0 points and 5.2 rebounds in 13.4 minutes per contest over the final five games of the season ... averaged 8.7 points and a team-best 6.7 rebounds per game during Creighton’s three NIT contests.
High School:
West High School in Lee’s Summit, Mo. (head coach Michael Scheiber) ... ranked as the No. 103 overall prospect in the nation by Rivals in the class of 2018 ... during his senior year, he recorded the first triple-double in school history when he posted 24 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocks against Christian Brothers College ... averaged 12.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks while converting 58.8-percent from the floor as a junior and led his team to the Missouri Class 5 state title game ... played point guard prior to his freshman year but grew 12 inches while in high school ... played AAU Basketball for Team Rush (coach Victor Williams).
Personal:
Born in Sacile, Italy … son of Jerry (dad) and Jennifer Bishop and Terrel (mom) and David Bledsoe ... Jerry played basketball at Abilene Christian University ... has one older brother, Grant, two younger brothers, Shane and Manny, and one younger sister, Bella ... Grant played basketball at Missouri Baptist University ... family moved from Italy to Maryland when Christian was nine months old ... also lived in Arkansas prior to moving to Missouri when Christian was eight years old ... wears jersey number 32 to honor his father and Grant, who both wore the number ... majoring in Physical Culture & Sports with a Social Studies track ... on pace to earn his bachelor’s degree at Texas in May 2023.
Texas Men's Basketball NCAA Tournament Tennessee Postgame Press Conference [March 23, 2024]
Sunday, March 24
Texas Men's Basketball NCAA Tournament Second Round Press Conference [March 22, 2024]
Saturday, March 23
Texas Men's Basketball NCAA Tournament Colorado State Postgame Press Conference [March 21, 2024]
Friday, March 22
Texas Men's Basketball NCAA Tournament First Round Press Conference [March 20, 2024]
Wednesday, March 20
