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Creighton lands former Gonzaga College star Blake Harper

The MEAC Rookie and Player of the Year joins the Bluejays after a standout freshman season of college basketball

Brandy Simms

Former Howard Bison guard Blake Harper (7), who played his high school basketball at Gonzaga College High School, has transferred to Creighton University.
Former Howard Bison guard Blake Harper (7), who played his high school basketball at Gonzaga College High School, has transferred to Creighton University. / Aaron Doster-Imagn Images

Howard University standout freshman basketball player Blake Harper announced his transfer to Creighton University on Sunday via social media. 

Harper, who was named both the MEAC Player and Rookie of the Year, posted his decision on Instagram @_bharp  

“you can’t say i ain’t earn it??” he wrote. “RDJ” 

The native Washingtonian, who played at Gonzaga College High School, entered the transfer portal on March 24 and chose Creighton over offers from LSU and Ohio State. The 6-foot-8 Harper also had the option of returning to Howard. 

Harper joins a Creighton squad led by head coach Greg McDermott who guided the Bluejays to an overall 25-11 record including a 15-5 mark in the Big East Conference during the 2024-25 campaign. Creighton, who earned an NCAA Tournament bid, finished 24th in the nation in the USA Today Coaches poll.  

During the 2024-25 season, Harper started all 32 games at Howard and averaged 19.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 3.4 assists for the Bison who finished with a 12-20 record including 7-7 in the MEAC.

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Brandy Simms
BRANDY SIMMS

Brandy Simms is an award-winning sports journalist who has covered professional, college and high school sports in the DMV for more than 30 years including the NFL, NBA and WNBA. He has an extensive background in both print and broadcast media and has freelanced for SLAM, Dime Magazine and The Washington Post. A former Sports Editor for The Montgomery County Sentinel, Simms captured first place honors in the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association 2006 Editorial Contest for a sports column entitled “Remembering Len Bias.” The Oakland, California native began his postgraduate career at WMAL-AM Radio in Washington, D.C. where he produced the market’s top-rated sports talk show “Sports Call” with host Ken Beatrice. A former Sports Director for “Cable News 21,” Simms also produced sports at WJLA-TV and served as host of the award-winning “Metro Sports Connection” program on Montgomery Community Television. Simms is a frequent contributor to various radio and television sports talk shows in the Washington, D.C. market. In 2024, he made his national television debut on “The Rich Eisen Show” on the Roku Channel. He began contributing to High School On SI in 2025.

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