In the spirit of maintaining the brotherhood and camaraderie from schlepping bags together, please join us as we welcome John Higgins to the Creighton Prep Hall of Fame room on Tuesday June 10th. John spent 35 years as an on-court official across more than a dozen conferences, including nearly two decades working games in the western U.S. He has been on the crew for nine of the last 14 Final Fours, including court assignments to the 2013 and 2016 national title games.
All totaled, Higgins officiated in 29 NCAA Tournaments including 17 regional rounds, and an estimated 60 conference tournaments and 40 league title games at the Division I level. In 2017, he was named Men's College Official of the Year by the Naismith Awards and Atlanta Tipoff Club, an honor bestowed upon veteran officials who display character, integrity and dignity, while contributing mightily to the growth, success and viability of college basketball.
Higgins began his officiating career in 1988 working games in the Missouri Valley Conference, and was a four-year letter winner and member of an NAIA national semifinal team at University of Nebraska Kearney from 1979-83. In short - John is both a baller and has forgotten more about the game than we'll ever know.....let's give him a warm welcome!
Social starts at 5:30 (food & beverages) with our guest speaker taking center stage around 6:15.
RSVP for June 10th Speaker Series here
We hope you will join us!