The Associated Press | July 22, 2014 Creighton's Chatman to have surgery Share OMAHA, Neb. -- Creighton point guard Austin Chatman will have surgery to repair a ligament in his right thumb and is expected to be fully recovered before the season. The school said Tuesday that Chatman would wear a cast for two months. Chatman is the only returning starter for a team that has made the NCAA tournament three consecutive years. Chatman has started 71 games in a row and averaged 8.1 points as a junior. He's the Bluejays' top returning scorer. Chatman scored 10 or more points in six of the last seven games and was named to the Big East all-tournament team. Creighton upsets Iowa, Caitlin Clark to become fourth No. 10 seed to advance to Sweet 16 Iowa transfer Lauren Jensen's go-ahead 3-pointer sank the Hawkeyes on their home court. READ MORE The 10 most tantalizing early round men's basketball conference tournament matchups March Madness correspondent Andy Katz ranks his top 10 conference tournament first-round or quarterfinal matchups of champs week that will be played Thursday or Friday. READ MORE Creighton's Ryan Hawkins took a leap of faith and nailed the landing Ryan Hawkins leads the Bluejays in scoring and rebounding, spent last year leading Northwest Missouri State to its third Division II national championship in five years, and, oh yeah, is working on his fourth college degree. READ MORE