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NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 11 |
AP | No. 13 |
Record | 25–10 (14–6 Big East) |
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Home arena | CHI Health Center Omaha |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 UConn † | 18 | – | 2 | .900 | 37 | – | 3 | .925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Creighton | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Marquette | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 27 | – | 10 | .730 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 25 | – | 12 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 0 | – | 20 | .000 | 3 | – | 29 | .094 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2023–24 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, coached by 14th-year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska as members of the Big East Conference.
In the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, the Bluejays won their first round matchup against Akron before following with another victory over Oregon in the round of 32. Unfortunately, their season would end in the Sweet 16 to Tennessee, a team led by National Player of the Year Dalton Knecht.
Previous season
The Bluejays finished the 2022–23 season 24–13, 14–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Villanova before losing to Xavier in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the South Region, where they defeated NC State, Baylor, and Princeton to reach the Elite Eight for the first time since 1941. There they lost to San Diego State.[1]
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Ben Shtolzberg | 1 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Sophomore | Northridge, CA | Transferred to UCSB[2] |
Ryan Nembhard | 2 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Junior | Aurora, ON | Transferred to Gonzaga[3] |
Shereef Mitchell | 4 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Senior | Omaha, NE | Transferred to Ohio[4] |
John Christofilis | 15 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Junior | Seattle, WA | Transferred to Seattle[5] |
Arthur Kaluma | 15 | F | 6'8" | 195 | Junior | Glendale, AZ | Transferred to Kansas State[6] |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Steven Ashworth | 1 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Senior | Alpine, UT | Utah State |
Jonathan Lawson | 2 | G | 6'6" | 188 | Sophomore | Memphis, TN | Memphis |
Issac Traudt | 41 | F | 6'10" | 235 | RS Freshman | Grand Island, NE | Virginia |
Recruiting classes
2023 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Josiah Dotzler PG |
Bellevue, NE | Bellevue West High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 1, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Brock Vice C |
Memphis, TN | Houston | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | May 5, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 80 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Bahamas Exhibition Tour | |||||||||||
August 4, 2023* 5:00 pm, FloHoops |
vs. Bahamas Select | W 108–55 | − |
13 – Kalkbrenner | 13 – King | 7 – Ashworth | Imperial Ballroom (200) Nassau, Bahamas | ||||
August 6, 2023* 10:00 am, FloHoops |
vs. BC Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania) | W 76–62 | − |
29 – Alexander | 10 – Kalkbrenner | 5 – Alexander | Imperial Ballroom (200) Nassau, Bahamas | ||||
August 8, 2023* 10:00 am, FloHoops |
vs. Obras Basket (Argentina) | W 111–89 | − |
16 – Miller | 9 – Tied | 6 – Ashworth | Imperial Ballroom (200) Nassau, Bahamas | ||||
Exhibition |