Creighton Men's Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Creighton Bluejays

Big East (20-8, 14-6)

 
 
Big Wins: 12/20 at Connecticut (76-74), 1/27 at Seton Hall (85-81), 2/13 Villanova (86-70)
Bad Losses: 12/14 Marquette (84-89), 1/16 at Butler (66-70), 1/20 Providence (70-74)
Coach:  Greg McDermott
 
Probable Starters:
Denzel Mahoney, Senior, Guard, 12.5 ppg, 1.7 apg, 4.2 rpg
Mitch Ballock, Senior, Guard, 10.2 ppg, 2.5 apg
Marcus Zegarowski, Junior, Guard, 15.5 ppg, 4.3 apg
Damien Jefferson, Senior, Forward, 12.1 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.4 apg
Christian Bishop, Junior, Forward, 10.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.1 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
Ryan Kalkbrenner, Freshman, Center, 6.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.3 bpg
Antwann Jones, Sophomore, Guard, 3.6 ppg, 1.4 apg
Alex O’Connell, Senior, Guard, 3.8 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 78.4 (40th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.1 (138, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.2 (26, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.9 (46, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.8 (17, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.8 (47, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 65.1 (313, 10)
Rebound Margin: -0.6 (205, 9)
Assists Per Game: 16.1 (30, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.0 (29, 2)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019NITFirst Round win over Loyola-Chicago
2019NITSecond Round win over Memphis
2019NITQuarterfinal loss to TCU
2018NCAARound of 64 loss to Kansas State
2017NCAARound of 64 loss to Rhode Island
2016NITFirst Round win over Alabama
2016NITSecond Round win over Wagner
2016NITQuarterfinal loss to BYU
2014NCAARound of 64 win over Louisiana
2014NCAARound of 32 loss to Baylor
2013NCAARound of 64 win over Cincinnati
2013NCAARound of 32 loss to Duke
2012NCAARound of 64 win over Alabama
2012NCAARound of 32 loss to North Carolina
2011CBIFirst Round win over San Jose State
2011CBISecond Round win over Davidson
2011CBISemifinal win over UCF
2011CBIFinal win over Oregon
2010CITFirst Round win over South Dakota
2010CITSecond Round win over Fairfield
2010CITSemifinal loss to Missouri State
2009NITFirst Round win over Bowling Green
2009NITSecond Round loss to Kentucky
2008NITFirst Round win over Rhode Island
2008NITSecond Round loss to Florida
2007NCAARound of 64 loss to Nevada
 
*all team stats through 3/7