#9 Creighton Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
Creighton Bluejays
 
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #9
Conference Rank: #2 Big East
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2021-22 Record: 23-12, 12-7
2021-22 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Greg McDermott
Coach Record: 276-137 at Creighton, 556-332 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Ryan Hawkins, Forward, 13.8 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 1.5 apg
Alex O’Connell, Guard, 11.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2.1 apg
KeyShawn Feazell, Forward, 3.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 0.5 apg
Rati Andronikashvilli, Guard, 1.8 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 1.1 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Ryan Kalkbrenner, Junior, Center, 13.1 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 0.9 apg
Ryan Nembhard, Sophomore, Guard, 11.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 4.4 apg
Arthur Kaluma, Sophomore, Forward, 10.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.3 apg
Trey Alexander, Sophomore, Guard, 7.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.5 apg
Shereef Mitchell, Junior, Guard, 3.5 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.3 apg
 
Key New Players:
Francisco Farabello, Senior, Guard, Transfer from TCU
Jasen Green, Freshman, Forward
Fredrick King, Freshman, Center
Mason Miller, Freshman, Forward
Baylor Scheierman, Senior, Guard, Transfer from South Dakota State
Ben Shtolzberg, Freshman, Guard
Zander Yates, Freshman, Forward
Evan Young, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.2 (221st in nation, 10th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.4 (90, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.8 (128, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.6 (22, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.7 (248, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.8 (302, 10)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.8 (97, 6)
Rebound Margin: 2.5 (109, 5)
Assists Per Game: 13.3 (153, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.1 (296, 11)
 
Madness 2023 NBA Draft Rankings:
#26 Arthur Kaluma