Creighton Bluejays
Big East (24-10, 15-5)
Big Wins: 12/4 Kansas (76-63), 12/31 St. John’s (57-56)
Bad Losses: 12/18 at Georgetown (57-81), 3/1 at Xavier (61-83)
Coach: Greg McDermott
Probable Starters:
Jasen Green, Sophomore, Forward, 4.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Jackson McAndrew, Freshman, Forward, 7.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg
Ryan Kalkbrenner, Senior, Center, 19.4 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 2.7 bpg
Jamiya Neal, Senior, Guard, 11.5 ppg, 4.4 apg, 6.1 rpg
Steven Ashworth, Senior, Guard, 16.3 ppg, 6.8 apg, 4.1 rpg
Key Role Players:
Isaac Traudt, Sophomore, Forward, 4.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg
Mason Miller, Junior, Forward, 1.1 ppg, 1.6 rpg
Fedor Zugic, Freshman, Guard, 4.5 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.4 (137th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.0 (91, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.7 (43, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.7 (32, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.6 (37, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.4 (163, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.1 (107, 5)
Rebound Margin: 3.8 (77, 3)
Assists Per Game: 17.3 (10, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.5 (250, 10)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2024 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Akron |
2024 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Oregon |
2024 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Tennessee |
2023 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over NC State |
2023 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Baylor |
2023 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Princeton |
2023 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to San Diego State |
2022 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Kansas |
2022 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over San Diego State |
2021 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Gonzaga |
2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over UC Santa Barbara |
2021 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Ohio |
2019 | NIT | First Round win over Loyola-Chicago |
2019 | NIT | Second Round win over Memphis |
2019 | NIT | Quarterfinal loss to TCU |
2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Kansas State |
2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Rhode Island |
2016 | NIT | Quarterfinal loss to BYU |
2016 | NIT | First Round win over Alabama |
2016 | NIT | Second Round win over Wagner |
2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Baylor |
2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Louisiana |
2013 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Duke |
2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Cincinnati |
2012 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to North Carolina |
2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Alabama |
2011 | CBI | Final win over Oregon |
2011 | CBI | First Round win over San Jose State |
2011 | CBI | Second Round win over Davidson |
2011 | CBI | Semifinal win over UCF |
2010 | CIT | Semifinal loss to Missouri State |
2010 | CIT | First Round win over South Dakota |
2010 | CIT | Second Round win over Fairfield |
2009 | NIT | Second Round loss to Kentucky |
2009 | NIT | First Round win over Bowling Green |
2008 | NIT | First Round win over Rhode Island |
2008 | NIT | Second Round loss to Florida |
2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Nevada |
*all team stats through 3/9