2015–16 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

2015–16 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
Conference Big East Conference
2015–16 record 20–15 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach Greg McDermott (6th year)
Assistant coach Darian DeVries (18th year)
Assistant coach Steve Lutz (6th year)
Assistant coach Steve Merfeld (6th year)
Assistant coach Preston Murphy (1st year)
Home arena CenturyLink Center Omaha
2015–16 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Villanova 16 2   .889     35 5   .875
#9 Xavier 14 4   .778     28 5   .848
#20 Seton Hall 12 6   .667     25 9   .735
Providence 10 8   .556     24 11   .686
Butler 10 8   .556     22 11   .667
Creighton 9 9   .500     20 15   .571
Marquette 8 10   .444     20 13   .606
Georgetown 7 11   .389     15 18   .455
DePaul 3 15   .167     9 22   .290
St. John's 1 17   .056     8 24   .250
2016 Big East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by sixth-year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the CenturyLink Center Omaha, and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in sixth place. They lost to Seton Hall in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where, as a #4 seed, they defeated Alabama and Wagner to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to BYU.

Previous season

The Bluejays finished the 2014–15 season 14–19, 4–14 in Big East play to finish last in the conference. They defeated DePaul in the first round of the Big East Tournament and lost to Georgetown in the quarterfinals. The Bluejays finished with a losing record for the first time in 18 years, dating back to the 1995–96 season.

Off season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Artino, WillWill Artino 31 C 6'11" 230 Senior Waukee, IA Graduated
Brooks, DevinDevin Brooks 5 G 6'2" 175 Senior Harlem, NY Graduated
Chatman, AustinAustin Chatman 1 G 6'0" 175 Senior The Colony, TX Graduated
Connealy, GabrielGabriel Connealy 2 F 6'4" 205 Junior Mullen, NE Graduated
Dingman, AveryAvery Dingman 22 G 6'6" 215 Senior Branson, MO Graduated
Gilmore III, LeonLeon Gilmore III 0 F 6'7" 210 Freshman Manvel, TX Transferred to Stephen F. Austin
Kreklow, RickyRicky Kreklow 15 G 6'7" 195 RS Senior Columbia, MO Graduated
Ogini, MogboluwagaMogboluwaga Ogini 50 F 6'8" 225 Junior St. Louis, MO Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Malik Albert 12 G 6'2" 165 Junior Detroit, MI Transferred from Mott CC. Albert will be eligible to play immediately.
Marcus Foster 22 G 6'3" 210 Junior Wichita Falls, TX Transferred from Kansas State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Foster will have to redshirt for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Incoming recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Justin Patton
C
Omaha, NE Omaha North High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jun 17, 2014 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Marlon Stewart
PG
Rock Island, IA North Scott High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 25, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Khyri Thomas
SG
Omaha, NE Fork Union Military Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 15, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: POST
Martin Krampelj
PF
Grosuplje, Slovenia[1] Impact Basketball Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nov 12, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: POST
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2015–16 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
C 0 Patton, JustinJustin Patton  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Omaha North HS Omaha, NE
G 1 Stewart, MarlonMarlon Stewart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr North Scott HS Eldridge, IA
F 2 Thomas, KhyriKhyri Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Fork Union Omaha, NE
F 4 Harrell, Jr., RonnieRonnie Harrell, Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr East HS Denver, CO
G 5 Cayce, DrewDrew Cayce (W)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr La Lumiere Libertyville, IL
G 10 Watson, Jr., MauriceMaurice Watson, Jr. 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Boys' Latin
Boston University
Philadelphia, PA
G 11 Clement, TylerTyler Clement (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So St. Thomas Aquinas Overland Park, KS
G 12 Albert, MalikMalik Albert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Martin Luther King HS
Mott CC
Detroit, MI
F 13 Huff, ColeCole Huff 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Campbell Hall HS
Nevada
Altadena, CA
F 15 Krampelj, MartinMartin Krampelj  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Impact Grosuplje, Slovenia
F 20 O'Neill, AlexAlex O'Neill (W)  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Peoria Christian Peoria, IL
G 21 Zierden, IsaiahIsaiah Zierden 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Benilde-St. Margaret's St. Louis Park, MN
G 22 Foster, MarcusMarcus Foster  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Hirschi HS
Kansas St
Wichita Falls, TX
G 23 Milliken, JamesJames Milliken 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Jordan–Matthews
Cowley County CC
Siler City, NC
F 32 Hegner, TobyToby Hegner 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Berlin Berlin, WI
F 40 Hanson, ZachZach Hanson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr T. F. Riggs Pierre, SD
C 41 Groselle, GeoffreyGeoffrey Groselle (W) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Plano West Plano, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Geoffrey Groselle Zach Hanson
PF Julian Atordido Toby Hegner
SF Khyri Thomas Ronnie Harrell Jr
SG James Milliken Isaiah Zierden
PG Maurice Watson Jr Malik Albert Tyler Clement Marlon Stewart

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

Nov 6*
7:05 pm
Upper Iowa W 113–77 
CenturyLink Center (15,015)
Omaha, NE
Non-Conference Regular Season

Nov 14*
8:30 pm, FS2
Texas Southern
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
W 93–70  1–0
CenturyLink Center (16,538)
Omaha, NE

Nov 17*
7:00 pm, FS2
UTSA
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
W 103–78  2–0
CenturyLink Center (16,580)
Omaha, NE

Nov 19*
6:00 pm, BTN
at No. 14 Indiana
Gavitt Tipoff Games
L 65–86  2–1
Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, IN

Nov 23*
11:00 pm, YouTube
vs. Rutgers
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
Heavyweight semifinals
W 85–75  3–1
MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,000)
Paradise, NV

Nov 25*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. UMass
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
Heavyweight Championship
W 97–76  4–1
MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,623)
Paradise, NV

Nov 28*
7:00 pm, FS2
Western Illinois W 97–67  5–1
CenturyLink Center (16,118)
Omaha, NE

Dec 2*
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Arizona State L 77–79  5–2
CenturyLink Center (16,282)
Omaha, NE

Dec 5*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago L 65–68  5–3
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,963)
Chicago, IL

Dec 9*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Nebraska W 83–67  6–3
CenturyLink Center (17,776)
Omaha, NE

Dec 12*
4:00 pm, FS1
IUPUI W 90–65  7–3
CenturyLink Center (16,785)
Omaha, NE

Dec 19*
1:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 3 Oklahoma L 74–87  7–4
Lloyd Noble Center (9,528)
Norman, OK

Dec 21*
8:00 pm, FS1
North Texas W 105–82  8–4
CenturyLink Center (17,518)
Omaha, NE

Dec 28*
8:00 pm, FS1
Coppin State W 102–77  9–4
CenturyLink Center (17,137)
Omaha, NE
Big East Conference Play

Dec 31
1:00 pm, FS1
at St. John's W 80–70  10–4
(1–0)
Carnesecca Arena (4,633)
Queens, NY

Jan 2
9:00 pm, FS1
No. 16 Villanova
Big East New Year's Marathon
L 71–85  10–5
(1–1)
CenturyLink Center (17,375)
Omaha, NE

Jan 5
8:15 pm, FS1
Georgetown W 79–66  11–5
(2–1)
CenturyLink Center (16,425)
Omaha, NE

Jan 9
1:00 pm, FS1
at Seton Hall W 82–67  12–5
(3–1)
Prudential Center (8,010)
Newark, NJ

Jan 12
7:30 pm, FS1
No. 12 Providence L 48–50  12–6
(3–2)
CenturyLink Center (17,073)
Omaha, NE

Jan 17
12:00 pm, FS1
at DePaul W 91–80  13–6
(4–2)
Allstate Arena (5,534)
Rosemont, IL

Jan 23
6:30 pm, FS1
No. 18 Butler W 72–64  14–6
(5–2)
CenturyLink Center (17,677)
Omaha, NE

Jan 26
5:30 pm, FS1
at Georgetown L 73–74  14–7
(5–3)
Verizon Center (6,897)
Washington, D.C.

Jan 30
7:00 pm, FSN
Seton Hall L 65–75  14–8
(5–4)
CenturyLink Center (17,924)
Omaha, NE

Feb 3
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 3 Villanova L 58–83  14–9
(5–5)
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA

Feb 6
1:00 pm, FSN
DePaul W 88–66  15–9
(6–5)
CenturyLink Center (17,139)
Omaha, NE

Feb 9
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Xavier W 70–56  16–9
(7–5)
CenturyLink Center (17,011)
Omaha, NE

Feb 13
8:00 pm, FSN
Marquette W 65–62  17–9
(8–5)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,844)
Milwaukee, WI

Feb 16
6:00 pm, FS1
at Butler L 75–88  17–10
(8–6)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,330)
Indianapolis, IN

Feb 24
7:00 pm, FS1
Marquette L 61–66  17–11
(8–7)
CenturyLink Center (17,412)
Omaha, NE

Feb 28
1:30 pm, FS1
St. John's W 100–59  18–11
(9–7)
CenturyLink Center (17,351)
Omaha, NE

Mar 2
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Providence L 66–70  18–12
(9–8)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,252)
Providence, RI

Mar 5
1:30 pm, FOX
at Xavier L 93–98  18–13
(9–9)
Cintas Center (10,633)
Cincinnati, OH
Big East Tournament

Mar 10
8:30 pm, FS1
(6) vs. (3) Seton Hall
Quarterfinals
L 73–81  18–14
Madison Square Garden (13,813)
New York City, NY
National Invitation Tournament

Mar 15*
8:00 pm, ESPN
(4) (5) Alabama
First round – St. Bonaventure Bracket
W 72–54  19–14
CenturyLink Center (6,305)
Omaha, NE

Mar 19*
11:01 am, ESPN
(4) (8) Wagner
Second round – St. Bonaventure Bracket
W 87–54  20–14
CenturyLink Center (6,471)
Omaha, NE

Mar 22*
8:00 pm, ESPN
(4) at (2) BYU
Quarterfinals – St. Bonaventure Bracket
L 82–88  20–15
Marriott Center (15,525)
Provo, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. Pivovar, Steven. "Jays receive added bonus on signing day". Bluejays Today. Omaha World Hearld. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
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