2016–17 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

2016–17 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball

Paradise Jam Champions
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 10
2016–17 record	8–0 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Greg McDermott (7th year)
Assistant coach	Darian DeVries (19th year)
Assistant coach	Steve Lutz (7th year)
Assistant coach	Preston Murphy (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Steve Merfeld (7th year)
Home arena	CenturyLink Center Omaha

2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#16 Butler	0	–	0	–	8	–	0	1.000
#1 Villanova	0	–	0	–	8	–	0	1.000
#10 Creighton	0	–	0	–	8	–	0	1.000
#13 Xavier	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Marquette	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Providence	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
DePaul	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
St. John's	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375

† 2017 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team will represent Creighton University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by seventh-year head coach Greg McDermott, play their home games at the CenturyLink Center Omaha, and are members of the Big East Conference.

Previous Season

The Bluejays finished the 2015–16 season 20–15, 9–19 in Big East play to finish in sixth place in conference. They lost to Seton Hall in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they beat Alabama in the first round, Wagner in the second round, and lost to BYU in the quarterfinals.

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Albert, MalikMalik Albert	12	G	6'2"	165	Junior	Detroit, MI	Transferred to Texas A&M–Commerce^[1]
Cayce, DrewDrew Cayce	5	G	6'2"	175	Freshman	Libertyville, IL	Transferred to Illinois^[2]
Groselle, GeoffreyGeoffrey Groselle	41	C	7'0"	240	Senior	Plano, TX	Graduated
Milliken, JamesJames Milliken	23	G	6'2"	180	Senior	Siler City, NC	Graduated
O'Neill, AlexAlex O'Neill	20	F	6'9"	225	Freshman	Peoria, IL	Transferred to St. Cloud State^[3]
Stewart, MarlonMarlon Stewart	1	G	6'3"	190	Freshman	Eldridge, IA	Transferred to North Dakota^[4]

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kaleb Joseph	14	G	6'3"	165	Junior	Nashua, NH	Transferred from Syracuse. Under NCAA transfer rules, Joseph will have to redshirt for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Incoming recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Davion Mintz G	Charlotte, NC	North Mecklenburg High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 4, 2015
Davion Mintz G	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: N/A
Kobe Paras SG	Quezon City, Philippines	Cathedral High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 18, 2016
Kobe Paras SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-06-30.

Class of 2017 Recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ty-Shon Alexander SG	Mouth of Wilson, VA	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 31, 2015
Ty-Shon Alexander SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Mitchell Ballock SG	Eudora, KS	Eudora High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Feb 7, 2016
Mitchell Ballock SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-06-30.

Roster

2016–17 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Foster, MarcusMarcus Foster	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Hirschi HS Kansas St	Wichita Falls, TX
1.5 !G	1	Mintz, DavionDavion Mintz	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	North Mecklenburg HS	Charlotte, NC
1.5 !G	2	Thomas, KhyriKhyri Thomas	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Fork Union	Omaha, NE
1.5 !G	4	Harrell, Jr., RonnieRonnie Harrell, Jr.	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.5 !RS So	East HS	Denver, CO
1.5 !G	5	Scurry, JordanJordan Scurry (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Mark's	Chestnut Hill, MA
1.5 !G	10	Watson, Jr., MauriceMaurice Watson, Jr.	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Boys' Latin Boston University	Philadelphia, PA
1.5 !G	11	Clement, TylerTyler Clement (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Thomas Aquinas HS	Overland Park, KS
3.5 !F	13	Huff, ColeCole Huff	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Campbell Hall Nevada	Altadena, CA
1.5 !G	14	Joseph, KalebKaleb Joseph	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Cushing Academy Syracuse	Nashua, NH
3.5 !F	15	Krampelj, MartinMartin Krampelj	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Impact Academy	Grosuplje, Slovenia
1.5 !G	21	Zierden, IsaiahIsaiah Zierden	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Benilde-St. Margaret's	St. Louis Park, MN
5.0 !C	23	Patton, JustinJustin Patton	85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Omaha North HS	Omaha, NE
1.5 !G	24	Paras, KobeKobe Paras	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cathedral HS	Quezon City, Philippines
3.5 !F	32	Hegner, TobyToby Hegner	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Berlin HS	Berlin, WI
3.5 !F	40	Hanson, ZachZach Hanson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.0 !Sr	T. F. Riggs HS	Pierre, SD

Head coach

Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Darian DeVries (Northern Iowa)
Steve Lutz (Texas Lutheran)
Steve Merfeld (Wisconsin-La Crosse)
Preston Murphy (Rhode Island)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2016* 7:00 pm	No. 22	Wayne State	W 93–46		CenturyLink Center (15,128) Omaha, NE
Regular season
Nov 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, FS2	No. 22	UMKC	W 89–82	1–0	CenturyLink Center (16,686) Omaha, NE
Nov 15, 2016* 7:30 pm, FS1	No. 22	No. 9 Wisconsin Gavitt Tipoff Games	W 79–67	2–0	CenturyLink Center (17,879) Omaha, NE
Nov 18, 2016* 7:30 pm	No. 22	vs. Washington State Paradise Jam quarterfinals	W 103–77	3–0	Sports and Fitness Center (2,223) St. Thomas, VI
Nov 20, 2016* 7:30 pm, CBSSN	No. 22	vs. NC State Paradise Jam semifinals	W 112–94	4–0	Sports and Fitness Center (2,755) St. Thomas, VI
Nov 21, 2016* 7:30 pm, CBSSN	No. 12	vs. Ole Miss Paradise Jam finals	W 86–77	5–0	Sports and Fitness Center (2,699) St. Thomas, VI
Nov 26, 2016* 3:30 pm, FS2	No. 12	Loyola (MD)	W 82–52	6–0	CenturyLink Center (16,907) Omaha, NE
Nov 29, 2016* 7:30 pm, FS1	No. 10	Buffalo	W 93–72	7–0	CenturyLink Center (16,434) Omaha, NE
Dec 3, 2016* 7:00 pm, FS2	No. 10	Akron	W 82–70	8–0	CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
Dec 7, 2016* 8:00 pm, BTN		at Nebraska			Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Dec 9, 2016* 6:30 pm, FS1		Longwood			CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
Dec 17, 2016* 7:00 pm, FS2		Oral Roberts			CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
Dec 20, 2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at Arizona State			Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
Dec 28, 2016 7:00 pm, FS2		Seton Hall			CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
Dec 31, 2016 12:00 pm, FS1		Villanova			CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
Jan 4, 2017 7:30 pm, FS1		at St. John's			Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
Jan 7, 2017 1:00 pm, CBSSN		at Providence			Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Jan 11, 2017 8:00 pm, FS1		at Butler			CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
Jan 17, 2017* 12:00 pm, FS2		Truman State			CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
Jan 16, 2017 1:00 pm, FS1		at Xavier MLK Day Marathon			Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Jan 21, 2017 3:30 pm, FS1		Marquette			CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
Jan 25, 2017 6:00 pm, FSN		at Georgetown			Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 28, 2017 1:30 pm, FS1		DePaul			CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
Jan 31, 2017 6:00 pm, FS1		at Butler			Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Feb 4, 2017 2:00 pm, FOX		Xavier			CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
Feb 11, 2017 1:00 pm, FS1		at DePaul			Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Feb 15, 2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Seton Hall			Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Feb 19, 2017 2:30 pm, FS1		Georgetown			CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
Feb 25, 2017 8:00 pm, FSN		Providence			CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
Feb 25, 2017 2:00 pm, FOX		at Villanova			The Pavilion Villanova, PA
Feb 28, 2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN		St. John's			CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
Mar 4, 2017 1:30 pm, FOX/FS1		at Marquette			BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
Big East Tournament
Mar 9–11, 2017		vs.			Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Post	Final
AP	22	22	12	10																N/A
Coaches	23	20	18	12

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

↑ http://lionathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2917&path=mbball. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ Twitter https://twitter.com/uncle_drew23?lang=en. Retrieved 2 July 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ "Creighton Transfer Alex O'Neill To Join Huskies Men's Basketball Team". Retrieved 2 July 2016.
↑ "Marlon Stewart to transfer to North Dakota". Retrieved 2 July 2016.

Creighton Bluejays men's basketball

Venues	University Gym (1916–1960) Omaha Civic Auditorium (1960–2003) Qwest Center/CenturyLink Center Omaha (2003–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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