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2014–15 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

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2014–15 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record14–19 (4–14 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCenturyLink Center Omaha
Seasons
2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Villanova 16 2   .889 33 3   .917
No. 22 Georgetown 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
No. 24 Butler 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Providence 11 7   .611 22 12   .647
St. John's 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Xavier 9 9   .500 23 14   .622
DePaul 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
Seton Hall 6 12   .333 16 15   .516
Marquette 4 14   .222 13 19   .406
Creighton 4 14   .222 14 19   .424
2015 Big East tournament winner
As of April 6, 2015
Rankings from AP poll


The 2014–15 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by fifth-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 14–19, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament where they lost to Georgetown.

Previous season

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The Bluejays finished the season with an overall record of 27–8, with a record of 14–4 in the Big East regular season for a second-place finish. In the 2014 Big East tournament, the Bluejays were defeated by Providence, 65–58 in the championship game. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament which they defeated Louisiana–Lafayette in the second round before losing to Baylor in third round.

Off season

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Doug McDermott 3 F 6'8" 225 Senior Ames, IA Graduated/2014 NBA draft
Alex Olsen 4 F 6'6" 190 RS Sophomore Council Bluffs, IA Left the team due to focus on academics
Grant Gibbs 10 G 6'5" 210 RS Senior Marion, IA Graduated
Jahenns Manigat 12 G 6'1" 175 Senior Ottawa, ON Graduated
Darian Harris 15 G 6'6" 185 Freshman Springdale, AR Transferred to Oral Roberts
John Burns 20 G 6'4" 180 Freshman Algona, IA Transferred to Morningside College
Eric Roberts 25 G 6'4" 215 Freshman Eagle River, AK Walk-on didn't return
Ethan Wragge 34 F 6'7" 225 RS Senior Eden Prairie, MN Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Maurice Watson, Jr. 10 G 5'10" 165 Junior Philadelphia, PA Transferred from Boston University. Under NCAA transfer rules, Watson, Jr. will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Cole Huff 13 F 6'8" 205 Junior Altadena, CA Transferred from Nevada. Under NCAA transfer rules, Huff will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Ricky Kreklow 24 G 6'6" 210 RS Senior Columbia, MO Transferred from California. He will be eligible to play immediately under the NCAA's graduate transfer rule.

Incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ronnie Harrell
SF
Denver, CO Denver East 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 30, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 84
Leon Gilmore III
SF
Manvel, TX Manvel High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 23, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 79
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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.

Roster

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2014–15 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Leon Gilmore III Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Manvel HS Manvel, TX
G 1 Austin Chatman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr The Colony The Colony, TX
F 2 Gabriel Connealy (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Mullen HS Mullen, NE
F 4 Ronnie Harrell Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr East HS Denver, CO
G 5 Devin Brooks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr St. Raymond
Iowa Western CC
Harlem, NY
G 10 Maurice Watson Current redshirt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Boys' Latin
Boston University
Philadelphia, PA
G 11 Tyler Clement (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. Thomas Aquinas Overland Park, KS
F 13 Cole Huff Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Campbell Hall HS
Nevada
Altadena, CA
G 15 Ricky Kreklow (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Rock Bridge HS
California
Columbia, MO
G 21 Isaiah Zierden Injured 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Benilde-St. Margaret's St. Louis Park, MN
G 22 Avery Dingman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Branson Branson, MO
G 23 James Milliken 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Jordan–Matthews
Cowley County CC
Siler City, NC
C 31 Will Artino 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Waukee Waukee, Iowa
F 32 Toby Hegner 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Berlin Berlin, WI
F 40 Zach Hanson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So T. F. Riggs Pierre, SD
C 41 Geoffrey Groselle 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Plano West Plano, TX
F 50 Mogboluwaga Oginni (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Saint Louis University HS St. Louis, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Geoff Groselle Will Artino Zach Hanson Mogboluwaga Oginni
PF Toby Hegner
SF Ricky Kreklow Avery Dingman Gabriel Connealy
SG James Milliken Devin Brooks
PG Austin Chatman Tyler Clement

Rankings

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Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received 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 Wk 19 Final
AP 23 RV RV N/A
Coaches RV RV RV

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2014
7:00 pm
Sioux Falls W 91–72 
CenturyLink Center (16,317[1])
Omaha, NE
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/14/2014*
8:00 pm, FSN
Central Arkansas W 104–77  1–0
CenturyLink Center (18,160[2])
Omaha, NE
11/16/2014*
4:30 pm, FS1
Chicago State W 84–66  2–0
CenturyLink Center (16,143[3])
Omaha, NE
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm, FS1
No. 18 Oklahoma W 65–63  3–0
CenturyLink Center (17,393[4])
Omaha, NE
11/23/2014*
3:00 pm, FS1
North Carolina Central
Emerald Coast Classic First round
W 65–45  4–0
CenturyLink Center (17,290[5])
Omaha, NE
11/25/2014*
7:00 pm, FS1
No. 23 Eastern Illinois
Emerald Coast Classic Second round
W 75–53  5–0
CenturyLink Center (17,408[6])
Omaha, NE
11/28/2014*
7:30 pm
No. 23 vs. Ole Miss
Emerald Coast Classic Third round
L 68–75  5–1
The Arena at NWFSC (1,600[7])
Niceville, FL
11/29/2014*
5:00 pm
No. 23 vs. Middle Tennessee
Emerald Coast Classic third-place game
W 57–47  6–1
The Arena at NWFSC (1,215[8])
Niceville, FL
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Tulsa L 64–77  6–2
Reynolds Center (4,383[9])
Tulsa, OK
12/07/2014*
6:00 pm, BTN
at Nebraska W 65–55  7–2
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,782)
Lincoln, NE
12/09/2014*
8:00 pm, FS1
South Dakota W 91–88 2OT 8–2
CenturyLink Center (16,270)
Omaha, NE
12/13/2014*
1:00 pm, FS1
Saint Mary's L 67–71 OT 8–3
CenturyLink Center (16,435)
Omaha, NE
12/19/2014*
8:00 pm, FS2
Texas–Pan American W 75–60  9–3
CenturyLink Center (17,196)
Omaha, NE
12/21/2014*
1:00 pm, FSN
at North Texas L 58–62  9–4
The Super Pit (4,227)
Denton, TX
Big East Conference Play
12/31/2014
6:30 pm, FS1
at Providence L 53–65  9–5 (0–1)
Dunkin Donuts Center (8,961)
Providence, RI
01/03/2015
3:30 pm, FS1
at No. 25 Georgetown L 61–76  9–6 (0–2)
Verizon Center (11,164)
Washington, D.C.
01/07/2015
8:00 pm, FS1
DePaul L 60–70  9–7 (0–3)
CenturyLink Center (16,126)
Omaha, NE
01/10/2015
1:00 pm, FS1
No. 19 Seton Hall L 67–68  9–8 (0–4)
CenturyLink Center (17,397)
Omaha, NE
01/14/2015
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Marquette L 52–53  9–9 (0–5)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,069)
Milwaukee, WI
01/17/2015
6:30 pm, FS1
Providence L 65–74  9–10 (0–6)
CenturyLink Center (17,640)
Omaha, NE
01/21/2015
8:00 pm, FS1
at Butler L 61–64  9–11 (0–7)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,114)
Indianapolis, IN
01/25/2015
6:00 pm, FS1
at No. 4 Villanova L 50–71  9–12 (0–8)
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
01/28/2015
8:00 pm, FS1
St. John's W 77–74  10–12 (1–8)
CenturyLink Center (16,544)
Omaha, NE
01/31/2015
1:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 21 Georgetown L 40–67  10–13 (1–9)
CenturyLink Center (17,499)
Omaha, NE
02/04/2015
8:10 pm, FS1
at Xavier W 79–72 OT 11–13 (2–9)
Cintas Center (9,843)
Cincinnati, OH
02/07/2015
11:00 am, FSN
at St. John's L 66–84  11–14 (2–10)
Madison Square Garden (10,759)
New York, NY
02/14/2015
12:00 pm, FS1
Marquette W 77–70  12–14 (3–10)
CenturyLink Center (17,248)
Omaha, NE
02/16/2015
8:15 pm, FS1
No. 19 Butler L 56–58  12–15 (3–11)
CenturyLink Center (17,971)
Omaha, NE
02/24/2015
8:15 pm, FS1
at DePaul W 75–62  13–15 (4–11)
Allstate Arena (6,157)
Rosemont, IL
02/28/2015
3:00 pm, CBSSN
at Seton Hall L 66–67  13–16 (4–12)
Prudential Center (8,507)
Newark, NJ
03/03/2015
8:15 pm, FS1
No. 4 Villanova L 72–76  13–17 (4–13)
CenturyLink Center (16,337)
Omaha, NE
03/07/2015
1:00 pm, FSN
Xavier L 73–74  13–18 (4–14)
CenturyLink Center (16,751)
Omaha, NE
Big East tournament
03/11/2015
8:30 p.m., FS1
vs. DePaul
First round
W 78–63  14–18
Madison Square Garden (12,588)
New York, NY
03/12/2015
8:30 p.m., FS1
vs. No. 23 Georgetown
Quarterfinals
L 55–60  14–19
Madison Square Garden (13,245)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "MBB vs. Sioux Falls box score". gocreighton.com. Creighton University. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "MBB vs. Central Arkansas box score". gocreighton.com. Creighton University. Archived from the original on November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  3. ^ "MBB vs. Chicago State box score". gocreighton.com. Creighton University. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  4. ^ "MBB vs. Oklahoma box score". gocreighton.com. Creighton University. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  5. ^ "MBB vs. North Carolina Central box score". gocreighton.com. Creighton University. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  6. ^ "MBB vs. Eastern Illinois box score". gocreighton.com. Creighton University. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  7. ^ "MBB vs. Ole Miss box score". gocreighton.com. Creighton University. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  8. ^ "MBB vs. Middle Tennessee box score". gocreighton.com. Creighton University. Archived from the original on December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  9. ^ "MBB vs. Tulsa box score". gocreighton.com. Creighton University. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.