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2023–24 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

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2023–24 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 13
Record25–10 (14–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCHI Health Center Omaha
Seasons
2023–24 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn 18 2   .900 37 3   .925
No. 13 Creighton 14 6   .700 25 10   .714
No. 12 Marquette 14 6   .700 27 10   .730
Seton Hall 13 7   .650 25 12   .676
St. John's 11 9   .550 20 13   .606
Villanova 10 10   .500 18 16   .529
Providence 10 10   .500 21 14   .600
Butler 9 11   .450 18 15   .545
Xavier 9 11   .450 16 18   .471
Georgetown 2 18   .100 9 23   .281
DePaul 0 20   .000 3 29   .094
2024 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, coached by 14th-year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska as members of the Big East Conference.

In the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, the Bluejays won their first round matchup against Akron before following with another victory over Oregon in the round of 32. Unfortunately, their season would end in the Sweet 16 to Tennessee, a team led by National Player of the Year Dalton Knecht.

Previous season

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The Bluejays finished the 2022–23 season 24–13, 14–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Villanova before losing to Xavier in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the South Region, where they defeated NC State, Baylor, and Princeton to reach the Elite Eight for the first time since 1941. There they lost to San Diego State.[1]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Ben Shtolzberg 1 G 6'4" 200 Sophomore Northridge, CA Transferred to UCSB[2]
Ryan Nembhard 2 G 6'0" 170 Junior Aurora, ON Transferred to Gonzaga[3]
Shereef Mitchell 4 G 6'1" 170 Senior Omaha, NE Transferred to Ohio[4]
John Christofilis 15 G 6'3" 195 Junior Seattle, WA Transferred to Seattle[5]
Arthur Kaluma 15 F 6'8" 195 Junior Glendale, AZ Transferred to Kansas State[6]

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Steven Ashworth 1 G 6'1" 170 Senior Alpine, UT Utah State
Jonathan Lawson 2 G 6'6" 188 Sophomore Memphis, TN Memphis
Issac Traudt 41 F 6'10" 235 RS Freshman Grand Island, NE Virginia

Recruiting classes

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2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Josiah Dotzler
PG
Bellevue, NE Bellevue West High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 1, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Brock Vice
C
Memphis, TN Houston 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) May 5, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 80
  • 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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 15, 2022.

Roster

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2023–24 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Jasen Green 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Millard North Omaha, NE
G 1 Steven Ashworth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Lone Peak
Utah State
Alpine, UT
G 2 Jonathan Lawson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Houston
Memphis
Memphis, TN
G 4 Sterling Knox 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Red Rocks Academy Las Vegas, NV
G 5 Francisco Farabello 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr NBA Global Academy
TCU
Cañada de Gómez, Argentina
C 10 Brock Vice 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 238 lb (108 kg) RS Fr Houston HS Memphis, TN
C 11 Ryan Kalkbrenner 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Trinity Catholic HS St. Louis, MO
G 12 Shane Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Red Rocks Academy Las Vegas, NV
F 13 Mason Miller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Houston HS Germantown, TN
G 14 Sami Osmani (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Oak Lawn Community HS Oak Lawn, IL
G 15 Josiah Dotzler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Bellevue West Omaha, NE
G 23 Trey Alexander 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Heritage Hall Oklahoma City, OK
F 32 Josh Townley-Thomas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Creighton Prep Omaha, NE
C 33 Fredrick King 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So NBA Academy Latin America Mangrove Cay, Bahamas
F 41 Isaac Traudt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Grand Island Senior
Virginia
Grand Island, NE
G 55 Baylor Scheierman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Aurora HS
South Dakota State
Aurora, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Bahamas Exhibition Tour
August 4, 2023*
5:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Bahamas Select W 108–55 
 13  Kalkbrenner   13  King   7  Ashworth  Imperial Ballroom (200)
Nassau, Bahamas
August 6, 2023*
10:00 am, FloHoops
vs. BC Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania) W 76–62 
 29  Alexander   10  Kalkbrenner   5  Alexander  Imperial Ballroom (200)
Nassau, Bahamas
August 8, 2023*
10:00 am, FloHoops
vs. Obras Basket (Argentina) W 111–89 
 16  Miller   9  Tied   6  Ashworth  Imperial Ballroom (200)
Nassau, Bahamas
Exhibition
November 3, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
No. 8 Wayne State (NE) W 95–48 
 22  Alexander   8  Tied   6  Ashworth  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,132)
Omaha, NE
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
8:00 p.m., FS1
No. 8 Florida A&M W 105–54  1–0
 20  Alexander   9  King   5  Alexander  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,117)
Omaha, NE
November 11, 2023*
1:00 p.m., FS2
No. 8 North Dakota State W 89–60  2–0
 21  Alexander   7  Alexander   6  Scheierman  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,911)
Omaha, NE
November 14, 2023*
9:00 p.m., FS1
No. 8 Iowa
Gavitt Tipoff Games
W 92–84  3–0
 23  Alexander   11  Alexander   9  Alexander  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,352)
Omaha, NE
November 18, 2023*
7:30 p.m., FS2
No. 8 Texas Southern W 82–50  4–0
 23  Scheierman   10  Kalkbrenner   8  Alexander  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,845)
Omaha, NE
November 22, 2023*
3:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 8 vs. Loyola Chicago
Hall of Fame Classic semifinals
W 88–65  5–0
 29  Kalkbrenner   12  Scheierman   5  Farabello  T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
November 23, 2023*
3:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 8 vs. Colorado State
Hall of Fame Classic championship
L 48–69  5–1
 15  Scheierman   6  Tied   3  Tied  T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
November 30, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 15 at Oklahoma State
Big East–Big 12 Battle
W 79–65  6–1
 21  Scheierman   12  Kalkbrenner   5  Ashworth  Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,309)
Stillwater, OK
December 3, 2023*
3:00 p.m., FS1
No. 15 at Nebraska
Rivalry
W 89–60  7–1
 24  Schiereman   12  Kalkbrenner   5  Alexander  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,838)
Lincoln, NE
December 9, 2023*
1:00 p.m., FS2
No. 10 Central Michigan W 109–64  8–1
 18  Traudt   7  Alexander   9  Schiereman  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,412)
Omaha, NE
December 13, 2023*
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 8 vs. UNLV
Jack Jones Classic
L 64–79  8–2
 22  Kalkbrenner   8  Kalkbrenner   7  Scheierman  Dollar Loan Center (2,725)
Henderson, NV
December 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FOX
No. 8 Alabama W 85–82  9–2
 22  Alexander   8  Kalkbrenner   9  Schiereman  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,401)
Omaha, NE
Big East regular season
December 20, 2023
8:00 p.m., FS1
No. 12 Villanova L 66–68 OT 9–3
(0–1)
 16  Tied   15  Alexander   3  Tied  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,333)
Omaha, NE
December 30, 2023
1:00 p.m., CBS
No. 22 at No. 10 Marquette L 67–72  9–4
(0–2)
 23  Scheierman   8  Scheierman   6  Alexander  Fiserv Forum (18,086)
Milwaukee, WI
January 2, 2024
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Georgetown W 77–60  10–4
(1–2)
 25  Alexander   12  Scheierman   7  Ashworth  Capital One Arena (4,980)
Washington, D.C.
January 6, 2024
1:00 p.m., FS1
No. 23 Providence W 69–60  11–4
(2–2)
 22  Kalkbrenner   12  Kalkbrenner   5  Alexander  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,253)
Omaha, NE
January 9, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 22 at DePaul W 84–58  12–4
(3–2)
 20  Tied   9  Kalkbrenner   7  Ashworth  Wintrust Arena (3,061)
Chicago, IL
January 13, 2024
12:00 p.m., FOX
No. 22 St. John's W 66–65  13–4
(4–2)
 18  Kalkbrenner   12  Scheierman   5  Alexander  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,164)
Omaha, NE
January 17, 2024
6:00 p.m., FS1
No. 18 at No. 1 UConn L 48–62  13–5
(4–3)
 14  Ashworth   8  Kalkbrenner   3  Alexander  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299)
Storrs, CT
January 20, 2024
11:00 a.m., FS1
No. 18 at Seton Hall W 97–94 3OT 14–5
(5–3)
 28  Kalkbrenner   10  Scheierman   8  Ashworth  Prudential Center (10,481)
Newark, NJ
January 23, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1
No. 17 Xavier W 85–78  15–5
(6–3)
 27  Alexander   9  Tied   7  Ashworth  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,195)
Omaha, NE
January 27, 2024
6:00 p.m., FS1
No. 17 DePaul W 85–62  16–5
(7–3)
 23  Alexander   10  Tied   7  Alexander  CHI Health Center Omaha (18,571)
Omaha, NE
February 2, 2024
8:00 p.m., FS1
No. 13 Butler L 98–99  16–6
(7–4)
 26  Tied   11  Scheierman   4  Tied  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,874)
Omaha, NE
February 7, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS2
No. 19 at Providence L 87–91 OT 16–7
(7–5)
 27  Scheierman   12  Scheierman   7  Kalkbrenner  Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,078)
Providence, RI
February 10, 2024
11:30 a.m., FOX
No. 19 at Xavier W 78–71  17–7
(8–5)
 28  Kalkbrenner   12  Schiereman   9  Ashworth  Cintas Center (10,555)
Cincinnati, OH
February 13, 2024
7:40 p.m., FS1
No. 17 Georgetown W 94–72  18–7
(9–5)
 26  Alexander   11  Scheierman   11  Scheierman  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,768)
Omaha, NE
February 17, 2024
11:30 a.m., FOX
No. 17 at Butler W 79–57  19–7
(10–5)
 27  Scheierman   10  Scheierman   8  Ashworth  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,176)
Indianapolis, IN
February 20, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1
No. 15 No. 1 UConn W 85–66  20–7
(11–5)
 20  Ashworth   7  Tied   6  Scheierman  CHI Health Center Omaha (18,071)
Omaha, NE
February 25, 2024
11:00 a.m., CBS
No. 15 at St. John's L 66–80  20–8
(11–6)
 31  Alexander   10  Kalkbrenner   4  Kalkbrenner  Madison Square Garden (12,061)
New York, NY
February 28, 2024
8:00 p.m., FS1
No. 12 Seton Hall W 85–64  21–8
(12–6)
 23  Kalkbrenner   11  Scheierman   10  Alexander  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,022)
Omaha, NE
March 2, 2024
1:30 p.m., FOX
No. 12 No. 5 Marquette W 89–75  22–8
(13–6)
 26  Scheierman   16  Scheierman   10  Alexander  CHI Health Center Omaha (18,011)
Omaha, NE
March 9, 2024
2:30 p.m., FOX
No. 10 at Villanova W 69–67  23–8
(14–6)
 18  Scheierman   8  Scheierman   8  Ashworth  Wells Fargo Center (13,422)
Philadelphia, PA
Big East tournament
March 14, 2024
6:00 p.m., FS1
(2) No. 8 vs. (7) Providence
Quarterfinals
L 73–78  23–9
 19  Tied   13  Scheierman   6  Ashworth  Madison Square Garden (−)
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2024*
12:30 p.m., TNT
(3 MW) No. 11 vs. (14 MW) Akron
First Round
W 77–60  24–9
 23  Kalkbrenner   13  Scheierman   5  Ashworth  PPG Paints Arena 
Pittsburgh, PA
March 23, 2024*
8:40 p.m., TBS/truTV
(3 MW) No. 11 vs. (11 MW) Oregon
Second Round
W 86–73 2OT 25–9
 21  Ashworth   14  Kalkbrenner   5  Tied  PPG Paints Arena (18,595)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 29, 2024*
9:10 p.m., TBS/TruTV
(3 MW) No. 11 vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Tennessee
Sweet Sixteen
L 75–82  25–10
 25  Scheierman   7  Tied   6  Alexander  Little Caesars Arena (18,574)
Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest region.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[7]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP888151081222RV22181713191715121081113
Coaches877141181420RV20151613181615121061111

References

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  1. ^ Anderson, Rob (March 26, 2023). "Men's Basketball Ends Historic Season in Elite Eight Thriller". Creighton University Athletics. Creighton University. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  2. ^ Klan, Mike (April 12, 2023). "Creighton guards Shereef Mitchell, Ben Shtolzberg enter names in transfer portal". KEYT. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  3. ^ Borzello, Jeff (April 6, 2023). "Creighton's Ryan Nembhard plans to transfer, sources say". ESPN. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "Ohio Men's Basketball Adds Creighton Transfer Shereef Mitchell to the Roster". Ohio Bobcats. April 4, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  5. ^ Christofilis, John [@jchristofilis15] (April 11, 2023). "206...I'm coming HOME! thankful!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Tang Signs Transfer Arthur Kaluma". K-State Sports. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". gocreighton.com. Retrieved September 24, 2022.