2014–15 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record14–19 (4–14 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCenturyLink Center Omaha
2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Villanova †16–2 .88933–3  .917
No. 22 Georgetown12–6 .66722–11  .667
No. 24 Butler12–6 .66723–11  .676
Providence11–7 .61122–12  .647
St. John's10–8 .55621–12  .636
Xavier9–9 .50023–14  .622
DePaul6–12 .33312–20  .375
Seton Hall6–12 .33316–15  .516
Marquette4–14 .22213–19  .406
Creighton4–14 .22214–19  .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

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

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Doug McDermott3F6'8"225SeniorAmes, IAGraduated/2014 NBA draft
Alex Olsen4F6'6"190RS SophomoreCouncil Bluffs, IALeft the team due to focus on academics
Grant Gibbs10G6'5"210RS SeniorMarion, IAGraduated
Jahenns Manigat12G6'1"175SeniorOttawa, ONGraduated
Darian Harris15G6'6"185FreshmanSpringdale, ARTransferred to Oral Roberts
John Burns20G6'4"180FreshmanAlgona, IATransferred to Morningside College
Eric Roberts25G6'4"215FreshmanEagle River, AKWalk-on didn't return
Ethan Wragge34F6'7"225RS SeniorEden Prairie, MNGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Maurice Watson, Jr.10G5'10"165JuniorPhiladelphia, PATransferred 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 Huff13F6'8"205JuniorAltadena, CATransferred from Nevada. Under NCAA transfer rules, Huff will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Ricky Kreklow24G6'6"210RS SeniorColumbia, MOTransferred from California. He will be eligible to play immediately under the NCAA's graduate transfer rule.

Incoming recruits

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   247Sports: N/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   247Sports: N/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

2014–15 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Leon Gilmore III Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrManvel HS Manvel, TX
G 1 Austin Chatman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrThe Colony The Colony, TX
F 2 Gabriel Connealy (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrMullen HS Mullen, NE
F 4 Ronnie Harrell Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrEast HS Denver, CO
G 5 Devin Brooks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrSt. Raymond
Iowa Western CC		 Harlem, NY
G 10 Maurice Watson Current redshirt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrBoys' Latin
Boston University		 Philadelphia, PA
G 11 Tyler Clement (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrSt. Thomas Aquinas Overland Park, KS
F 13 Cole Huff Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrCampbell Hall HS
Nevada		 Altadena, CA
G 15 Ricky Kreklow (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrRock Bridge HS
California		 Columbia, MO
G 21 Isaiah Zierden Injured 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SoBenilde-St. Margaret's St. Louis Park, MN
G 22 Avery Dingman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrBranson Branson, MO
G 23 James Milliken 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrJordan–Matthews
Cowley County CC		 Siler City, NC
C 31 Will Artino 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrWaukee Waukee, Iowa
F 32 Toby Hegner 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS FrBerlin Berlin, WI
F 40 Zach Hanson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoT. F. Riggs Pierre, SD
C 41 Geoffrey Groselle 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrPlano West Plano, TX
F 50 Mogboluwaga Oginni (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrSaint 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

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

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
AP 23 RV RV N/A
Coaches RV RV RV

Schedule and results

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

  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.
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