2011–12 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

2011–12 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball

Missouri Valley Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament Midwest Region #8 Seed, Third Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#22
AP	#19
2011–12 record	29–6 (14–4 The Valley)
Head coach	Greg McDermott (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Darian DeVries (14th year)
Assistant coach	Steve Lutz (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Steve Merfeld (2nd year)
Home arena	CenturyLink Center Omaha

2011–12 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#16 Wichita State	16	–	2	.889	27	–	5	.844
#19 Creighton†	14	–	4	.778	28	–	5	.848
Evansville	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Illinois State	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
Northern Iowa	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
Missouri State	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Drake	9	–	9	.500	18	–	16	.529
Indiana State	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Southern Illinois	5	–	13	.278	8	–	23	.258
Bradley	2	–	16	.111	7	–	25	.219

† 2012 MVC Tournament winner As of March 19, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by second year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the CenturyLink Center Omaha (renamed from Qwest Center Omaha in the 2011 offseason) and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. The conference season ended with 14–4 record, finishing in 2nd place, behind Wichita State. They finished the season 29–6, 14–4 in MVC play to finish in second place. They were champions of the Missouri Valley Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA Tournament where they defeated Alabama in the second round before falling in the third round to North Carolina.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Gregory Echenique	Center	6–9	270	Junior	Guatire, Venezuela
1	Austin Chatman	Guard	6–0	170	Freshman	The Colony, Texas
2	Taylor Stormberg	Guard	6–0	190	Sophomore	Omaha, Nebraska
3	Doug McDermott	Forward	6–7	210	Sophomore	Ames, Iowa
4	Alex Olsen	Forward	6–6	180	Freshman	Council Bluffs, Iowa
5	Josh Jones	Guard	6–2	195	Junior	Omaha, Nebraska
10	Grant Gibbs	Guard	6–4	215	Junior	Marion, Iowa
11	Derek Sebastian	Guard/Forward	6–5	200	Senior	Loveland, Colorado
12	Jahenns Manigat	Guard	6–1	175	Sophomore	Ottawa, Ontario
13	Ross Ferrarini	Guard	6–3	195	Junior	Omaha, Nebraska
20	Matthew Dorwart	Forward	6–8	200	Senior	Sidney, Nebraska
22	Avery Dingman	Guard	6–6	190	Freshman	Branson, Missouri
23	Geoffrey Groselle	Center	6–11	240	Freshman	Plano, Texas
24	Nevin Johnson	Guard/Forward	6–5	185	Freshman	Houston, Texas
30	Antoine Young	Guard	6–0	180	Senior	Bellevue, Nebraska
31	Will Artino	Center	6–11	205	Freshman	Waukee, Iowa
34	Ethan Wragge	Forward	6–7	220	Sophomore	Eden Prairie, Minnesota
50	Mogboluwaga Oginni	Forward	6–8	215	Freshman	St. Louis, Missouri

Rankings

Main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	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	Final
AP ^[1]	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	19	25	23	21	RV	23	19	15	13	17	RV	RV	25
Coaches^[1]	RV	RV	RV	25	22	17	24	21	19	24	21	18	14	12	15	RV	RV	24

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/06/2011* 2:00 PM		Rockhurst	W 81–42	–	CenturyLink Center Omaha (13,533) Omaha, NE
Regular Season
11/11/2011* 7:00 PM		North Carolina A&T Dale Howard Classic	W 97–65	1–0	CenturyLink Center Omaha (15,228) Omaha, NE
11/13/2011* 2:00 PM		Chicago State Dale Howard Classic	W 95–61	2–0	CenturyLink Center Omaha (13,908) Omaha, NE
11/16/2011* 7:00 PM		at UAB	W 70–60	3–0	Bartow Arena (4,417) Birmingham, AL
11/20/2011* 3:00 PM, BTN		vs. Iowa Dale Howard Classic	W 82–59	4–0	Wells Fargo Arena (12,746) Des Moines, IA
11/25/2011* 7:00 PM		Campbell Dale Howard Classic	W 104–81	5–0	CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,683) Omaha, NE
11/30/2011* 9:30 PM, The Mtn.		at San Diego State MWC–MVC Challenge	W 85–83	6–0	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
12/04/2011* 4:00 PM, KMTV		Nebraska	W 76–66	7–0	CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,561) Omaha, NE
12/10/2011* 11:00 AM, KMTV	#19	at Saint Joseph's	L 71–80	7–1	Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA
12/17/2011* 7:00 PM	#25	Houston Baptist	W 97–62	8–1	CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,513) Omaha, NE
12/19/2011* 7:00 PM	#23	at Tulsa	W 83–64	9–1	Reynolds Center (4,228) Tulsa, OK
12/22/2011* 7:00 PM	#23	Northwestern	W 87–79	10–1	CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,676) Omaha, NE
12/28/2011 7:00 PM, FSN	#21	Missouri State	L 65–77	10–2 (0–1)	CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,665) Omaha, NE
12/31/2011 5:00 PM, ESPNU	#21	at Wichita State	W 68–61	11–2 (1–1)	Charles Koch Arena (10,317) Wichita, KS
01/03/2012 7:00 PM, KMTV		Drake	W 76–59	12–2 (2–1)	CenturyLink Center Omaha (15,390) Omaha, NE
01/07/2012 7:00 PM, KMTV		at Bradley	W 92–83	13–2 (3–1)	Peoria Civic Center (8,610) Peoria, IL
01/10/2012 8:00 PM, ESPN3	#23	Northern Iowa	W 63–60	14–2 (4–1)	CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,627) Omaha, NE
01/13/2012 8:00 PM, ESPN3	#23	at Illinois State	W 87–78	15–2 (5–1)	Redbird Arena (8,771) Normal, IL
01/15/2012 7:05 PM	#23	at Missouri State	W 66–65	16–2 (6–1)	JQH Arena (9,124) Springfield, MO
01/18/2012 6:00 PM, NET	#18	Southern Illinois	W 90–71	17–2 (7–1)	CenturyLink Center Omaha (15,794) Omaha, NE
01/21/2012 2:00 PM, ESPN2	#18	Indiana State	W 75–49	18–2 (8–1)	CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,411) Omaha, NE
01/25/2012 7:00 PM, KMTV	#15	at Drake	W 77–69	19–2 (9–1)	Knapp Center (6,110) Des Moines, IA
01/28/2012 7:00 PM, KMTV	#15	Bradley	W 73–59	20–2 (10–1)	CenturyLink Center Omaha (18,436) Omaha, NE
02/01/2012 7:00 PM, NET	#13	Illinois State	W 102–74	21–2 (11–1)	CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,311) Omaha, NE
02/04/2012 4:00 PM, FSN	#13	at Northern Iowa	L 62–65	21–3 (11–2)	McLeod Center (6,910) Cedar Falls, IA
02/07/2012 7:00 PM	#17	at Evansville	L 57–65	21–4 (11–3)	Ford Center (5,128) Evansville, IN
02/11/2012 2:00 PM, ESPN2	#17	Wichita State	L 68–89	21–5 (11–4)	CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,772) Omaha, NE
02/14/2012 7:00 PM		at Southern Illinois	W 88–69	22–5 (12–4)	SIU Arena (3,408) Carbondale, IL
02/18/2012* 9:00 PM, ESPN2		Long Beach State Sears BracketBusters	W 81–79	23–5	CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,503) Omaha, NE
02/21/2012 7:00 PM, FSN		Evansville	W 93–92 ^OT	24–5 (13–4)	CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,447) Omaha, NE
02/25/2012 3:00 PM, ESPN2		Indiana State	W 61–60	25–5 (14–4)	Hulman Center (7,911) Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley Conference Basketball Tournament
03/02/2012 6:00 PM, MVCTV	#25	vs. Drake Quarterfinals	W 68–61	26–5	Scottrade Center (14,412) St. Louis, MO
03/03/2012 4:30 PM, MVCTV	#25	vs. Evansville Semifinals	W 99–71	27–5	Scottrade Center (16,271) St. Louis, MO
03/04/2012 1:00 PM, CBS	#25	vs. Illinois State Championship Game	W 83–79 ^OT	28–5	Scottrade Center (12,380) St.Louis, MO
2012 NCAA Tournament
03/16/2012* 1:40 pm, TBS	#19 (8)	vs. #(9) Alabama Second Round	W 58–57	29–5	Greensboro Coliseum Complex (15,880) Greensboro, North Carolina
03/18/2012* 4:30 pm, CBS	#19 (8)	vs. #4 (1) North Carolina Third Round	L 73–87	29–6	Greensboro Coliseum Complex (18,722) Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

1 2 "2011–12 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved October 21, 2011.

Creighton Bluejays men's basketball

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