2013–14 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

2013–14 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches #20
AP #16
2013–14 record 27–8 (14–4 Big East)
Head coach Greg McDermott (4th year)
Assistant coach Darian DeVries (16th year)
Assistant coach Steve Lutz (4th year)
Assistant coach Steve Merfeld (4th year)
Assistant coach Patrick Sellers (1st year)
Home arena CenturyLink Center Omaha
2013–14 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Villanova 16 2   .889     29 5   .853
#16 Creighton 14 4   .778     27 8   .771
Providence 10 8   .556     23 12   .657
Xavier 10 8   .556     21 13   .618
St. John's 10 8   .556     20 13   .606
Marquette 9 9   .500     17 15   .531
Georgetown 8 10   .444     18 15   .545
Seton Hall 6 12   .333     17 17   .500
Butler 4 14   .222     14 17   .452
DePaul 3 15   .167     12 21   .364
2014 Big East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Source:[1]

The 2013–14 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by fourth-year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the CenturyLink Center Omaha, and were in their first season as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 14–4 in Big East play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East Tournament where they lost to Providence. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Louisiana–Lafayette in the second round before losing in the third round to Baylor.

Roster

2013–14 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 1 Chatman, AustinAustin Chatman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr The Colony The Colony, TX
G 2 Ferrarini, SteveSteve Ferrarini (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Westside
Central CC
Omaha, NE
F 3 McDermott, DougDoug McDermott (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Ames Ames, IA
F 4 Olsen, AlexAlex Olsen (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Abraham Lincoln Council Bluffs, IA
G 5 Brooks, DevinDevin Brooks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr St. Raymond
Iowa Western CC
Harlem, NY
G 10 Gibbs, GrantGrant Gibbs (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Linn-Mar
Gonzaga
Marion. IA
G 11 Clement, TylerTyler Clement (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Fr St. Thomas Aquinas Overland Park, KS
G 12 Manigat, JahennsJahenns Manigat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Elite Academy Ottawa, ON, Canada
G 15 Harris, DarianDarian Harris  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Shiloh Christian Springdale, AR
G 20 Burns, JohnJohn Burns (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Bishop Garrigan Algona, IA
G 21 Zierden, IsaiahIsaiah Zierden  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Benilde-St. Margaret's St. Louis Park, MN
G 22 Dingman, AveryAvery Dingman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Branson Branson, MO
G 23 Milliken, JamesJames Milliken  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Jordan–Matthews
Cowley County CC
Siler City, NC
G 25 Roberts, EricEric Roberts (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Eagle River Eagle River, AK
C 31 Artino, WillWill Artino 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Waukee Waukee, Iowa
F 32 Hegner, TobyToby Hegner  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Berlin Berlin, WI
F 34 Wragge, EthanEthan Wragge 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Eden Prairie Eden Prairie, MN
F 40 Hanson, ZachZach Hanson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr T. F. Riggs Pierre, SD
C 41 Groselle, GeoffreyGeoffrey Groselle 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Plano West Plano, TX
F 50 Oginni, MogboluwagaMogboluwaga Oginni (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Saint Louis University HS St. Louis, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Darian DeVries (Northern Iowa)
  • Steve Lutz (Texas Lutheran)
  • Steve Merfeld (Wisconsin-La Crosse)
  • Patrick Sellers (Central Connecticut State)

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

Roster
Last update: 2012-10-11

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Ethan Wragge Will Artino Geoffrey Groselle
PF Doug McDermott Zach Hanson Mogboluwaga Oginni
SF Grant Gibbs Avery Dingman Alex Olsen
SG Jahenns Manigat Isaiah Zierden Steven Ferrarini
PG Austin Chatman Devin Brooks

Rankings

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 Wk 20 Final
AP RV RV 23 20 RV RV NR RV RV RV 20 RV 20 12 18 11т 9 13 14 16 N/A
Coaches RV RV 23 18 RV RV RV RV RV 23 19 24 20 12 17 12 10 13 14 16 20

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

Nov 1*
7:00 pm
Northern State W 89–61 
 26  McDermott  8  Artino  7  Brooks  CenturyLink Center (16,299)
Omaha, NE
Regular season

Nov 8*
7:00 pm, FSN
Alcorn State W 107–61  1–0
 20  McDermott  6  Wragge, Brooks  5  Chatman, Gibbs, Brooks  CenturyLink Center (17,740)
Omaha, NE

Nov 11*
8:00 pm, FS1
UMKC W 96–70  2–0
 37  McDermott  9  Brooks  9  Chatman  CenturyLink Center (16,859)
Omaha, NE

Nov 16*
6:00 pm, CSNPA/SNY
at Saint Joseph's W 83–79  3–0
 21  Wragge  6  Gibbs  6  Gibbs  Hagan Arena (4,200)
Philadelphia, PA

Nov 23*
2:30 pm, FSN
#23 Tulsa W 82–72  4–0
 33  McDermott  15  McDermott  9  Chatman  CenturyLink Center (18,078)
Omaha, NE

Nov 28*
10:00 pm, ESPN2
#20 vs. Arizona State
Wooden Legacy Quarterfinals
W 88–60  5–0
 27  McDermott  6  McDermott  5  Manigat  Titan Gym (1,865)
Fullerton, CA

Nov 29*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
#20 vs. San Diego State
The Wooden Legacy semifinals
L 80–86  5–1
 30  McDermott  6  Gibbs  7  Gibbs  Titan Gym (3,287)
Fullerton, CA

Dec 1*
5:30 pm, ESPNU
#20 vs. George Washington
Wooden Legacy 3rd place game
L 53–60  5–2
 16  Wragge  9  Wragge  4  Chatman  Honda Center (6,007)
Anaheim, CA

Dec 3*
9:00 pm
at Long Beach State W 78–61  6–2
 21  McDermott  7  Brooks  4  Chatman  Walter Pyramid (3,481)
Long Beach, CA

Dec 8*
5:00 pm, FS1
Nebraska W 82–67  7–2
 21  McDermott  9  Wragge  8  Gibbs  CenturyLink Center (17,530)
Omaha, NE

Dec 17*
7:00 pm, FS2
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 88–51  8–2
 25  McDermott  9  McDermott  5  Brooks  CenturyLink Center (16,303)
Omaha, NE

Dec 22*
6:00 pm, FS1
California W 68–54  9–2
 20  McDermott  11  McDermott  3  Brooks, Gibbs, Manigat  CenturyLink Center (17,533)
Omaha, NE

Dec 29*
4:00 pm, FS1
Chicago State W 90–58  10–2
 24  McDermott  6  McDermott  5  Chatman  CenturyLink Center (17,466)
Omaha, NE

Dec 31
9:00 pm, FS1
Marquette W 67–49  11–2
(1–0)
 19  McDermott  7  McDermott  6  Manigat  CenturyLink Center (18,525)
Omaha, NE

Jan 4
2:00 pm, FS1
at Seton Hall W 79–66  12–2
(2–0)
 30  McDermott  10  McDermott  5  Gibbs, McDermott  Prudential Center (7,060)
Newark, NJ

Jan 7
8:00 pm, FS1
#23 at DePaul W 81–62  13–2
(3–0)
 19  McDermott  7  Wragge, Artino  6  Chatman  Allstate Arena (7,104)
Rosemont, IL

Jan 12
2:00 pm, CBSSN
#23 Xavier W 95–89  14–2
(4–0)
 35  McDermott  8  Artino  6  Manigat  CenturyLink Center (17,589)
Omaha, NE

Jan 14
8:00 pm, FS1
#20 Butler W 88–60  15–2
(5–0)
 28  McDermott  7  Dingman  6  Manigat  CenturyLink Center (17,602)
Omaha, NE

Jan 18
1:00 pm, FS1
#20 at Providence L 68–81  15–3
(5–1)
 21  McDermott  7  McDermott  3  Brooks  Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,026)
Providence, RI

Jan 20
6:00 pm, FS1
at #4 Villanova W 96–68  16–3
(6–1)
 27  Wragge  5  Brooks, McDermott  10  Chatman  Wells Fargo Center (14,114)
Philadelphia, PA

Jan 25
7:00 pm, FS1
Georgetown W 76–63  17–3
(7–1)
 14  Artino, McDermott  10  McDermott  7  Chatman  CenturyLink Center (18,859)
Omaha, NE

Jan 28
8:00 pm, FS1
#20 St. John's W 63–60  18–3
(8–1)
 39  McDermott  9  Dingman  5  Manigat  CenturyLink Center (17,515)
Omaha, NE

Feb 7
8:00 pm, FS1
#12 DePaul W 78–66  19–3
(9–1)
 23  McDermott  9  McDermott  8  Gibbs  CenturyLink Center (18,323)
Omaha, NE

Feb 9
6:00 pm, FS1
#12 at St. John's L 65–70  19–4
(9–2)
 25  McDermott  11  Gibbs  6  Gibbs  Madison Square Garden (6,739)
New York City, NY

Feb 13
6:00 pm, CBSSN
#18 at Butler W 68–63  20–4
(10–2)
 26  McDermott  10  Artino  6  Chatman  Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,805)
Indianapolis, IN

Feb 16
4:00 pm, FS1
#18 #6 Villanova W 101–80  21–4
(11–2)
 39  McDermott  7  McDermott  8  Chatman  CenturyLink Center (18,797)
Omaha, NE

Feb 19
7:00 pm, FS1
#11 at Marquette W 85–70  22–4
(12–2)
 25  McDermott  8  McDermott  5  Manigat  BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,539)
Milwaukee, WI

Feb 23
4:00 pm, FSN
#11 Seton Hall W 72–71  23–4
(13–2)
 29  McDermott  4  Artino, Brooks  5  Chatman  CenturyLink Center (18,742)
Omaha, NE

Mar 1
4:00 pm, FS1
#9 at Xavier L 69–75  23–5
(13–3)
 27  McDermott  7  McDermott  4  Gibbs, Manigat  Cintas Center (10,483)
Cincinnati, OH

Mar 4
6:00 pm, FS1
#13 at Georgetown L 63–75  23–6
(13–4)
 22  McDermott  12  McDermott  5  Brooks  Verizon Center (12,105)
Washington, DC

Mar 8
6:30 pm, CBSSN
#13 Providence W 88–73  24–6
(14–4)
 45  McDermott  7  McDermott, Chatman  6  Brooks  CenturyLink Center (18,868)
Omaha, NE
Big East Tournament

Mar 13
7:00 pm, FS1
#14 vs. DePaul
Quarterfinals
W 84–62  25–6
 35  McDermott  8  Wragge  9  Chatman  Madison Square Garden (13,807)
New York City, NY

Mar 14
9:30 pm, FS1
#14 vs. Xavier
Semifinals
W 86–78  26–6
 32  McDermott  5  Gibbs  5  Brooks  Madison Square Garden (15,580)
New York City, NY

Mar 15
7:30 pm, FS1
#14 vs. Providence
Championship
L 58–65  26–7
 27  McDermott  5  McDermott  8  Chatman  Madison Square Garden (15,290)
New York City, NY
NCAA Tournament

Mar 21*
2:10 pm, truTV
#16 (3 W) vs. (14 W) Louisiana–Lafayette
Second round
W 76–66  27–7
 30  McDermott  12  McDermott  6  Chatman, Gibbs  AT&T Center (12,663)
San Antonio, TX

Mar 23*
6:45 pm, truTV
#16 (3 W) vs. #23 (6 W) Baylor
Third round
L 55–85  27–8
 15  McDermott  4  Brooks  4  Brooks  AT&T Center (13,431)
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) denotes seed within region W=West. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. "Big East Conference Standings - 2013-14." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2014.
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