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
1.5 !G	1	Chatman, AustinAustin Chatman	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	The Colony	The Colony, TX
1.5 !G	2	Ferrarini, SteveSteve Ferrarini (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Westside Central CC	Omaha, NE
3.5 !F	3	McDermott, DougDoug McDermott (W)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Ames	Ames, IA
3.5 !F	4	Olsen, AlexAlex Olsen (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Abraham Lincoln	Council Bluffs, IA
1.5 !G	5	Brooks, DevinDevin Brooks	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Raymond Iowa Western CC	Harlem, NY
1.5 !G	10	Gibbs, GrantGrant Gibbs (C)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Linn-Mar Gonzaga	Marion. IA
1.5 !G	11	Clement, TylerTyler Clement (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Thomas Aquinas	Overland Park, KS
1.5 !G	12	Manigat, JahennsJahenns Manigat	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Elite Academy	Ottawa, ON, Canada
1.5 !G	15	Harris, DarianDarian Harris	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Shiloh Christian	Springdale, AR
1.5 !G	20	Burns, JohnJohn Burns (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bishop Garrigan	Algona, IA
1.5 !G	21	Zierden, IsaiahIsaiah Zierden	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Benilde-St. Margaret's	St. Louis Park, MN
1.5 !G	22	Dingman, AveryAvery Dingman	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Branson	Branson, MO
1.5 !G	23	Milliken, JamesJames Milliken	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Jordan–Matthews Cowley County CC	Siler City, NC
1.5 !G	25	Roberts, EricEric Roberts (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Eagle River	Eagle River, AK
5.0 !C	31	Artino, WillWill Artino	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Waukee	Waukee, Iowa
3.5 !F	32	Hegner, TobyToby Hegner	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Berlin	Berlin, WI
3.5 !F	34	Wragge, EthanEthan Wragge	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Eden Prairie	Eden Prairie, MN
3.5 !F	40	Hanson, ZachZach Hanson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1.0 !Fr	T. F. Riggs	Pierre, SD
5.0 !C	41	Groselle, GeoffreyGeoffrey Groselle	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	2.0 !So	Plano West	Plano, TX
3.5 !F	50	Oginni, MogboluwagaMogboluwaga Oginni (W)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Saint Louis University HS	St. Louis, MO

Head coach

Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa)

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2012-10-11

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
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

Main article: 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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

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

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