2014–15 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

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.

2014–15 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	14–19 (4–14 Big East)
Head coach	Greg McDermott (5th year)
Assistant coaches	Darian DeVries (17th year) Steve Lutz (5th year) Steve Merfeld (5th year) Patrick Sellers (2nd year)
Home arena	CenturyLink Center Omaha
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Villanova †	16	–	2		.889			33	–	3		.917
No. 22 Georgetown	12	–	6		.667			22	–	11		.667
No. 24 Butler	12	–	6		.667			23	–	11		.676
Providence	11	–	7		.611			22	–	12		.647
St. John's	10	–	8		.556			21	–	12		.636
Xavier	9	–	9		.500			23	–	14		.622
DePaul	6	–	12		.333			12	–	20		.375
Seton Hall	6	–	12		.333			16	–	15		.516
Marquette	4	–	14		.222			13	–	19		.406
Creighton	4	–	14		.222			14	–	19		.424
† 2015 Big East tournament winner As of April 6, 2015 Rankings from AP poll

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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Doug McDermott	3	F	6'8"	225	Senior	Ames, IA	Graduated/2014 NBA draft
Alex Olsen	4	F	6'6"	190	RS Sophomore	Council Bluffs, IA	Left the team due to focus on academics
Grant Gibbs	10	G	6'5"	210	RS Senior	Marion, IA	Graduated
Jahenns Manigat	12	G	6'1"	175	Senior	Ottawa, ON	Graduated
Darian Harris	15	G	6'6"	185	Freshman	Springdale, AR	Transferred to Oral Roberts
John Burns	20	G	6'4"	180	Freshman	Algona, IA	Transferred to Morningside College
Eric Roberts	25	G	6'4"	215	Freshman	Eagle River, AK	Walk-on didn't return
Ethan Wragge	34	F	6'7"	225	RS Senior	Eden Prairie, MN	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Maurice Watson, Jr.	10	G	5'10"	165	Junior	Philadelphia, PA	Transferred 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 Huff	13	F	6'8"	205	Junior	Altadena, CA	Transferred from Nevada. Under NCAA transfer rules, Huff will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Ricky Kreklow	24	G	6'6"	210	RS Senior	Columbia, MO	Transferred from California. He will be eligible to play immediately under the NCAA's graduate transfer rule.

Incoming recruits

College recruiting information

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
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   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
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Leon Gilmore III  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Manvel HS Manvel, TX G 1 Austin Chatman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr The Colony The Colony, TX F 2 Gabriel Connealy (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Mullen HS Mullen, NE F 4 Ronnie Harrell  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr East HS Denver, CO G 5 Devin Brooks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr St. Raymond Iowa Western CC Harlem, NY G 10 Maurice Watson  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Boys' Latin Boston University Philadelphia, PA G 11 Tyler Clement (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. Thomas Aquinas Overland Park, KS F 13 Cole Huff  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Campbell Hall HS Nevada Altadena, CA G 15 Ricky Kreklow (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Rock Bridge HS California Columbia, MO G 21 Isaiah Zierden  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Benilde-St. Margaret's St. Louis Park, MN G 22 Avery Dingman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Branson Branson, MO G 23 James Milliken 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Jordan–Matthews Cowley County CC Siler City, NC C 31 Will Artino 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Waukee Waukee, Iowa F 32 Toby Hegner 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Berlin Berlin, WI F 40 Zach Hanson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So T. F. Riggs Pierre, SD C 41 Geoffrey Groselle 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Plano West Plano, TX F 50 Mogboluwaga Oginni (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr 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 (UW–La Crosse) Patrick Sellers (Central Connecticut State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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

Main article: 2014–15 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	Final
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.

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