Creighton Bluejays men's basketball

The Creighton Bluejays basketball team is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. They currently compete in the Missouri Valley Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2007. The Bluejay's all time record is 1,386-938

The Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team plays their home games at Qwest Center Omaha (17,560), currently the largest arena in the Missouri Valley Conference and the state of Nebraska. Since moving from the Omaha Civic Auditorium to Qwest Center Omaha for the 2003-2004 season, Creighton's average home game attendance has been in the top 30 nationally. Last season, Creighton's average home game attendance was 14,495 15th in NCAA Division I.

Creighton's men's basketball program has been a member of the Missouri Valley Conference since the 1977-78 season. Prior to the 1977-78 season, the Jays participated as an Independent from 1948-1977.

NCAA Tournament Results

The Bluejays have appeared in 16 NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 9–17.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1941	First Round Regional Third Place Game	Washington State Wyoming	L 48–39 W 45–44
1962	First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional Third Place Game	Memphis State Cincinnati Texas Tech	W 87–83 L 66–46 W 63–61
1964	First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional Third Place Game	Oklahoma City Wichita State Texas Western	W 89–78 L 84–68 L 63–52
1974	First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional Third Place Game	Texas Kansas Louisville	W 77–61 L 55–54 W 80–71
1975	First Round	Maryland	L 83–79
1978	First Round	DePaul	L 80–78
1981	First Round	St. Joseph's	L 59–57
1989	First Round	Missouri	L 85–69
1991	First Round Second Round	New Mexico State Seton Hall	W 64–56 L 81–69
1999	First Round Second Round	Louisville Maryland	W 62–58 L 75–63
2000	First Round	Auburn	L 72–69
2001	First Round	Iowa	L 69–56
2002	First Round Second Round	Florida Illinois	W 83–82 L 72–60
2003	First Round	Central Michigan	L 79–73
2005	First Round	West Virginia	L 63–61
2007	First Round	Nevada	L 77–71 OT

NIT Results

The Bluejays have appeared in 10 National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 5–10.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1942	Quarterfinals Final Four Third Place Game	West Texas State Western Kentucky Toledo	W 59–58 L 49–36 W 48–46
1943	Quarterfinals	Washington & Jefferson	L 43–42
1977	First Round	Illinois State	L 65–58
1984	First Round	Nebraska	L 56–54
1990	First Round	DePaul	L 89–72
1998	First Round	Marquette	L 80–68
2004	Opening Round	Nebraska	L 71–70
2006	First Round Sweet Sixteen	Akron Miami (FL)	W 71–60 L 53–52
2008	First Round Sweet Sixteen	Rhode Island Florida	W 74–73 L 82–54
2009	First Round Sweet Sixteen	Bowling Green Kentucky	W 73–71 L 65–63

CBI Results

The Bluejays have appeared in 1 College Basketball Invitational. Their record is 4–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2011	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Game 1 Finals Game 2 Finals Game 3	San Jose State Davidson Central Florida Oregon Oregon Oregon	W 77–70 W 102–92 W 82–64 W 84–76 L 71–58 L 71–69

CIT Results

The Bluejays have appeared in 1 CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Their combined record is 2–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2010	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	South Dakota Fairfield Missouri State	W 89–78 W 73–55 L 67–61

Career Scoring Leaders

Name	Points
Rodney Buford	2,116
Bob Harstad	2,110
Chad Gallagher	1,983
Bob Portman	1,876
Kyle Korver	1,801
Nate Funk	1,754
Rick Apke	1,682
Paul Silas	1,661
Vernon Moore	1,654
Benoit Benjamin	1,575

Bluejays in the NBA

• Wally Anderzunas
• Benoit Benjamin
• Rodney Buford
• Chad Gallagher
• Neil Johnson
• Kyle Korver
• Elton McGriff
• Kevin McKenna
• Bob Portman
• Paul Silas
• Anthony Tolliver

Roster

2010–11 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town 5.0 !C 00 Echenique, GregoryGregory Echenique 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 2.5 !RS So Guatire, Venezuela 1.5 !G 2 Stormberg, TaylorTaylor Stormberg 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2.0 !So Omaha, Nebraska 3.5 !F 3 McDermott, DougDoug McDermott 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1.0 !Fr Ames, Iowa 1.5 !G 5 Jones, JoshJosh Jones 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2.5 !RS So Omaha, Nebraska 1.5 !G 10 Gibbs, GrantGrant Gibbs 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2.5 !RS So Marion, Iowa 3.5 !F 11 Sebastian, DerekDerek Sebastian 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2.0 !So Loveland, Colorado 1.5 !G 12 Manigat, JahennsJahenns Manigat 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1.0 !Fr Ottawa, Ontario 1.5 !G 13 Ferrarini, RossRoss Ferrarini 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2.5 !RS So Omaha, Nebraska 1.5 !G 15 Korver, KalebKaleb Korver 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2.0 !So Pella, Iowa 5.0 !C 20 Dorwart, MattMatt Dorwart 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2.5 !RS So Sidney, Nebraska 1.5 !G 21 Ingle, KodyKody Ingle 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1.0 !Fr Altoona, Iowa 3.5 !F 23 Runnels, WayneWayne Runnels 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 4.0 !Sr Watonga, Oklahoma 1.5 !G 24 Ashford, DarrylDarryl Ashford 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 4.0 !Sr Houston, Texas 5.0 !C 25 Lawson Jr., KennyKenny Lawson Jr. 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 4.5 !RS Sr Oceanside, California 1.5 !G 30 Young, AntoineAntoine Young 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 3.0 !Jr Bellevue, Nebraska 5.0 !C 31 Artino, WillWill Artino 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1.0 !Fr Waukee, Iowa 3.5 !F 32 Harriman, CaseyCasey Harriman 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 4.5 !RS Sr Ida Grove, Iowa 3.5 !F 34 Wragge, EthanEthan Wragge 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2.0 !So Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Head coach Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Darian DeVries (Northern Iowa) Steve Merfeld (Wisconsin-La Crosse) Steve Lutz (Texas Lutheran) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2010-09-05

Trivia

• Creighton is the only NCAA Division-I men's basketball team with a Bluejay as its mascot.
• During the 2006-2007 season, the average attendance at a Creighton men's basketball home game was 15,909, which was good enough for 13th in the nation.
• From 1961-2003, the Creighton men's basketball team played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The "Civic" was the home the Creighton women's basketball and volleyball teams until 2009, when they moved into the D.J. Sokol Arena at the Ryan Center in 2009. The building is located just North of Morrison Stadium
• Benoit Benjamin is the only player in Creighton men's basketball team history to have recorded a triple-double in a single game.
• Creighton is the only program to have won games in the NCAA, NIT, CBI, and CIT tournaments.

Qwest Center Omaha

See also

• Creighton University
• Creighton Bluejays
• Qwest Center Omaha

External links

• Basketball Reference
• The Bluejay Cafe - Unofficial Creighton Basketball Home