2023–24 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

2023–24 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
2023–24 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 18
Record	13–4 (4–2 Big East)
Head coach	Greg McDermott (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Ryan Miller (3rd season); Jalen Courtney-Williams (3rd season); Derek Kellogg (1st season);
Home arena	CHI Health Center Omaha

2023–24 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 UConn	5	–	1	.833	15	–	2	.882
Seton Hall	5	–	1	.833	12	–	5	.706
No. 18 Creighton	4	–	2	.667	13	–	4	.765
St. John's	4	–	2	.667	12	–	5	.706
Villanova	4	–	2	.667	11	–	6	.647
No. 17 Marquette	3	–	3	.500	12	–	5	.706
Xavier	2	–	3	.400	8	–	8	.500
Butler	2	–	4	.333	11	–	6	.647
Providence	2	–	4	.333	11	–	6	.647
Georgetown	1	–	5	.167	8	–	9	.471
DePaul	0	–	5	.000	3	–	13	.188

† 2024 Big East tournament winner As of January 15, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represents Creighton University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, coached by 14th-year head coach Greg McDermott, play their home games at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska as members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Bluejays finished the 2022–23 season 24–13, 14–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Villanova before losing to Xavier in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the South Region, where they defeated NC State, Baylor, and Princeton to reach the Elite Eight for the first time since 1941. There they lost to San Diego State.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Ben Shtolzberg	1	G	6'4"	200	Sophomore	Northridge, CA	Transferred to UCSB^[2]
Ryan Nembhard	2	G	6'0"	170	Junior	Aurora, ON	Transferred to Gonzaga^[3]
Shereef Mitchell	4	G	6'1"	170	Senior	Omaha, NE	Transferred to Ohio^[4]
John Christofilis	15	G	6'3"	195	Junior	Seattle, WA	Transferred to Seattle^[5]
Arthur Kaluma	15	F	6'8"	195	Junior	Glendale, AZ	Transferred to Kansas State^[6]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Steven Ashworth	1	G	6'1"	170	Senior	Alpine, UT	Utah State
Jonathan Lawson	2	G	6'6"	188	Sophomore	Memphis, TN	Memphis
Issac Traudt	41	F	6'10"	235	RS Freshman	Grand Island, NE	Virginia

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Josiah Dotzler PG	Bellevue, NE	Bellevue West High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 1, 2022
Josiah Dotzler PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Brock Vice C	Memphis, TN	Houston	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	May 5, 2023
Brock Vice C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 80
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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 15, 2022.

Roster

2023–24 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jasen Green	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Fr	Millard North	Omaha, NE
G	1	Steven Ashworth	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Lone Peak Utah State	Alpine, UT
G	2	Jonathan Lawson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	So	Houston Memphis	Memphis, TN
G	4	Sterling Knox	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Red Rocks Academy	Las Vegas, NV
G	5	Francisco Farabello	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	NBA Global Academy TCU	Cañada de Gómez, Argentina
C	10	Brock Vice	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	RS Fr	Houston HS	Memphis, TN
C	11	Ryan Kalkbrenner	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Sr	Trinity Catholic HS	St. Louis, MO
G	12	Shane Thomas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Red Rocks Academy	Las Vegas, NV
F	13	Mason Miller	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Houston HS	Germantown, TN
G	14	Sami Osmani (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Oak Lawn Community HS	Oak Lawn, IL
G	15	Josiah Dotzler	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Bellevue West	Omaha, NE
G	23	Trey Alexander	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Heritage Hall	Oklahoma City, OK
F	32	Josh Townley-Thomas	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Creighton Prep	Omaha, NE
C	33	Fredrick King	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	NBA Academy Latin America	Mangrove Cay, Bahamas
F	41	Isaac Traudt	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Fr	Grand Island Senior Virginia	Grand Island, NE
G	55	Baylor Scheierman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Aurora HS South Dakota State	Aurora, NE

Head coach

Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Alan Huss (Creighton)
Ryan Miller (Northern State)
Jalen Courtney-Williams (Morehead State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Bahamas Exhibition Tour
August 4, 2023* 5:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Bahamas Select	W 108–55		13 – Kalkbrenner	13 – King	7 – Ashworth	Imperial Ballroom (200) Nassau, Bahamas
August 6, 2023* 10:00 am, FloHoops		vs. BC Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)	W 76–62		29 – Alexander	10 – Kalkbrenner	5 – Alexander	Imperial Ballroom (200) Nassau, Bahamas
August 8, 2023* 10:00 am, FloHoops		vs. Obras Basket (Argentina)	W 111–89		16 – Miller	9 – Multiple	6 – Ashworth	Imperial Ballroom (200) Nassau, Bahamas
Exhibition
November 3, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops	No. 8	Wayne State (NE)	W 95–48		22 – Alexander	8 – Tied	6 – Ashworth	CHI Health Center Omaha (17,132) Omaha, NE
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023* 8:00 p.m., FS1	No. 8	Florida A&M	W 105–54	1–0	20 – Alexander	9 – King	5 – Alexander	CHI Health Center Omaha (16,117) Omaha, NE
November 11, 2023* 1:00 p.m., FS2	No. 8	North Dakota State	W 89–60	2–0	21 – Alexander	7 – Alexander	6 – Scheierman	CHI Health Center Omaha (16,911) Omaha, NE
November 14, 2023* 9:00 p.m., FS1	No. 8	Iowa Gavitt Tipoff Games	W 92–84	3–0	23 – Alexander	11 – Alexander	9 – Alexander	CHI Health Center Omaha (17,352) Omaha, NE
November 18, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FS2	No. 8	Texas Southern	W 82–50	4–0	23 – Scheierman	10 – Kalkbrenner	8 – Alexander	CHI Health Center Omaha (16,845) Omaha, NE
November 22, 2023* 3:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 8	vs. Loyola Chicago Hall of Fame Classic semifinals	W 88–65	5–0	29 – Kalkbrenner	12 – Scheierman	5 – Farabello	T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
November 23, 2023* 3:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 8	vs. Colorado State Hall of Fame Classic championship	L 48–69	5–1	15 – Scheierman	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
November 30, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 15	at Oklahoma State Big East–Big 12 Battle	W 79–65	6–1	21 – Scheierman	12 – Kalkbrenner	5 – Ashworth	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,309) Stillwater, OK
December 3, 2023* 3:00 p.m., FS1	No. 15	at Nebraska Rivalry	W 89–60	7–1	24 – Schiereman	12 – Kalkbrenner	5 – Alexander	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,838) Lincoln, NE
December 9, 2023* 1:00 p.m., FS2	No. 10	Central Michigan	W 109–64	8–1	18 – Traudt	7 – Alexander	9 – Schiereman	CHI Health Center Omaha (16,412) Omaha, NE
December 13, 2023* 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 8	vs. UNLV Jack Jones Classic	L 64–79	8–2	22 – Kalkbrenner	8 – Kalkbrenner	7 – Scheierman	Dollar Loan Center (2,725) Henderson, NV
December 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FOX	No. 8	Alabama	W 85–82	9–2	22 – Alexander	8 – Kalkbrenner	9 – Schiereman	CHI Health Center Omaha (17,401) Omaha, NE
Big East regular season
December 20, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1	No. 12	Villanova	L 66–68 ^OT	9–3 (0–1)	16 – Tied	15 – Alexander	3 – Tied	CHI Health Center Omaha (17,333) Omaha, NE
December 30, 2023 1:00 p.m., CBS	No. 22	at No. 10 Marquette	L 67–72	9–4 (0–2)	23 – Scheierman	8 – Scheierman	6 – Alexander	Fiserv Forum (18,086) Milwaukee, WI
January 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Georgetown	W 77–60	10–4 (1–2)	25 – Alexander	12 – Scheierman	7 – Ashworth	Capital One Arena (4,980) Washington, D.C.
January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., FS1		No. 23 Providence	W 69–60	11–4 (2–2)	22 – Kalkbrenner	12 – Kalkbrenner	5 – Alexander	CHI Health Center Omaha (17,253) Omaha, NE
January 9, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 22	at DePaul	W 84–58	12–4 (3–2)	20 – Tied	9 – Kalkbrenner	7 – Ashworth	Wintrust Arena (3,061) Chicago, IL
January 13, 2024 12:00 p.m., FOX	No. 22	St. John's	W 66–65	13–4 (4–2)	18 – Kalkbrenner	12 – Scheierman	5 – Alexander	CHI Health Center Omaha (17,164) Omaha, NE
January 17, 2024 6:00 p.m., FS1	No. 18	at No. 1 UConn						Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
January 20, 2024 11:00 a.m., FS1	No. 18	at Seton Hall						Prudential Center Newark, NJ
January 23, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1		Xavier						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
January 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., FS1		DePaul						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 2, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1		Butler						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 7, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS2		at Providence						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
February 10, 2024 11:30 a.m., FOX		at Xavier						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 13, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1		Georgetown						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 17, 2024 11:30 a.m., FOX		at Butler						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 20, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1		UConn						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 25, 2024 11:00 a.m., CBS		at St. John's						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 28, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1		Seton Hall						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
March 2, 2024 1:30 p.m., FOX		Marquette						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
March 9, 2024 TBA, FOX		at Villanova						Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
Big East tournament
March 13–16, 2024 TBD		vs. TBD						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[7]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	8	8	8	15	10	8	12	22	RV	22	18									Not released
Coaches	8	7	7	14	11	8	14	20	RV	20	15

References

↑ Anderson, Rob. "Men's Basketball Ends Historic Season in Elite Eight Thriller". Creighton University Athletics. Creighton University. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
↑ Klan, Mike (April 12, 2023). "Creighton guards Shereef Mitchell, Ben Shtolzberg enter names in transfer portal". KEYT. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
↑ Borzello, Jeff (April 6, 2023). "Creighton's Ryan Nembhard plans to transfer, sources say". ESPN. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
↑ "Ohio Men's Basketball Adds Creighton Transfer Shereef Mitchell to the Roster". Ohio Bobcats. April 4, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
↑ Christofilis, John [@jchristofilis15] (April 11, 2023). "206...I'm coming HOME! thankful!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Twitter.
↑ "Tang Signs Transfer Arthur Kaluma". K-State Sports. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
↑ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". gocreighton.com. Retrieved September 24, 2022.

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[1] Anderson, Rob. "Men's Basketball Ends Historic Season in Elite Eight Thriller". Creighton University Athletics. Creighton University. Retrieved April 12, 2023.

[2] Klan, Mike (April 12, 2023). "Creighton guards Shereef Mitchell, Ben Shtolzberg enter names in transfer portal". KEYT. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

[3] Borzello, Jeff (April 6, 2023). "Creighton's Ryan Nembhard plans to transfer, sources say". ESPN. Retrieved April 12, 2023.

[4] "Ohio Men's Basketball Adds Creighton Transfer Shereef Mitchell to the Roster". Ohio Bobcats. April 4, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

[5] Christofilis, John [@jchristofilis15] (April 11, 2023). "206...I'm coming HOME! thankful!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Twitter.

[6] "Tang Signs Transfer Arthur Kaluma". K-State Sports. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

[7] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". gocreighton.com. Retrieved September 24, 2022.

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