2016–17 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
Paradise Jam champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record25–10 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCenturyLink Center Omaha
2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Villanova153 .833324  .889
No. 21 Butler126 .667259  .735
Creighton108 .5562510  .714
Seton Hall108 .5562112  .636
Providence108 .5562013  .606
Marquette108 .5561913  .594
Xavier99 .5002414  .632
Saint John's711 .3891419  .424
Georgetown513 .2781418  .438
DePaul216 .111923  .281
2017 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by seventh-year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the CenturyLink Center Omaha, as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 25–10, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. In the Big East tournament, they defeated Providence and Xavier before losing to Villanova in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 6 seed in the Midwest region. There they lost in the first round to No. 11-seeded Rhode Island.

Previous season

The Bluejays finished the 2015–16 season 20–15, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in sixth place in conference. They lost to Seton Hall in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they beat Alabama in the first round and Wagner in the second round before losing to BYU in the quarterfinals.

Preseason

Prior to the season, Creighton was picked to finish third in a poll of Big East coaches.[1] Maurice Watson Jr. was selected to the preseason All-Big East first team.[1] Marcus Foster received an Honorable Mention.[1]

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Malik Albert12G6'2"170JuniorDetroit, MITransferred to Texas A&M–Commerce[2]
Drew Cayce5G6'1"165FreshmanLibertyville, ILTransferred to Illinois
Geoffrey Groselle41C7'0"240SeniorPlano, TXGraduated
James Milliken23G6'3"185SeniorSiler City, NCGraduated
Alex O'Neill20F6'8"240FreshmanPeoria, ILTransferred to St. Cloud State[3]
Marlon Stewart1G6'1"210FreshmanEldridge, IATransferred to North Dakota[4]

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Kaleb Joseph14G6'3"165JuniorNashua, NHTransferred from Syracuse. Under NCAA transfer rules, Joseph will have to redshirt for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Sam Dunkum31F6'10"215SophomoreNorth Little Rock, ARTransferred from Lafayette. Under NCAA transfer rules, Dunkum will not be eligible until the spring semester of the 2017–18 season.

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Davion Mintz
G
Charlotte, NC North Mecklenburg High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 4, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: N/A
Kobe Paras
SG
Quezon City, Philippines Cathedral High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 18, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 30, 2015.

2017 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ty-Shon Alexander
SG
Mouth of Wilson, VA Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 31, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Mitch Ballock
SG
Eudora, KS Eudora High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Feb 7, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:

Roster

2016–17 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Marcus Foster 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrHirschi HS
Kansas State
Wichita Falls, TX
G 1 Davion Mintz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrNorth Mecklenburg HS Charlotte, NC
G 2 Khyri Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoFork Union Omaha, NE
G 4 Ronnie Harrell Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoEast HS Denver, CO
G 5 Jordan Scurry (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrSt. Mark's Chestnut Hill, MA
G 10 Maurice Watson Injured 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrBoys' Latin
Boston University
Philadelphia, PA
G 11 Tyler Clement (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrSt. Thomas Aquinas HS Overland Park, KS
F 13 Cole Huff 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrCampbell Hall
Nevada
Altadena, CA
G 14 Kaleb Joseph Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrCushing Academy
Syracuse
Nashua, NH
F 15 Martin Krampelj 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS FrImpact Academy Grosuplje, Slovenia
G 21 Isaiah Zierden 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrBenilde-St. Margaret's St. Louis Park, MN
C 23 Justin Patton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS FrOmaha North HS Omaha, NE
G 24 Kobe Paras 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrCathedral HS Quezon City, Philippines
F 31 Sam Dunkum Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoNorth Little Rock High School
Lafayette
North Little Rock, AR
F 32 Toby Hegner 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS JrBerlin HS Berlin, WI
F 40 Zach Hanson Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrT. F. Riggs Pierre, SD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Justin Patton Zach Hanson Martin Krampelj
PF Cole Huff Toby Hegner Ronnie Harrell
SF Khyri Thomas Kobe Paras
SG Marcus Foster Isaiah Zierden Jordan Scurry
PG Davion Mintz Tyler Clement

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2016*
7:00 pm
No. 22 Wayne State W 93–46 
 13  Foster  7  2 tied  7  Watson Jr.  CenturyLink Center (15,128)
Omaha, NE
Regular season
Nov 11, 2016*
7:00 pm, FS2
No. 22 UMKC W 89–82  1–0
 17  Watson Jr.  8  Patton  9  Watson Jr.  CenturyLink Center (16,686)
Omaha, NE
Nov 15, 2016*
7:30 pm, FS1
No. 22 No. 9 Wisconsin
Gavitt Tipoff Games
W 79–67  2–0
 18  Thomas  7  Patton  10  Watson Jr.  CenturyLink Center (17,879)
Omaha, NE
Nov 18, 2016*
7:30 pm
No. 22 vs. Washington State
Paradise Jam quarterfinals
W 103–77  3–0
 19  Huff  6  Huff  13  Watson Jr.  Sports and Fitness Center (2,223)
St. Thomas, VI
Nov 20, 2016*
7:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 22 vs. NC State
Paradise Jam semifinals
W 112–94  4–0
 20  Huff  10  Huff  7  Watson Jr.  Sports and Fitness Center (2,755)
St. Thomas, VI
Nov 21, 2016*
7:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 12 vs. Ole Miss
Paradise Jam finals
W 86–77  5–0
 25  Foster  6  Foster  7  Watson Jr.  Sports and Fitness Center (2,699)
St. Thomas, VI
Nov 26, 2016*
3:30 pm, FS2
No. 12 Loyola (MD) W 82–52  6–0
 17  Patton  6  Patton  4  Watson Jr.  CenturyLink Center (16,907)
Omaha, NE
Nov 29, 2016*
7:30 pm, FS1
No. 10 Buffalo W 93–72  7–0
 22  Foster  12  Thomas  8  Watson Jr.  CenturyLink Center (16,434)
Omaha, NE
Dec 3, 2016*
7:00 pm, FS2
No. 10 Akron W 82–70  8–0
 27  Foster  7  Patton  13  Watson Jr.  CenturyLink Center (16,852)
Omaha, NE
Dec 7, 2016*
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 10 at Nebraska
Rivalry
W 77–62  9–0
 25  Watson Jr.  10  2 tied  8  Watson Jr.  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,902)
Lincoln, NE
Dec 9, 2016*
6:30 pm, FS1
No. 10 Longwood W 113–58  10–0
 16  2 tied  9  2 tied  11  Watson Jr.  CenturyLink Center (16,697)
Omaha, NE
Dec 17, 2016*
7:00 pm, FS2
No. 10 Oral Roberts W 66–65  11–0
 22  Foster  6  Foster/Patton  10  Watson Jr.  CenturyLink Center (16,489)
Omaha, NE
Dec 20, 2016*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 9 at Arizona State W 96–85  12–0
 29  Foster  9  Hegner  7  Watson Jr.  Wells Fargo Arena (14,198)
Tempe, AZ
Dec 28, 2016
7:00 pm, FS2
No. 10 Seton Hall W 89–75  13–0
(1–0)
 21  Watson Jr.  9  Patton  10  Watson Jr.  CenturyLink Center (18,084)
Omaha, NE
Dec 31, 2016
12:00 pm, FS1
No. 10 No. 1 Villanova L 70–80  13–1
(1–1)
 22  Foster  8  Patton  9  Watson Jr.  CenturyLink Center (18,831)
Omaha, NE
Jan 4, 2017
7:30 pm, FS1
No. 10 at St. John's W 85–72  14–1
(2–1)
 25  Patton  9  Patton  2  Watson Jr.  Carnesecca Arena (4,928)
Queens, NY
Jan 7, 2017
1:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 10 at Providence W 78–64  15–1
(3–1)
 20  Patton  6  Patton  14  Watson Jr.  Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,176)
Providence, RI
Jan 11, 2017
8:00 pm, FS1
No. 8 No. 12 Butler W 75–64  16–1
(4–1)
 21  Watson Jr.  12  Thomas  7  Watson Jr.  CenturyLink Center (18,032)
Omaha, NE
Jan 14, 2017*
12:00 pm, FS2
No. 8 Truman State W 101–69  17–1
 21  Foster  10  Patton  6  Watson Jr.  CenturyLink Center (17,466)
Omaha, NE
Jan 16, 2017
1:00 pm, FS1
No. 7 at No. 22 Xavier
MLK Day Marathon
W 72–67  18–1
(5–1)
 15  Foster  9  Patton  4  Thomas  Cintas Center (10,348)
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 21, 2017
1:30 pm, FOX
No. 7 Marquette L 94–102  18–2
(5–2)
 30  Foster  5  Zierden  8  Mintz  CenturyLink Center (18,145)
Omaha, NE
Jan 25, 2017
6:00 pm, FSN/MASN2
No. 16 at Georgetown L 51–71  18–3
(5–3)
 20  Patton  8  Thomas  3  Huff  Verizon Center (8,185)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 28, 2017
1:30 pm, FS1
No. 16 DePaul W 83–66  19–3
(6–3)
 18  Thomas  7  Thomas  6  Thomas  CenturyLink Center (17,611)
Omaha, NE
Jan 31, 2017
6:00 pm, FS1
No. 22 at No. 16 Butler W 76–67  20–3
(7–3)
 15  3 tied  7  Patton  6  Clement  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 4, 2017
2:00 pm, FOX
No. 22 Xavier L 80–82  20–4
(7–4)
 17  Foster  7  Huff  5  Thomas  CenturyLink Center (17,886)
Omaha, NE
Feb 11, 2017
1:00 pm, FS1
No. 23 at DePaul W 93–58  21–4
(8–4)
 14  Hegner  11  Patton  7  Thomas  Allstate Arena (6,409)
Rosemont, IL
Feb 15, 2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 20 at Seton Hall L 81–87  21–5
(8–5)
 23  Foster  6  Foster  6  Foster  Prudential Center (6,637)
Newark, NJ
Feb 19, 2017
2:35 pm, FS1
No. 20 Georgetown W 87–70  22–5
(9–5)
 35  Foster  6  2 tied  6  Foster  CenturyLink Center (17,626)
Omaha, NE
Feb 22, 2017
8:00 pm, FSN
No. 23 Providence L 66–68  22–6
(9–6)
 18  Foster  9  Thomas  4  Mintz  CenturyLink Center (17,382)
Omaha, NE
Feb 25, 2017
2:00 pm, FOX
No. 23 at No. 2 Villanova L 63–79  22–7
(9–7)
 25  Foster  5  2 tied  8  Foster  The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
Feb 28, 2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN
St. John's W 82–68  23–7
(10–7)
 18  Foster  12  Thomas  7  Thomas  CenturyLink Center (17,006)
Omaha, NE
Mar 4, 2017
1:30 pm, FS2
at Marquette L 83–91  23–8
(10–8)
 23  Thomas  7  Thomas  7  Mintz  BMO Harris Bradley Center (17,630)
Milwaukee, WI
Big East tournament
Mar 9, 2017
8:30 pm, FS1
(6) vs. (3) Providence
Quarterfinals
W 70–58  24–8
 19  Thomas  8  Patton  2  3 tied  Madison Square Garden (16,003)
New York City, NY
Mar 10, 2017
8:00 pm, FS1
(6) vs. (7) Xavier
Semifinals
W 75–72  25–8
 21  2 tied  4  Thomas  8  Thomas  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York City, NY
Mar 11, 2017
4:30 pm, FOX
(6) vs. (1) Villanova
Championship
L 60–74  25–9
 13  2 tied  7  Harrell Jr.  3  Harrell Jr.  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York City, NY
2017 NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2017*
3:30 pm, TBS
(6 MW) vs. (11 MW) Rhode Island
First Round
L 72–84  25–10
 15  2 tied  7  2 tied  4  Harrell Jr.  Golden 1 Center (15,833)
Sacramento, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP22221210101091010871622232023RVRVRVNot released
Coaches2320181212109910871622232223RVRVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

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