2011–12 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2011–12 Creighton Bluejays Creighton Bluejays Wordmark.gif 150 Missouri Valley Conference MVC 21 19 29–6 14–4 Greg McDermott (2nd year) Darian DeVries (14th year) Steve Lutz (2nd year) Steve Merfeld (2nd year) CenturyLink Center Omaha Missouri Valley tournament champions NCAA Tournament Third Round The 2011–12 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by second year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the CenturyLink Center Omaha (renamed from Qwest Center Omaha in the 2011 offseason) and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. The conference season ended with 14–4 record, finishing in 2nd place, behind Wichita State. They finished the season 29–6, 14–4 in MVC play to finish in second place. They were champions of the Missouri Valley Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament where they defeated Alabama in the first round before falling in the second round to North Carolina. Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown NotesKaleb Korver15G6'5"1954 SeniorPella, IAGraduatedWayne Runnels23F6'6"2154 SeniorWatonga, OKGraduatedDarryl Ashford24G/F6'4"2104 SeniorHouston, TXGraduatedKenny Lawson Jr.25C6'9"2504 SeniorOceanside, CAGraduatedCasey Harriman32F6'5"2204 SeniorIda Grove, IAGraduated 2011 recruiting class no 2011 Avery Dingman SF Branson, MO Ames 6 6 215 05/01/2011 2 3 3 2011 2011 Creighton Signees 2011 Creighton Signees 2011 Creighton Signees 2021-06-01 yes Roster 2011 Creighton Bluejays y y Gregory Echenique y 00 G 6 9 270 jr Guatire, Venezuela St. Benedict's Preparatory SchoolRutgers Austin Chatman 1 G 6 0 170 fr The Colony, TX The Colony Taylor Stormberg 2 G 6 0 190 so yes Omaha, NE Creighton Prep Doug McDermott y 3 F 6 7 210 so Ames, IA Ames Alex Olson 4 F 6 6 210 fr Council Bluffs, IA Abraham Lincoln yes Josh Jones 5 G 6 2 195 jr Omaha, NE Central Grant Gibbs y basketball 10 G 6 4 215 jr Marion, IA Linn-Mar High SchoolGonzaga Derek Sebastian 11 G/F 6 5 200 sr Loveland, CO Thompson Valley Jahenns Manigat 12 G/F 6 1 175 so Ottawa, Ontario Regional Elite Development Academy Ross Ferrarini 13 G 6 3 195 jr Omaha, NE Westside W Matthew Dorwart 20 F 6 8 200 sr Sidney, NE Sidney Avery Dingman 22 G 6 6 215 fr Branson, MO Branson Geoffrey Groselle y 23 C 7 0 240 fr Plano, TX Plano West yes Nevin Johnson 24 G/F 6 5 200 fr Houston, TX Spring yes Antoine Young 30 G 6 0 180 sr Bellevue, NE Bellevue West Will Artino y 31 C 6 11 230 fr yes Waukee, IA Waukee Ethan Wragge y 34 F 6 7 220 so Eden Prairie, MN Eden Prairie Mogboluwaga Oginni 50 F 6 8 215 fr St. Louis, MO Saint Louis University yes Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa) Darian DeVries (Northern Iowa) Steve Lutz (Texas Lutheran) Steve Merfeld (Wisconsin-La Crosse) https://gocreighton.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2011-12 6/1/2021 Rankings 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. Poll Pre Wk 1 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 Final AP November 2025 RV RV RV RV RV 19 25 23 21 RV 23 19 15 13 17 RV RV 25 19 19 Coaches https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2012 2011–12 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings June 1, 2021 ESPN ESPN Enterprises, Inc RV RV RV 25 22 17 24 21 19 24 21 18 14 12 15 RV RV 24 22 20 Schedule 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2011 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition 11/06/2011 2:00 pm yes Rockhurst CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE 13,533 81–42 – |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/11/2011 7:00 pm yes North Carolina A&T CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE Dale Howard Classic 15,228 97–65 1–0 11/13/2011 2:00 pm yes Chicago State CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE Dale Howard Classic 13,908 95–61 2–0 11/16/2011 7:00 pm yes yes UAB Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL 4,417 70–60 3–0 11/20/2011 3:00 pm yes yes Iowa Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, IA Dale Howard Classic 12,746 BTN 82–59 4–0 11/25/2011 7:00 pm yes Campbell CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE Dale Howard Classic 16,683 104–81 5–0 11/30/2011 9:30 pm yes yes San Diego State Viejas Arena San Diego, CA MWC–MVC Challenge 12,414 The Mtn. 85–83 6–0 12/04/2011 4:00 pm yes Nebraska CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE Rivalry 16,561 KMTV 76–66 7–0 12/10/2011 11:00 am yes yes 19 Saint Joseph's Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA 4,200 KMTV 71–80 7–1 12/17/2011 7:00 pm yes 25 Houston Baptist CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE 16,513 97–62 8–1 12/19/2011 7:00 pm yes yes 23 Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 4,228 83–64 9–1 12/22/2011 7:00 pm yes 23 Northwestern CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE 17,676 87–79 10–1 12/28/2011 7:00 pm 21 Missouri State CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE 17,665 FSN 65–77 10–2 0–1 12/31/2011 5:00 pm yes 21 Wichita State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 10,317 ESPNU 68–61 11–2 1–1 01/03/2012 7:00 pm Drake CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE 15,390 KMTV 76–59 12–2 2–1 01/07/2012 7:00 pm yes Bradley Peoria Civic Center Peoria, IL 8,610 KMTV 92–83 13–2 3–1 01/10/2012 8:00 pm 23 Northern Iowa CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE 16,627 ESPN3 63–60 14–2 4–1 01/13/2012 8:00 pm yes 23 Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 8,771 ESPN3 87–78 15–2 5–1 01/15/2012 7:05 pm yes 23 Missouri State JQH Arena Springfield, MO 9,124 66–65 16–2 6–1 01/18/2012 6:00 pm 18 Southern Illinois CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE 15,794 NET 90–71 17–2 7–1 01/21/2012 2:00 pm 18 Indiana State CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE 17,411 ESPN2 75–49 18–2 8–1 01/25/2012 7:00 pm yes 15 Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, IA 6,110 KMTV 77–69 19–2 9–1 01/28/2012 7:00 pm 15 Bradley CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE 18,436 KMTV 73–59 20–2 10–1 02/01/2012 7:00 pm 13 Illinois State CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE 17,311 NET 102–74 21–2 11–1 02/04/2012 4:00 pm yes 13 Northern Iowa McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 6,910 FSN 62–65 21–3 11–2 02/07/2012 7:00 pm yes 17 Evansville Ford Center Evansville, IN 5,128 57–65 21–4 11–3 02/11/2012 2:00 pm 17 Wichita State CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE 16,772 ESPN2 68–89 21–5 11–4 02/14/2012 7:00 pm yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 3,408 88–69 22–5 12–4 02/18/2012 9:00 pm yes Long Beach State CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE Sears BracketBusters 16,503 ESPN2 81–79 23–5 02/21/2012 7:00 pm Evansville CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE 16,447 FSN 93–92 OT 24–5 13–4 02/25/2012 3:00 pm Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 7,911 ESPN2 61–60 25–5 14–4 |- !colspan=9| Missouri Valley Conference Basketball tournament 03/02/2012 6:00 pm yes 25 Drake Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO Quarterfinals 14,412 MVCTV 68–61 26–5 03/03/2012 4:30 pm yes 25 Evansville Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO Semifinals 16,271 MVCTV 99–71 27–5 03/04/2012 1:00 pm yes 25 Illinois State Scottrade Center St.Louis, MO Championship Game 12,380 CBS 83–79 OT 28–5 |- !colspan=9| 2012 NCAA tournament 03/16/2012 1:40 pm yes yes 19 (8) Alabama (9) Greensboro Coliseum Complex Greensboro, North Carolina Second Round TBS 58–57 15,880 29–5 03/18/2012 4:30 pm yes yes 19 (8) (1) North Carolina 4 Greensboro Coliseum Complex Greensboro, North Carolina Third Round CBS 73–87 18,722 29–6 AP Poll Central Time References Creighton Category:Creighton Bluejays men's basketball seasons Creighton Blue Blue