2014–15 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Creighton Bluejays Creighton Bluejays wordmark.svg 125 Big East Conference Big East 14–19 4–14 Greg McDermott (5th year) Darian DeVries (17th year) Steve Lutz (5th year) Steve Merfeld (5th year) Patrick Sellers (2nd year) CenturyLink Center Omaha 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. 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 1 4 F 6'6" 190 RS Sophomore Council Bluffs, IA Left the team due to focus on academics Grant Gibbs basketball 10 G 6'5" 210 RS Senior Marion, IA Graduated Jahenns Manigat 1 12 G 6'1" 175 Senior Ottawa, ON Graduated Darian Harris 1 15 G 6'6" 185 Freshman Springdale, AR Transferred to Oral Roberts John Burns 1 20 G 6'4" 180 Freshman Algona, IA Transferred to Morningside College Eric Roberts 1 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 no no 2014 Ronnie Harrell SF Denver, CO Denver East 6 7 180 2013-09-30 3 4 84 Leon Gilmore III SF Manvel, TX Manvel High School 6 7 215 2013-09-23 3 3 79 2014 2014 Creighton Signees 2014 Creighton Signees 2014 Creighton Signees April 26, 2014 yes Roster 2014 Creighton Bluejays y y Leon Gilmore III 0 F 6 7 210 fr Manvel, TX Manvel HS y Austin Chatman 1 G 6 0 175 sr The Colony, TX The Colony Gabriel Connealy 2 F 6 4 205 jr Mullen, NE Mullen HS W Ronnie Harrell 4 F 6 7 180 fr Denver, CO East HS yes Devin Brooks 5 G 6 2 175 sr Harlem, NY St. RaymondIowa Western CC Maurice Watson y 10 G 5 10 170 jr Philadelphia, PA Boys' LatinBoston University yes Tyler Clement 11 G 6 1 185 fr Overland Park, KS St. Thomas Aquinas W Cole Huff 13 F 6 8 210 jr Altadena, CA Campbell Hall HSNevada yes Ricky Kreklow 15 G 6 7 195 sr y Columbia, MO Rock Bridge HSCalifornia W Isaiah Zierden 21 G 6 2 180 so y St. Louis Park, MN Benilde-St. Margaret's y Avery Dingman 22 G 6 6 215 sr Branson, MO Branson James Milliken 23 G 6 2 180 jr y Siler City, NC Jordan–MatthewsCowley County CC Will Artino 31 C 6 11 230 sr Waukee, Iowa Waukee Toby Hegner 32 F 6 10 225 fr y Berlin, WI Berlin Zach Hanson 40 F 6 9 240 so Pierre, SD T. F. Riggs Geoffrey Groselle y 41 C 7 0 240 jr Plano, TX Plano West Mogboluwaga Oginni 50 F 6 8 225 jr St. Louis, MO Saint Louis University HS W Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa) Darian DeVries (Northern Iowa) Steve Lutz (Texas Lutheran) Steve Merfeld (Wisconsin-La Crosse) Patrick Sellers (Central Connecticut State) https://web.archive.org/web/20121005051610/http://www.gocreighton.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=1000&SPID=69&SPSID=89384 Depth chart 0C5FA8 FFFFFF 0C5FA8 Geoff Groselle Toby Hegner Ricky Kreklow James Milliken Austin Chatman Will Artino Avery Dingman Devin Brooks Tyler Clement Zach Hanson Gabriel Connealy Mogboluwaga Oginni Rankings 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ 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 yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0C5FA8; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition 11/07/2014 7:00 pm Sioux Falls CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE 91–72 16,317MBB vs. Sioux Falls box score http://www.gocreighton.com/fls/1000/stats/m-basketball/1415/ex01.htm gocreighton.com Creighton University 8 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141110220240/http://www.gocreighton.com/fls/1000/stats/m-basketball/1415/ex01.htm 2014-11-10 dead |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0C5FA8; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season 11/14/2014 8:00 pm yes Central Arkansas CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE FSN 104–77 18,160MBB vs. Central Arkansas box score http://www.gocreighton.com/fls/1000/stats/m-basketball/1415/cu01.htm gocreighton.com Creighton University 14 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141120204836/http://www.gocreighton.com/fls/1000/stats/m-basketball/1415/cu01.htm 2014-11-20 dead 1–0 11/16/2014 4:30 pm yes Chicago State CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE FS1 84–66 16,143MBB vs. Chicago State box score http://www.gocreighton.com/fls/1000/stats/m-basketball/1415/cu02.htm?ATCLID=209768498&SPSID=89381&SPID=69&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=1000 gocreighton.com Creighton University 16 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129022552/http://www.gocreighton.com/fls/1000/stats/m-basketball/1415/cu02.htm?ATCLID=209768498&SPSID=89381&SPID=69&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=1000 2014-11-29 dead 2–0 11/19/2014 7:00 pm yes Oklahoma 18 CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE FS1 65–63 17,393MBB vs. Oklahoma box score http://www.gocreighton.com/fls/1000/stats/m-basketball/1415/cu03.htm gocreighton.com Creighton University 20 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129034202/http://www.gocreighton.com/fls/1000/stats/m-basketball/1415/cu03.htm 2014-11-29 dead 3–0 11/23/2014 3:00 pm yes North Carolina Central CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE Emerald Coast Classic First round FS1 65–45 17,290MBB vs. North Carolina Central box score http://www.gocreighton.com/fls/1000/stats/m-basketball/1415/cu04.htm gocreighton.com Creighton University 5 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141208163345/http://www.gocreighton.com/fls/1000/stats/m-basketball/1415/cu04.htm 2014-12-08 dead 4–0 11/25/2014 7:00 pm yes 23 Eastern Illinois CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE Emerald Coast Classic Second round FS1 75–53 17,408MBB vs. Eastern Illinois box score http://www.gocreighton.com/fls/1000/stats/m-basketball/1415/cu05.htm gocreighton.com Creighton University 5 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141208163121/http://www.gocreighton.com/fls/1000/stats/m-basketball/1415/cu05.htm 2014-12-08 dead 5–0 11/28/2014 7:30 pm yes yes 23 Ole Miss The Arena at NWFSC Niceville, FL Emerald Coast Classic Third round 68–75 1,600MBB vs. Ole Miss box score http://www.gocreighton.com/fls/1000/stats/m-basketball/1415/cu06.htm gocreighton.com Creighton University 5 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141208161805/http://www.gocreighton.com/fls/1000/stats/m-basketball/1415/cu06.htm 2014-12-08 dead 5–1 11/29/2014 5:00 pm yes yes 23 Middle Tennessee The Arena at NWFSC Niceville, FL Emerald Coast Classic third-place game 57–47 1,215MBB vs. Middle Tennessee box score http://www.gocreighton.com/fls/1000/stats/m-basketball/1415/cu07.htm gocreighton.com Creighton University 5 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141203044743/http://www.gocreighton.com/fls/1000/stats/m-basketball/1415/cu07.htm 2014-12-03 dead 6–1 12/03/2014 7:00 pm yes yes Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK ESPN3 64–77 4,383MBB vs. Tulsa box score http://www.gocreighton.com/fls/1000/stats/m-basketball/1415/cu08.htm gocreighton.com Creighton University 5 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141208161401/http://www.gocreighton.com/fls/1000/stats/m-basketball/1415/cu08.htm 2014-12-08 dead 6–2 12/07/2014 6:00 pm yes yes Nebraska Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE Rivalry BTN 65–55 15,782 7–2 12/09/2014 8:00 pm yes South Dakota CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE FS1 91–88 16,270 2OT 8–2 12/13/2014 1:00 pm yes Saint Mary's CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE FS1 67–71 16,435 OT 8–3 12/19/2014 8:00 pm yes Texas–Pan American CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE FS2 75–60 17,196 9–3 12/21/2014 1:00 pm yes yes North Texas The Super Pit Denton, TX FSN 58–62 4,227 9–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0C5FA8; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big East Conference play 12/31/2014 6:30 pm yes Providence Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, RI FS1 53–65 8,961 9–5 (0–1) 01/03/2015 3:30 pm yes Georgetown 25 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. FS1 61–76 11,164 9–6 (0–2) 01/07/2015 8:00 pm DePaul CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE FS1 60–70 16,126 9–7 (0–3) 01/10/2015 1:00 pm Seton Hall 19 CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE FS1 67–68 17,397 9–8 (0–4) 01/14/2015 8:00 pm yes Marquette BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI CBSSN 52–53 13,069 9–9 (0–5) 01/17/2015 6:30 pm Providence CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE FS1 65–74 17,640 9–10 (0–6) 01/21/2015 8:00 pm yes Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN FS1 61–64 6,114 9–11 (0–7) 01/25/2015 6:00 pm yes Villanova 4 The Pavilion Villanova, PA FS1 50–71 6,500 9–12 (0–8) 01/28/2015 8:00 pm St. John's CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE FS1 77–74 16,544 10–12 (1–8) 01/31/2015 1:00 pm Georgetown 21 CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE CBSSN 40–67 17,499 10–13 (1–9) 02/04/2015 8:10 pm yes Xavier Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH FS1 79–72 9,843 OT 11–13 (2–9) 02/07/2015 11:00 am yes St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, NY FSN 66–84 10,759 11–14 (2–10) 02/14/2015 12:00 pm Marquette CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE FS1 77–70 17,248 12–14 (3–10) 02/16/2015 8:15 pm Butler 19 CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE FS1 56–58 17,971 12–15 (3–11) 02/24/2015 8:15 pm yes DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL FS1 75–62 6,157 13–15 (4–11) 02/28/2015 3:00 pm yes Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, NJ CBSSN 66–67 8,507 13–16 (4–12) 03/03/2015 8:15 pm Villanova 4 CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE FS1 72–76 16,337 13–17 (4–13) 03/07/2015 1:00 pm Xavier CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE FSN 73–74 16,751 13–18 (4–14) |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0C5FA8; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big East tournament 03/11/2015 8:30 p.m. yes DePaul Madison Square Garden New York, NY First round FS1 78–63 12,588 14–18 03/12/2015 8:30 p.m. yes Georgetown 23 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Quarterfinals FS1 55–60 13,245 14–19 AP Poll Central Time References Creighton Bluejays Category:Creighton Bluejays men's basketball seasons Category:2014 in sports in Nebraska Category:2015 in sports in Nebraska