2015–16 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Creighton Bluejays Creighton Bluejays wordmark.svg 125 Big East Conference Big East 20–15 9–9 Greg McDermott (6th year) Darian DeVries (18th year) Steve Lutz (6th year) Steve Merfeld (6th year) Preston Murphy (1st year) CenturyLink Center Omaha Men Who Speak Up Main Event champions NIT Quarterfinals The 2015–16 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by sixth-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 20–15, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in sixth place. They lost to Seton Hall in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where, as a #4 seed, they defeated Alabama and Wagner to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to BYU. Previous season The Bluejays finished the 2014–15 season 14–19, 4–14 in Big East play to finish last in the conference. They defeated DePaul in the first round of the Big East tournament and lost to Georgetown in the quarterfinals. The Bluejays finished with a losing record for the first time in 18 years, dating back to the 1995–96 season. Off season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Will Artino 1 31 C 6'11" 230 Senior Waukee, IA Graduated Devin Brooks 1 5 G 6'2" 175 Senior Harlem, NY Graduated Austin Chatman 1 1 G 6'0" 175 Senior The Colony, TX Graduated Gabriel Connealy 1 2 F 6'4" 205 Junior Mullen, NE Graduated Avery Dingman 1 22 G 6'6" 215 Senior Branson, MO Graduated Leon Gilmore III 1 0 F 6'7" 210 Freshman Manvel, TX Transferred to Stephen F. Austin Ricky Kreklow 1 15 G 6'7" 195 RS Senior Columbia, MO Graduated Mogboluwaga Ogini 1 50 F 6'8" 225 Junior St. Louis, MO Graduated Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Malik Albert 12 G 6'2" 165 Junior Detroit, MI Transferred from Mott CC. Albert will be eligible to play immediately. Marcus Foster 22 G 6'3" 210 Junior Wichita Falls, TX Transferred from Kansas State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Foster will have to redshirt for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Incoming recruits no no 2015 Justin Patton C Omaha, NE Omaha North High School 6 10 205 2014-06-17 5 4 80 Marlon Stewart PG Rock Island, IA North Scott High School 6 3 190 2014-09-25 3 76 Khyri Thomas SG Omaha, NE Fork Union Military Academy 6 4 180 2015-02-15 3 POST Martin Krampelj PF Grosuplje, SloveniaPivovar Steven Jays receive added bonus on signing day http://www.omaha.com/creighton/jays-receive-added-bonus-on-signing-day/article_571f23eb-0825-551f-9516-17dca276ee01.html Bluejays Today Omaha World Herald 18 June 2015 Impact Basketball Academy 6 8 205 2014-11-12 3 POST 2015 2015 Creighton Signees 2015 Creighton Signees 2015 Creighton Signees 2015-06-18 yes Roster 2015 Creighton Bluejays y y Justin Patton y 0 C 6 11 215 fr Omaha, NE Omaha North HS yes Marlon Stewart basketball player y 1 G 6 1 210 fr Eldridge, IA North Scott HS Khyri Thomas y 2 G 6 3 200 fr Omaha, NE Fork Union Ronnie Harrell Jr. 4 G 6 7 190 fr y Denver, CO East HS Drew Cayce 5 G 6 1 165 fr Libertyville, IL La Lumiere W yes Maurice Watson y 10 G 5 10 170 jr Philadelphia, PA Boys' LatinBoston University Tyler Clement 11 G 6 1 185 so Overland Park, KS St. Thomas Aquinas W Malik Albert 12 G 6 2 170 jr Detroit, MI Martin Luther King HSMott CC Cole Huff 13 F 6 8 215 jr Altadena, CA Campbell Hall HSNevada Martin Krampelj y 15 F 6 9 205 fr Grosuplje, Slovenia Impact y Alex O'Neill 20 F 6 8 240 fr Peoria, IL Peoria Christian W yes Isaiah Zierden 21 G 6 3 185 jr y St. Louis Park, MN Benilde-St. Margaret's Marcus Foster 22 G 6 3 210 jr Wichita Falls, TX Hirschi HSKansas St yes y basketball James Milliken 23 G 6 3 185 sr y Siler City, NC Jordan–MatthewsCowley County CC Toby Hegner 32 F 6 10 225 so y Berlin, WI Berlin Zach Hanson 40 F 6 9 250 jr Pierre, SD T. 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Riggs Geoffrey Groselle y 41 C 7 0 240 sr Plano, TX Plano West W Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa) Darian DeVries (Northern Iowa) Steve Lutz (Texas Lutheran) Steve Merfeld (Wisconsin-La Crosse) Preston Murphy (Rhode Island) 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 Geoffrey Groselle Cole Huff Khyri Thomas James Milliken Maurice Watson Zach Hanson Toby Hegner Ronnie Harrell Isaiah Zierden Malik Albert Tyler Clement Marlon Stewart Schedule 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0C5FA8; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition Nov 6 7:05pm yes Upper Iowa CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE 15,015 113–77 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0C5FA8; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season Nov 14 8:30pm yes Texas Southern CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE Men Who Speak Up Main Event 16,538 FS2 93–70 1–0 Nov 17 7:00pm yes UTSA CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE Men Who Speak Up Main Event 16,580 FS2 103–78 2–0 Nov 19 6:00pm yes yes Indiana 14 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Gavitt Tipoff Games 17,472 BTN 65–86 2–1 Nov 23 11:00pm yes yes Rutgers MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV Men Who Speak Up Main EventHeavyweight semifinals 1,000 YouTube 85–75 3–1 Nov 25 8:30pm yes yes UMass MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV Men Who Speak Up Main EventHeavyweight Championship 1,623 ESPN2 97–76 4–1 Nov 28 7:00pm yes Western Illinois CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE 16,118 FS2 97–67 5–1 Dec 2 8:00pm yes Arizona State CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE 16,282 CBSSN 77–79 5–2 Dec 5 1:00pm yes yes Loyola–Chicago Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL 4,963 ESPN3 65–68 5–3 Dec 9 7:00pm yes Nebraska CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE Rivalry 17,776 CBSSN 83–67 6–3 Dec 12 4:00pm yes IUPUI CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE 16,785 FS1 90–65 7–3 Dec 19 1:00pm yes yes Oklahoma 3 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 9,528 ESPNU 74–87 7–4 Dec 21 8:00pm yes North Texas CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE 17,518 FS1 105–82 8–4 Dec 28 8:00pm yes Coppin State CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE 17,137 FS1 102–77 9–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0C5FA8; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big East Conference play Dec 31 1:00pm yes St. John's Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY 4,633 FS1 80–70 10–4 1–0 Jan 2 9:00pm Villanova 16 CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE Big East New Year's Marathon 17,375 FS1 71–85 10–5 1–1 Jan 5 8:15pm Georgetown CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE 16,425 FS1 79–66 11–5 2–1 Jan 9 1:00pm yes Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, NJ 8,010 FS1 82–67 12–5 3–1 Jan 12 7:30pm Providence 12 CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE 17,073 FS1 48–50 12–6 3–2 Jan 17 12:00pm yes DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL 5,534 FS1 91–80 13–6 4–2 Jan 23 6:30pm Butler 18 CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE 17,677 FS1 72–64 14–6 5–2 Jan 26 5:30pm yes Georgetown Verizon Center Washington, D.C. 6,897 FS1 73–74 14–7 5–3 Jan 30 7:00pm Seton Hall CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE 17,924 FSN 65–75 14–8 5–4 Feb 3 7:00pm yes Villanova 3 The Pavilion Villanova, PA 6,500 CBSSN 58–83 14–9 5–5 Feb 6 1:00pm DePaul CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE 17,139 FSN 88–66 15–9 6–5 Feb 9 7:00pm Xavier 5 CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE 17,011 CBSSN 70–56 16–9 7–5 Feb 13 8:00pm Marquette BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI 15,844 FSN 65–62 17–9 8–5 Feb 16 6:00pm yes Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 7,330 FS1 75–88 17–10 8–6 Feb 24 7:00pm Marquette CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE 17,412 FS1 61–66 17–11 8–7 Feb 28 1:30pm St. John's CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE 17,351 FS1 100–59 18–11 9–7 Mar 2 8:00pm yes Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 9,252 CBSSN 66–70 18–12 9–8 Mar 5 1:30pm yes Xavier 5 Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 10,633 FOX 93–98 18–13 9–9 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0C5FA8; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big East tournament Mar 10 8:30 pm yes 6 Seton Hall 3 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Quarterfinals FS1 73–81 18–14 13,813 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#0C5FA8; color:#FFFFFF;"| National Invitation tournament Mar 15 8:00 pm yes 4 Alabama 5 CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE First Round – St. Bonaventure Bracket ESPN 72–54 19–14 6,305 Mar 19 11:00 am yes 4 Wagner 8 CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE Second Round – St. Bonaventure Bracket ESPN 87–54 20–14 6,471 Mar 22 8:00 pm yes yes 4 BYU 2 Marriott Center Provo, UT Quarterfinals – St. Bonaventure Bracket ESPN 82–88 20–15 15,525 AP Poll Central Time References Creighton Category:Creighton Bluejays men's basketball seasons Creighton Category:2015 in sports in Nebraska Category:2016 in sports in Nebraska