2012–13 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

2012–13 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
Missouri Valley tournament champions
Missouri Valley Regular Season Champions
Las Vegas Invitational Champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 22
Record28–8 (13–5 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCenturyLink Center Omaha
Seasons
2012–13 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Creighton 13 5   .722 28 8   .778
Wichita State 12 6   .667 30 9   .769
Northern Iowa 11 7   .611 21 15   .583
Evansville 10 8   .556 21 15   .583
Indiana State 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Illinois State 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Missouri State 7 11   .389 11 22   .333
Bradley 7 11   .389 18 17   .514
Drake 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Southern Illinois 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
2013 MVC tournament winner
As of April 6, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by third year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the CenturyLink Center Omaha and were in their final season as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 28–8, 13–5 in MVC play to be Missouri Valley regular season champions. They were also champions of the Missouri Valley tournament, defeating Wichita State in the championship game, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament.[1] In the tournament, they defeated Cincinnati in the second round before losing in the third round to Duke.

Following the season, Creighton left the MVC to join the Big East Conference.

Roster

2012–13 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 00 Gregory Echenique 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Sr St. Benedict's Guatire, Venezuela
G 1 Austin Chatman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So The Colony The Colony, Texas
G 2 Taylor Stormberg 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Creighton Prep Omaha, Nebraska
F 3 Doug McDermott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Ames Ames, Iowa
G 5 Josh Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Central Omaha, Nebraska
G 10 Grant Gibbs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Linn-Mar
Gonzaga
Marion, Iowa
G 11 Andre Yates 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Dunbar Dayton, Ohio
G 12 Jahenns Manigat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Elite Academy Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
G 21 Isaiah Zierden 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Benilde-St. Margaret's St. Louis Park, Minnesota
G 22 Avery Dingman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Branson Branson, Missouri
C 23 Geoffrey Groselle 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Plano West Plano, Texas
F 24 Nevin Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Spring Houston, Texas
G 30 Joe Kelling 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr St. James Academy Kansas City, Kansas
C 31 Will Artino 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Waukee Waukee, Iowa
F 34 Ethan Wragge 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Eden Prairie Eden Prairie, Minnesota
F 40 Alex Olsen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Lincoln Council Bluffs, Iowa
F 50 Mogboluwaga Oginni 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Saint Louis University HS St. Louis, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2012-10-11

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Others receiving votes.
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 #16 #15 #14 #11 #16 #16 #17 #16 #16 #13 #12 #17 #21 #16 RV RV RV #23 #22
Coaches #15 #13 #12 #11 #13 #13 #13 #12 #11 #11 #10 #12 #17 #13 #23 RV RV RV #24 #21

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2012*
7:05 pm
No. 16 Mary W 89–51 
 —     —     —    CenturyLink Center Omaha (15,436)
Omaha, NE
Regular season
11/09/2012*
7:05 pm
No. 16 North Texas W 71–51  1–0
 21  McDermott   11  McDermott   4  Gibbs  CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,139)
Omaha, NE
11/14/2012*
7:05 pm, ESPN3
No. 15 UAB W 77–60  2–0
 18  Josh Jones   16  Echenique   6  Gibbs & Chatman  CenturyLink Center Omaha (15,755)
Omaha, NE
11/18/2012*
7:05 pm
No. 15 Presbyterian
Las Vegas Invitational
W 87–58  3–0
 24  McDermott   8  Echenique   11  Chatman  CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,801)
Omaha, NE
11/20/2012*
7:05 pm, ESPN3
No. 14 Longwood
Las Vegas Invitational
W 105–57  4–0
 17  McDermott & Echenique   7  Chatman   6  Gibbs  CenturyLink Center Omaha (15,826)
Omaha, NE
11/23/2012*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14 vs. Wisconsin
Las Vegas Invitational semifinals
W 84–74  5–0
 30  McDermott   8  McDermott & Echenique   7  Gibbs  Orleans Arena (N/A)
Las Vegas, NV
11/24/2012*
10:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14 vs. Arizona State
Las Vegas Invitational
W 87–73  6–0
 29  McDermott   9  McDermott   7  Gibbs  Orleans Arena (N/A)
Las Vegas, NV
11/28/2012*
7:05 pm, ESPN3
No. 11 Boise State
MWC–MVC Challenge
L 70–83  6–1
 21  McDermott   4  McDermott   5  Gibbs & Chatman  CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,364)
Omaha, NE
12/01/2012*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 11 Saint Joseph's W 80–51  7–1
 23  McDermott   6  McDermott, Echenique & Wragge   9  Gibbs  CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,390)
Omaha, NE
12/06/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 16 at Nebraska W 64–42  8–1
 27  McDermott   12  Echenique   10  Gibbs  Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,368)
Lincoln, NE
12/09/2012*
1:05 pm, ESPN3
No. 16 Akron W 77–61  9–1
 30  McDermott   7  Echenique   8  Gibbs  CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,310)
Omaha, NE
12/15/2012*
10:00 pm, P12N
No. 16 at California W 74–64  10–1
 34  McDermott   11  Echenique   6  Manigat  Haas Pavilion (8,116)
Berkeley, CA
12/19/2012*
7:05 pm, ESPN3
No. 17 Tulsa W 71–54  11–1
 21  Dingman   8  Echenique   6  Gibbs  CenturyLink Center Omaha (15,102)
Omaha, NE
12/29/2012
7:05 pm, KMTV/ESPN3
No. 16 Evansville W 87–70  12–1 (1–0)
 29  McDermott   13  Echenique   8  Chatman  CenturyLink Center Omaha (18,458)
Omaha, NE
01/02/2013
7:00 pm, FSN
No. 16 at Illinois State W 79–72  13–1 (2–0)
 18  Wragge   9  McDermott   7  Gibbs  Redbird Arena (8,813)
Normal, IL
01/05/2013
2:05 pm, KMTV/ESPN3
No. 16 Indiana State W 79–66  14–1 (3–0)
 25  McDermott   9  McDermott & Echenique   9  Chatman  CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,694)
Omaha, NE
01/08/2013
7:05 pm, KMTV/ESPN3
No. 13 Drake W 91–61  15–1 (4–0)
 22  Wragge   7  McDermott   9  Chatman  CenturyLink Center Omaha (18,073)
Omaha, NE
01/11/2013
7:05 pm, KMTV/ESPN3
No. 13 at Missouri State W 74–52  16–1 (5–0)
 39  McDermott   10  McDermott   4  Chatman  JQH Arena (7,895)
Springfield, MO
01/15/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 12 Northern Iowa W 79–68  17–1 (6–0)
 31  McDermott   6  Gibbs   7  Gibbs  CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,391)
Omaha, NE
01/19/2013
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 12 at Wichita State L 64–67  17–2 (6–1)
 25  McDermott   13  Echenique   8  Gibbs  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
01/23/2013
7:05 pm, FSN
No. 17 at Drake L 69–74  17–3 (6–2)
 19  McDermott   6  McDermott & Echenique   8  Gibbs  Knapp Center (6,162)
Des Moines, IA
01/27/2013
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 17 at Southern Illinois W 81–51  18–3 (7–2)
 21  McDermott   11  Echenique   6  Gibbs, Chatman  SIU Arena (5,764)
Carbondale, IL
01/30/2013
7:00 pm, FSN
No. 21 Missouri State W 91–77  19–3 (8–2)
 29  McDermott   10  McDermott   10  Chatman  CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,811)
Omaha, NE
02/02/2013
2:05 pm, KMTV/ESPN3
No. 21 Bradley W 75–58  20–3 (9–2)
 25  McDermott   7  McDermott   6  Gibbs, Manigat  CenturyLink Center Omaha (18,111)
Omaha, NE
02/06/2013
6:05 pm, ESPN3
No. 16 at Indiana State L 57–76  20–4 (9–3)
 13  Artino   7  Echenique   6  Gibbs  Hulman Center (8,345)
Terre Haute, IN
02/09/2013
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 16 Illinois State L 72–75  20–5 (9–4)
 24  McDermott   13  McDermott   3  McDermott ,Gibbs, Manigat  CenturyLink Center Omaha (18,494)
Omaha, NE
02/13/2013
7:00 pm
at Northern Iowa L 54–61  20–6 (9–5)
 15  McDermott   12  McDermott   5  Gibbs  McLeod Center (6,970)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/16/2013
2:00 pm, ESPNU
at Evansville W 71–68  21–6 (10–5)
 21  McDermott   10  McDermott   6  Gibbs  Ford Center (6,838)
Evansville, IN
02/19/2013
7:05 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois W 59–45  22–6 (11–5)
 13  Gibbs, Artino   7  McDermott   5  Gibbs  CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,311)
Omaha, NE
02/23/2013*
5:00 pm, ESPN
at Saint Mary's
BracketBusters
L 66–74  22–7
 22  McDermott   5  Echenique, Gibbs   7  Gibbs  McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
02/27/2013
7:00 pm
at Bradley W 80–62  23–7 (12–5)
 32  McDermott   11  McDermott   8  Gibbs  Carver Arena (7,730)
Peoria, IL
03/02/2013
1:00 pm, ESPN2
Wichita State W 91–80  24–7 (13–5)
 41  McDermott   6  McDermott   8  Gibbs  CenturyLink Center Omaha (18,613)
Omaha, NE
2013 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball tournament
03/08/2013
12:05 pm, MVC TV/ESPN3
vs. Drake
Quarterfinals
W 65–53  25–7
 23  McDermott   11  Echenique   8  Gibbs  Scottrade Center (14,567)
St. Louis, MO
03/09/2013
1:35 pm, MVC TV
vs. Indiana State
Semifinals
W 64–43  26–7
 25  McDermott   9  McDermott   5  Gibbs  Scottrade Center (18,262)
St. Louis, MO
03/10/2013
1:05 pm, CBS
vs. Wichita State
Championship
W 68–65  27–7
 16  Manigat   11  Echenique   7  Chatman, Gibbs  Scottrade Center (16,659)
St. Louis, MO
2013 NCAA tournament
03/22/2013*
2:00 pm, CBS
No. 22 (7 MW) vs. (10 MW) Cincinnati
Second Round
W 67–63  28–7
 27  McDermott   11  McDermott   7  Manigat  Wells Fargo Center (20,125)
Philadelphia, PA
03/24/2013*
8:47 pm, TBS
No. 22 (7 MW) vs. No. 6 (2 MW) Duke
Third Round
L 50–66  28–8
 21  McDermott   9  McDermott   4  Gibbs  Wells Fargo Center (20,125)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

References

  1. ^ Reynolds, Dave (March 9, 2013). "Creighton beats Wichita State 68-65 to win MVC tourney". Journal Star. Retrieved November 1, 2024.